Tonight

In St. Joe

LM Blue 88, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Magoons, 632 S. Eighth St., 232-3611

GO DJ Neon Nites, 9 p.m., Hammerjacks Rock-N-Roll Sports Bar, 512 Felix St., 676-0037

GO PartyTime Entertainment, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Last Call Bar and Grill, 2316 N. Belt Highway, 233-0123

GO Couple dance lessons, 7 to 9 p.m. every Friday, free, Buffalo Bar, 501 Felix St., 390-8444

LM Grass Widow, 8 p.m. to midnight, Terrible’s St. Jo Frontier Casino, 777 Winner’s Circle, Bouganvillea Bar

LM The Thirty, Sheridan, Agnes The Mother, Theboyinthesnakepit and The Tetris Chainsaw Massacre, 6 p.m., $7, The Summit (Riverside Church), 5401 Mitchell Ave.

LM The Heat Machine, Extreme Carlos, Eastwood, Same Sick Feeling and No Coast November, 6 p.m., $5, Letter Carrier’s Hall, 2301 St. Joseph Ave.

GO House Pool Tournament, 7 p.m., potmatch payback, The Missourian Lounge, 3701 King Hill Ave., 238-5483

OS “Funny First Fridays” featuring Shang, Skillz, K-4Reale, Pagor Akot, T-Mo and Rickey Pryor, 7 p.m., $10 advance, $12 at the door, Legends Sports Bar and Grill, 210 N. Belt Highway, 232-6448

LM Open mic with Tim Powers, 8 p.m. to close, no cover, Holt’s Place, 239 Illinois Ave., 238-3871

LM Open mic with Dennis Brown, 7 to 11 p.m., no cover, V.F.W. Post 6760 and Ladies Auxiliary, 306 Cherokee, 238-8387

KC and Lawrence

LM Honeywagen, The Livers, The Pedaljets and The Slow Down, 9:30 p.m., $7, Record Bar, 1020 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-5207

LM The Last Call Girls and The Threes, 10 p.m., $6, Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909

LM Vore and 7 Year Existence, 9 p.m, The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 442-8179

FF Harlem Globetrotters, 2 and 7 p.m., $17 to $130, Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3330

LM The Cast Pattern, Brainbow, David Hasselhoff On Acid and Latin, 9:30 p.m., $5 to $7, The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire, Lawrence, Kan., (785) 842-LIVE

OS “Annie,” 7:30 p.m., $25 to $55, Music Hall Kansas City, 301 W. 13th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 513-5000

LM A show for Jan Green Lawrence Letterday Reunion Show with Starlit Platoon, Newmatica, 8 p.m., $7, The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kan., (785) 842-1390

LM Black Christmas and Hospital Ships, 10 p.m., $2 to $3, Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kan., (785) 749-7676

ELSEWHERE

LM Countryside Jamboree with Wayne Hoover and the Countrysiders, music and dancing, smoke and alcohol free event, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Countryside Hall, south city limit sign on Highway 69, Cameron, Mo., (816) 718-1776

LM 27th Annual Ray Austin Memorial Winter Bluegrass Festival, 7 p.m. to close, $10, Holiday Inn Six Flags, Eureka, Mo., (636) 441-7429

LM Gower Goodtimers Opry, 7 p.m., musicians and singers welcome, donation at door, Goodtimers Hall, Gower, Mo., (816) 424-6655

LM Flannigan’s Right Hook, 8 p.m. to midnight, O’Malley’s Pub, 500 Welt St., Weston, Mo., (816) 640-5235

Saturday, Jan. 3

In St. Joe

LM Firing Thomas, 10 p.m., $3, The Rendezvous, 619 Felix St.

LM Grass Widow, 8 p.m. to midnight, Terrible’s St. Jo Frontier Casino, 777 Winner’s Circle, Bouganvillea Bar

LM Music by Kov, 9 p.m. to close, no cover, Holt’s Place, 239 Illinois Ave., 238-3871

GO MGA 2009 Victoria DePaula’s 30th Birthday Celebration Show starring MGM 2008 Sparkle Iman, Loreal, Melinda Ryder, Channing LaRue, Bianca Bliss, Serenity Summers, Noelle Winters, and Mr. River Rain, 9 p.m., $5, Shaft Nightclub, 615 Felix St.

