6th Annual Kansas City Car Free Challenge, May 10-16 – http://KCBike.info
12th Annual Regional Assembly & Regional Leadership Awards, keynote speaker, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, $40, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, June 13 – Weston Crown Center, 1 E Pershing Rd., 816-701-8398, www.marc.org
"Bodies Revealed," $24, $19, thru Sept. 1 – Union Station, 30 W Pershing, 816-460-2020, www.unionstation.org
Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City Annual Awards Dinner Gala, guest speaker Sachi Koto with CNN News, May 22 – The InterContinental Plaza Hotel, The Plaza, 913-338-0774, www.asianchamberkc.com
Celebration at the Station, fireworks, Kansas City Symphony, free, 7:30 pm, May 25 – Union Station, 30 W Pershing, 816-460-2020, www.unionstation.org
Chapungu: Nature, Man & Myth, 50 stone sculptures from Africa, May 10-Nov. 2 – Powell Gardens, 1609 NW US Hwy 50, Kingsville 816-697-2600, www.powellgardens.org
City Market, Flower Festival, May 10; Berry Festival, June 7 – 5th & Grand, 816-842-1271, www.thecitymarket.org
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, exhibit of documents, court rulings that preceded the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, ongoing – National Archives and Records Administration, Central Plains Region, 2312 E Bannister, 816-268-8071 or www.nara.gov/regiona
Community Wide Garage Sale, 8 am-3 pm, May 30-31 – Weston, MO 816-640-2909
ConQuest 39, Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention, May 23-25 – Airport Hilton, 8801 NW 112th St., 816-891-8900, www.kcsciencefiction.org
Dino Lab, interactive paleontology exhibit, ongoing – Science City Exhibit Gallery, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Rd., 816-460-2020, www.unionstation.org

“Mudzimu Bull,” part of the Chapunga: Nature, Man & Myth sculpture exhibit at Powell Gardens, May 10-Nov. 2

"Explore Evolution!"a free multimedia exhibition that gives visitors the opportunity to understand and experience how scientists conduct research on evolution, ongoing to 2007 – University of Kansas Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, KU Campus, Lawrence, www.news.ku.edu
THE EYE SITE: A Traveling Exhibit on Low Vision, free, thru July 5 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Farmers Market, free, 7 am until sold out, May 10, 17, 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28 – corner of Delaware & Esplanade, 913-682-8972; 3 pm until sold out, May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25 – 7th & Cherokee, Leavenworth, KS 913-651-0953, www.leavenworthfarmersmarket.com
"From Everyday to Collectible," Franciscan China Exhibit, $5, $4.50, $2, thru May 31 – Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W Pacific, Independence 816-461-3491, www.bwestate.org
"Harry S. Truman: His Life and Times," a new permanent exhibition featuring artifacts and objects from the Truman Library collection, ongoing – Truman Presidential Museum & Library, 500 W U.S. 24 Hwy., 816-268-8200, 800-833-1225 or www.trumanlibrary.or
KC Organics and Natural Market, 8 am-12:30 pm, Saturdays thru Oct. 11 – Minor Park, Red Bridge Road & Holmes, www.kcorganics.com
Kansas City Pezhead Gathering, film, PEZ Heads – The Movie, talk by Shawn Peterson, author of Collector's Guide to PEZ, free, 1:15 pm, May 24 – Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org

The screening of PEZ Heads – The Movie, part of the Kansas City PEZ Head Gathering, May 24, Plaza Library

Kansas City Rose Society Rose Day Show, entries & judging, 11:30 am-2:30 pm, May 31 – Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden, Loose Park, 5200 Pennsylvania, 816-333-6706
Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, interactive exhibition, May 16-Sept. 14 – Truman Presidential Museum & Library, 500 W U.S. 24 Hwy., 816-268-8200, 800-833-1225 or www.trumanlibrary.or
Loula Long Combs: Kansas City's First Lady of the Show Ring, horse show ring, $2.50, $2, ongoing – Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., 816-483-8300, www.kcmuseum.com
Mom's Against the War – Stand for Peace Mother's Day Vigil, 3 pm, May 11 – 95th Street between Nieman and Quivera, 816-931-5256, www.kciraqtaskforce.org
National Tourism Week luncheon, Overland Park Convention & Visitors Bureau, keynote address by sportcaster Fred White, $35, 11:45 am, May 15 – New Theatre Restaurant, 9229 Foster, 913-491-0123, info@opcvb.org
National World War I Museum, events, "Borrowed Soldiers" Americans under British Command, 1918," by Mitch Yockelson, 11 am, May 24; Vintage Military Vehicle Display, 9 am-9 pm, southease lawn, concert by the Kansas City Symphony, 7:30 pm, north lawn, May 25; Memorial Day Ceremony, 9:30 am, May 26 – Liberty Memorial, 816-784-1918, www.nwwone.org
"Orchids & Azaleas: A Woodland Garden," exhibit, thru May 11 – Powell Gardens, east of Lee's Summit on Hwy. 50, 816-697-2600, www.powellgardens.org
"Prairie Gold: Opportunity & Struggle, Douglas County 1820-1861", ongoing – Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS 785-841-4109
Recovered Views Traveling Exhibit, May 17-July 5 – Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center, 3700 Blue Parkway, 816-513-0700
Resolution to Ecological Business Practices, presented by Meeting Professionals International's Kansas City Chapter, remarks by former KCMO mayor Kay Barnes, keynote speaker Anthony Pollard, president of the Hotel Association of Canada, 11 am, May 20 – Sprint Center's College Basketball Experience, www.kcmpi.org

