Events calendar

NIGHTLIFE

¢ Feb. 5

Lawrence

The Heartless Bastards, Beaten Awake, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Oxford Collapse, Thunderbirds Are Now!, Ad Astra Per Aspera, 9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Billy the Squirrel, PBR Band, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

The Spanktones Open Jam, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Beyond Blue with Lee McBee and Pat Nichols, 5 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Kansas City

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

¢ Feb. 6

Lawrence

Charlie Parr, The Danny Pound Band, Justin Ripley, 9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Ryan Montbleau, Another Holiday, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

The University, Destroyer Destroyer, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Kansas City

Vena Amori, Horizontal Orange TN, The Starboard Side, Another Local, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

¢ Feb. 7

Lawrence

Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band, Jennifer O’Connor, Koufax, Pablo, 9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Long Division, Aphasia, Sterilize Stereo, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

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

Will Hoge, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, The Drams, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Kansas City

Rockabilly Roundup: The Rumblejetts with the F Holes, 7:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2700 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816)

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

¢ Feb. 8

Lawrence

Brody Buster and Mike Cibura Blues Duo, 6 p.m. (early show), The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Joseph Isreal and The Jerusalem Band, 7 p.m. (early show), The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Joseph Israel, 11 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Mardell Maxwell, E.M.C., Feel, 9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Monsters In The Basement, ORCH!, Terror Tractor, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Sterling Witt, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Rev’s Soul Review, 9 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa, 842-5805.

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

Snuff Jazz, 10:30 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

Floyd the Barber, 9:30 p.m., Pachamama’s, 800 N.H., 841-0990.

John Weatherwax and The Junkyard Jazz Band, 7:30 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth, 842-3415.

Kansas City

Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Bleu Edmonson, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Jeff Black, 7:30 p.m. (early show), Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Brother Bagman, Sugarfree Allstars, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

¢ Feb. 9

Lawrence

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

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

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

Vena Amori, Horizontal Orange, The Starboard Side, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

That 1 Guy, Fran Snyder, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

GCDC, The F-Holes, Log Lady, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Little Eva, 10 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-7887.

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

Kansas City

Club Wars: Black Oxygen, One Degree Difference, Montia, Resin, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Jon Yeager, The Gaslights, Supernauts, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

¢ Feb. 10

Lawrence

Folk on Mass. House Concert: Jeff Black, 7:30 p.m., 1646 Mass., 865-4252.

Carbon Leaf, Toby Lightman, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Deadman Flats, Bailey Kate, MAW, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Dosh, Boo & Boo Too, This Is My Condition, 9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Volunteers, Everthus The Deadbeats, It’s Over, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Floyd the Barber, 10 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa, 842-5805.

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Kansas City

Gary Allan, 8 p.m., Ameristar Casino, Grand Pavilion, 8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 414-7000.

Metal Wars Qualifier: Awoken Shadows, All Unknown, Take A Gander, Choke Hold Grip, 7 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Stu Hamm, Jeff Berlin and Billy Sheehan, 9 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-1456.

¢ Feb. 11

Lawrence

The Dirty Blues Duo with Brody Buster and Mike Cibura, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Misery Signals, The Human Abstract, The Cast Pattern, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Chris Trapper, with DJ Madina, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330

Kansas City

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

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MUSIC

¢ Feb. 5

Lawrence

Allegresse Concert, 7:30 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., KU campus, 864-4798.

Lawrence Civic Choir Spring Rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold.

Faculty concert: Margaret Marco, oboe, 7:30 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., KU campus, 864-3436.

Kansas City

Ruel Joyce Recital Series: Tony and Jeannine DeMarco, violins, noon, Recital Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-8500, ext. 3605.

¢ Feb. 7

Kansas City

Incubus, Albert Hammond Jr., 7:30 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

¢ Feb. 8

Lawrence

Free State High School Orchestra with six soloists to perform, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive, 832-6050.

¢ Feb. 9

Lawrence

Merita Halili, and The Raif Hyseni Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., The Lied Center, KU campus, 864-2787.

“Winterfest 2007,” 8 p.m., Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 13th and Broadway streets, Kansas City, Mo.

Topeka

Lawrence Chamber Orchestra “Baroque by Candlelight,” 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 817 S.W. Harrison.

Senior Recital: Matthew Scrivner, bass, with Kathy Rich, piano and harpsichord, and Samuel Cho, cello, 7:30 p.m., White Concert Hall, Washburn University campus.

¢ Feb. 10

Lawrence

Mozart Festival Opera in Don Giovanni, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-2787.

Lawrence Chamber Orchestra “Baroque by Candlelight,” 7:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 N.H., 843-4150.

¢ Kansas City

Pieces Of A Dream, 8 p.m., Gem Theater, American Jazz Museum, 1615 E. 18th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6262.

Kansas City Guitar Society Casual Concert, 2 p.m., Kemper Museum of contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 942-1203.

“Winterfest 2007,” 3 p.m., Grace and Holy Trinity Cathdral, 13th and Broadway streets, Kansas City, Mo.

Billy Ebeling and the Late For Dinner Band Open Jam, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-1456.

¢ Feb. 11

Topeka

The Allegro Children’s Choir, 4 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 817 S.W. Harrison, (785) 272-3955.

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THEATER

Lawrence

“The Sensualist,” 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.

“Lily Plants a Garden,” 10 a.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Inge Theater, KU campus, 864-2700.

Kansas city

“King Lear,” 7 p.m. Tuesday; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday; 7 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.

“Love, Janis,” 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-2700.

“The Secret Life of Losers (N.O.W.),” 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

“The Giver,” 10 a.m. and noon Tuesday-Thursday; 10 a.m., noon and 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, The Coterie Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.

“Leaving Iowa,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center Shops, Level 3, 2405 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

Topeka

“Ethan Claymore,” 7 p.m. show Wednesday-Thursday; and 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show Friday-Saturday, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth, (785) 357-5211.

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MISC.

¢ Feb. 5

Lawrence

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

Lecture: “Gordon Parks’ ‘Learning Tree,'” John Edgar Tidwell, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Lecture: “Sent(a)Mental: Get Outta my Head, I’m Just Queer,” 7:30 p.m., Alderson Auditorium, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd., KU campus.

Seminar: “Early Modern,” Jonathan Boyarin, history/religious studies professor, 3:30 p.m.., Seminar Room, Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., KU campus, 864-4798.

¢ Feb. 6

Lawrence

KU Opera: “Tales of Hoffmann,” 7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, KU campus, 864-3982.

Pinkskull Poetry, 10 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa, 842-5805.

Brownbag discussion: “Formula for Failure: Russian Planning for War 1914,” Bruce Menning, noon, Room 318, Bailey Hall, KU campus, 864-4236.

Film: “1-800-INDIA,” provost Richard Lariviere and associate professor Sanjay Mishra, 7 p.m., Room 3140, Wescoe Hall, KU campus, 864-3832.

¢ Feb. 7

Lawrence

University Forum: 2007 City Commissioners Race, professor Burdett Loomis, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

Lecture: “Tropical Ice Cores,” Lonnie Thompson, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, 3:30 p.m., Sahr Auditorium, Eaton Hall, KU campus, 864-4390.

Fresh Ink, spoken word and music, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

“Cutting the Wires: Wireless on the Mac,” 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Book signing: Lawrence writer Steve Buckner, “Game of My Life – Kansas: Memorable Stories of Jayhawk Basketball,” 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Oread Books, Level 2, Kansas Union, KU campus.

¢ Feb. 8

Lawrence

KU Opera: “Tales of Hoffmann,” 7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, KU campus, 864-3982.

Vagina Monologues, 7:30 p.m., Alderson Auditorium, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd., KU campus.

Film screening: “Rabbit Proof Fence,” 7 p.m., Solidarity! Revolutionaly Center & Radical Library, KU campus.

Lecture: Gallery conversations with intern Ashley Elston on Renaissance art, 12:15 p.m., Renaissance Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

KU Chancellor’s Lecture: “The Economic Integration of Asia: How Will it Affect American Influence in Asia?”, Takao Shibata, 4 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., KU campus, 864-4798.

Lecture: “Remembering President Gerald R. Ford,” presidential historian and former director of the Dole Institute of Politics Richard Norton Smith, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU west campus, 864-4900.

¢ Feb. 9

Lawrence

William Allen White Day with Rich Clarkson, 1:30 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-4755.

Vagina Monologues, 7:30 p.m., Alderson Auditorium, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd., KU campus.

“Have a Heart: Valentine Show & Sale,” 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Van Go Arts,

¢ Feb. 10

Lawrence

KU Opera: “Tales of Hoffmann,” 7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, KU campus, 864-3982.

Vagina Monologues, 7:30 p.m., Alderson Auditorium, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd., KU campus.

Improv-Abilities: “Premature March Madhouse,” 10 p.m., Vermont Street BBQ, 728 Mass.,

“Bleeding Kansas ’07,” 2 p.m., Constitution Hall State Historic Site, Lecompton.

Bishop Seabury Academy Annual Auction with Disco Dick and the Mirrorballs after live auction, Bishop Seabury Academy.

KANSAS CITY

Valentine’s Dinner and Dance, 6:30 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600. Reservations limited.

“Violets in Greater Kansas City”annual judged African Violet Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 373-6915.

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents “Brundibár,” 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Mabee Theatre, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-7344.

¢ Feb. 11

Kansas city

“Violets in Greater Kansas City”annual judged African Violet Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 373-6915.

980 KMBZ’s “Living Large” show features KU design chair Gregory Thomas, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., News Radio 980 KMBZ, www.entercomkc.cm/livinglarge.

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MUSEUMS

¢ Feb. 8

Lawrence

Gallery Conversations: Intern Ashley Elston on Renaissance Art, 12:15 p.m., Renaissance Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

Film: “Topsy-Turvy,” 6:30 p.m., Auditorium, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

¢ Feb. 10

Lawrence

Children’s Art Appreciation Class: “What a Relief,” learn about relief sculpture and create sculpture in mixed media, 10:30 a.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.