NIGHTLIFE

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Buffalo Saints, Colonel Rhodes, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

Vanilla Funk with Wobbly H, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

Honkey, Filthy Jim, In the Sixth Hour, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Magf*ckinificent, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

L.A. Fahy, Brian Jordan and WonderFiz, 8:30 p.m., Pat’s Blue Rib-n-Barbeque, 1618 W. 23rd St., 865-1618.

Mic Mechanics MC Battle, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Shameless, 10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

Fuse 22, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.

Apollo 13, 9 p.m., Gaslight Tavern & Coffeehouse, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

KANSAS CITY

The Golden Republic, Ghosty, John Jeager, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

Red Guitar, Builder, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

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

Danielle Schnebelen — Rush Hour Rendezvous, 5:30 p.m. (early show), Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

The Misery Boys, Mike Ireland and Holler, Andy Graham and the Moment Rhythmbusters, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

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

Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 7:30 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-1456.

TONGANOXIE

Tom Eversole, piano, 6 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s, 427 E. Fourth St., (913) 369-2337.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Aubrey, Piglet, Box Social, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Sweet Band O’ Mine (Guns N’ Roses tribute), 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Blue 88, 9:30 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 749-5039.

Ad Astra Per Aspera, Drakkar Sauna, Black Christmas, Danger Zone, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Jazzhaus Christmas Formal with 18-piece Jazzhaus Big Band, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

KANSAS CITY

Sister Hazel, Ingram Hill, 7 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

KC/NYC Connection Michael Carvin , Life Force with Bobby Watson, 8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th St. (18th & Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Millage Gilbert’s Royal Blue Matinee, 4 p.m. (early show), Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Boomstick, One Degree Difference, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Elevator Division, Veda, Life And Times, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

Pendergast, OK Jones, Honeybaby, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

The Sound You Say, Atone At Tone, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

OK Jones, Honeybaby, Pendergast, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Flee the Seen, Exit Out, Jehovah’s Hitlist, 9 p.m., Jilly’s on Broadway, 1744 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-4977.

TONGANOXIE

Country Heart Band, 6 p.m., Bichelmeyer’s, 427 E. Fourth St., (913) 369-2337.

PERRY

headshandsfeat, 9 p.m., Perry Bar and Grill, 215 E. Front St., (785) 597-5295.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Matthew Brewer, 4 p.m., Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Key West Jazz Quartet, 6 p.m., Stone Creek, 3801 W. Sixth St., 830-8500.

Dirty Boogie, 10 p.m., Gaslight Tavern & Coffeehouse, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

Smackdown!, 8:30 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

KANSAS CITY

Kottonmouth Kings, Pepper, Judge D, Big B, OPM, 8 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Lars Fredericksen and the Bastards, Roger and the Disasters, Vietnam DMS, 8 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8349.

MONDAY

LAWRENCE

The Spanktones Open Jam, 9 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Gaslight Players, 9 p.m., Gaslight Tavern & Coffeehouse, 317 N. Second St., 856-4330.

KANSAS CITY

Blue Monday Jam: Jazz Disciples, 7 p.m., The Blue Room, 1600 E 18th St. (18th & Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Brodioke!, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N., 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

TUESDAY

LAWRENCE

Choad, Dark Matter, SideWise, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

LAO, Look What I Did, Living Rdkil, 10:30 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

KANSAS CITY

Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 8 p.m., O’Dowd’s, 4742 Penn., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2700.

WEDNESDAY

LAWRENCE

Sterilized Stereo, 10:30 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Apollo 13, Bixby Lane, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Wave On Barrage, The Mathematics, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

KANSAS CITY

Billy Ebeling, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 8144 Prairie View Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 505-1714.

Chris Tolle Matinee, 7 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

SideWise, Swill, 9 p.m., America’s Pub, 510 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1313.

Joe Roberts Band, a Christmas party with Doolittle Farms, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Andrew Ashby of stringandreturn, 6 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

Pocket Space, Tanner Walle, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Andrew Morgan, Paul the Puppet Master, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

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

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

Butter Bean, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Floyd the Barber, 7 p.m., Pachamama’s, 2161 Quail Creek Drive, 841-0990.

