NIGHTLIFE

Sept. 10

Lawrence

Coat Party, Fast Computers, Waterfowl Habitat, 9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

That Damn Sasquatch, Kennedy Luck Club, 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 Mondays with Pat Nichols and Jimmie Meade, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Kansas city

Ataris, Jackie Carol, The American Life, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Blue Monday Jam: Jim Eriksen, 7 p.m., 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.

Sept. 11

Lawrence

Against Me!, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

Kittie, Suicide Silence, Silent Civilian, Bring Me The Horizon, Blessed by a Broken Heart, 7:30 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Paper Cities, PRINT, Drayton Sawyer Gang, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Shawn Franklin Benefit: The Spook Lights, Volunteers, Vinylive, Big Stack Daddy, 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, The Away Team, Cordelia, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Sept. 12

Lawrence

Patchwork, Ample Branches, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

White Rabbits, Mason Proper, Via Audio, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Stu’s Jam, hosted by Lonnie Ray & Friends, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-7887.

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

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

Kansas city

Indigo Girls, 8 p.m., Voodoo Lounge, Harrah’s North Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-7777.

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

Myopic Mecca, The Holocaust Humanity, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Winfield

Walnut Valley Festival, Cowley County Fairgrounds, (620) 221-3250.

Sept. 13

Lawrence

Cloud Cult, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Oh No! Oh My!, The Legendary Terrordactyls, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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

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

Kansas city

Arctic Monkeys, The Coral, 8 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

The Birthday Massacre, School Yard Heroes, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Browntown, Goodnight Nobody, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

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

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

Red Water Revival, Ample Branches, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

Winfield

Walnut Valley Festival, Cowley County Fairgrounds, (620) 221-3250.

Sept. 14

Lawrence

Big Stack Daddy, Lanky, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Tech N9ne, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

The Jinx, Lovers In Transit, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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

Penelope and Friends, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

William Elliott Whitmore, Tim Barry, Josh Small, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Open Mic and Open Jam, 7 p.m., Cross Town Tavern, 1910 Haskell Ave.

Free State Jazz Trio, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Free State Brewing Company, 636 Mass., 843-4555.

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

Kansas city

Casey Todd, Todd Deatherage Band, Dain Estes of Shaking Tree, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

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

Waylon Jennings Tribute: Hadacol, Cass County Lamenters, Expassionates, The Gaslights, Pendergast, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Winfield

Walnut Valley Festival, Cowley County Fairgrounds, (620) 221-3250.

Sept. 15

Lawrence

Alden, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Still Remains, 1997, 7 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

AM Syndicate, Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk, Ample Branches, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Good Old Boys, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Ludo, 6 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

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

Bastard Jazz, Ian Frost and Scenebooster, Kiko Degallo, 9 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Kansas city

Burden Of Proof, The ABC’s, I Kill Cars, The Popsicles, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Club Wars Championship XIII: 7:30 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

Tokyo Rose, Peachcake, Driving East, Underhoss, Crash The Car, 7 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Rock and Roll Jamboree: Los Straitjackets Starring Big Sandy, Deke Dickerson, The Mezcal Brothers, The Rhythm Busters, 6 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-1456.

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.

ozawkie

Faris Family, 7 p.m., Bluegrass Barn, Apple Valley Farm, 9252 Apple Valley Lane, (785) 876-2114.

Winfield

Walnut Valley Festival, Cowley County Fairgrounds, (620) 221-3250.

Sept. 16

Lawrence

Cartel, 7:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Kennedy Luck Club, Aubrey, Arthur Dodge, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Joshua Page, 7 p.m., Dunn Bros. Coffee, 1618 W. 23rd, 865-4211.

Red Rocket, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Ardys & Bradford, 8 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

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

Steve Westphall Jazz Ensemble, 9:30 a.m.-130 p.m., Maceli’s, 1031 N.H., 331-2096.

Kansas city

St. Judes Fundraiser: Doll House Rumor, Below Zero, Reach, Tragic, Paradign Grip, 6 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Winfield

Walnut Valley Festival, Cowley County Fairgrounds, (620) 221-3250.

MUSIC

Sept. 10

Lawrence

Lawrence Civic Choir Fall Registration and Rehearsal, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Drive.

Sept. 11

Lawrence

Stephan Casurella, organ, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, KU west campus, 864-2787.