“Bodies Revealed,” Union Station, thru Sept. 1

"Sparkling Strings," 1960s marionettes created by Gerry and Andrea Sparks, $3, $1.50, thru July 2008 – Puppetry Arts Institute, 11025 E Winner Rd., Independence 816-833-9777, www.hazelle.org
Stand of Colors, reenactment of the MO/KS Civil War border battles, $20, $15, $10, $5, May 17-18 – Jerry Smith Park, 139th & Holmes, shuttle service from Bannister Mall, www.standofcolors.org
Symphony Designers' Showhouse 39, $15, $13, Tues.-Sun., thru May 18 – 5730 Ward Pkwy., 816-968-9711, www.showhouse.org
Wyandotte County Ethnic Festival, free, 11:30 am-5:30 pm, May 10 – KCK Community College Field House, 7250 State Ave., 913-288-7314, cvsmith@kckcc.edu

MUSIC/DANCE/POETRY Back to Top

8th Almost Annual Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival, free, June 27-28 – 13th & State, www.kckstreetbluesfest.com
A Man of No Importance, musical, Metropolitan Ensemble Theater, benefit HMC GALA Fund, $40, 8 pm, May 10 – Off Center Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, www.hmck.org
A Touch of Classical on the Square, Liberty Symphony Orchestra featuring flutist Adrienne Garstang, $10, $5, 7 pm, May 19 – Corbin Theatre, Historic Liberty Square, 15 N Water, 816-415-7832, www.libertysymphony.org
Ameristar Casino Star Pavilion. start at $60, REO, May 9; start at $45, George Jones, June 8– 3200 N Ameristar Dr., 816-414-7000, 1-877-444-2637, www.ameristar.com

Dramatic Truth Ballet Theatre performs Dethroning the Prince, June 21, Lyric Theatre

B.B.'s Lawnside Bar B.Q., Wed., Shinetop, Jr., Thurs., John Paul's Flying Circus, Sun., Lee McBee & The Confessors – 1205 E 85th St., 816-822-7427, www.bbslawnsidebbq.com
Billy Ebeling, jazz, $5, 1-5 pm, May 18 – Holy-Field Winery, 18807 158th St., Basehor, KS 913-724-9463
Blayney's, 2 pm-3 am, 4-7 pm, Penelope and the Unuzual Suspects, every Saturday; Cousin Eddie, May 10; Scott Ellison, May 17; The Blue News, May 23; Danielle Nicole & TUF, May 24; The Allied Saints, May 30; Platinum Express, May 31 – 415 Westport Rd., 816-561-3747, www.blayneys.com
The Blue Room: $10, $15, $20, 8:30 pm, free, Blue Monday Jam hosted by the Jazz Disciples; Ida McBeth, May 9; McFadden Brothers (3 shows), May 10; James Ward Band, May 15; Alto Madness w/ Richie Cole & Brad Leali, May 16; Dennis Winslett w/ Dee Alexander, May 17; DeAndre Manning & 365 Sol, May 22; Scamps w/ Geneva Price, May 23; Jazz Disciples w/ Luqman Hamza & Glenn North, May 24; Makuza, May 29; Winard Harper Quintet, May 30-31 – 1616 E 18th St., 816-474-2929, 816-474-6262, www.americanjazzmuseum.org
Blues Festival w/ Levee Town, TUF & others, 1:30 pm, May 31 – Amphitheater, Kearney, MO 816-903-4730
Bottom of the Big Top, musical w/ Owen/Cox Dance Group, $15, $10, 7:30 pm, 8 pm, May 22-24 – H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W Pershing, 816-460-2083, www.unionstation.org
Brew Jam w/ Mark Valentine, Greg Camp, Andy DeWitt & Ray DeMarchi, 9 pm-12 am, every Sunday – 75th Street Brewery, 520 W 75th St., 816-523-4677, www.75thStreet.com
CrossroadsKC@Grinders, Little Feat, May 9; Better Than Ezra, May 23 – 417 E 18th St., www.crossroadskc.com
The Cure, $40, $50, May 19 – Starlight Theatre, Swope Park, 816-363-STAR, www.kcstarlight.com
Dethroning the Prince, Dramatic Truth Ballet Theatre, $15-$30, 8 pm, June 21 – Lyric Theatre, 1020 Central, 816-767-9222, www.dramatictruth.org
The Drowsy Chaperone, musical, June 17-22 – Starlight Theatre, Swope Park, 816-363-STAR, www.kcstarlight.com
Fools, Fortunes II, "buffoons, mimes, fools & movement artists," 8 pm, 2 pm, $12, May 16-18 – Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central, 816-753-0517, www.byrdproductions.org