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

KANSAS CITY

Westport Art Ensemble, 7 p.m., The Blue Room, 1600 E. 18th St. (18th & Vine), Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Grand Marquis, 7 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen (39th), 39th Street and State Line Road, (816) 531-5556.

Anvil Chorus, Silver Shore, Veda, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

The Beauty Operators, The Throttlers, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

The Silver Shore, The Anvil Chorus, Veda, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-1634.

MUSIC

TODAY

LAWRENCE

Lila: Deborah Pine, Janette Michaels, Alison Dishinger, Clark Jamison, and MG Band: Mark Gottschall and Lawrence Carten with Clark Jamison and Sabes, 8 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.

KANSAS CITY

“Holidays with Octarium,” 7:30 p.m., Saint Andrew’s, 6401 Wornall Terrace, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 729-6516.

Kansas City Symphony: “The Magic of Christmas,” 8 p.m., Music Hall, 13th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.

Gala Grand Opening: “Winter Beckons,” 7 p.m., Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 361-0431.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

“Holidays with Octarium,” 7:30 p.m., St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5700 W. Sixth St., (816) 729-6516.

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

KANSAS CITY

Tech N9ne, 9 p.m., Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-8665.

Kansas City Symphony: “The Magic of Christmas,” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Music Hall, 13th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.

“Winter Beckons,” 8 p.m., Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 361-0431.

SUNDAY

KANSAS CITY

Kansas City Symphony: “The Magic of Christmas,” 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., Music Hall, 13th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.

Denny Osburn, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

THURSDAY

LAWRENCE

“Twas the Night Before the Night Before,” Steven Elisha, cello, and Jack Winerock, piano, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

THEATER

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

“A Kansas Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

EMU Theater Auditions, 7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

KANSAS CITY

“Sanders Family Christmas,” 8 p.m. today, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“The Snow Queen,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. today, Theatre for Young America, 5909 Johnson Drive., Mission, (913) 831-2131.

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

“The Snow Queen,” 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. today, Theatre for Young America, 5909 Johnson Drive., Mission, (913) 831-2131.

“A Christmas Carol,” 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Tuesday, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1579.

“‘Twas The Night Before Christmas,” 10 a.m. , noon and 7 p.m. today, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday-Thursday, Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.

TOPEKA

“Honky Tonk Angels Holiday Spectacular,” 6 p.m. today, 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Wednesday, 6 p.m. Thursday, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth Ave., (785) 357-5211.

“It’s a Wonderful Life,” 7:30 p.m. today, Saturday, Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth Ave., (785) 234-2787.

MISC.

TODAY

KANSAS CITY

Dinner and music, 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

TOPEKA

Ballet Midwest presents “The Nutcracker,” 8 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth Ave., (785) 234-2787.

SATURDAY

LAWRENCE

Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, Fourth and Elm streets, 843-1756.

Community Barn Dance, 6:45 p.m. beginner’s introductory session, 7:30 p.m. dance, Woodlawn School, 508 Elm, 749-1356.

Prairie Park Nature Center: Free Kid’s Programs, 10 a.m., Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 S.W. Harper St., 832-7980.

Holiday gift wrap classes, 10:45 a.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

KANSAS CITY

All Aboard for Santa’s Express!, 1 p.m.-6 p.m., The National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame, 630 Hall of Fame Drive, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-1075.

Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Cafe Thyme, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

TOPEKA

Ballet Midwest presents “The Nutcracker,” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth Ave., (785) 234-2787.

SUNDAY

LAWRENCE

Family Barn Dance, music by Dayle and Mike Black, 4 p.m. dance, 5:15 p.m. potluck, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 841-5759.

Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, Fourth and Elm streets, 843-1756.

Prairie Park Nature Center: Free Kid’s Programs, 1:30 p.m., Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 S.W. Harper St., 832-7980.

First Annual Unity Arts and Crafts Fair, noon, Unity Church of Lawrence, Ninth and Madeline, 841-5153.