Sept. 12

Kansas City

Flaming Lips, Black Moth Super Rainbow, 8 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

Sept. 13

Lawrence

Devendra Banhart, Rio En Medio, 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.

Collage Concert and Reception, highlights works by visual and performing arts students and faculty, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-2787.

Kansas city

VandoJam hosted by Bobby Watson, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Blue Room, American Jazz Museum, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Sept. 14

Kansas city

Patti LaBelle and the Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band, 6:30 p.m.-10 p.m., Gem Theater, American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Jazz Workshops for trumpet, saxophone, trombone, vocals and rhythm, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., American Jazz Museum, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Jam Session: Jazz Workshop students make music together, 3 p.m.-6 p.m., Mutual Musicians Foundation, American Jazz Museum, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Blue Room 10-Year Celebration, featuring Kansas City Jazz Legends Ahmad Alaadeen and Luqman Hamza, 8:30 p.m., American Jazz Museum, Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

1964 The Tribute, 8 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

Sept. 15

Kansas city

ZZ Top, 8 p.m., City Market, 20 E. Fifth, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-1271.

Sept. 16

Kansas city

Turning 10 on 18th and Vine: 18th Street Festival, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., American Jazz Museum, Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Blue Room 10-Year Anniversary Jam featuring the Lisa Henry Quartet with Bobby Watson and Darryl White, 8:30 p.m., American Jazz Museum, Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

THEATER

Kansas city

“The KCPL&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.

“Moonlight and Magnolias,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 8 p.m. Friday; 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Suite 314, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“La Cage Aux Folles,” Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY. Call for dates and times.

Topeka

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

MISC.

Sept. 10

Lawrence

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

Lecture: Hallmark Design Symposium: Marcia Lausen, visual communication, 6 p.m., Room 3139, Wescoe Hall, KU campus, 864-9742.

Kansas city

At Ease With Opera, 7 p.m., Mezzanie Room, Kansas City Public Central Library, 14 W. 10th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-7344.

Sept. 11

Lawrence

Brownbag: “Aga, Ust-Orda and the Republic of Buriatia: The Buriats Across the Borders,” KU Ph.D. candidate Margarita Karnysheva, noon-1 p.m., Room 318, Bailey Hall, KU campus, 864-4248.

Osher Institute Seminar: “Tales of Terror: Forbidden Tests in the Bible,” Barry Crawford, 2 p.m., Continuing Education, 1515 St. Andrews Drive, 864-5823.

Public Event: “Critical Conversations: What You Need to Know About HPV Vaccine,” 3 p.m., Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-3552.

Kansas city

Osher Institute Seminar: “Geological Aspects of Natural Disasters,” Mark Rich, 2 p.m., Room 152, Regnier Hall, KU Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira, Overland Park, (785) 864-5823.

Lecture: “Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist,” Stephanie Knappe, 7 p.m., KU Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira, Overland Park, (785) 864-9233.

Baldwin

Artist and Lecture Series: Tommy Emmanuel, Australian guitar legend, and Stephen Bennett, flatpicking guitarist, perform heartfelt blues, old standards and original compositions, 7 p.m., Rice Auditorium, Baker University, (785) 594-8421.

Sept. 12

Lawrence

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

Film: “The Kingdom,” 7 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU campus.

Ujamaa Brownbag Lecture Series: “South Africa: A Journalistic Perspective,” Laura Larson, Kansas Public Radio, 11:30 a.m., Alcove C. Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-3745.

University Forum: “Who Did Liberation Theology Liberate?”, Kent Stone, Topeka First Congregational Church, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread, 843-4933.

Gender Seminar: “Slave Hiring, Gendered Divisions of Labor and Female Domestics in Central Missouri, 1821-1861,” Kristen Epps, 3:30 p.m., Seminar Room, Hall Center for the Humanities, KU campus, 864-4798.

Seminar: “Women in Politics,” Connie Schulz, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and wife of Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU west campus, 864-4900.

Sept. 13

Lawrence

Gerontology Faculty Colloquium: “Aging in a Globalized World: Understanding of Foreign-accented Speech by Older Adults,” Sarah Hargus Ferguson, assistant professor of speech-language-hearing, 4 p.m., 2092 Cole Human Development Center, KU campus, 864-4130.