M.I.A., Liberty Hall, May 14

Frightened Rabbit, June 2 – The Record Bar, 1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207, www.therecordbar.com
Harrah's Republic Tigers, May 16; Robert Earl Keen, May 22 .– One Riverboat Dr., NKC 816-931-3330, 816-889-7320, www.VooDooKC.com
Homer's Coffee House. no cover, 7:30-9:30 pm, Lester Estelle, May 9, Second Mile, May 10 – 7126 W 80th, 913-381-6022, www.homerscoffeehouse.com
Irish Festival w/ Bob Reeder, Connie Dover, 1:30 pm, May 17 – Amphitheater, Kearney, MO 816-903-4730
Isle of Capri. The Caribbean Cove, 9 pm-1 am, Souled Out, May 9; Bonnie Fanniel, May 10; Darrel Terrell, May 16; Superfly, May 17; Tracy Neely, May 23; Platinum Express, May 24; Vibe, May 30; Funk Syndicate, May 31 – 1800 E Front St., 800-843-4753, www.isleofcapricasino.com

Frightened Rabbit, June 2, Record Bar (photo courtesy rcrdlbl.com)

Jardines, James Davis Quintet, May 15; David Brandom Quintet, May 29 – 4536 Main, 816-561-6480, www.jardines4jazz.com
Jazz Poetry Jams, open mic poetry slams with cash prizes, third Tuesdays of the month – American Jazz Museum's Blue Room, 18th & Vine, 816-474-8463 ext. 2
Jim Mair & Mike Ning, 6:30-9:30 pm, Fridays & Saturdays; Mike Ning & Sherry Jones, 5-8 pm, every Sunday – Johnny Cascone's, 6863 W 91st St., 913-381-6837
John Brown by Kirke Mechem, May 9 & 11 – 816-471-7344, www.kcopera.org
Kansas City Jazz at the Golden Ox w/ Bryan Hicks, bass, Loren Pickford, sax, and Charlie Gatchet, guitar, 6:30-10:30 pm, every Friday and Saturday – Ox Bar, Golden Ox Restaurant, 1600 Genessee, 816-842-2866
Kansas City Symphony, Verdi Requiem, $10 & up, 8 pm, 2 pm, May 16-18 – Lyric Theatre, 1020 Central, 816-471-0400, www.kcsymphony.org
Knuckleheads. Walter Trout w/ Shannon & the Rhythm Kings, May 9; Magic Slim & the Teardrops w/ Louisana Red, May 10 – 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456, www.knuckleheadskc.com
M.I.A. (Maya Arulpragasam), May 14 – Liberty Hall, 642Massachusetts, Lawrence, 785-749-1942, www.libertyhall.net
Monte Alexander Trio, $15-$30, May 10 – Folly Theater, 12th & Central, 816-474-4444, www.follytheater.com
The Musicals of Musicals, thru May 11 – Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W 10th St., 816-421-1700, www.qualityhillplayhouse.com
The Mutual Musicians Foundation, Rush Hour Live Jazz, 4:30-8:30, Fridays, Late Night Jams, 1 am-5 am, weekends – 1823 Highland, 816-471-5212, www.thefoundationjamson.org
Ophelia's, Greg Meise, May 9-10; Ryan Nilson, May 16-17; Becky Barry, May 23-24; Bryan Ruskin, May 30-31 – 201 N Main, Independence 816-461-4525

The Cure, Starlight Theatre, May 19

"Pink Floyd's The Wall," $10, 10 pm, 8 pm, May 30-June 2 – La Esquina, 1000 W 25th St., 816-221-5115, www.urbancultureproject.org
Sir James Galway, "the man with the golden flute," $55, $25, 8 pm, May 9 – Folly Theater, 12th & Central, 816-415-5025, www.harriman-jewell.org
Trouser Mouse Bar & Grill, Dog House Daddies, May 9; Jimmy Nickelson, May 16; The Raindogs, May 17; Levee Town, May 23; The Bob Harvey Band, May 31 – 625 NW Mock Ave., Blue Springs, 816-220-1212, www.trousermousebar.com
Wilco, May 14 – Downtown Lawrence, www.pipelineproductions.com

