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- "Solarmax," through Sept. 3, IMAX.
- "White Alligators," through Sept. 30, IMAX.
- "Amazing Journeys," opens Oct. 1. IMAX.
- "Journey Into Amazing Caves," through Dec. 31, IMAX.
- "China: The Panda Adventure,
" through Dec. 31, IMAX.
Powell Gardens
(816) 697-2600. Located east of Lone Jack, Mo., on U.S. Highway 50.
- Miniature Trains, Oct. 6-Dec.
31.
- Mary Ann Soerries, photography, through Dec. 31.
St. James Catholic Church 39th and Harrison.
- Oct. 6-7: Hyde Park Homes Tour, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Treasures of Nature Art Show
(913) 451-1134. International Trade Center, Overland Park.
- Oct. 5-7: Antiques Garden & Home Show.
Union Station
30 W. Pershing Road; located at the corner of Pershing Road and Main Street, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.
- "Racecar: Science of Speed," through Oct. 14.
- Oct. 6-7: La Strada dell'Arte Festival, Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Oct. 11: "A T.Rex Named Sue," 10 a.m.-noon.
Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun
4545 Worlds of Fun Ave.,
Kansas City, Mo.
- Hallo-Weekends: Saturdays & Sundays, through Oct. 28.
BALDWIN
Art Walk Night
- First Fridays of the month:
Self-guided walk to downtown galleries.
Downtown Baldwin.
OTTAWA
Forest Park
Northwest edge of Ottawa, only a few blocks from the Old Depot Museum.
- Oct. 6-7: Kansas Sampler Festival.
DESOTO
DeSoto Library
(785) 585-3106. 33145 W. 83rd St.
- Oct. 10: Book Discussion Group, 2 p.m.
- Oct. 12: "The History of DeSoto, Kan," 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
JEFF BLACK will play Friday night at The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
ATCHISON
Downtown Atchison
- Oct. 6-7: Oktoberfest Festival
BONNER SPRINGS
Renaissance Festival
Just off I-70 and K-7. Open from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. rain or shine.
- Oct. 6-8: Buccaneers and Bandits.
Museums
LAWRENCE
Clinton Lake Museum
(785) 748-0800 Route 5. Hours:1 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays,1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sundays,1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays and by appointment.
- "Clinton Lake Communities: The First 20 Years, 1954-1974."
- "The Underground Railroad."
- The First 20 Years, 1854-1874."
* "Religion"
- "Religion."
- "The J.C. Steele House."
Clyde W. Tombaugh
864-3166.500 Lindley Hall. 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.
Observatory
Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art
864-4710. On Mississippi Street west of the Kansas Union on the Kansas University campus. Comprehensive museum with paintings, sculpture, graphics and textiles. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays
and Saturdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays.
Exhibits
- "American Indian Art," through Nov. 3.
- "Alberto Vargas: The Esquire Pinups," through Dec. 30.
Hallmark Symposium
- Oct. 8: Christotpher Budd, interior designer and architect, 6 p.m.
- Programs, lectures, films and events
- Oct. 11: "War Goddesses: Women, World War II, and the Vargas Girl," 7 p.m.
- Oct. 4: Senior Curator Steve Goddard, 12:15 p.m.
Tours du Jour
Kansas University Natural History Museum
Kenneth Spencer Research Library
864-4540 or 864-4450. On Jayhawk Blvd. on KU campus. Hours:
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and neon-5 p.m. Sundays.
campus. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mondays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5
p.m. Sundays.
- "John Gould: Birds and Beasts," through early October.
Behind Strong Hall on Poplar Lane, KU campus. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, and noon-4 p.m. Saturdays (Kansas Collection and Special Collections only).
Museum of Anthropology
- 13th Annual Lawrence Indian Arts Show, through Oct. 21.
864-4245. Spooner Hall on KU
- Oct. 11-14 Beadwork workshop with George Blackwood.
Watkins Community Museum of History
841-4109. 1047 Mass. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays. Hands-on history room for children, call for hours.
- "Woman Who Pulls Teeth: Dr. Lucy Hobbs Taylor, First woman Doctor of Dental Surgery."
- "Underground Railroad in Douglas County, Kansas."
- "The Basketball Man: Dr. James Naismith."
TOPEKA
HEARTLAND Orthodox Christian Museum
(785) 234-5993. 523 S.W. Van Buren.
- "Spiritual Treasures of Czarist Russia: Holy Russian Icons, 1660-1917," through Oct. 31.
Kansas Museum of History
(785) 272-8681. 6425 S.W. Sixth St. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 12:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays.
- Kansas History Center Nature Trail, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
- "From Gems to Gimcracks, The Discovery Place," hands-on gallery for children, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. daily.
Mulvane Art Museum
(785) 231-1124. 17th and Jewell streets on the Washburn University campus. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.
- Outdoor Art Exhibition.
LECOMPTON
LECOMPTON Constitution Hall
(913) 887-6520. National Landmark, Kansas Historic Site. 319 Elmore. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Bleeding Kansas exhibits. Free.
Territorial Capital Museum
(913) 887-6148. National Historic Registrar Site, near downtown Lecompton. Exhibits about territorial Kansas. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.
Hallmark Visitors Center (816) 274-3613. Crown Center, 25th and McGee streets, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
KANSAS CITY Hallmark Visitors Center
Mondays-Fridays; 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and most holidays. Free admission, wheelchair accessible. Reservations required for groups of 10 or more.
- Creative and Hallmark Keepsake Ornament exhibit.
- J.C. Hall Christmas Trees,
year-round.
Johnson County Museum of History
- "Cold War: Promise and Fear in the 1950s," through Dec. 30.
- (913) 631-6709. 6305 Lackman.
Shawnee. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30
p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 1
p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Free
admission.
- "Seeking the Good Life" and "1950s All-Electric House," ongoing.
Kansas City Museum
(816) 483-8300. 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturdays and noon-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Exhibits also at Town Pavilion, 1111 Main St.
- "Seeing the Unseen: Dr. Harold E. Edgerton and the Wonders of Strobe Alley," through Oct.14.
Planetarium
The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
- Fridays-Sundays: "The Truth Is Out There," ongoing.
- 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesdays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.
- "Ken Aptekar: Painting Between the Lines, 1990-2000," through Dec. 2.
- Works from the permanent collection, through Oct. 7.
- "Picture This: Permanent Collect Photography," through Oct. 7.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
(816) 561-4000, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo. Comprehensive art museum. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Tuesdays-Thursdays,10 a.m.-9 p.m.Fridays,10 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturdays and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays.
Toy and Miniature Museum
10. 3 and Miniature Museum (816) 333-9328. 5235 Oak, Kansas City, Mo. Hours: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.
- Saturdays: "The Great Mystery" puppet shows, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; River and Prairie Story-
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