NIGHTLIFE

Aug. 27

Lawrence

Beyond Blue Mondays with Pat Nichols and Jimmie Meade, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Dark Meat, Drakkar Sauna, Lonnie Fisher, Daniel Ellsworth, “Quote,” 9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Open Mic, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Metal School with special guest Sammie Spades (of VH1’s “Rock of Love”), 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

Kansas city

Blue Monday Jam: Jeff Harshbarger, Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Brody Buster Blues Explosion, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Magnolia Electric Co., Golden Boots, Thousand Arrows, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Aug. 28

Lawrence

The Expendables, Authority Zero, Supervillians, Lawrence Letterday, 7:30 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Ladyfinger, The Jen Say Kwas, Shhh, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

The VLTR Trio, 8 p.m., New Hampshire St. Bistro, 811 N.H., 840-9044.

Kansas city

Jeriney, Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk, The Beautiful Bodies, The Abracadabras, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Aug. 29

Lawrence

Ample Branches, 9 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Billy Spears and the Beer Bellies, 6 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second, 842-0377.

Brody Buster, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Chevelle, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Daniel Ellsworth, “Quote,” 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

The Forecast, Flee The Seen, The Rise of Science, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Shhh, The Jen Say Kwahs, 9 p.m., The Dusty Bookshelf, 708 Mass., 749-4643.

The Americana Music Academy Jam, 7:30 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Kansas city

Combichrist, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Gary Cloud, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Johnny Bush, Tatar and Friends, 7:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-1456.

Rise Against, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum, Tub Ring, 8 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Billy Ebeling, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 39th and State Line, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-5556.

Aug. 30

Lawrence

Ben Kweller, Willie Mason, 6 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Eric Church, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Floyd the Barber, 9:30 p.m., Pachamama’s, Eighth and New Hampshire, 841-0990.

The Junkyard Jazz Band, 6 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth, 842-3415.

Laura House, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Reunion show: The Goners, The Spook Lights, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Rosetta Sound, Kennedy Luck Club, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

She Swings, She Sways, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Kansas city

Back to School Bash: Justin Hopkins and the Guilt, Nick Pagliari, Pendergast, 7 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Vertigo, Sometimes Three, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Makusa, Latin jazz sextet, 7 p.m., Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Aug. 31

Lawrence

Bald Eagle, I-70 Series, Umbros, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

The Belles, Saints and Sinners, Telegraph Canyon, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Cosmopolitics, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Matt Clothier, 9 p.m., Yacht Club, 530 Wisc., 856-8188.

Orlando Ventura, piano, 7 p.m., Pachamama’s, Eighth and New Hampshire, 841-0990.

Patty King and The Back Seat Boys, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Rowan, 8 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Sidewise, Red Line Chemistry, Mindrite, Censura, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Trucker, The Global Warmers, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Kansas city

Club Wars XIII Semi-Final: Dora Dank, Resin, Behold the Alliance, No Cause No Cure, Ascension, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Loren Pickford and His Trio, 6:30 p.m., Ox Lounge, The Golden Ox Restaurant, 1600 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-2866.

M Jays, The Garret Nordstrom Situation, Underhill, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

The Scamps, 8:30 p.m., Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Sept. 1

Lawrence

Backlash, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Black Christmas, This Alibi, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

The Cast Pattern, Wrath and Ruin, New Franklin Panthers, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Miles Bonny and Joc Max, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge patio, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Orlando Ventura, piano, 7 p.m., Pachamama’s, Eighth and New Hampshire, 841-0990.

Americana Music Academy Saturday Jam, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Mass., 830-9640.

Open Jam, 9 p.m., Duffy’s, 2222 W. Sixth, 842-7030.

Kansas city

The Black Crowes, 7 p.m., The Crossroads KC, 417 E. 18th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-5454.

The Golden Ox Restaurant, 1600 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-2866.

Loren Pickford and His Trio, 6:30 p.m., Ox Lounge, Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett, Of Little Feat, Acoustic Set, 8:30 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Sept. 2

Lawrence

Another Holiday, Paper Owls, Les Semniferes, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Steve Westphall Jazz Ensemble and brunch, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Maceli’s, 1031 N.H., 331-2096.

