Events for Saturday, May 3, 2008
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Morning
Antique Auto Swap Meet
Runs until dark Friday and Saturday.
6 a.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds (Free)
Downtown Lawrence Farmers' Market
7 a.m. to 11 a.m., Farmers Market (8th and N.H.) (Free)
"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)
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)
Day of Caring 2008
9 a.m. to noon, Free State High School (Free)
El Lissitzky: Futurist Portfolios
South Balcony Gallery
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
Reframing Society: Russian Constructivist Photography
North Balcony Gallery
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
"Resounding Spirit: Japanese Contemporary Art of the 1960s"
Kress Gallery
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
"Make a Mark: Art of the 1960s"
Central Court
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
"Japan Re-imagined/Post-war Art"
Asian Gallery
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
"Sparks!"
The William T. Kemper Collecting Initiative
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Free - $8)
"Print Lovers at 30: Celebrating Three Decades of Giving"
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Free - $8)
"Reality and Fantasy: Land, Town and Sea"
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Free)
"In the Public Eye: Photography and Fame"
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Free)
"Revealing, Reversible and Resplendent: 15th-17th-Century Italian and Spanish Textiles"
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Free)
"Senses and Sensibilities"
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Free)
"Water"
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 6 Gallery (Free)
"From Kansas to the Caribbean": New works by Ann Dean & Kristin Morland
11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Pachamama's (Free)
LOLA Art Sale, by Ladies of Lawrence Artwork
11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pachamama's (Free)
Stephen T. Johnson and Brad Sneed book signing
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Toy Store, 936 Mass. (Free)
3rd Annual May Music Festival
11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Prairie Moon School (Free)
Free Comic Book Day
11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Astrokitty Comics (Free)
Afternoon
"I Like That Idea A Lot"
noon to 9 p.m., Wonder Fair: Art Gallery & How! (Free)
Parade of Homes
noon to 5 p.m., www.lhba.net has a map of entries (Free)
Live Jazz with the Tommy Ruskin Trio
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Jardine's Restaurant and Jazz Club (Free)
Spring Arts Festival
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art (Free)
KU Softball Game
KU vs. Iowa State
1 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark ($4 - $6)
Bowling Fundraiser for M.S.
1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Royal Crest Bowling Lanes ($10 - $50)
KU Baseball Game
KU vs. Oklahoma
2 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark ($4 - $6)
Verus Music Festival Day 2
2 p.m., The Granada ($12)
Lawrence Modern Road Trip
2:15 p.m., 2152 Owens Lane (Free)
Americana Music Academy Saturday Jam
3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Americana Music Academy (Free)
Millage Gilbert's Royal Blue Matinee
4 p.m., Grand Emporium (Free)
MerleJam 2008 with The Nadas
5 p.m. to 2 a.m., Knuckleheads ($15)
LHS Hip-Hop Night
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Lawrence High School ($1)
Evening
Poker Pub
Games at 6:00 and 9:00pm
6 p.m., Conroy's Pub (Free)
NWA: Central States Wrestling
presents "Boiling Point"
6:30 p.m., Kansas National Guard Armory ($7 - $15)
Orlando Ventura, piano
7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Pachamama's
Ardys & Bradford
7 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Gaslight Tavern & Coffeehouse ($3)
Russell Ronnebaum, piano
7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall (Free)
Leo Kottke & Leon Redbone
7:30 p.m., Uptown Theater ($29 - $49)
Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart
West Side Folk
7:30 p.m., Unity Church ($16)
Neil LaBute's "The Shape of Things"
7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theater ($10 - $16)
Deadwood Derby - Finals
with The Dylan Paul Band / Vegetable / The Dactyls / Guse
8 p.m., Liberty Hall ($5)
Cryin' Out Loud
8 p.m. to midnight, Knights of Columbus Hall ($6)
Salsa Saturdays
8:30 p.m., Westport Beach Club
Dead Girls Ruin Everything / The Noise FM / Robots vs. Dinosaurs / Tallgrass Prairie Reserve
"Rockin' for Relief" Benefit Concert for KU Engineers Without Borders
8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., The Bottleneck ($5 - $7)
Night
Poker Pub
Games at 6:00 and 9:00pm
9 p.m., Conroy's Pub (Free)
Open Jam
9 p.m., Duffy's (Free)
William Elliott Whitmore / Weather is Happening / Suzannah Johannes / Sean Bergman
9 p.m., The Jackpot Music Hall ($8 - $9)
Blue River Ordonnance
9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse (Free)
The Belated / Action Figure / Life in Jersey
9 p.m., Crosstown Station
Out of the Suffering / Changing Faith / Unmerciful / Seeking Surreal / Ghost in the Machine
9 p.m., The Riot Room
Cinco de Mayo Party with Son Venezuela and DJ Jalapeno
9 p.m., Abe & Jake's Landing
Breakdown
10 p.m., Jilly's on Broadway
Saturday Sessions with DJ Aether and Dj*son
10 p.m., The Pool Room (Free)
Stereo Saturdays with DJ Proof
10 p.m., Fatso's
Common People Dance Party & Social with DJ Yours Truly
10 p.m., Louise's Downtown (Free - $2)
The Shaker Hoods / The Old Black / Radio Radio
10 p.m., Davey's Uptown ($6)
Wrath & Ruin / Meatflower
10 p.m., The Replay Lounge ($2)
Cosmopolitics
10 p.m., The Jazzhaus ($4)
DJ Robert Moore (on the patio)
10 p.m., The Replay Lounge ($2)
The Voodoo Organist / Loglady
10 p.m. to 1 a.m., The Gaslight Tavern & Coffeehouse ($4)
Blake/e/e/e / Yellow Lab / '68 Comeback
10 p.m., The Brick ($5 - $7)
Saturday Soul Clap
10 p.m., The Eighth Street Tap Room ($2)
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Karaoke
time TBA, Set'em Up Jacks
Bandit Teeth / ColourMusic :: After a seven-year hiatus, this trio of Lawrencians has reestablished itself as a top-shelf draw for their brand of high-energy, punk-influenced indie rock ... More info
- Opening Reception for "AbracaData" by Yuri Zupancic
- RedLefty / Kasey Rausch and Friends (early all-ages patio show)
- Sleep Is Like Sex
