Weekly choice
Musical: "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Murphy Hall, 7:30 p.m., $10 to $18
Sat 9/24
2005 Fall Festival of Live Horse Racing (opening). The Woodlands, 11 a.m., $2
Plaza Art Fair. Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Mo., 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., FREE
Oktoberfest on the Wasserfront. Berkley Riverfront Park, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., $5
11th Annual Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque Contest. Shawnee Town, 10 a.m., FREE
Heather Smith Jones exhibition. Signs of Life Art Gallery, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., FREE
Kansas Audio-Reader benefit, "For your ears only" record sale. Douglas Country Fairgrounds, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., FREE
Stand up for peace. Watson Park, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., FREE Part of a nationwide demonstration to bring home troops.
The Makers, Filthy Jim, The Gleaners. Jackpot Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+
The Band That Saved the World. Jazzzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+,$5
Indlewild, Inara George.The Bottleneck, 8 p.m., all ages,$7
Fountain City Brass Band presents "An Evening at the Opera". Lied Center, 7:30, FREE or $10 (Free for KU students and faculty)
eXposure Battle of the Bands. Granada, 12 p.m., all ages, $12