Shawn Ward & Straight Shot, 3 p.m.-7 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Kansas city

Ginuwine, Strawberry Champagne, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Rocco Deluca, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MUSIC

Aug. 28

Kansas city

Dave Matthews Band, Umphrey’s McGee, 7 p.m., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 633 N. 130th, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-0001.

Weird Al Yankovic, 7:30 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

Aug. 29

Lawrence

Back to School Bash: Justin Hopkins and Nick Pagliari, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.

Sept. 2

Kansas city

Nickelback, Daughtry, Puddle of Mudd, 7 p.m., Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, (816) 274-1900.

Ben Harper, The Innocent Criminals, Piers Faccini, 8 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

THEATER

Lawrence

“Pageant,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, Stage Too!, Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, 864-3982.

Kansas city

“Dinner with Friends,” H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020. Call for dates and times.

“La Cage Aux Folles,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY.

“The KCP&L Great Electricity Show,” H&R Block City State, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020. Call for dates and times.

MISC.

Aug. 27

Lawrence

Hallmark Design Symposium Lecture: Brad Sneed, 6 p.m., 3139 Wescoe Hall, KU campus, 864-9742.

Reading and book signing: Lawrence author Laura Moriarty, “The Rest of Her Life,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Dart Tournament, 9 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Aug. 28

Lawrence

Brownbag: “The Orange, Post-Orange and Post-Post-Orange Battle Goes on: Ukraine — Summer ’07,” Alex Tsiovkh, KU Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, noon-1 p.m., Room 318, Bailey Hall, KU campus, 864-4248.

Aug. 29

Lawrence

Chess Night, 7 p.m., Aimee’s Coffee House, 1025 Mass., 843-5173.

University Forum: “How is the Brian Involved in Learningand Memory?”, Joseph Steinmetz, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread, 843-4933.

Welcome reception: KU-Haskell Indian Nations University NIH-funded programs, 3 p.m., Big 12 Room, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-3641.

Lecture: The Real Spider-Man: Stuntman Chris Daniels, 7 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-SHOW.

Aug. 30

Lawrence

Film: “Smoke Signals,” 9 p.m., Haskell Indian Nations University, 155 Indian Ave., 749-8404.

Aug. 31

Kansas city

Kansas City Irish Fest, music, food, fireworks, workshops and dance competitions, Crown Center Square, 4049 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 997-0837.

Chippendales, 9 p.m., Voodoo Lounge, Harrah’s North Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-7777.

Sept. 1

Lawrence

Family Dance, Lawrence Barn Dance Association, 3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. dance, 4:45 p.m.-6 p.m. potluck, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 841-5759.

Kansas city

Kansas City Irish Fest, music, food, fireworks, workshops and dance competitions, Crown Center Square, 4049 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 997-0837.

Sept. 2

Kansas city

Kansas City Irish Fest, music, food, fireworks, workshops and dance competitions, Crown Center Square, 4049 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 997-0837.

Greaserama Car Show, 2 p.m.-2 a.m., Boulevard Drive-In Theatre, 1051 Merriam Lane, Kansas City, (913) 262-0392.

MUSEUMs

Aug. 28

Kansas city

Walk-in Tour: “Developing Greatness: The Origins of American Photography, 1839-1885,” 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Walk-in Tour: “Architecture and Art of the Bloch Building,” 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Walk-in Tour: “Nelson-Atkins NOW!”, 12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Aug. 29

Kansas city

Walk-in Tour: “Architecture and Art of the Bloch Building,” 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Walk-in Tour: “Nelson-Atkins NOW!”, 12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Aug. 30

Lawrence

Opening reception: “Stop Look Listen,” installation by Janet Davidson-Hues and Maria Velasco, 5:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

Kansas city

Performance: “Degas at the Ballet,” 6 p.m.-7 p.m., Atkins Auditorium, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Walk-in Tour: “Developing Greatness: The Origins of American Photography,1839-1885,” 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Walk-in Tour: “Architecture and Art of the Bloch Building,” 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Walk-in Tour: “Nelson-Atkins NOW!”, 12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Aug. 31