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS Back to Top

Battle of Westport, presented by historian Dan Smith, 6:30 pm, May 15 – Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Circus Skills & Clowning, ages 14 & up, Tuesdays, 6-7 pm, begins June 10 – City in Motion School of Dance, 3925 Main, 816-561-2882, www.cityinmotion.org
Colombia Support Network of Kansas City, meeting about the increasing scope of U.S.-sponsored operations in Colombia, South America, second Sunday of each month – email for location, info@csnkc.org or www.colombiasupport.net
Community of Reason events, free, 1 pm, Member Meeting, May 11; "Saving the World Means Saving Ourselves," w/ John Kurman, May 18; "Presidential Power: Use, Abuse and the Future," w/ Max Skidmore, May 25 – Rm. 301, Haag Hall, UMKC campus, 816-561-1866, communityofreason@gmail.com
Education Reform Task Force, KCMO School District, public hearing, 6:30-8 pm, May 12 – Trailwoods Elementary School, 6201 E 17th St.; 6:30-8 pm, May 20 – Hartman Elementary School, 8111 Oak, 816-418-7414, www.kcmsd.k12.mo.us
"Fairy Tales Today," presented by author Alison Lurie, 6;30 pm, May 9 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org

John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, May 29, Central Library (photo by Daniel Miller Jr.)

The Harmonica Club of Greater KC. meeting & play-along, 6:30 pm, 2nd Thursday of the month – Wexford Place, "Stafford Room," 6500 N Crosby, 816-790-3724, www.harmonicaclubkc.org
Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research, free public lectures, Sun., 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Wed. & Fri., 7:15-9:30 p.m. – 5916 E. 40 Hwy., 816-921-4066, www.idmr.net.
Jack Nott, author of Adventures in Television, 2 pm, May 11 – Lakeview Village, 9100 Park, Lenexa 913-261-2315, www.jocolibrary.org
Joe Posnanski, Kansas City Star columnist, 2 pm, May 11 – Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and Secret History of the American Empire, free, 6:30 pm, May 29 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Johnson County Women's Connection,"Searching for Love and Acceptance," presented by Judith Phipps, reservations needed. $16, 9:30-11 am, May 15; "Hanging in there when Life Enters the Twight Zone," presented by Valerie George, reservations needed, $16, 9:30-11 am, June 19 – Milburn Country Club, 7501 W 69th St., 913-768-4151, 913-780-6850
Joel Goldman, mystery writer, author of Shake Down, 7 pm, May 22 – Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
The Kansas City Pachyderm Club, weekly luncheon every Tuesday, 11:45 am – Hoof & Horn Room, Golden Ox Restaurant, 1600 Genessee, 816-842-2866, www.kcpachy.com
Kansas City Radio & TV Legends. luncheon meetings, ongoing, 2nd & 4th Fridays of the month – Dillingham Room, The Golden Ox Restaurant, 1600 Genessee, 816-842-2866, 913-491-4000
"Marceau Technique," taught by Beth Byrd-Lonski, $20, 7-9 pm, May 12 – Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Central, 816-753-0517, www.byrdproductions.org
Missouri's Outdoor Women, learning new outdoor skill, 8 am-4:30 pm, May 17 – Burr Oak Woods Conservation Nature Center, Hwy. 7, north of I-70, Blue Springs 816-228-3766
National MS Society Events: Tai Chi for MS Wellness, 10:15-11:15 a.m., Turning Point, 8900 Stateline Rd., Ste. 240, Leawood, 816-942-2020; MS Aquatics, 11-11:30 a.m., Grandview Community Center, 13500 Byars Rd., Grandview, call 816-763-5524 ex.104 for specific dates– www.msmidamerica.org

Valerie Hemingway, author of Running with the Bulls: My Years with the Hemingways, May 14, Plaza Library

Peace & Justice Activities: KC Iraq Task Force: 2 p.m., first Sunday of the month — Holy Family Catholic Worker House, 913-334-7462; regular meetings every 7 p.m., Thursdays; www.kciraqtaskforce.org
Peace Demonstrations, 4 pm, every Sunday, JC Nichols Fountain, 47th & Main, 5-6 pm, every Tuesday,63rd & Ward Parkway; every Wednesday, 5 pm, Iraqi Anti-War demonstration, College & Quivira, 816-931-5256, 913-334-7462, www.kciraqtaskforce.org
Rainy Day Workshop, $45, $55, 12-4 pm, May 31 – Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N Lafrenz Rd., Liberty 816-781-8598, www.NatureSanctuary.com
Robert A. Anderson, author of Paddy, 3 pm, May 18 – Claridge Court, 8101 Mission Rd., 913-967-8650, www.jocolibrary.org
Supporting Ourselves & Others at Risk, support group dedicated to addressing the needs of women at increased risk for breast &/or ovarian cancer, first Thursdays – Menorah Medical Center, Conference Room A/B, 5721 W 119th St., 913-663-2100 or www.supportingthoseatrisk.org
Survivors of Suicide Support Group, open peer-to-peer group with professional support, first Tuesday of every month – Independence Regional Hospital, 816-373-8470
Tony Horwitz, author of A Voyage Long and Strange, 7 pm, May 28 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Valerie Hemingway, author of Running with the Bulls: My Years with the Hemingways, 6:30 pm, May 14 – Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Westport Writer's Workshop, once a month on Saturdays – call 816-753 8111 for the next meeting time and place
Wildflower & Butterfly: Spring Walk, $12, $11, 1-3 pm, May 10 – Ernie Miller Nature Center, 909 N Hwy. 7, Olathe 913-764-7759, www.jcprd.com
Wilma King, author of The Essence of Liberty: Free Black Women during the Slave Era, 6:30 pm, May 20 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Writing for Love, Money & Immortality, writing workshops, manuscript consultations, keynote address by Barbara Robinette Moss, June 27-29 – Diastole, 2501 Holmes, 816-235-2736, www.newletters.org