KANSAS CITY

All Aboard for Santa’s Express!, 1 p.m.-6 p.m., The National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame, 630 Hall of Fame Drive, Bonner Springs, (913) 721-1075.

Kansas City Southern’s Holiday Express, 5 p.m., Union Station West Yards parking lot, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Brunch and music, noon-3 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

Holiday Tea, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

TOPEKA

Ballet Midwest presents “The Nutcracker,” 2 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 S.E. Eighth Ave., (785) 234-2787.

LEAVENWORTH

First City Holiday Celebration, throughout downtown Leavenworth, (913) 682-2313.

MONDAY

KANSAS CITY

Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

LEAVENWORTH

First City Holiday Celebration, throughout downtown, (913) 682-2313.

Holiday Parade: “Night parade,” Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting and fireworks over the Missouri River, 5:30 p.m., downtown ending at Riverfront Community Center, 123 S. Esplanade, (913) 682-2313.

TUESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

LEAVENWORTH

First City Holiday Celebration, throughout downtown Leavenworth, (913) 682-2313.

WEDNESDAY

KANSAS CITY

Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

THURSDAY

KANSAS CITY

Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 NW US Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo., (816) 697-2600.

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

Third-Saturdays: Lawrence Barn Dances, 7:15 p.m. beginners lesson, 8 p.m.-11 p.m. dance, Woodlawn School, 508 Elm, 841-5759.

KANSAS CITY

Through Jan. 3: “Grossology (The Impolite) Science of the Human Body,” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m., Sunday, Science City, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Through Feb. 11: Giant Screen Movie: “MisAdventures in 3D: More 3D Mania,” City Extreme Screen, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Through Feb. 21: Exhibit: “Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?” Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.

Fridays: “Under the Clock,” Radio Show, noon-1 p.m., City Stage theater, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1551.

MUSEUMS

SATURDAY

KANSAS CITY

Know Your Museum Tour, 1:30 p.m., The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-4000.

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.”

Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory, 500 Lindley Hall, KU, 964-3166. Open to the public for observations on the second and fourth Sunday nights of each month, if skies are clear, 8 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Haskell Cultural Center and Museum, 155 Indian Ave., Haskell Indian Nations University, 832-6686. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 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: “Pop Goes Godzilla: Japanese Pop Culture & Globalization,” Asian Gallery, through Sunday.

Exhibit: “Diane Arbus: Family Albums,” Kress Gallery, through Jan. 16.

Exhibit: “A Kansas Art Sampler,” White Gallery, through Feb. 6.

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.

Exhibit: Prairie Gold: “Opportunity & Struggle: Early Settlement of Douglas County, 1820-1861,” through 2005.

Exhibit: “150 Years of Winter Outerwear,” through Jan. 15.

KANSAS CITY

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

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.

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.

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: Creative and Hallmark Keepsake Ornament exhibit; J.C. Hall Christmas Trees, year-round.

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.

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

Exhibit: “Touching History: A Kid’s Journey Through Time,” through Jan. 2.

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: “Timeless Toys,” through Jan. 30.

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: Judith Schaechter, narrative stained glass, through Jan. 9.

Exhibit: “Out of Nature,” John Kalymnios, kinetic sculpture, through Feb. 27.

Exhibit: “Roberto Juarez: They Entered the Road,” through Feb. 27.

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: “The Glory of the Law: Treasures of Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture,” ongoing.

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.

Exhibit: Miniature Mt. Vernon and Other Presidential Exhibits, through March 25.

Union Station-Science City, Pershing Road and Main Street, 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.

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

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.

TOPEKA

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.

Exhibit: “Beyond Lewis & Clark, The Army Explores the West,” through Aug. 14.

Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, (785) 231-1124.

Exhibit: Kansas Artists’ Gallery Featured Artist: Will Valk, through Dec. 20.

LECOMPTON

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

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

GALLERIES

ONGOING

LAWRENCE

Back to the Garden, 619 N. Second St.

Exhibit: metal sculpture by Steen Kjorlie, ongoing.

Bob Brown Company/Art Zone, 727 Mass., 766-4222. Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

Exhibit: “New Beginnings,” by fused glass artist Tana Cimino, ongoing.