Kansas city

Walk-in Tour: “Architecture and Art of the Bloch Building,” 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Walk-in Tour: “Nelson-Atkins NOW!”, 12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Sept. 1

Kansas city

Walk-in Tour: “Developing Greatness: The Origins of American Photography,1839-1885,” 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Walk-in Tour: “Architecture and Art of the Bloch Building,” 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Walk-in Tour: “Nelson-Atkins NOW!”, 12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Sept. 2

Kansas city

First Sundays Free Family Fun Days: “Nature in the Northeast,” noon-4 p.m., The Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-8300. For 3-12 year olds accompanied by adult.

Walk-in Tour: “Architecture and Art of the Bloch Building,” 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Walk-in Tour: “Nelson-Atkins NOW!”, 12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

GALLERIES

Aug. 31

Kansas city

Opening reception: William Rainey, solo show, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. artist’s remarks, Blue Gallery, 7 W. 19th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 527-0823.

Sept. 1

Lawrence

Opening: “Native Threads,” quilts by American Indian women affiliated with Haskell Indian Nations University, Haskell Indian Nations University Library, 155 Indian Ave., 749-8494. through Oct. 5

ONGOING

Lawrence

4-1-1 Artspace, 411 E. Ninth, 749-1923.

6 Gallery, 716 1/2 Mass., 764-6108.

Exhibit: “Thresholds,” a group exhibition by Lawrence area artists, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., 6 Gallery, 716 1/2 Mass., 764-6108. Sept. 7-Oct. 19. Opening reception: 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Sept. 7.

Aimee’s Coffee House, 1025-A Mass., 843-5173.

Art & Design Gallery, Art and Design Building, KU campus, 864-3209. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Gallery closed Saturdays and Holidays.

Art & Insight, 4828 Quail Crest Place, 840-5280. Call for appointment.

Exhibit: Libby Schmanke, pastel landscapes, purses and tote bags, ongoing.

ARTFRAMES, 912 Ill., 842-1991. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, or by appointment.

Exhibit: Paintings by Paul Hotvedt and Lisa Grossman, and prints by the Prairie Print Makers, ongoing.

Exhibit: Historic post cards from early 1900s, ongoing.

Back to the Garden, 619 N. Second. Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

Exhibit: Metal sculpture by Steen Kjorlie, ongoing.

The Bay Leaf, 725 Mass., 842-4544.

Bella Memento Gallery, 801 1/2 Mass., 856-3050.

Exhibit: Cloisonne enamels by Frances Kite, ongoing.

Blue Dot Salon, 15 E. Seventh.

Exhibit: Alec Joler, collage work, paintings, illustrations, prints and drawings, through Sept. 24.

Blue Heron, 921 Mass., 841-9443.

Bodyworks, 13 E. Eighth St., 841-2963.

Border’s Booksellers Coffee Shop, 700 N.H., 331-3226.

Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth St., 843-1001.

Broadcasting Hall, home to Kansas Public Radio, Kansas University campus.

Exhibit: Kathy Hird Kostner and Ricardo Kostner, photography, through Sept. 30.

Exhibit: Listener’s Show, mixed media, Oct. 1-Nov. 30.

Exhibit: Leslie Flowers, acrylic, latex and oil, Dec. 1-Jan. 31, 2008.

Exhibit: Malissa Martin-Wilke, mixed media painting, Feb. 1-March 30, 2008.

Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St.

CornerBank, 4621 W. Sixth, 838-9400. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday.

Exhibit: “Ripples,” sculpture and painting show, Patty Boyer, James Kizer, Gina Westergard and Sandy Craig McKenzie, through Aug. 31.

Diane’s Artisan Gallery, 801 1/2 Mass., 856-1155. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and until 7 p.m. Thursdays.

Exhibit: Raw industrial diamond jewelry by Todd Reed, and the newest clay chair by Larry Brow, ongoing.

Dole Institute of Politics, KU campus, 864-4900. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: A soaring stained-glass American flag, World Trade Center memorial and memory wall honoring World War II veterans from Kansas, ongoing.