VISUAL ARTS/FILM Back to Top

Artists-in-Residence Exhibition, Jennifer Holt, ceramics, & Brian Stuparyk, prints, June 25-July 27 – Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, 785-843-2787, www.lawrenceartscenter.com
B.F.A Exhibition, 2008, candidates from the Kansas City Art Institute, thru May 17 – H&R Block Artspace, 16 E 43rd St., 816-561-5563, www.kcai.edu/artspace
Biographical Landscape: The Photography of Stephen Shore, 1969-1979, thru May 18 – Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., 816-753-5784, www.kemperart.org
Belger Arts Center. Terry Winters: Works from John & Maxine Belger Foundation, Cursive, drawing, by Creighton Michael, thru June 6 – 2100 Walnut, 816-474-3250, www.belgerartscenter.org

“With Moonshine and Money She Whistled Her Siren’s Plea,” acrylic, ink and collage on paper, by Rina Banerjee, part of Distant Nearness exhibition, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, JCCC, thru May 25

Black Gold, Coffee and the Bitter Taste of Free Trade, documentary, 7 pm, $3, May 19 – Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, Lawrence, www.filmsforaction.org
Chicano Experience, local artists, thru May 30 – Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery, 919 W 17th St., 816-221-2349. www.mattierhodes.org
Cinema & Soul Film/Discussion, free, 6:30 pm, The Sea Inside, June 8; Lars and the Real Girl, July 13; The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, Aug. 10; The Burmese Harp, Oct. 12; Secret Sunshine, Nov. 9; Ikuru, Dec. 14 – Westport Presbyterian Church, 201 Westport Rd., www.WestportCenterfortheArts.org
Civil War Film Series, free, 7 pm, Lincoln and the War Within (1992), May 22; Glory (1989), May 29; The General (1927), June 5; Shenandoah (1965), June 12; Ride with the Devil (1999), June 19 – Missouri Auditorium, Truman Presidential Museum & Library, 500 W U.S. 24 Hwy., 816-268-8200, 800-833-1225 or www.trumanlibrary.or
Distant Nearness, works by Rina Banerjee, Subodh Gupta & Bharti Kher, thru May 25 – The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, JCCC, 12345 College Blvd, 913-469-4445, www.jccc.net
Eli Lissitzky: Futurist Portfolios, abstract, thru May 18 – Spencer Museum of Art, KU campus, 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence 785-864-4710, www.spencerart.ku.ed
Enchanting Taiwan, color photo murals, thru May 18 – Guldner Gallery, Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Forbidden Hollywood film series, free, 6 pm, Baby Face, May 15; Freaks, May 22; Blonde Venus, May 29 – KCK Main Library auditorium, 625 Minnesota, 913-551-3280, www.kckpl.lib.ks.us
Hallmark Visitors Center, 14 exhibits areas about the Hallmark company founded in 1910, ongoing — Crown Center, 2450 Grand, 816-274-5745, www.hallmarkvisitorscenter.com

Chicano Experience, thru May 30, Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery

IFC Meetings, network and seminars for the independent and student filmmakers, Wednesdays, ongoing – Westport Coffee House, 5010 Pennsylvania, 913-649-0244, www.ifckc.com
Imaging Blackness, 1915-2002: Film Posters from the Indiana University Black Film Center/Archive, 43 posters, thru June 22 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Kansas vs. Darwin, documentary in conjunction with Inherit the Wind production, 7 pm, May 27 – Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, 785-843-2787, www.lawrenceartscenter.com
Kansas City Artists Coalition. New Paintings by Jane Booth, Mallin Gallery, Brian Firkins, painting, Jacqueline B. Charno Gallery, Within 500 Feet, exploration photography by June Roys, Underground Gallery, 5-8 pm, exhibition thru June 13 – 201 Wyandotte, 816-421-5222, www.kansascityartistscoalition.org
Layers Revealed, painter/printmaker John Vanderpool, May 16-June 29 – Muchnic Gallery, 704 4th St., Atchison, KS 913-367-4278, www.atchison.org
Margaret Godfrey, acrylics, exhibit thru April – R.G. Endress Gallery, Prairie Village City Hall, 7700 Mission Rd., 913-381-6464, www.pvkansas.com
Missouri Bluffs Art Show, 11 am-7 pm, May 10 – 512 Main, Weston, MO 816-640-2770, www.missouribluffs.com

The Bronze Woman (1938), lithograph, part of Imaging Blackness, 1915-2002: Film Posters from the Indiana University Black Film Center/Archive, Central Library thru June 22

Movie in the Park, free, dusk, Gone with the Wind, May 17 – Colonial Square, 2110 NE Parvin Rd., 816-513-7500, www.kcmo.org/parks
Off-the-Wall Film Series, free, dusk, approx. 8:45 pm, Xanadu (1980), May 16 – Rooftop Terrace, Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Planetarium Show, gives overview of stars, constellations, comets and planets, ongoing – Union Station, City Dome Theater, 30 W Pershing Rd., 816-460-2020
Primavera – Celebrations, works by Michelle Gordon & Jean Van Harlingen, thru May – Eva Reynolds Fine Arts, 770 W 47th St., 913-681-8002, www.evareynoldsfinearts.com
Reframing Society: Russian Constructivist Photography, 40 photographs, thru May 18 – Spencer Museum of Art, KU campus, 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence 785-864-4710, www.spencerart.ku.edu
Resounding Spirit: Japanese Contemporary Art of the 1960s, thru May 18 – Kress Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, KU campus, 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence 785-864-4710, www.spencerart.ku.edu

“Locus,” by Terry Winters, Belger Arts Center, thru June 6

Short Stories, new work by Dave Loewenstein, May 14-June 20 – Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, 785-843-2787, www.lawrenceartscenter.com
Sounds of Silence Film Series, accompanying musicians Jeffrey Ruckma and his Spoonbender Consort, free, 3:30 pm, African Paradise and Selected Shorts, May 17 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407; Diary of a Lost Child (1929), auditorium, Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-701-3481, www.kclibrary.org
Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault. free, 1:30 pm, For Your Eyes Only (1981), May 10; License To Kill (1989), May 17; Golden Eye (1995) May 24; Casino Royale (2006) May 31; free, 6:30 pm, A Double Life (1947), May 12; Otello (1986), May 19; O (2001), May 27 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org

“#14,” by June Roys, Underground Gallery, the Artist Coalition, thru June 13

Tuesday Film Screening Series, free, 7 pm, Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes, May 13; Class Dismissed, May 20; The Fourth World War, May 27 – The Solidarity Revolutionary Center and Radical Library, 1109 Massachusetts, Lawarence, www.filmsforaction.org
Tricia Black, 2-D painting, drawings, 5-7 pm, opening reception, May 9, exhibition thru May 31 – Carnegie Arts Center, 601 S 5th St., Leavenworth 913-651-0765, www.leavenwortharts.org
"Unsung" Artists Under Thirty, 7-11 pm, reception, May 16; 7-9 pm, gallery panel, May 27; 6-8:30 pm, Video Artists Night, June 10 – Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, 785-843-2787, www.lawrenceartscenter.com
Urban Culture Project Third Friday Art Downtown: Painterly La La, Studio Residency Program Focus Exhibition featuring Eli Borrowman, Stewart Losee, Nicole Mauser, Lee Piechocki & Sarah Vadersall, 6-9 pm, reception, May 16, exhibtion thru June 14 – Paragraph, 23 E 12th St.; Separated at Birth, featuring Pat Alexander & Michael Converse, 6-9 pm, reception, May 16, exhibtion thru June 14 – Project Space, 21 E 12th; Jacob Martin: And the Earth Was Born, 6-9 pm, reception, May 16, exhibtion thru June 21 – Jenkins, 1217 Walnut; Open Studios, 6-9 pm, reception, May 16 – Bonfils, 125 E 12th St. & pARTnership Place, 906 Grand, 13th floor, 816-221-5115, www.urbancultureproject.org

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Carter Arts Center at MCC-Penn Valley Community Center has issued a call for artists. The application can be downloaded at http://mcckc.edu/pvart...Lighton Internation Artist Exchange Program is taking submissions, go to www.KansasCityArtistsCoalition.org..call for entries...OPPOSITION, the artists coalition underground, entries for Oct. 3 exhibition, deadline Aug. 1, janetsimpson@kansascityartistscoalition.org

THEATER/COMEDY Back to Top

All That and a Bag of Chips, sketch comedy for adults by Leah Licausi and Marice Ramirez, ongoing – Delaware Market Café, 300 Delaware 816-769-2829
The Drawer Boy, May 9-June 1 – Spencer Theatre, 4949 Cherry, 816-235-2700, www.kcrep.org

Mark Robbins plays Francis Hardy in Unicorn Theatre’s Faith Healer, thru May 18 (photo by Cynthia Levin courtesy of Unicorn Theatre)

Famous Johnny's Comedy Club, Improv Abilities, 8 pm, every Wednesday, – 10635 Floyd, 913-648-5233, www.famousjohnnys.com
Faith Healer, thru May 18 – Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main, 816-531-7529, www.unicorntheatre.org
Greater Tuna, $16, 8 pm, 2 pm, thru June 1 – The Chestnut Theatre, 234 N Chestnut, Olathe 913-764-2121
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, Theatre for Young America, 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, $8, thru May 17 – H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W Pershing, 816-460-2083, www.unionstation.org
Improv, The Majestic. Christian Finnegan, thru May 11; Dave Attell, May 16-18 – Zona Rosa, I-29 & Barry Rd., 816-587-4500, www.themajestictheatres.com
Leslie Jordan – My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, $27.50, $37.50, $47.50, $67.50, June 6 – Folly Theater, 300 W 12th St., 816-474-4444, www.follytheater.com