Kansas city

Wylliams ¢ Henry Contemporary Dance Company, 7 p.m., White Recital Hall, UMKC Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222. Post-show discussion begings 15 minutes after each performance.

Symposium and book signing: “18th & Vine: More than Jazz, More than Baseball,” 5 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. symposium, American Jazz Museum, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Improv-Abilities: “Weekly World News: A Tribute,” 7:30 p.m., The Mission Theatre, 5909 Johnson Drive, Overland Park.

Sept. 14

Lawrence

APM Golf Tournament, Lawrence Country Club, 864-7369.

Gale Sayers Golf Tournament and Silent Auction, 7 a.m., Alvamar Golf Course, 1809 Crossgate Drive, 864-4297.

Education Senior Day, 8:15 a.m., Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-5413. Registration required.

Kansas city

Wylliams ¢ Henry Contemporary Dance Company, 8 p.m., White Recital Hall, UMKC Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222. Post-show discussion begings 15 minutes after each performance.

All-Star Jazz Panel Session: Featuring Ellis Marsalis, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Heath and John Lee, moderated by Comedy: Jill Bernard, Drum Machine featuring the Trip Fives, 8 p.m., Westport Coffee House, 4010 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 756-3222.

Tango Buenos Aires: “The Four Seasons,” 8 p.m., Yardley Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

Sept. 15

Lawrence

Free State FreeCon Comic Book and Toy Convention, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper, 749-1737.

Right Between the Ears with Jayni Carey, host of Jayni’s Kitchen, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., 749-1972.

Max Faulkenstein book signing, “A Good Place to Stop: 60 Seasons with Max and the Jayhawks,” 3 p.m.-4 p.m., Oread Bookshop, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-4431.

“Slice of Life,” Cottonwood Artists Display Their Talent, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

KU Libraries Family Weekend Open House, Watson Library, KU campus, 864-1761.

Monarch Tagging, 7:30 a.m., Baker Wetlands, 864-4441.

Public event: White Glove Tour of Dole Archive, 9 a.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU west campus, 864-1420.

Concert, Tailgate Party and Family Day, Kansas University African Drumming and Dancing Ensemble, 4 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

Direct Sales Shopping Expo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive, 841-7077.

Lawrence Barn Dance Third-Saturday Dance, 7:15 p.m. beginners’ lesson, 8 p.m. dance, Woodlawn School, 508 Elm, 841-5759.

Kansas city

Wylliams ¢ Henry Contemporary Dance Company, 8 p.m., White Recital Hall, UMKC Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-6222. Post-show discussion begings 15 minutes after each performance.

“Create a Dinosaur Discovery Station: Learn how dinosaurs get their names; create and name your own dinosaur,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Hidden Glen Arts Festival, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Cedar Creek, 25775 W. 103rd, Olathe, (913) 961-2787.

Friends of Shawnee Town Arts & Crafts Fair, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Old Shawnee Town, 11600 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, (913) 248-2360.

Tenth Anniversary Street Fair, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., American Jazz Museum,

Kansas City Roller Warriors, 7 p.m., Hale Arena, 1701 American Royal Ct., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 513-4000.

Improv Comedy: “On the Spot (Westport),” 7 p.m., Westport Coffee House, 4010 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 756-3222.

Lyric Opera, “Aida,” 8 p.m., Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-7344.

Tango Buenos Aires: “The Four Seasons,” 8 p.m., Yardley Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College, Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.

Sept. 16

Lawrence

Free State FreeCon Comic Book and Toy Convention, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper, 749-1737.

Kansas city

“Create a Dinosaur Discovery Station: Learn how dinosaurs get their names; create and name your own dinosaur,” noon-3 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

Hidden Glen Arts Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Cedar Creek, 25775 W. 103rd, Olathe, (913) 961-2787.

MUSEUMs

Sept. 11

Kansas city

What’s New! Fall Teacher Reception, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-3737.

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. 12

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. 13

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.

American Jazz Museum, Turning 10 on 18th and Vine: Symposium: “More than Jazz, More than Baseball,” 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Gem Theater, American Jazz Museum, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Turning 10 on 18th and Vine: 10 Year Anniversary Concert, American Jazz Museum, 1600 E. 18th (18th and Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Sept. 14

Kansas city

Youth Studio Class: “Begin with Basics,” ages 3-4, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Ford Learning Center, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Allegories of the Real: “Artcirq,” Natar Ungalaaq, Guillaume Saladin, Kristine Diekman and Robert Frank, and “Mother on Trial: Gathering Voices in the Theater of Attraction,” Kristine Diekman, 7 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 751-1ART.

