FRIDAY 2.17 A Conversation With Scott Turow. Hall Center, 10 a.m., all ages, FREE, www.hallcenter. ku.edu African American History: Why It's Important and How to Save it. Lawrence Public Library, 6:30 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.lawrence.libks Architects, The Capes, The Armory. Jackpot Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+, $5-$7, www. thejackpotsaloon.com Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl, 11 p.m., all ages, FREE, www. suaevents.com Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet in The Magic Flute. Lied Center, 7:30 p.m., all ages, $19- $44, www.liedku.edu Sean Costello, Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $5, www.jazzhaus.com Cowboy Mouth, Voo Doo Lounge, 8 p.m., 21+, $15, www. VooDooKC.com* Effective Models for Mentoring Graduate Students. Alderson Auditorium, 3:30 p.m., all ages, FREE, 864-4606 Electromediascope: Love and Obsession. Nelson-Atkins Museum, 7 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.nelson-atkins.org Everyday Creativity. Kansas Union; 11:30 a.m., Kansas Union, all ages, FREE, 864-4946 The Giraffes, The Hurricane, 9:30 p.m., 21+,$6,816.753.0884* Gordon Parks At Home and Abroad: A Small Selection. Spencer Museum of Art, all ages, FREE, www.spencerart.ku.edu Mest. Granada, 5:30 p.m., allages, $15, www.thegranada.com Peace, War & Global Change Seminar. Hall Center, 4 p.m., all ages, FREE, 864-4798 Film:Rent. Kansas Union, Woodruff Autidorium, 7 p.m., all ages, $2 or free with Activity Card, www.suaevents.com Scotty & the Soultones Uncle Bo's T-town Bar, 8:30 p.m., 21+, $3, www.unclub.com* The Curator is INI Nelson- Atkins Museum, 7 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.nelson-atkins.org Yakur Ritual Performances: A Plea for a Voice in a De- Centered Global World. Hall Center, 130 p.m., all ages, FREE, 864-4798 THURSDAY 2.16 Concert Visiting Artist Series with David Kassler, tuba. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 7:30 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.ku.edu Embodiment. Spencer Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.spencerart.ku.edu Film: The Last Emperor. Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium, 6 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.spencerku.edu. Flowers, Dragons and Pine Trees: Asian Textiles in the Spencer Museum of Art. Spencer Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.spencertartku.edu Gallery Conversations: Karley Ast and Maureen Warren, graduate students in art history, on Embodiment. Spencer Museum of Art, 12:15 Less Than Jake, Granada, 6 p.m., all-ages, $16, www thegrandada.com p.m., all ages, FREE, www. spencerart.ku.edu Medium Man on Campus with Comedian Mike Birbiglia. Kansas Union Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., all ages, $5 with a KU student ID, $10 for general public, www.ku.edu Kurt Lightner: Five Acres. Kemper Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., all ages, FREE, www. kemperart.org* High on Fire, The Bronx, Big Business, Buried Inside, Lethe, Bottleneck, 6 p.m., all ages, $11, www.bottleneck.com Outlaw Jake, Tripp Algiers, Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $3, www.jazzhaus.com Theory of a Deadman, Beaumont Club, 8 p.m., all ages, $10, 816.561.2580* The Plastic Constellations, Atone At Tone, Ricky Fits, Replay Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, S2, www.replaylounge.com Walter Allas, Grand Emporium, 8 p.m., 21+, FREE, www. grandemporium.com* SATURDAY 2.18 Ad Astra Per Aspera. Granada, 9 p.m., 18+,$5, www. thegranada.com David Sanborn and Chris Bottl. Beaumont Club, 6 p.m., all ages, $25-$30, www.kcclubs.com/beaumontcfm* Drakkar Sauna and Impossible Shapes. Jackpot Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+, $5-$7, www.thejackpotsaloon.com **Embodiment. Spencer** Museum of Art, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., FREE, www.spencerart. ku.edu Flowers, Dragons and Pine Trees. Spencer Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., FREE, www.spencerartku.edu Gordon Parks at Home and Abroad: A Small Selection. Spencer Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., FREE, www.spencerart. ku.edu Karma, then DJ Mell. VooDoo Lounge at Harrah's Casino, 7 p.m., 21+, $10 after 10 p.m., www.vookokc.com* Nine Inch Nails. Kemper Arena, 8 p.m., all ages, $35-$40, www. kemperarenakc.com* Outlaw Jim and the Whiskey Benders, The Pembertons. Davey's Uptown Bar, 10 p.m., 21+, $6, www.daveysuptown.com* Pomeroy, Lucky Boys Confusion, Aubrey. Bottleneck, 8 p.m., 18+, $5-$7, bottletnelkelive.com Slow Music Marathon: Terrestrial Consort. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., FREE, www. kemperart.org Socco & Vanzetti. Gaslight Tavern, 9 p.m., 18+, S3, www. gaslighttavern.com Film: Rent. Kansas Union, Woodruff Autidorium, 7 p.m. all ages, $2 or free with Activity Card, www.suaevents.com Rent is the most accessible musical experience since Chicago. It's got sex, drag queens, and heroin — what more could you ask for? Trucker with Psilenus. Grand Emporium, 8 p.m., 21+, FREE, www.kcclubs.com/grandemp.cfm* True North with Jared Pete Gile. Jazzhaus, 9 p.m., 21+,$4, www.jazzhaus.com Beaumont Club 4050 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 816-561-2560 Boobie Trap Bar 1417 SW 6th St, Topeka 785-232-9008 Davey's Uptown 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. 816-753-1909 Grand Emporium 3832 Main St. Kansas City, Mo. 816-531-1504 Kemper Arena 1800 Geneesee, Kansas City, Mo. (816) 513-4000 The Hurricane 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. (816) 753-0889 Uncle Bo's T-Fown Bar 420 S.E. 51th St. Topeka (785) 234-5400 Kemper Museum of Art 4420 Warwick Blvd. Kansas City, Mo. 816-561-3737 Uptown Theater 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. 816-753-8665 VooDoo Lounge at Harrah's Casino 777 Casino Center Dr. Hazelwood, Mo. (314) 770-8100 02. 16.2006 JAYPLAY <03