Curtain closing on opera billing

KU performances of 'Barroom Floor,' 'Strawberry Fields to end tonight

The weekend is chock-full of Valentine’s Day-themed events. If you’re looking for an entertaining alternative, check out the final performances of Kansas University Opera’s double bill of “Face on the Barroom Floor” and “Strawberry Fields” tonight at KU’s Black Box Theatre. Some other options:

Miscellaneous

  • 44th Annual Carquest World of Wheels, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, Bartle Hall, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 304-5077 or (816) 522-6657.
  • Kamp KU family-friendly afternoon, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. today, Hawks Nest, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-7469.
  • Valentine’s tour and dinner: Love in Art, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. today, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 751-1278, ext. 3.
  • “For the Love of Art,” 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. today, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, 8 p.m. dinner, silent auction and dancing, Spencer Museum of Art and Kansas Union Ballroom, KU campus, 864-0141.
  • “Mardi Gras on the Kaw” fund-raiser for Independence Inc., 7 p.m.-midnight today, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 841-0333.
  • Second Annual Magnetic Poetry Contest, 7 p.m. today, The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 672-2330.

    • Cast members from KU Opera's presentation of Henry Mollicone's Face

  • KU Opera double bill: “Face on the Barroom Floor” and “Strawberry Fields,” 7:30 p.m. today, Black Box Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU campus, 864-3000.
  • First Annual Sweetheart Soiree, fund-raiser for Lawrence Community Theatre and Lawrence Rotary, 7:30 p.m. today, Lied Center, KU campus, 843-7469.
  • “Hot, Cold,” a multitemperature, themed art exhibit by the Lawrence Art Collective, 8 p.m., 1305 Tenn., www.lawrenceartcollective.com.
  • Cirque Ãloize, 8 p.m. today, Yardley Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 649-4445.
  • Talk: “Englishman in Kansas: Richard Realf, Free State Poet and Soldier,” 2 p.m. Sunday, Constitution Hall State Historic Site, 319 Elmore St., Lecompton, (785) 887-6520.
  • “The Story of Tristan and Iseult: A Medieval Classic,” performed by storyteller Priscilla Howe, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Visitor and Information Center, 402 N. Second St., 832-1294.

Art events

  • “Vires Fati,” new paintings and a 30-year multimedia retrospective of films, drawings, paintings and pottery by Clay Center artist Robert E. Pearson, through March 31. Reception: 1 p.m. today, Ad Astra Galleria, 205 W. Eighth St., 218-9208.
  • Graduate student exhibition, today through Feb. 27, Art and Design Gallery, Art and Design Building, KU campus, 864-3209.
  • Susan McCarthy, landscapes and interiors in oil pastel, opened Friday, runs through March 12, Art Affair, 622 High Drive, (785) 594-7470.

Theater

  • “Monarchs of K.C.,” 10 a.m. today and 11 a.m. Sunday, Theatre for Young America, 5909 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-2131.
  • “After Juliet,” 2 p.m. today and Sunday, Coterie Theatre, level One, Crown Center Shops, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6785.
  • “Metamorphoses,” 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Sunday, Missouri Repertory Theatre, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1579.
  • “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra,” 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Suite 314, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
  • “A Night of Romance,” 7 p.m. today, Carnegie Cultural Center, 501 S. Main, Ottawa, (785) 242-8478.
  • “How His Bride Came to Abraham,” 8 p.m. today, Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.

Music

  • “Baroque by Candlelight,” with Lawrence Chamber Orchestra and guest soloist, Debra Scroggins Sowerwine, 7:30 p.m. today, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vt., 542-3829 or 843-2787.
  • Kansas City Symphony Classical Series Concert At-A-Glance: “Remembrances,” 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday, Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.
  • Valentine Celebration! Lester “Duck” Warner, Lonnie McFadden, Luqman Hamza, and David Basse, 8:30 p.m. today, Blue Room, American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-2929.
  • Ming and FS, 9 p.m. today, The Granada, 1020 Mass.
  • The Eighth Street Taproom’s 10th Valentine’s Anniversary (day two), featuring Hyperspherian, 9 p.m. today, Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H.
  • National Fire Theory CD release, Tendril, The Stella Link, 9 p.m. today, The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • Border Band, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. today, Duffy’s, Ramada Inn, 2222 W. Sixth St., 842-7030.
  • Emmett Brown Band, 10 p.m. today, The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.
  • “Chamber Music of the High Baroque,” 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Central Court, Spencer Museum of Art, KU campus, 864-4710.
  • Joy of Singing, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Lied Center, KU campus, 864-3436.
  • Sarah Brightman, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee St., Kansas City, Mo.
  • Will Downing, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, The Beaumont, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo.