Events for Thursday, May 1, 2008
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Morning
"Pareidolia" new work by Brett and Maggie Allen
7 a.m. to 2 a.m., The Bourgeois Pig (Free)
"Lost in the Details," photography by Aly Young
7 a.m. to 2 a.m., Henry's on Eighth (Free)
"Abstract Environment": Oil Paintings by Jane Flanders
8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Aimee's Coffee House (Free)
Visual Communications Scholarship Exhibition
8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Art and Design Gallery (Free)
Exhibit: "You’ll Never Walk Alone: The Public and Private Life of Bob Dole"
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics (Free)
Oil paintings by Donna Dennis
9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Lawrence Public Library (Free)
El Lissitzky: Futurist Portfolios
South Balcony Gallery
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
Reframing Society: Russian Constructivist Photography
North Balcony Gallery
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
"Resounding Spirit: Japanese Contemporary Art of the 1960s"
Kress Gallery
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
"Make a Mark: Art of the 1960s"
Central Court
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
"Japan Re-imagined/Post-war Art"
Asian Gallery
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
"Reality and Fantasy: Land, Town and Sea"
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Free)
"In the Public Eye: Photography and Fame"
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Free)
"Revealing, Reversible and Resplendent: 15th-17th-Century Italian and Spanish Textiles"
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Free)
"Senses and Sensibilities"
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Free)
KU Design Students Spring Art Sale
10 a.m. to 7 p.m., The Kansas Union (Free)
"From Kansas to the Caribbean": New works by Ann Dean & Kristin Morland
11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Pachamama's (Free)
Eastside People's Market Cafe Opening
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eastside People's Market
Afternoon
"I Like That Idea A Lot"
noon to 9 p.m., Wonder Fair: Art Gallery & How! (Free)
Public event: "Facing Forward or About Face or Defaced"
noon, Wescoe Beach (Free)
Gallery Conversation: Shuyun Ho, Asian Art Intern
Kress Gallery
12:15 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
Lecture: "Language in Autism"
12:30 p.m., Alderson Auditorium (Free)
Film Series: "BBC Planet Earth"
2 p.m. to 3 p.m., The Commons, Spooner Hall (Free)
Tour of the Baker Wetlands
3 p.m., Baker Wetlands, 31st and Haskell (Free)
"More at Stake than the Olympics: Power and Influence between China and Post-Soviet Central"
4 p.m., The Kansas Union (Free)
Wakarusa Festival Job Fair
4 p.m. to 7 p.m., The Granada (Free)
Evening
Poker Pub
Games at 6:00 and 9:00pm
6 p.m., Conroy's Pub (Free)
Spring Student Night: "Peace, Love and Art"
6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
Tunnel of Oppression
6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Alderson Auditorium (Free)
The Junkyard Jazz Band
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., American Legion (Free)
The Grand Marquis
7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen (39th) (Free)
Dusty Murphy
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Zig & Mac's (Free)
New Dance
7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall ($2)
Alicia Keys
7:30 p.m., The Sprint Center ($49.50 - $100)
Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things"
7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theater ($10 - $16)
Public event: "New Dance"
7:30 p.m., Kansas University (Free)
Matthew Allison, flute recital
Doctor of Musical Arts recital
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall (Free)
Steve Earle
with Allison Moorer
8 p.m., Liberty Hall ($27.50)
Neal McCoy
8 p.m., Beaumont Club ($20)
Opening reception: "From Kansas to the Caribbean"
8 p.m. to midnight, Pachamama's (Free)
Mayday Party and Burlesque Rock Show with Easy Tease
8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Solidarity! Revolutionary Center & Radical Library ($5 - $7)
Night
Poker Pub
Games at 6:00 and 9:00pm
9 p.m., Conroy's Pub (Free)
Acoustic Vocal Jazz and Bossa Nova
9 p.m., Genovese (Free)
Uh Huh Her / Angie Mattson
9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall ($12)
Lions / Rocker Lips / Cruxed / Devil Rides Out
9 p.m., The Riot Room
Afroman
9 p.m., The Granada ($11)
Floyd the Barber
9:30 p.m. to midnight, Pachamama's (Free)
Destroyer / Andre Ethier
9:30 p.m., The Record Bar ($10)
Intelligent DanceFloor Culture w/ Jerrett & Dash
10 p.m., Fatso's ($2 - $4)
Neon Dance Party
10 p.m., The Bottleneck (Free - $5)
Sterilize Stereo / Lonnie Fisher & the Funeral
10 p.m., Auntie Mae's Parlor ($4)
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth / Radio Moscow
10 p.m., The Replay Lounge ($2)
oh!mr Songwriter Showcase
10 p.m., The Jazzhaus ($2 - $3)
DJ Proof
10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Fatso's
Alice / Eric Morelli The Study
10 p.m., The Brick ($5 - $7)
The Snuggle Bugs / Waterfowl Habitat
10 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern & Coffeehouse ($3)
Snuff Jazz
10:30 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room ($2)
Dri
11 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room ($2 - $3)
Ad Astra Per Aspera :: This is not only the veteran Lawrence band's release show for their latest 7", it's also their last show in town before 2/5 of the band moves to NYC later this week ... More info
- "Our Energy Future: How Kansas Can Lead"
- "The Final Debate: What Do the Undecideds Think?"
- Crystal Antlers / A Decent Animal