Perfect Wedding, American Heartland Theatre, thru June 15 (photo by Shane Rowe)

Perfect Wedding, thru June 15 – American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, 816-842-9999, www.ahtkc.com
Psycho Beach Party, $13, 8 pm, 3 pm, May 16-18 – H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W Pershing, 816-460-2083, www.unionstation.org
Rumors w/ John Davidson, thru June 22 – New Theatre Restaurant, 9229 Foster, 913-649-SHOW, www.newtheatre.com

Mia Hedgpeth-Guerra as the Mouse and Nick Padgett as the Boy in the Theatre for Young America’s If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, thru May 20

Sideways Stories From Wayside School, $14, $9, 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 7 pm, thru May 18 – Coterie Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, 816-474-6552, www.coterietheatre.org
Social Security, comedy, $8, $7, 8 pm, 2 pm, May 29-31, June 6-8 – City Theater of Independence, Sermon Center, 201 N Dodgion Rd., 816-325-7367, www.citytheaterofindependence.org
Stanford & Sons. Jackson Perdue, thru May 11; 3 Blonde Moms, May 15-18 — Legends, 1867 Village West, 913-400-7500
"Y'all Come Back Now," audience participation, improvisation,$10, 8 pm, May 30-31 – H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W Pershing, 816-460-2083, www.unionstation.org

TEEN ACTIVITIES Back to Top

Gear Up Tutoring, for grades 6-12, every Monday evening from 6-9 pm, parents must fill out a registration form – West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N. 82 St., 913-596-5800 or www.kckpl.lib.ks
Homework Help & Coaches, Mon.-Thurs., 4-7 pm, Sun., 1-4 pm, weekly – Central Resource Library, 9875 W 87th St., 913-495-2400, www.jocolibrary.org/homework
Open Mic Night, every Tuesday, all ages, 6:30-7:30 pm – Kansas City Young Audiences, 5601 Wyandotte, www.kcya.org
Self-Portraits, teen program, free, 1 pm, May 14 – Northeast Library, 6000 Wilson Rd., 816-701-3468
SOS (Synergy Services Street Outreach Team) Group, 3:30 pm, every Monday – L.H. Bluford Library, 3050 Prospect, 816-701-3482; 4:30 pm, every Friday – North-East Library, 6000 Wilson Rd., 816-701-3485
Teen Night, 7pm-12 am, May 29 – Mission Theatre, 5909 Johnson Dr., 913-722-1081, www.themissiontheatre.com
Teen Psychic Program, for grades 6 to 12, call for times – KCK Main Library, 625 Minnesota Ave., 913-551-3280, www.kckpl.lib.ks.us
YAAC (Young Adult Advisory Council), help plan library events/programs, 12:30-1:30 pm, May 17 – Central Resource Library, 9875 W 87th St., 913-495-2400, www.jocolibrary.org/homework

CASTING CALL for the 2007-2008 season: ages 12-19, 5-7 pm, Coterie Theatre, Crown Center shops, 2450 Grand, for more information, go to www.coterietheatre.org

FAMILY/CHILDREN Back to Top

"Aesop's Fables," hand puppet show, $5, 11 am, 2 pm, May 31 – Puppetry Arts Institute, 11025 E Winner Rd., Independence 816-833-9777, www.hazelle.org
Art Fair, w/ Children's Choic, music by First Light, Jim "Mr. Stinky Feet" Cosgrove, 11 am-4 pm, May 10 – Cherokee Christian Church, 75th & Belinder, 913-362-7077
Artifact Road Show: Stump the Archaeologist! $7, $4, $3, 9 am-4:30 pm, May 10 – Fort Osage Education Center, 107 Osage St., Sibley, MO, www.jacksongov.org