Sept. 15

Kansas city

Building a Corporate Collection, 2 p.m.-3 p.m., Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-3737.

ONGOING

Lawrence

Clinton Lake Museum, Route 5, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and by appointment, (785) 748-0800.

Exhibits: “Clinton Lake Communities: The First 20 Years, 1854-1874,” “Religion,” “The Underground Railroad,” “The J.C. Steele House,” ongoing.

Children’s Museum of Kansas City, 4601 State Ave., Kansas City, (913) 287-8888.

Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory, 500 Lindley Hall, KU, 964-3166. Open to the public for observations 8 p.m.-9 p.m. on the second and fourth Sunday nights of each month, if skies are clear.

Haskell Cultural Center and Museum, 155 Indian Ave., Haskell Indian Nations University, 832-6686. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

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: “Haitian Art from the Hughes Collection,” North Balcony, through Sept. 16.

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

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

Kansas University Natural History Museum, on Jayhawk Boulevard on KU campus, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 864-4540 or 864-4450.

Kenneth Spencer Research Library, behind Strong Hall on Poplar Lane, KU, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 864-4334.

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.

Kansas CITY

American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: “Jazz on Film,” ongoing.

The Belger Arts Center, 2100 Walnut, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-3250. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m.-9 p.m. the first Friday of each month.

Hallmark Visitors Center, Crown Center, 25th and McGee streets, Kansas City, Mo., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, (816) 274-3613.

Exhibit: J.C. Hall Christmas Trees, year-round.

The John Wornall House Museum, 6115 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, (816) 444-1858.

Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman, Overland Park, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (913) 631-6709.

Exhibit: “Growing Seasons: An American Farm Family at hte Beginning of the Twentieth Century,” curated by Carolyn Splear Pratt, through Oct. 21.

Exhibits: “Seeking the Good Life” and “1950s All-Electric House,” ongoing.

Kansas City Jewish Museum, 5500 W. 123rd, Overland Park, (913) 266-8413.

Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (816) 483-8300.

Exhibit: “What the Longs Left: Corinthian Hall after 1934,” through Sept. 16.

Exhibit: “Loula Long Combs: Kansas City’s First Lady of the Show Ring,” ongoing.

The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (816) 561-3737.

Exhibit: “Backstage Pass: Collecting Art in Kansas City,” Sept. 7-Nov. 4.

Exhibit: “Defining Moments: Modern Selections from the Collection,” ongoing.

National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific, Independence, Mo., (816) 325-7575.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (816) 561-4000.

Exhibit: “Harry Callahan,” through Oct. 21.

Exhibit: “Kiki Smith: Constellation,” through Oct. 28.

Exhibit: “Developing Greatness: The Origins of American Photography: From Daguerreotype to Dry-Plate, 1839-1885,” through Dec. 30.

Toy and Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, (816) 333-9328.

Storytime: River and Prairie Storyweavers, 1 p.m. Saturdays.

The Truman Presidential Museum & Library, Kansas City, Mo., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, open until 9 p.m. Thursday, (816) 833-1225.

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

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

Union Station Science City, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, (816) 460-2020.

Multimedia show: “Skywatch,” 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

Topeka

Brown Foundation and Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, 1515 S.E. Monroe, (785) 235-3939.

Combat Air Museum, Forbes Field, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (913) 862-3303.

The Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave., (785) 232-5533. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

Heartland Orthodox Christian Museum, 523 S.W. Van Buren, (785) 234-5993. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Thursday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m., or by appointment.

Kansas Museum of History, 6425 S.W. Sixth Ave., (785) 272-8681. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, (785) 272-8681.

Exhibit: Kansas History Center Nature Trail, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., ongoing.

Exhibit: “From Gems to Gimcracks, The Discovery Place,” hands-on gallery for children, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. daily.

Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, (785) 231-1124.

Ward Meade House, 124 N. Filmore, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, (913) 235-0806. Victorian house, log cabin, old school and botanical gardens, with tours and crafts shop.

LECOMPTON

Constitution Hall, 319 Elmore, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (785) 887-6520.

Exhibit: Bleeding Kansas, Lecompton Constitution and Land Office, ongoing.