Do’s Deluxe, 416 E. Ninth St., 841-2254.

Exhibit: Recent paintings by Marty Olson, through Aug. 31.

Douglas County Bank, Sixth and Folks Road. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday.

Exhibit: Free State High School students’ work, ongoing.

Douglas County Law Library Art Gallery, 111 E. 11th St., 838-2477 or www.douglascolawlibrary.org. Hours: Noon-3 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.

Exhibit: “Photography by Ann Dean,” through Aug. 31.

Douglas County Treasurer’s Office, 11th and Massachusetts.

Eangee Home Design, 1005 Mass., 856-2999.

Englewood Florist, 1101 Mass., 841-2999.

Free State Credit Union, 23rd and Haskell, 842-5657.

Gallery 3D, 1019 Del., 832-8639.

The Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., 864-4798.

Harem Salon, 845 N.H., 749-0047.

HyVee, 23rd and Kasold.

Image Works, 711 W. 23rd St., 865-0777.

Intrust Bank, 901 Vt.

The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

KANU, 1120 W. 11th.

Kansas Union Gallery, 1301 Jayhawk Boulevard on KU campus, 864-SHOW. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Kansas University Provost’s Office, KU campus, 864-4904.

Exhibit: KU Art Faculty Exhibition, through May 2008.

Kimbari, 15 W. Ninth, 842-1067.

Exhibit: Paintings by Mitchell Daniel Pearson, ongoing.

La Prima Tazza Cafe, 638 Mass., 832-2233.

Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Frequently open in evenings.

Exhibit: “100 Years of the Vinland Fair: Photographs by Mike Yoder,” through Aug. 31.

Exhibit: “Contemporary Native American Art: Paintings by Norman Akers,” Sept. 7-Oct. 12. Reception: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 8.

Lawrence Bank, 3500 Clinton Parkway and 100 E. Ninth, 838-9704 and 312-7224.

Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. during related performances.

Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine.

Lawrence Visitor’s Center, Union Pacific Depot, 402 N. Second, 865-4499.

Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa, 842-5805. Hours: 8 a.m.-2 a.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturday-Sunday.

The Lied Center, KU campus, 864-2794.

Milton’s Coffee & Wine, 920 Mass.

Nova Cyber Cafe, 745 N.H., 841-3283. Hours: 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday.

Oread Books, Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.

Pachamama’s, Eighth and New Hampshire streets, 841-0990. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5 p.m.-midnight Tuesday-Sunday.

Exhibit: Marty Olson, through Sept. 9.

Phoenix Gallery, 919 Mass., 843-0080.

Exhibit: Grassy Creek handcrafted brooms by Judy and Jerry Lovenstein of Mountain View, Ark., ongoing.

Roy’s Gallery, 1410 Kasold, 842-1554.

Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

Sacred Sword Store & Art Gallery, 732 Mass., 331-3929.

SilverWorks and More, 715 Mass., 842-1460. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday.

Exhibit: Gale Carter, turned wood bowls; Don Gauthier, furniture; Bob Pool, ceramics; and Jenny Walsh, jewelry, ongoing.

Solidarity! Revolutionary Center & Radical Library, 1109 Mass., 865-1374.

Southwest and More, 727 Mass., 843-0141. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Susan McCarthy, oil pastels, ongoing.

Teller’s, 746 Mass., 843-4111.

Exhibit: Forcade, Time’s new work, ongoing.

Tommaney Hall Library, Haskell University campus, 155 Indian Ave.

Exhibit: Opening: “Native Threads,” quilts by American Indian women affiliated with Haskell Indian Nations University, Sept. 7-Oct. 5. Opening: Sept. 7.

Topiary Tree, 716 Mass., 842-1181.

Exhibit: Impressionist oil paintings by Joanie Whiteknight, ongoing.

Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence, 1263 N. 1100 Road.

United Way Center for Human Services, 2518 Ridge Court, 843-6626.

Unity Art Gallery, 900 Madeline, 841-1447. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon Sunday.

Exhibit: “30 years in Photography: A Retrospective,” prints, equipment, books and memorabilia by Jim Regan, through Sept. 15.

