THURSDAY

Battlerusa Finals. Bottleneck, 10 p.m., 18+, www.pipelineproductions.com

Celebrating a Grand Gift: The Hallmark Photographic Collection. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.nelson-atkins.org*

Decelerate. Kemper Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.kemperart.org*

Embodiment. Spencer Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.spencerart.ku.edu

Explore Evolution. Natural History Museum, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., all ages, FREE, http://nhm.ku.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.spencerart.ku.edu

Gallery Conversations: Professor Gitti Salami, art history, and guest curator on Embodiment. Spencer Museum of Art, 12:20 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.spencerart.ku.edu

Graduate Student Exhibition. KU Art & Design Gallery, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., all ages, FREE, 864-4401

Hot Lunch DJ Dance Party. Jackpot Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+, $3-$5, www.jackpotsaloon.com

Latin American Solidarity Rice and Beans Dinner, Guest speaker: Marc Becker, associate professor of history, Truman State University. ECM Center, 6:15 p.m., all ages, FREE (donations suggested), 864-4213.

Lawrence Art Guild All Members Show. Lawrence Arts Center, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.lawrenceartscenter.com

Lecture: Mary Dusenbury, guest curator, on “Flowers, Dragons and Pine Trees; The Making of an Exhibition”. Spencer Museum of Art, 7 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.spencerart.ku.edu

Lecture: “The World’s Other Superpower: The 2006 World Social Forum in Venezuela”

Marc Becker, associate professor of history, Truman State University. Bailey 318, 12 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.ku.edu/~calendar

Logan Peck & Friends. Abe & Jakes, 9 p.m., 18+, $2, www.abejakes.com

Sci-Fi Fermentation: The Impact of Science on the Natural World. Kemper Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.kemperart.org*

Trucker. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $3, www.jazzhaus.com

FRIDAY

3AM, Left-E-Grove, Moody Assassin. Gaslight Tavern, 9:00 p.m., 21+, FREE, 856-4330

Battlerusa Finals. Bottleneck, 10 p.m., 18+, www.pipelineproductions.com

Black Ale Sinners, Fast Food Junkies. Jackpot Saloon, 10:30 p.m., 18+, $4, www.jackpotsaloon.com

Chicago Trombone Quartet. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 7:30 p.m., all ages, FREE, 864-2787

Emerald Triangle, Sideways. Replay, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.replaylounge.com

Frank Bang’s Secret Stash. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $5, www.jazzhaus.com

Freestyle Motorcross. Kemper Arena, 8 p.m., all ages, $6-$21, www.kemperarenakc.com*

Jarhead. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., all ages, $2 or FREE with Activity Card, www.suaevents.com

Metal Wars Final. Beaumont Club, 9 p.m., 18+, $8, www.kcclubs.com*

Metropolitan Lawn & Garden Show. American Royal Building, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., all ages, $7, www.kemperarenakc.com *

Poker Pub. Liquid Bar and Nightclub, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., 21+, FREE, 749-4295

Robert Randoph and the Family Band. Uptown Theater, 8:30 p.m., 18+, $21, www.uptowntheater.com*

Stand-Up Stand-Off. Hawks Nest, 7 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.suaevents.com

Stitch and Bitch. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 7 p.m., 21+, www.kemperart.org *

Turtle Island String Quartet. Lied Center, 7:30 p.m., all ages, $11.50 - $14 student, www.lied.ku.edu

Young Friends of Art. Kirkwood Hall, Nelson Atkins Museum, 6 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.nelson-atkins.or

SATURDAY

Avenged Sevenfold. Liberty Hall, 7:30 p.m., all ages, $24, www.libertyhall.net

Baroque by Candlelight. Trinity Episcopal Church, 7:30 p.m., $30, www.lawrencechamberorchestra.org

BR5-49, The Avett Brothers. Bottleneck, 9 p.m., 18+, $12,

www.bottlenecklive.com

Decelerate. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., FREE, www.kemperart.org

Embodiment. Spencer Museum of Art, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., FREE, www.spencerart.ku.edu

Fight Biff. Grand Emporium, 8 p.m., 18+, $5 (if under 21), www.grandemporium.com*

Ghosty. Granada, 9 p.m., 18+, $5, www.thegranada.com

Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell. Folly Theater, 8 p.m., all ages, $15-$45, www.follytheater.com*

