NIGHTLIFE Tuesday

Lawrence

Mary Gauthier, Diana Jones, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

The Hold Steady, Art Brut, The Blood Arm, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Scott Tichenor and Bill Crahan, 8 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030.

Tigercity, San Serac, Waterfowl Habitat, Coat Party, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

The Bitter Spills, Arthur Dodge and the Horsefeathers, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

MUSIC

TUESDAY

Lawrence

Organ recital: Michael Bauer and Marie Rubis Bauer, 7:30 p.m., Saint Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, 1631 Cresent Rd., 843-0357.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

Music Ensemble: Allegresse, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

Nickel Creek, 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 740-1972.

THURSDAY

Baldwin City

Baker University Jazz Festival, 7:30 p.m., Rice Auditorium, Baldwin City, (785) 594-8330.

FRIDAY

Lawrence

Old Crow Medicine Show, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 740-1972.

THEATER

Lawrence

“The Merry Widow,” 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, KU campus, 864-2787.

MISC.

Tuesday

Lawrence

Reading new work: David Ohle, 7p.m.-8p.m., Malott Room, The Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-4651.

Film: “Animal Liberation, History in the Making,” 7 p.m., Solidarity! Revolutionary Center & Radical Library, 1109 Mass., 865-4651.

“Presidential Politics from the Inside Study Group” with Jerry Austin, 4 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU Campus, 864-4900.

Lecture: “Justice Without Borders”: Pursuing Justice for Peru, Gisela Ortiz Perea, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-4651.

Project Runway KU Edition featuring Mychael Knight, 7 p.m.- 9:30 p.m., The Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-4651.

WEDNESDAY

Lawrence

Reading and book signing: T.L. McCown, author of “Creating Shamsiyah: Empowering the Saudi Feminist Movement,” 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Oread Books, Kansas Union, 864-4431.

Film: “My Man Godfrey,” 8p.m.-10 p.m., The Java Break, 17 East Seventh St., 749-5282.

THURSDAY

Lawrence

Jane Kurtz author of “Do Kangaroos Wear Seatbelts?,” 7p.m.-8 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

University Dance Company Fall Concert, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-2787.

MUSEUMS

Lawrence

Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., KU, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 864-4710.

Exhibit: “From the Way of Writing to the Weight of Writing,” Asia Gallery, through Nov. 18.

Exhibit: “Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist,” Kress Gallery and South Balcony Gallery, through Dec. 2.

Exhibit: “A New York Picture Post: Gotham in the 20th Century,” North Balcony Gallery, through Dec. 8 .

Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 841-4109, www.watkinsmuseum.org.

Exhibit: “Dia de los Muertos (Days of the Dead),” through November 30.

Exhibit: “Prairie Gold: Opportunity and Struggle, Douglas County 1820-1861,” ongoing.

Exhibit: “All the World’s A Fair: Bismarck Grove,” ongoing.

Exhibit: “The Basketball Man: Dr. James Naismith,” ongoing.

GALLERIES

TUESDAY

Lawrence

Opening reception: “Homage to The Flint Hills,” New works by Zak Barnes, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Pachamama’s, 800 N. H., 841-0990.

FRIDAY

Lawrence

Opening reception: “Sparkle,” New works by Kristin Morland, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Social Suppers, 3514 Clinton Parkway, 979-5173.

SUNDAY

Lawrence

“Wayne’s World”: A photo documentary of Wayne Propst by Nick Vaccaro, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., The Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth St., 843-1001.

ONGOING

Lawrence

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

Exhibit: “Delicious,” a group show, through Dec. 19.

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

Exhibit: “thinking, smoking, drinking, joking,” a Fresh Produce Art Collective show featuring 12 artists, Oct. 28-Nov. 17.

Exhibit: “Wayne’s World, “a photo documentary of Wayne Propst by Nick Vaccaro, through Dec. 15. Opening reception: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 18.

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

Exhibit: Listener’s Show, mixed media, through Nov. 30.

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: “Oils by Pamela Rees,” through Nov. 30.

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

Exhibit: National Juried Ceramics Exhibition, through Nov. 28.

Exhibit: “Making History,” ceramic sculpture by Ben Ahlvers, through Nov. 28.

Pachamama’s, 800 N. H., 841-0990. Hours: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5 p.m.-midnight Tuesday-Sunday.

Exhibit: “Homage to The Flint Hills” by Zak Barnes, through Jan. 13, 2008.

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

Exhibit: “Liturgical Forms,” by Wayne Forte, through Nov. 24.

Social Suppers, 3514 Clinton Parkway, 979-5173.

Exhibit: “Sparkle” by Kristin Morland, through Jan. 5, 2008. Opening reception: 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Nov. 16.

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: Kansas Art Quilters, through Nov. 13.