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

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

Exhibit: Jean Reitz and Anita Markley, through Jan. 28.

Diane’s Artisan Gallery, 801 1/2 Mass., 856-1155. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and till 7 p.m. Thursday.

Exhibit: Hand-turned and handcrafted writing pens by David Hamby, hand-dyed silk/vintage kimono scarves by Tasha Rose and sculptural glass bowls by George Buchquet, ongoing.

Dole Institute of Politics, KU campus, 864-4900. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily.

Exhibit: Trade Center memorial and memory wall honoring World War II veterans from Kansas, 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. All exhibits sponsored by Lawrence Art Guild.

Exhibit: Jewell Willhite, acrylics, through Jan. 2.

Fields Gallery, 712 Mass., 842-7187. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.

Exhibit: Original art by local and regional artists, including oil, acrylic and watercolor painting; stoneware sculpture; mixed media on paper; screenprints and photography. More than 1,000 fine art prints and custom framing. Now featuring still-life oil paintings by Paula Hauser Leffel, through Jan. 23.

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

Exhibit: Lawrence Photo Alliance All-Member Show, through Dec. 23.

Exhibit: Lawrence Arts Center Faculty and Staff, through Dec. 23.

Olive Gallery and Art Supply, 15 E. Eighth St., 331-4114, www.oliveart.org. Hours: Noon-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-7 p.m. Sunday.

Holiday Art Show: featuring more than 25 area artists, through Dec. 31.

Phoenix Gallery, 919 Mass., 843-0080.

Exhibit: Jane Domko’s fused glass plates and jewelry, ongoing.

The Red Dresser, 624 N. Second St., 856-7877. Hours: 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call gallery for special holiday hours.

Exhibit: Local artists and refurbished furniture, ongoing.

Signs of Life, 722 Mass., 830-8030. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Exhibit: Timothy R. Botts, calligraphy; Terence Koehn the Kansas landscapes; and new works by gallery artists Joan Bohlig, Pierre Bollier, Jeremiah Colonna-Romano, Sara Hayward, Jeffrey Lewis, James Lipovac, Paul Powis, Heather Smith Jones, George Wingate and James Winn, ongoing.

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: Sharon Harker, jewelry, and Donna Polsend, pottery, ongoing.

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: Don Dane, cowboy/western watercolors and drawings, ongoing.

Starbucks, 647 Mass., 832-0300.

Exhibit: Lynn A. Metzger, oil paintings, through Feb. 1.

Topiary Tree, 716 Mass., 842-1181.

Exhibit: Impressionist oil paintings by Joanie Whiteknight, ongoing.

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-Friday, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Van Go Mobile Arts, 715 N.J., 842-3797.

Annual Adornment Show: featuring glass bowls, frames and mirrors, prints, masks, mosaic lamps, painted gardening items and a poetry book created by Lawrence youth enrolled in Van Go’s vocational arts training program, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. through Dec. 23.

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

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

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

Exhibit: Charles Gruber, digital photography, through Dec. 31.

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

Exhibit: Charles Gruber, digital photography, through Dec. 31.

Zen Zero, 811 Mass. St., 832-0001.

Exhibit: “Reflections of the Self,” wood sculptures and framing by Terry Miller.

KANSAS CITY

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

Exhibit: “My Window to the World,” Dean Mitchell, technical virtuosity and canvases, through Dec. 31.

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

Exhibit: “Spiritual Dimensions,” Nancy Loo Bjorge, through Monday.

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

Exhibit: Dennis Johnson, through Dec. 31.

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 and prints by Doug Russell, Mallin Gallery, through Jan. 14.

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

Exhibit: “Pet Portraits,” photographs by Elaina Generally; and photographs and artifacts from Shari Wilson’s and Chris Steineger’s travels, West Wyandotte Library, through Jan. 3.

Exhibit: “Collective Depictions,” by Darlene Town, Main Library, through Jan. 7.

Exhibit: “The Art of Rachel Mindrup,” Argentine Library, through Jan. 14.

Exhibit: Jim Jones, photographs, Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, through Jan. 11.