First Friday Hitlist

• Otoshimono: Interior and Exterior, Belongings and Junk. Japanese artist Saori Kawasumi presents society’s castoffs — couches, chairs, coffee tables — as social commentary. From 6 to 11 p.m. at the Syringe Gallery (923-A West 17th Street, 417-827-4427).• Monster. Molly Murphy uses society’s fascination with monsters to examine the roles of contemporary women — not only the roles in which society places women but also the roles in which women place themselves. The Sixteens and Dropagrand perform. From 7 to 10 p.m. at the Mercy Seat (210 East 16th Street, 816-421-4833).• Uncovered. Artist Etta Shehee uses thread, fabric, hooks and journal entries to examine the human heart. Meet the artist at Rev Café and Gallery (2010 Main, 816-474-4005) between 5 and 9 p.m.• The Art of the Roller Derby. Twenty of the Kansas City Roller Warriors and team associates display their art at the Dot Gallery (1517 Oak, 816-283-1213). This Alibi performs, and beer and wine are free to visitors beginning at 5:30 p.m.• 381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story. See “What Parks Started,” this page.• To the Earth. Artist Andrew Hergert discusses his scientific and spiritual landscape paintings and drawings at the Walnut Gallery (1739 Walnut, 816-739-2961) from 7 to 9 p.m. • Unicorns and Rainbows. The Broken Brick Group’s third-annual show opens at the Hilliard Gallery (404 East 18th Street, 816-561-2956) beginning at 6 p.m. • Wet Plate Collodion. Photographs by Robert J. Szabo and Steve Wilson are on view at Digital Labrador (2130 Washington, 816-841-9624) from 6 to 9 p.m. • Variations on Abstraction. See “Cities of Glass,” this page.• Richard Day. The artist displays his nonrepresentational paintings at the Slap-n-Tickle Gallery (504 East 18th Street, 816-716-5940) from 6 to 9 p.m.• Art Fandango: Bliss. Paula Fagan shows her work at the “production boutique” 19 Below (5 West 19th Street, 816-471-1019) from 5 to 9 p.m.

First Friday of every month, 2008