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First Friday openings moved for holiday

Crossroads galleries are not calling in a snow day, so show your support for Kansas City's artists by braving the drifts. In addition to the new work opening January 8 and 9, the area's museums are back on regular schedule (weather permitting – some, like the Nerman, are closed if the school is; a quick phone call will insure your trip is worthwhile; numbers, addresses and web sites are listed in our calendar section): Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Spencer Museum of Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (its Crossroads counterpart is open for Second Friday; the H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute is closed for school holiday through the 12th).

(More images here.)

The Mercy Seat gallery is open during its usual hours, too, and showing Joshua Hoffine's photography. Other galleries, such as the Leedy-Voulkos, are keeping regular Saturday hours, and a few spots in Kansas City, Kansas, open their doors for Second Friday Art Walk.

It's also your last chance to see Andy Warhol's sparkling and sketched-on silkscreens in person at Union Station. The large-scale prints offer an impact that can't be replicated in an art book or postcard. The show is part of Arts Alive on Friday, as well as offering expanded Wine and Warhol hours Friday and Saturday evenings.

Be brave! Do it for art.

Second Friday openings and events:

6th Street Gallery at YWCA of Greater Kansas City
1017 North 6th Street
Kansas City, Kansas
913-371-1105
Monday- Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Second Friday Art Walk; closed December 24-January 3

Ark of Friends: A Look at Local Outsider Art
Featuring John Nelson
Second Friday Art Walk artist reception: January 8, 5-8 p.m.
January 8 — February 10
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1819 Central Gallery & Event Space
1819 Central Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-200-3417
First Fridays, 6-10 p.m., Second Saturdays, 6-10 p.m., and by appointment

Mid-America Poster and Printmaker Showcase including: Karen Berger, James Button, Frank Chimero, DJG Design, Justin Eagan, Bill Elder, Tim Goodwillie, Gravity Ink, William Holland, Hannah Hurle, Jud Kite, Jimmy Little, Micah Max, Chris Millspaugh, Never Sleeping Design, Frank Norton Jr., Desmond Poirier, Toine Quinn, Pat Rocha (The Holster), Tyson Schroeder, Patrick Sullivan, Vahalla Studios, Brady Vest (Hammerpress), Doug Wilson, Justin Wright of Expo '70, and Daniel Zender
Opening: January 8, 6-10 p.m., with music by DJ Steve Tulipana and refreshments
January 8 — March 4
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Apex Art Space
(Crossroads Dentistry)
1819 Wyandotte Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-841-0206
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., and by apppointment; closed December 25 and January 1

Jennifer Rivera: 40
Reception: (Crossroads area First Friday, delayed for holiday) January 8, 6-9 p.m. Through January 31
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Arts Incubator, Cocoon Gallery
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-2292 First Fridays, 5-9 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and by appointment

NTER CHNG Drew Bolton, Jamie Burkart and Garrett Fuselier
Opening reception: (moved for New Year's holiday): January 8, 6-9 p.m.
January 8 — 29
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Arts Incubator, INKubator Press
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-2629 Membership access 24/7, First Friday demonstrations, 6-9 p.m., Print Mondays open studio; other workshops

Expanded Identities Rachel Epp Buller
Second Friday opening: (moved for New Year's holiday) January 8, 6-9 p.m.
January 8 — 31
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Blue Gallery
118 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
816-527-0823
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and First Fridays until 9 p.m. (Closed New Year's Day, January 1)

Aileen Chong: New works
First Friday opening reception: (moved for New Year's holiday) January 8, 6-9 p.m.
January 8 — 30
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Byron Cohen Gallery
2020 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-421-5665
Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays 7-9 p.m., and by appointment Holiday season hours: December 24, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; closed December 25-28; December 29-31, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; closed January 1-6

Lesley Dill : The Strange Experience of Beauty
Second Friday opening: (moved for New Year's holiday) January 8, 7-9 p.m. January 8 —
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Imago Dei Arts Center
1015 Minnesota Avenue (Historic Granada Theater)
Kansas City, Kansas
913-233-0266
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m-5 p.m.; please call to check for holiday hours

George Chrisman
retrospective exhibition
Second Friday Art Walk opening reception: January 8, 5-8 p.m.
January 8 — February 6
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Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities
Kaw Valley Arts Gallery
756 Armstrong
Kansas City, Kansas
913-371-0024
Second Friday Art Walks, Tuesday-Friday by appointment

New Works by Antonette Nicoterra, Pamela Scott and Ron Smith
Second Friday Art Walk opening: January 8, 5-8 p.m.
January 8 — February 3
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Kemper in the Crossroads
33 West 19th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-5784
Friday, noon-8 p.m., Saturday, noon-6 p.m.; open January 8, February 5 (for First / holiday-belated Fridays)

Keltie Ferris: Man Eaters
Through February 13
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Lawrence Art Center
940 New Hampshire Street
Lawrence, Kansas
785-843-2787
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Unwrapping the Past Lynda Andrus
Opening reception: January 8, 7-9 p.m.
January 8 — February 6
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Pi Art Gallery
419 East 18th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-210-6534
First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Closed January 9.