Lied Center Mozart. Borders, 10 a.m., FREE, www.bordersstores.com

Mark & the Sharks. Slow Ride Roadhouse, 9 p.m., 21+, FREE, 749-2727

The Motorcycle Diaries. Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium, 2 p.m., FREE, www.ku.edu/~calendar

The Schwag. Uptown Theatre, 8 p.m., all ages, $10, www.uptowntheater.com*

Warlock. Boobie Trap Bar, 9 p.m., all ages, $5-$6, www.boobietrapbar.com*

SUNDAY

Film: The Story of the Weeping Camel. Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium, 3 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.spencerart.ku.edu

Metro Lawn and Garden Show w/Remodeling Show. Kemper Arena American Royal Building, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., all ages, $7, www.patrihaproductions.com

Presidential Lecture Series 2006: “The First Woman President” Eleanor Clift, contributing editor for Newsweek and political commentator. Dole Institute of Politics, 7 p.m., FREE, www.doleinstitute.org

ToniTonyTone & Chico DeBarge. Folly Theater, 8 p.m., all ages, $40-$60, www.follytheater.com *

Two Cultures: Collection. Natural History Museum, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., all ages, FREE, nhm.ku.edu

The Yards. Harbour Lights, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, 841-1960

MONDAY

Charlie Parr. Davey’s Uptown, 7:30 p.m., 21+, $5, www.daveysuptown.com*

Film: Face. Kansas Union Woodruff Auditorium, 7 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.ceas.ku.edu

Hallmark Symposium: Gail Swanlund, graphic designer. Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium, 6 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.spencerart.ku.edu

Joe Avery & the Insurgents. Gaslight Tavern, 9 p.m., 21+, $3, www.gaslighttavern.com

Junius, Circle Takes the Square and Fire for Effect. The Jackpot Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+, $4-$6, www.thejackpotsaloon.com

MC Vagina, By the Book and DJ PBR-Girl. The Boobie Trap Bar, 8 p.m., 15+, $5-$6, www.boobietrapbar.com*

Paintings and Drawings by Ivan Fortushniak. Lawrence Arts Center, 7 to 9 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.lawrenceartscenter.com

Two Cultures: Collection. Natural History Museum, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., all ages, FREE, nhm.ku.edu

Wheatus. The Replay Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.replaylounge.com

TUESDAY

Air Supply. VooDoo Lounge at Harrah’s Casino, 8 p.m., 21+, $30-$35, www.voodookc.com*

Anvil Chorus, Doris Hensen, The Golden Hearted Whores. Davey’s Uptown, 9 p.m., 21+, $6, www.daveysuptown.com*

DJ Aether. Gaslight Tavern, 9 p.m., 18+, FREE, www.gaslighttavern.com

Explore Evolution. Natural History Museum, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., all ages, FREE, nhm.ku.edu

Feminist revolutionary Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. The Solidarity Center, 8 p.m., all ages, suggested donation $3 to $5, http://lawrencesolidarity.net

Film: Bittersweet Valentine’s Day: An Affair to Remember and Fatal Attraction. Kansas Union Woodruff Auditorium/Big 12 Room, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., all ages, $3, www.suaevents.com

KC Magazine Single Valentines Day Party. Grand Emporium, 8 p.m., 21+, cost TBA, www.kcclubs.com*

Valentine’s Day ‘Songs of Love and Laughter’ Dinner and Cabaret Show. Maceli’s, 6:30 p.m., all ages, $50, 331-2096

Valentine’s Day Open House. Kansas Union Lobby, Level 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.suaevents.com

WEDNESDAY

That Acoustic Jam Thing. Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.jazzhaus.com

The Ben Pera Trio + 2. Harbour Lights, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, 841-1960

Boo and Boo Too, Long Division, Square Show. The Bottleneck, 8 p.m., $5-$7, www.bottlenecklive.com

Ever We Fall, Days Like These. El Torreon Ballroom, 7 p.m., all ages, $8, www.eltorreon.com*

Graduate Student Exhibition. Art and Design Gallery, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., all ages, FREE, www.ku.edu/~sfa/

Nada Surf with Rogue Wave. Granada, 8 p.m., all ages, $13-$15, www.thegranada.com

Plastic Crime Wave Sound. The Jackpot Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+, $4-$6, www.thejackpotsaloon.com

Relient K. Beaumont Club, 7 p.m., all ages, $15, www.kcclubs.com*

Soweto Gospel Choir. The Lied Center, 7:30 p.m., all ages, $11.50 - $28, www.ku.edu/~lied/