University Press of Kansas, 2502 Westbrooke Circle. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Van Go Mobile Arts, 715 N.J., 842-3797. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass., 856-4227.

Exhibit: “Kansas: Land, Water and Skyscapes,” photography by D.W. Gates, ongoing.

Wakarusa Corporate Centre, northwest corner of 18th and Wakarusa Drive, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Watson and Anschutz Libraries. Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Wheatfields Bakery and Cafe, 904 Vt., 841-5553. Hours: 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: “A Toast to Lawrence,” artwork by Gary Hinman, through Oct. 7.

Wildcat Studio, 3320 Peterson Road, Suite 102A, 842-3154. Hours: by appointment.

Exhibit: Portraits, paintings and epic-size history paintings by Wayne Wildcat, ongoing.

Wink Eyewear, 806 Mass., 842-9465. Hours: Closed Monday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: John Gladman, photography, ongoing.

Z’s Divine Espresso east, 1800 E. 23rd, Suite A, 842-7651.

Exhibit: Jeromy Morris, photography, through Oct. 7.

Z’s Divine Espresso downtown, 10 E. Ninth, Suite A, 843-3007.

Exhibit: Geoff Benzing, oil on canvas, through Sept. 2.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass., 832-0001.

Exhibit: “On the Path Through the Craft,” lattice sculptures and framing by Terry Miller, ongoing.

Kansas CITY

American Jazz Museum’s Changing Gallery, 1616 E. 18th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Arts Incubator, 1801 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-0235. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

Art at the Center, City of Overland Park public art gallery, 6300 W. 87th, Overland Park, (913) 451-7400, www.opKansas.org.

The Bank, 11th and Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-5115. Hours: noon-3 p.m., Thursday-Saturday.

Blue Gallery, 7 W. 19th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 527-0823.

Exhibit: William Rainey, solo show, Aug. 31-Sept. 25. Opening reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. artist’s remarks, Aug. 31.

Belger Arts Center, 2100 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-3250. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday.

Beth Allison Gallery, 2016 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-5637.

Boley, 12th and Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-5115.

Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contempory Art, 2020 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-5665.

Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center and State Museum, 3700 Blue Parkway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 513-7527.

Cafe Trio, 3535 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 756-3227.

Chameleon Arts & Youth Development, 2025 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-7529.

Community Christian Church Gallery, 4601 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-5431.

Corridor Art Space, located in the office of Gould Evans Goodman Associates, Westport Center, 4041 Mill, Kansas City, Mo.

Crown Center Shops, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

The Cube at Beco, 1922 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 582-8997.

Cup & Saucer, 412B Delaware St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-7375.

Dennis Morgan Gallery, 2011 Tracy, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-8755. Hours: 11 a.m.-4:30 Friday, 11 a.m.-4:30 Saturday, or by appointment.

Dolphin Gallery, 1901 Baltimore Ave., (816) 842-5877.

Exhibit: “Cloud,” Lawrence artist Lisa Grossman, paintings, through Sept. 29. Opening reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Sept. 7.

Endres Gallery, Prairie Village City Hall, 7700 Mission Road, Prairie Village, (913) 381-6464. Hours: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday.

Fafa Gallery, 2000 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-2727. Hours: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays or by appointment.

Exhibit: “Poetry of the Literati,” ongoing.

Fahrenheit Gallery, 1717 W. Ninth, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 674-5778 or (816) 304-5477. Hours: Saturday noon-6 p.m. or by appointment.

Farm to Market Neighborhood Cafe, 7921 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park.

The Gallery at Hawthorne Plaza, 4845 West 119th, Overland Park, Ks., (913) 469-8001.

The Gallery at Village Shalom, 5500 W. 123rd, Overland Park.

The Gallery of Art, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-8500, ext. 3789. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Gallery of Rural Art, 630 Hall of Fame Drive, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-1075.

Grand Gallery & Cafe, 1815 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-5188.

Grand Hall at Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Walking Tour: The Historic Union Station Building. Every Saturday, 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Exhibit: Rockwell’s America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell, through Sept. 23.