Richard Van Cleave: Retro
First Friday opening reception: (moved for New Year's holiday) January 8, 6-9 p.m.
Second reception: January 10, 1-5 p.m.
January 8 — 30
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Red Door Studios
738 Armstrong Avenue, Suite 200
Kansas City, Kansas
Wednesday open life drawing sessions, 6-9 p.m., Second Friday Artwalk, 5-8 p.m. and by appointment

Wyandot Art Association Show
Second Friday Art Walk opening: January 8, 5-8 p.m., with open meeting included; refreshments, music and reception; the Wyandot Art Association is a small group with monthly meetings and regular shows throughout the year. The non-profit, established in 1965, welcomes membership inquiries and cooperates with the Kansas City Arts Network.
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Review Studios Exhibition Space
1708 Campbell Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-471-2343
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (entrance on Campbell), First Fridays, 6-9 p.m., Saturday, noon-4 p.m. and special events (entrance on East 17th Street)

Review Studios Group Exhibition
Barry Anderson, Diana Heise, Archie Scott Gobber, Marcie Miller Gross, Beniah Leuschke, Lonnie Powell, Warren Rosser, Davin Watne, Elijah Gowin, Andrea Flamini, Colby K. Smith, May Tveit, and James Woodfill
Through February 12
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Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art
2004 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-2626
Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., First Fridays, 7-9 p.m.; closed December 24 at 3 p.m.-December 28 and January 1 (open December 29-31); appointment only on January 2

Cindy Kane: The Helmet Project & Tanya Hartman: Rhyming the Lines
Second Friday opening reception: (moved for New Year's holiday) January 8, 7-9 p.m.
January 8 — February 27
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Union Station Kansas City
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-460-2020
Building open 6 a.m. — midnight daily. EXPANDED HOURS for Warhol: Wine and Warhol offered both Friday and Saturday, January 8 and 9, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life and Legends From the Bank of America Collection Open Tuesday — Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Friday, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sunday, noon-5:30 p.m. in Bank of America Gallery on lower level of Union Station. Admission charges are $12 for adults 13 years and older, $8 for children over two years old or any Union Station member and include self-guided tour, MP3 download tour, Art-ivities and reading room. More information here. Featured January 8 as part of Arts Alive (special ticket includes special tour, food and drinks and a show at the Met).
Through January 10

Saturday openings and events:

The Writers Place
3607 Pennsylvania Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-1090
Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and for special events

Internal Documents
Semi-private and personal documents in the form of sketchbooks, journals and diaries generously on loan from local, national and international artists and writers, including include: Stephen Bushman, Joe Bussell, Cori O’Connell, Greg Crawford, Sharon Eiker, Lynley Farris, Anne Gagel, April Marie Mai, Colleen Maynard, J. D. McGuire, Lisa Jacobs, Sonja Benskin Mesher, Samantha Persons, Sean Semones, Mikey Shultz, Daniel Spottswood, and Allen Winkler
Opening reception: January 9, 6-9 p.m.
January 9 — March 27
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The Kansas City Public Library — Central
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-701-3400
Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; free parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage at 10th and Baltimore (limited hours)

Raymond Chandler movie series
January 9, 1:30 p.m. Lady in the Lake (105 minutes; 1947)
January 11, 6:30 p.m. The Big Sleep (114 minutes; 1944)
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Kansas City Public Library — Plaza Branch
4801 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-701-3481
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, 1-6 p.m.

2009-2010 Community Cinema Program, presented by UMKC Communications Program, in conjunction with TVS and the Plaza Library, Saturdays starting October 22, 2009

January 9, 2 p.m. Mine "During the evacuation for Hurricane Katrina, people were forced to leave behind more than just their homes. Thousands of stranded pets were rescued and then adopted into new homes across the United States. As residents slowly returned to try and rebuild their lives, these "Katrina pets" became the center of full-blown custody battles, with people on both sides struggling to do what was right in the midst of an impossibly complex situation."

Later this month:

Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
2818 Frederick Avenue
St. Joseph, Missouri
816-233-7003
Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

Holly Swangstu: Springtime in Winter
&
Flora and Fauna
Opening reception: January 15, 4-7 p.m.
January 15 — April 3

Annual Membership Exhibition
Opening reception: Janu ary 15, 4-7 p.m.
January 15 — February 21
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Corridor Art Space
Office of Gould Evans Associates
4041 Mill Street (Westport Road and Pennsylvania)
Kansas City, Missouri
Art is visible when Manor Square (which also houses the Tivoli Theatre) is open, daily 8 a.m.-10 p.m. To request a private showing, please contact Julie Hendrix at 816-931-6655.