LM Southwind, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., $5, Buffalo Bar, 501 Felix St., 390-9797

LM The Tommy Andrews Band, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., no cover, Last Call Bar and Grill, 2316 N. Belt Highway, 233-0123

LM Ranger, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., $3 members, $4 guests, Eagles Lodge, 2004 N. Belt Highway, 279-3014

LM Country Rhythm Band, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., $3, ages 50 and older, Joyce Raye Patterson Senior Citizen Center, 100 S. 10th St., 271-4666

KC and lawrence

LM Datagun, El Paso Hot Button, The Blacks and Fourth of July, 6 p.m., $7, Record Bar, 1020 Westport Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-5207

LM In The Moment, Hasselhoff on Acid and Heads of State, 10 p.m., $6, Davey’s Uptown Rambler’s Club, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 753-1909

LM Celine Dion, 8 p.m., $47.50 to $150, Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3330

LM Hammerlord, 9 p.m., The Riot Room, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 442-8179

OS “Annie,” 2 and 7:30 p.m., $25 to $55, Music Hall Kansas City, 301 W. 13th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 513-5000

LM Clayton Senne, 8 p.m., $10, The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kan., (785) 842-1390

LM The Calm Blue Sea, The Letter Division and Schumanns Resonance, 10 p.m., Jackpot Saloon, 943 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, Kan.

LM Andrew Morgan and Hidden Pictures, 10 p.m., $2 to $3, Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts, Lawrence, Kan., (785) 749-7676

elsewhere

LM Flannigan’s Right Hook, 8 p.m. to midnight, O’Malley’s Pub, 500 Welt St., Weston, Mo., (816) 640-5235

LM Jammin’ at the cabin, 6 to 9 p.m., country, bluegrass and gospel music, all musicians and singers welcome, food and dancing, no alcohol, admission is free, Country Cabin Cafe, Savannah, Mo., (816) 324-7969

LM 27th Annual Ray Austin Memorial Winter Bluegrass Festival, 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to close, $10 day or night only, $18 for day and night pass, Holiday Inn Six Flags, Eureka, Mo., (636) 441-7429

SUN Jan. 4

LM Blues Night with Jerry Forney, 8 to 11 p.m., Ground Round, 3708 Frederick Ave.

LM Sean Cleary and Tracy Huffman, 6 to 9 p.m., no cover, Famous Dave’s, 5401 N. Belt Highway, 232-3774

GO DJ Neon Nites, 7 p.m, Biggins Sports Bar and Grill, 815 S. Belt Highway, 232-4450

GO Doctors of Entertainment, 7 to 11 p.m., Eagles Lodge, 2004 N. Belt Highway, 279-3014

OS “A Cathedral Concert by Candlelight,” a program of organ music for the Christmas and Epiphany seasons, 4 p.m., free, Cathedral of St. Joseph, 519 N. 10th St., 232-7763

LM Forney and Paxson Band, 7 to 10:30 p.m. Sundays, $3 to $5, Eagles Lodge #3669, Maryville, Mo., (660) 582-8012

OS “Annie,” 2 and 7 p.m., $25 to $55, Music Hall Kansas City, 301 W. 13th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 513-5000

LM Northwest Opry Country, bluegrass and gospel show, 2 to 5 p.m., $4 donation, Northwest Opry, 216 W. Third St., Maryville, Mo., (660) 927-3620

LM Bob Reeder, 3 to 9 p.m., O’Malley’s Pub, 500 Welt St., Weston, Mo., (816) 640-5235

MON Jan. 5

GO Wii bowling night, 9 p.m., First Ward House, 2101 St. Joseph Ave., 749-4035

GO Country western dance lessons, beginners to advanced, 6 to 9 p.m., $5 per person, Eagles Lodge, 2004 N. Belt Highway, 279-3014

TUES Jan. 6

LM Open mic with Casey Brett, 9 p.m. every Tuesday, Biggins Sports Bar and Grill, 815 S. Belt Highway, 232-4450

LM Open jam, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Tuesday, Magoon’s, 632 S. Eighth St., 232-3611

GO Beer pong with music by DJ Dr. Richardson, 10 p.m., $3, The Rendezvous, 619 Felix St.