The Junie B. Jones Stupid Smelly Bus Tour (in person), May 27, Plaza Library

Deanna Rose Childrens' Farmstead, 12-acre park featuring gardens, a one-room schoolhouse, Kanza Indian encampment and more, ongoing – Deanna Rose, 138th & Switzer, 913-897-2360 or www.opkansas.org
Grand Opening of the Children's Library, w/ Paul Mesner Puppets, Words Un-Raveled Artistic Ministries, Robert Brown and Shakespeare To Go!, 10 am-4 pm, May 10 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Half-Pint Space Show, pre-schoolers, kindergarteners, 12 pm, Thursday, ongoing – Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station, 30 W Pershing, 816-460-2020, www.unionstation.org
Independent Art Sessions, for ages 5-12, Monday thru Saturday sessions – Kaleidoscope, 25th & McGee, 816-274-8300, www.hallmarkkaleidoscope.com
Jacomo Day Camp, ages 3-13, registration deadline, May 28; week #1, June 9-13 – 816-229-8980, Kemper@jacksongov.org
Junie B. Jones Stupid Smelly Bus Tour, 6:30 pm, May 27 – Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Kids Incorporated, activities and support group for parents and children ages birth to 5, 2nd Tuesdays – First Baptist Church, 303 S Grove, Independence, 816-903-0188 or www.geocities.com/kckidsinc
The "Long" Story of Corinthian Hall w/ Paul Mesner Puppet Show, free, 10 am, June 5 – Leawood Pioneer Library, 4700 Town Center Dr., 913-344-0250
Monarch Watch, open house and plant fundraiser, children's activities, 8 am-3pm, May 10 – Foley Hall, KU west campus, Lawrence, 785-864-4051, www.MonarchWatch.org
Mother Nature Reads, storytime for children 2 to 6, Saturdays, ongoing – Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd., 816-513-8960
Nelson-Atkin's Art Classes, for ages 3 to 18, preregistration is required and ongoing, call 816-751-1ART – Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., 816-561-4000, www.nelson-atkins.org
Summer Theatre Day Camp, $125, ages 7-12, June 16-20 – Chestnut Theater, 234 N Chestnut, Olathe, 913-341-8156, www.mtyp.org
Storytimes at KCK Libraries, Tuesdays for ages 4-5, Wednesdays for ages 2-3, Thursdays for ages 2-3 and 0-18 months – West Wyandotte Library, 1737 N 82nd St., 913-596-5800; Wednesdays for ages 2 and up, Thursdays, storytime in Spanish for 2-5 year olds – Argentine Library, 2800 Metropolitan, 913-722-7400
Weekly Playgroup, with the KC chapter of Mocha Moms, a support group for mothers of color who do not hold full-time jobs, every Monday – Roanoke Park, E Roanoke Dr. & Valentine Rd., 816-531-0439 or www.mochamoms.org
Zooville, exhibits and interactive activities for kids, with live animal shows and animal-themed short plays, ongoing – Kansas City Zoo, Meyer Blvd. & Swope Pkwy., 816-516-5701 or www.kansascityzoo.org

SPORTS/HEALTH Back to Top

35th Hospital Hill Half Marathon, 10k, 5k, June 7 – www.hospitalhillrun.com
68's Inside Sports Basketball clinics, ages 7-18, $105, May 11, 18, 25, 29 – 11301 W 88th St., 913-888-9247, www.68insidesports.com
Kansas City Tour de Cure, one-day cycling fund-raising event for American Diabetes Association, 8 am, June 8 – River Market at 315 E 3rd St., to Weston, MO, 1-888-DIABETES, www.tour.diabetes.org
KC Bridgade - Sprint Center, 913-383-8020, www.kcbrigade.com
KC Curling Club – Pepsi Ice Midwest, 135th & Quivira, 913-599-9965, 816-523-2345, www.kccurling.com
KC Chiefs – Arrowhead Stadium, 1 Arrowhead Dr. off I-70, 816-920-9300, www.kcchiefs.com
KC Flying Disc Club, for games, events, courses – www.kcfdc.org
KC Roller Warriors – Hale Arena, American Royal, 913-636-7894, www.kcrollerwarriors.com
KC Royals vs. Baltimore ,May 9-11; vs. Detroit, May 13-15; vs. Minnesota, May 27-29; vs. Cleveland, May 30-June 1 – Kauffman Stadium, I-70 & Blue Ridge Cutoff, 1-800-676-9257, www.royals.com
KC T-Bones – Community America Ballpark, 913-328-BALL, www.tbonesbaseball.com
KC Wizards – All home games at Community America Ballpark, 1800 Village West Pkwy., KCK, , 913-387-3400, www.kcwizards.com
KU Jayhawks – Kansas University Campus, Lawrence, www.kusports.com
Klice Classic–Boxing Exhibition, food vendors, free health screenings, $10, 10 am-9 pm, May 17 – Satchel Paige Stadium, Swope Parkway & E. 51st St., 816-914-6806
Ma1N Street M1le, USATF sanctioned & certified, 8:30 am, May 10 – www.kcmainstreetmile.org
MU Tigers – Hernes Center, Columbia, 1-800-CAT-PAWS, www.mizzou.edu
NTRP Central Regional Doubles Championships, May 9-11 – The Plaza Tennis Center, 4747 J.C. Nichols Parkway, 816-784-5100
UMKC Kangaroos – UMKC Intercollegiate Athletics, SRC 201, 5100 Rockhill Rd., 816-235-1036, www.umkckangaroos.collegesports.com
World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA), Games held Thursdays from 6:45-8:45 p.m., Southwest Charter School, 301-318-7073, www.kickball.com
YMCA MS Wellness Program, various days/times – Red Bridge YMCA, 11300 Holmes, 816-942-2020
Youth Basketball Clinics/Camp, thru June – Youth Advocacy Office, division of the city manager's office, KCMO, 816-513-1314, www.kcmo.org/youth

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