Sticks and Stones
Steve Rimmer
Opening reception: January 28, 5-7 p.m.
January 28 — March 9

Delicate Manufacturing
Deana Winter
Through January 19
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Dolphin Gallery
1600 Liberty Street
Kansas City, Missouri
816-842-5877
Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

Surroundings
Jon Scott Anderson, John Ferry, Lisa Grossman, Philip Heying, Bill Jacobson, Richard Mattsson, Wilbur Niewald, and Jane Voorhees
Second Saturday opening reception: January 16, 5-10 p.m.
January 16 —
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Gallery of Art & Design
University of Central Missouri
217 Clark Street, Art Center Building
Warrensburg, Missouri
660-543-4498
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (until 8 p.m. on Thursdays), Saturday, noon-4 p.m., and by appointment A&D Thursdays: extended gallery hours featuring lectures, receptions, films, fashion shows, and other gallery-sponsored events

Playful Things. examining the role of female identity in contemporary art Featuring the work of Magda Gluszek, Sarah Knobel, Sharon Shapiro and Christina Vantzou
Opening reception: January 14, 5- 7 p.m., with hors  d'oeuvres and live music by the UCM Department of Music; free and open to all
January 14 — February 19

WUNDERKAMMER: specimen views of my postmodern life
new work by Terry Ownby
Opening reception: January 14, 5- 7 p.m. (with hors  d'oeuvres and live music, as above)
January 14 — February 5
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Kansas City Art Institute
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri
Usual events contact: 816-802-3423

January 18, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. KCAI Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day Join in this free program, open to all, held in Epperson Auditorium in Vanderslice Hall on campus. The program begins with a short documentary film about the Civil Rights movement in the United States, then Charles Coulter, former op-ed editor for The Kansas City Star, who has taught African American history at KCAI and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, will deliver one of King’s speeches. The program also will include an inspirational dance by Tori Sinclair, assistant director of advising and registration at KCAI. Guests are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch or they can purchase lunch at Café Nerman (located upstairs in Vanderslice Hall), and there will be a cake in honor of Dr. King. Participants will receive a free lapel button honoring him, too.
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The Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art
Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom
10th anniversary season, 2010
5500 West 123rd Street (at Nall)
Leawood, Kansas
913-266-8413 Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 1–4 p.m.; closed December 25 and January 1

Larry Thomas: Ploys & Decoys
large-scale mixed-media paintings and portfolio prints
Exhibition opening reception: January 17, 2-4 p.m., with an informal conversation with the artist at 3 p.m. in the gallery
January 17 — February 28
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Paragraph Gallery & Urban Culture Project Space
21-23 East 12th Street Kansas City, Missouri
816-221-5115
Thursday & Saturday, noon-5 p.m., opening Fridays, 6-9 p.m.

Commodity, Commotion, Communication An installation by Samantha Persons
Third Friday opening: January 15, 6-9 p.m., with artist's remarks at 6 p.m.
Public program and tea party-conversation: January 27, 7 p.m., an open dialogue with Sammy Persons, Kurt Flecksing, Lynley Farris, and Robert Heishman; read full release here.
January 15 — February 6

Cumulus An Urban Culture Project Studio Residency Program Focus Exhibition
Third Friday opening: January 15, 2010, 6-9 p.m. , with live performances, collaborative activities and evolving installations; read full release here.
Third Friday reception with additional projects: February 19, 2010, 6-9 p.m.
January 15 — March 4
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Room 39
1719 West 39th
Street Kansas City, Missouri
816-753-3939
Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.

Fresh and Local Guerilla Curating and Room 39 present a show highlighting Kansas City's art community and benefitting local charities. Commissions from this show will be donated to Harvesters and the ArtsKC Fund. Artists: Eric Bashor, Jon Bidwell, Tate Buck, John Davis Carroll, Kat Dison, Suze Ford, Dan Frueh, Anne Gagel, Joe Hoskins, Steph Kates, Erin McAllister, Erin Miller-Arnold, Josephine Pearl Morrison, Jenny Pierson, Robert Quackenbush, Josh Rizer, George Rousis, Joel Schlotterer, Larry Thomas, Cheryl Toh, Heinrich Toh, Bernadette Torres, Kati Toivanen, Sarah Vandersall, Desiree Warren, and Wade Williamson. Work will be up for preview starting January 2. For more information, e-mail.
Reception and silent auction: January 31, 3-9 p.m.
January 2 — February 28
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Thornhill Art Gallery
(by Dallavis Center)
Avila University
11901 Wornall Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-501-2443
Tuesday-Friday, noon-3 p.m. and by appointment

Faculty Show
Opening Reception: January 22, 5-8 p.m.
January 22 — February 19
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UMKC Gallery of Art
The Department of Art and Art History
203 Fine Arts Building, University of Missouri - Kansas City
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, Missouri
816-235-1501
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Unorganized Territory: Drawing and Sculpture by Garry Noland
Opening reception: January 14, 5-8 p.m., with artist's talk at 6 p.m.
January 14 — February 13

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