LM Roadhouse Review, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Hammerjacks Rock-N-Roll Sports Bar, 512 Felix St., 676-0037

GO Doctors of Entertainment, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., no cover, Last Call Bar and Grill, 2316 N. Belt Highway, 233-0123

WED Jan. 7

LM Open mic night, 7 p.m., Norty’s Bar and Grill, 1117 Frederick Ave., 364-9043

GO Doctors of Entertainment, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., no cover, Last Call Bar and Grill, 2316 N. Belt Highway, 233-0123

OS Spirituality and All That Jazz featuring pianist Joe Cartwright, 7 p.m., $7 adults, children 16 and under admitted free, Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 444-6262

THURS Jan. 8

GO Line dance lessons, 7 to 9 p.m., free, Neon Nites, 9 p.m., Buffalo Bar, 501 Felix St.

GO Live “Rock Band” in The Loft, 9 p.m., Legends Sports Bar and Grill, 210 N. Belt Highway, 232-6448

GO Ladies ‘80s Night with DJ Dr. Rich, 10 p.m., ‘80s music, ‘80s dress, ‘80s prices, no cover, The Rendezvous, 619 Felix St.

GO Doctors of Entertainment, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., no cover, Last Call Bar and Grill, 2316 N. Belt Highway, 233-0123

OS “Hedda Gabler,” 7:30 p.m., $20 adults, $10 students, Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, 3604 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. (816) 569-3226

FRI Jan. 9

LM Hot 103 Jamz presents Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Gym Class Heroes, Keyshia Cole and Keri Hilson, 7 p.m., $39.50 to $79.75, Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 931-3330

LM Marc Broussard, 8 p.m., $17 and $30, Voodoo Lounge At Harrah’s North Kansas City Casino, 1 Riverboat Drive, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 472-7777

OS “Hedda Gabler,” 8 p.m., $20 adults, $10 students, Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, 3604 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. (816) 569-3226

Ongoing exhibits

ST. JOSEPH

ALBRECHT-KEMPER MUSEUM OF ART

2818 Frederick Ave., 233-7003, hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tues. through Fri. and 1 to 4 p.m. Sat. and Sun. Closed Mon., Thanksgiving and Christmas

Helen Rea’s “Always in Bloom” and Ray Ottinger’s “The Boy in the Brown Sweater, on display through Jan. 11

GALLERY 7

118 N. Seventh St., 279-1254, hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wed. through Sat

Featured artists Chris Long and Rebecca Dew-Reilly, currently on display

KANSAS CITY

NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART

4525 Oak St., (816) 751-1278, hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wed., 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thurs. and Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat., noon to 5 p.m. Sun.

“Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America and the Railway, 1830-1960,” art on display through Jan. 18

“Restoration: Robert and Shana Parke-Harrison,” art on display through Feb. 8

“Resting Places Living Things: Designs by Michael Cross,” on display through April 5

NATIONAL WORLD WAR I

MUSEUM

Liberty Memorial, 100 W. 26th St., (816) 784-1945, hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues. through Sat.

“Railroads and World War I: A Special Exhibit,” art on display through Jan. 17

FEATURED LOCAL AND

REGIONAL ARTISTS

Evelyn Jordan Isaacs and Susan Walter, on display through Jan. 16, US Bank, 3115 Ashland Ave.

Gerry Watson and Ival Lawhon, on display through Jan. 16, US Bank, 1000 Fifth Ave.

John Ensminger, on display through Jan. 16, Downtown St. Joseph Library, 927 Felix St.

Delbert Weese, Mickey Hosman, Jim Fly, Steven Burns, Brenda Reilly and Rosemary Archdekin, on display through March 10, City Hall offices, 1100 Frederick Ave.

Riverwalk Art Association membership art, on display through Jan. 26, San Jose Steakhouse, 4015 S. Highway 169

Lydia Bridges and Cynthia Barber, on display through Jan. 26, UMB Bank, 2501 Frederick Ave.

Midge Courtney and T.C. Schrick, on display through Jan. 26, UMB Bank, 3601 Mitchell Ave.

Midwest Artist Association, on display through Jan. 10, Rolling Hills Consolidated Library, 1904 N. Belt Highway

Lydia Bridges, Alice Jacks and Pat Harding, on display through Jan. 26, Pony Express Bank, 624 Felix St.

Josh Thurn, on display through Jan. 31, Joyce Raye Patterson Senior Citizens Center, 100 S. 10th St.

Karen Organ and Kim Duke, on display through Jan. 26, Pony Express Bank, 209 Roseport Road. Elwood, Kan.

Riverwalk Art Association membership art, on display through Jan. 26, USD 409, 626 N. Seventh St., Atchison, Kan.