NIGHTLIFE

May 15

Lawrence

In Flames, 7 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

System and Station, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Loco Macheen, My Tea Kind, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Beyond Blue with Lee McBee and Pat Nichols, 5:30 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Metal School, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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

Kansas City

Blue Monday Jam: Sisters in Jazz Jam Session, 7 p.m., The Blue Room, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

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

May 16

Lawrence

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

Order of Chaos, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Table Manners, 9:30 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

Kansas City

Project Independent: Grain, I.R.A.T.E., Leadboot Marathon, Messiah Complex, Evermourn, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

Sons of Brasil, 7 p.m., The Blue Room, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

Rex Hobart’s Chuck Wagon Dinner Show, 7 p.m., The Record Bar, 1020 Westport Road, (816) 753-5207.

May 17

Lawrence

Aaron Traffas Band, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

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

Boo and Boo Too, Evening Grey, Wave on Barrage, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Justin Lemoureax, Reagan & the Ray-guns, Kyle Harvey, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

My Tea Kind, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

One Jack Short, 9:30 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.

Rocket Summer, Paramore, Nightmare of You, Brandston, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

Valiant Thorr, Metal School, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Billy Spears and the Beer Bellies, 6 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 410 N. Second, 842-0377.

Curry Haze, 6:30 p.m., Ruchi Indian Cuisine, 3300 Bob Billings Pkwy., 312-9747.

Over the Hump Night Live Music, 7 p.m., Westside Deli & Bistro, 4931 W. Sixth, 840-9044.

Kansas City

Patrice Pike, Ginger Leigh, 8 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

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

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

May 18

Lawrence

Black Rabbits, Spread Eagles, 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Eric Hisaw, Bret Armstrong, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Exhale, 10 p.m., EightOneFive, 815 N.H., 842-8200.

Grazgrove, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

Kaw Valley Project, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Smoking Popes, Love Drug, Kelpie, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

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

Hot Lunch, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

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

Kansas City

Johnny Quest, Brothers Green, One Million Tiny Jesuses, Blackout Gorgeous, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

Olympic Size, Heidi Phillips, 10 p.m., Jilly’s on Broadway, 1744 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-4977.

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

SideWise, Hypnogaja, The Leo Project, 10 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0884.

Billy Ebeling, 7 p.m., Cheeseburger In Paradise, 1705 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, (913) 334-4500.

Wanda Jackson “The Queen of Rockabilly,” 8 p.m., Knuckleheads, 2700 Rochester, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 483-6320.

May 19

Lawrence

Mr. Bilistic, Insane Capone, 10 p.m., The Pool Room, 925 Iowa, 749-5039.

Blue 88, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.

Experimental Dental School, Left-e-Grove , 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Fareed Haque Group, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

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

The New Amsterdams, The Lashes, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Salt The Earth Reunion Show, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Unknown Stuntman, Cathode Follower, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

The Wobbly H, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Rowan, 5:30 p.m., Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Mass., 832-8228.

Curry Haze, 6:30 p.m., Ruchi Indian Cuisine, 3300 Bob Billings Pkwy., 312-9747.

Kansas City

The Gaslights, Diplomats of Solid Sound, Truckstop Honeymoon, 10 p.m., The Record Bar, 1020 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-5207.

KC Rock & Metal Fest: Burning Existence, Radiance, Vermillion Sky, Sicadis, Moire, Forlorn Hope, 9 p.m., Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.

Lisa Henry, 8:30 p.m., Blue Room, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.

The Rather-Knots, The Sixteens, The Lastcall Girls, Dave Crawford as Kandie Knobe,10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909.

May 20

Lawrence

Dead Moon, 10 p.m., The Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass., 832-1085.

Fast Eddie’s Drive Time Band, 9 p.m., Jet Lag, Sixth and Florida streets, 842-0083.

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

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

The Heebie Jeebies, 7:30 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Machine Gun Symphony, God Project, 10 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.

Da Brody Buster Band, Spin Down, 9 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third, 749-2727.

Power Trio: A Tribute to The Police, Rush and Primus, 9 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass., 865-4055.

Reggae Cowboys, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Shannon and the Rhythm Kings, 9:30 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.

Stinking Lizaveta, Sentient, 10 p.m., The Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.

Youngblood Brass Band, Approach, Deep Thinkers, 8 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.

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

Kansas City

Alacartoona, Seaside Riot, Lovers in Transit, 10 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, (816) 753-1909.

Aubrey, 10 p.m., The Brick, 1727 McGee, (816) 421-1634.

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

Starlight Mints, Dios Malos, Octopus Project, 9 p.m., The Record Bar, 1020 Westport Road, (816) 753-5207.

May 21

Lawrence

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

The Flying Phantoms, His Flaming Stars, 10 p.m., Harbour Lights, 1031 Mass., 841-1960.

Sunday Night Jazz at the Taproom, 10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 N.H., 841-6918.

Dirty Boogie, 10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern, 317 N. Second, 856-4330.

Kansas City

KC rock & Metal Fest: Sidewise, Underhoss, Devergence, Blackout Velvet, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-1504.

MUSIC

May 15

Lawrence

Robert Horton, organ, 7:30 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vt., 843-3220.

May 17

Lawrence

Acoustic Open Jam, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-1387.