Green Door Gallery, 1229 1/2 Union Ave. (West Bottoms), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-6889. Hours: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University campus, 1100 Rockhurst Road, (816) 501-4607. Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday or by appointment.

Hallar Gallery, 4540 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-5339. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and by appointment.

Hallmark Visitors Center, Crown Center complex, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-5745.

Hawthorne Plaza, 119th and Roe, Overland Park, (913) 469-8001.

The Historic Midwest Hotel, 19th and Main streets, Kansas City, Mo, (816) 830-3575.

The Hobbs Building in the West Bottoms, 1427 W. Ninth, No. 302, Kansas City, Mo., www.artslink.org.

Image Point Gallery, 1515 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-4401. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

Images Art Gallery, 1721 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-2006. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

J. Bird Studios, 516 Kansas Ave., Kansas City, (913) 207-1971.

Exhibit: “Embodied-Connections,” Chad Askew, Prairie Village artist, Sept. 14-30. Opening reception: 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Sept. 14.

Jan Weiner Gallery, 4800 Liberty St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-8755. Hours by appointment only.

Exhibit: “Summer Eyes/Summarize,” through Aug. 31.

Jayne Gallery, 4540 Main, Kansas City, Mo. (816) 561-5333.

Jenkins, 1217 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-5115.

Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-3886.

Johnson County Libraries: Central Resource Library, 9875 W. 87th, Overland Park, (913) 495-2400; Antioch Library, 8700 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Merriam Library, (913) 261-2300; Blue Valley Library, 9000 W. 151st, Overland Park Library, (913) 495-3850; Cedar Roe Library, 5120 Cedar, Roeland Park, (913) 384-8590; Corinth Library, 8100 Mission Road, Prairie Village, (913) 967-8650; DeSoto Library, 33145 W. 83rd, DeSoto, (913) 583-3106; Edgerton Library, 319 E. Nelson, Edgerton, (913) 893-6720; Lackman Library, 15345 W. 87th St. Pkwy., Lenexa, (913) 495-7540; Leawood Pioneer Library, 4700 Town Center Drive, Leawood, (913) 344-0250; Oak Park Library, 9500 Bluejacket, Overland Park, (913) 752-8700; and Shawnee Library, 13811 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, (913) 962-3800; Spring Hill Library, 109 S. Webster, Spring Hill, (913) 592-3232.

K.C. Clay Guild, 200 W. 74th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 363-1373. Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

KCP&L Exhibit Gallery, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

KCPT Studios, 125 E. 31st, Kansas City, Mo., (913) 676-5762. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed Sunday.

Kansas City Art Institute, 4415 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-4852.

Exhibit: America Starts Here: Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler,” H&R Block Artspace, through Sept. 29.

Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-5222. Hours: 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

Exhibit: Paintings by Marie Mason, Charno Galleries, Sept. 7-28. Opening reception: 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Sept. 7.

Exhibit: Photography by Linda Teeter and mixed media by Ritchie Kaye, Underground Gallery, Sept. 7-28. Opening reception: 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Sept. 7.

Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, Argentine Branch, 2800 Metropolitan Ave., (913) 722-7400; Main Branch, 625 Minnesota Ave., (913) 551-3280; West Wyandotte Branch, 1737 N. 82nd, (913) 596-5800; Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, 4051 West Drive, Wyandotte County Lake Park.

Exhibit: “Life Stories,” paintings by Allison Hedgpeth, and “Having My Way With Art,” artwork by L. Louise Richard, West Wyandotte Library, through Aug. 30.

Exhibit: “Summer Fun,” apintings by Antonette Nicotera, Main Library, through Sept. 17.

Exhibit: “Random Inspirations,” artwork by Jill Tichenor, Argentine Library, through Sept. 20.

Exhibit: Artwork by members of the Senior Arts Council and “Tunefuls by Tene,” artwork by Cynthia Jackosn, West Wyandotte Library, Sept. 4-29.

Exhibit: “American Landmarks: The Places We Remeber,”photographs by Catharine Hendricks, Mr. and Mrs. Fl.L. Schlagle Library, through Oct. 19.

Exhibit: Paintings by Jan Kobe and Janice Adkins, Argentine Library, Sept. 22-Nov. 16. Opening reception: 3 p.m-5 p.m., Sept. 22.

Kansas City Public Library, Waldo Branch, 201 E. 75th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 941-3085. Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 457-6134.

The Lawrence Lithography Workshop, 2011 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-4848. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and evening and weekends by appointment.

Exhibit: Original lithograhs in series and portfolios by Roger Shimomura, Susan Davidoff, Juane Quick-To-See Smith, Gesine Janzen and Nick Bubash and Edward Henderson, ongoing.

Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore, (816) 474-1919.

Exhibit: Jay Van Buren, oil paintings, through Sept. 30.

Leopold Gallery, 327 E. 55th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 333-3111. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

Exhibit: “Past in Reverse: Contemporary Art of East Asia,” ongoing.

Linda Hall Library, 5109 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 926-8737.

MoMo Gallery, 1830 Locust, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-4814.

Moon Marble Company, K-32 just west of K-7, Bonner Springs, (913) 441-1432.

Moseman Studio, 3649 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-2875.

National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 630 Hall of Fame Drive, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-1075. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Debra Clemente, oil paintings, through Aug. 31.

New Works Gallery, Kansas City Artists Coalition, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-5222. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, 8909 W. 179th, Overland Park.

Paragraph, 25 E. 12th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 695-7734, www.paragraphgallery.com. Hours: 11:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, noon-3 p.m. Saturday and by appointment.

Pi Gallery, 419 E. 18th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 786-7111.

Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

River’s Bend Gallery, 106 1/2 Main, Parkville, Mo., (816) 587-8070.

Roeland Park City Hall, 4600 W. 51st, Roeland Park.

Science City Exhibit Gallery, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-1919.

The Source Fine Arts Inc., 4137 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-8283. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

Society for Contemporary Photography, 520 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez (aks W. 23rd St.), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-2115.

Stocksdale Gallery of Art, William Jewell College, 500 College Hill, Liberty, Mo., (816) 781-7700.

Tchoupitoulas, 1526 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-0362.

Tomboy, 1817 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-6200.

University of Missouri-Kansas City Gallery of Art, 5015 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1592. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.

University of Missouri-Kansas City African American History and Culture House, 5245 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-5641.

Urban Culture Project Space, 21 E. 12th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-5115. Hours: noon-6 p.m., Thursday-Saturday.

Zone Gallery and Outdoor Sculpture Park, 1830 Locust, Kansas City, Mo.

TOPEKA

Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Avenue, (785) 580-4517.

Artist Collection & Custom Framing, 4039 SW 10th (10th and Gage), (785) 273-7575.

Beauchamp Gallery and Frame Shop, 3113 SW Huntoon, (785) 233-0300.

Collective Art Gallery, 3121 S.W. Huntoon, (785) 232-4254.

Exhibit: “Sun Worship,” Barry Busch, through Sept. 1.

FLEX Storage Systems, 447 S.E. 29th, (816) 235-7725. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

Exhibit: “Moving In Moving Out,” with Kansas City artists Marcie Miller Gross, Miles Neidinger, Jordan Nickel, Mike Sinclair and James Woodfill, ongoing.

Framewoods of Topeka, 3074 S.W. 29th (29th and Oakley), (785) 273-5994. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday.

Phoenix Gallery Topeka, 2900-F Oakley Avenue, (785) 228-0999. Hours: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, (785) 580-4540.

Southwind Gallery, 3074 S.W. 29th, (785) 273-5994.

State Capitol Building.

Topeka Art Guild Gallery, Fairlawn Shopping Center, (785) 273-7646.

Washburn University, Mabee Library, Washburn University campus, (785) 670-1485.

BALDWIN

Art Affair, 622 High, (785) 594-7470. Hours: 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday.

Holt-Russell Gallery, Parmenter Hall, Baker University, (785) 594-6451. Hours: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday or by appointment.

Quayle Rare Bible Collection, 518 Eighth, (785) 594-8393.

Exhibit: Whimsy in Medieval manuscripts, 17th Century Urishay Castle Room, 14th Century Belgian Tapestry, ongoing.