Democratic Headquarters and Bald Eagle River View Park, East Second Street. Hours: Dawn to dusk every day.

Exhibit: Restored 1850s stone cabin, first Lecompton residence, ongoing.

Territorial Capital Museum, downtown, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, (785) 887-6148.

OSKALOOSA

Old Jefferson Town, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday and Monday through November, (785) 863-2070.

Exhibit: Collection of vintage Buildings, including John Steuart Curry boyhood home, a bow string bridge, wind wagon sculpture, windmill, bell tower and five acres of native grass and wildflowers, ongoing.

OTTAWA

Old Depot Museum, 135 W. Tecumseh, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, (785) 242-1250.

Exhibits: “Rails, Trails and Prairie Tales,” plus H-O model trains and period rooms; “Ottawa Newsreels 1937-1938-1939,” films.

Exhibit: Exaggerated postcards by William Harrison “Dad” Martin, ongoing.

Ottawa Community Arts Council, Carnegie Cultural Center, 501 S. Main, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, (785) 242-8478.

GALLERIES

Sept. 7

Lawrence

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

Beat Bop Poetry Stop with Robert Baker, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

“Contemporary Native American Fashion Show,” fashions by Penny Singer, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.

Kansas city

Opening reception: Paintings by Marie Mason, Charno Galleries; and photography by Linda Teeter and mixed media by Ritchie Kaye, Underground Gallery, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Kansas City Artists Coalition Galleries, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-5222.

Opening reception: “Clouds,” Lawrence artists Lisa Grossman, paintings, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Dolphin Gallery, 1901 Baltimore Ave., (816) 842-5877.

The Crossroads’ Art Walk: Constance Ehrlich and Jay Van Buren, Cross Gallery, 527 W. 39th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 665-6659.

Topeka

Opening reception: “20 Years: A Collective Retrospective 1987-2007,” 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Collective Art Gallery, 3121 S.W. Huntoon, (785) 232-4254.

Sept. 8

Lawrence

Opening reception: “Contemporary Native American Art: Paintings by Norman Akers,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS. Part of the Lawrence Art Market.

Sept. 9

Lawrence

Opening reception: “Native Threads: Quilts by American Indian women affiliated with Haskell Indian Nations University,” 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Tommaney Hall, Haskell University, 155 Indian Ave., 843-ARTS.

Opening: “Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist,” Kress Gallery and South Balcony, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

Sept. 11

Lawrence

Artists Talk: “Contemporary Native American Art: Paintings by Norman Akers,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.

Sept. 12

Lawrence

Poetry reading: “Native American Poetry by poet Bill James and Jennie James,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.

Sept. 14

Kansas city

Opening reception: “Embodied-Connections,” Chad Askew, Prairie Village artist, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., J. Bird Studios, 516 Kansas Ave., Kansas City, (913) 207-1971.

Sept. 15

Kansas city

Reception: Cynthia Jackson, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Kansas City, Kansas Public Library, West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, (913) 596-5800.

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.

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.

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: “Paintings by Mary Anne King,” through Sept. 28.

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: “Contemporary Native American Art: Paintings by Norman Akers,” Sept. 7-Oct. 12. Reception: 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 8. Artists Talk: 7 p.m., Sept. 11.

Exhibit: “Roberta Smith: Re-Membering,” Sept. 7-Oct. 12. Reception and artist’s talk: 7 p.m., Oct. 11.

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,” through Oct. 5. Opening reception: 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Sept. 9.

Topiary Tree, 716 Mass., 842-1181.

Exhibit: Impressionist oil paintings by Joanie Whiteknight, ongoing.

Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Studio Books, 912 Ill., 856-6868.

Exhibit: Arthur Short Bull, through Sept. 18.

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: Bob Watson, oil on canvas, landscapes, through Nov. 4.

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, through Sept. 25.

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.

BOKA/Powell Architects, 2000 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo.

Exhibit: “Salad Ways,” Aaron Storck, through Sept. 30.

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.

Cross Gallery, 527 W. 39th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 665-6659.

Exhibit: Constance Ehrlich and Jay Van Buren, through Sept. 29.

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

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

Exhibit: Photography Contest Entries for the 2007 Lawson Roberts Butterfly Festival , Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, through Sept. 28.

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.

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.

Exhibit: Jun Kaneko, through Nov. 10.

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.