Kansas City

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

May 21

Lawrence

Carillon Concert: Elizabeth Egbert Berghout, university carillonneur, following commencement, Bales Organ,

THEATER

Kansas City

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

“The Trip to Bountiful,” 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday; 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) 235-1579.

“Duck Hunter Shoots Angel,” 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.

“In This Corner,” 8 p.m., The Westport Coffeehouse Theatre, 4010 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

MISC.

May 15

Lawrence

Lawrence Art Guild meeting: Weaver Carla Tilghman, guest speaker, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 838-3833.

Topeka

Topeka Architectural Styles, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10, (785) 580-4515.

eAudiobooks for Beginners, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., SBC Computer Training Center, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10, (785) 580-4515.

May 16

Topeka

Journaling workshop, 7 p.m.-8:30 .m., Anton Room, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10, (785) 580-4515.

May 17

Kansas City

Book reading and signing: Kevin Henkes, “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,” 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., Reading Reptile, 328 W. 63rd, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-0441.

Topeka

Banquet Commemorating The 52nd Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education: President and CEO of the National Urban League marc H. Morial, keynote speaker, 7:30 p.m., Ramada Inn, Sixth and Jefferson, (785) 235-3939.

May 18

Topeka

Looking at Programming through Bi-Folkals, 9 a.m.-noon, Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10, (785) 580-4515.

May 19

Lawrence

Dance Gala 2006, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.

Kansas City

Kansas City’s Premier Garden Tour of Beautiful Private Gardens in Johnson County, Kan., (913) 715-7000 for tickets and information. Fundraiser for the Johnson County Extension master gardener program.

May 20

Lawrence

Skateboard Competition, 9 a.m., Centennial Park, northwest of Ninth and Iowa streets.

Dance Gala 2006, 710:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.

Kansas City

Heart of America Jaguar Concours d’Elegance, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Crown Center Square, 2405 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 274-8444.

Topeka

Annual Doll Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Regency Ballroom, The Ramada Inn, 420 S.E. Sixth, (785) 273-3646.

May 21

Topeka

Documentary film: “500 Nations” (parts 7-8), 12:30 p.m., Marvin Auditorium, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10, (785) 580-4515.

MUSEUMs

May 21

Kansas City

Uncensored Cinema Series: “Island of Lost Souls” (1933), 2 p.m., Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-5784.

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.

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: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed weekends and federal holidays.

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: “Flowers, Dragons & Pine Trees,” Asian textiles, Kress Gallery, through May 28.

Exhibit: “Photography Between the Wars: A Survey of American and European Photography, 1920-1940,” North Balcony Gallery, through July 30.

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: Pulitzer Prize-winner Dan White’s jazz photography, Changing Gallery, through July 16.

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: Creative and Hallmark Keepsake Ornament 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.

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

Exhibit: Wild and Wacky Weather, through July 16.

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.

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: “Ryan Humphrey: Empty Thoughts, Lame Excuses and Decorative Lies,” through July 2.

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

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: “New Media Projects: Two works by South African artist William Kentridge,” animated films explore legacy of South African apartheid and colonialism, through July 9.

Exhibit: “American Highlights,” through July 31.

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 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.

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 SW 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: “Blazing Guns & Rugged Heroes: Kansas in the Westerns,” through June 24.

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.

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

May 18

Kansas City

Annual Fundraiser: music by Danny Cox and High Vibe, preview “Troost Life Stories,” 7 p.m.- midnight, Chameleon Arts & Youth Development, 2025 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-7529.

May 19

Kansas City

Urban Culture Project: Third Friday Art Downtown reception, 5 p.m.-11 p.m., Paragraph, 23 E. 12th, (816) 695-7734, and The Bank, 11th and Baltimore, (816) 221-5115, Kansas City, Mo.

UCP Studio Residents Exhibition: Open Studios, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., The Bank, 11th and Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-5115.

Open Studios debut: New Studio Residency Program Site, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Bonfils, 125 E. 12th, Kansas City, Mo.

A Night as the Opera Box, 10 p.m., Project Space and Paragrah, 21-23 E. 12th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 695-7734.

May 20

Kansas City

Earth Day Celebration: Opening of Sculpture Habitat, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Chameleon Arts & Youth Development, 2025 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-7529.

GALLERIES

May 18

Kansas City

Annual Fundraiser: music by Danny Cox and High Vibe, preview “Troost Life Stories,” 7 p.m.- midnight, Chameleon Arts & Youth Development, 2025 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-7529.

May 19

Kansas City

Urban Culture Project: Third Friday Art Downtown reception, 5 p.m.-11 p.m., Paragraph, 23 E. 12th, (816) 695-7734, and The Bank, 11th and Baltimore, (816) 221-5115, Kansas City, Mo.

UCP Studio Residents Exhibition: Open Studios, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., The Bank, 11th and Baltimore, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-5115.

Open Studios debut: New Studio Residency Program Site, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Bonfils, 125 E. 12th, Kansas City, Mo.

A Night as the Opera Box, 10 p.m., Project Space and Paragrah, 21-23 E. 12th, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 695-7734.

May 20

Kansas City

Earth Day Celebration: Opening of Sculpture Habitat, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Chameleon Arts & Youth Development, 2025 Tracy Ave., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 221-7529.