Ready to get into the holiday spirit? You might check out âÂÂRight Between the Ears,â âÂÂThe Christmas Schooner,â or the Tree Lighting and Holiday Concert at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Here are some of the weekendâÂÂs other area activities:

Today

⢠âÂÂThe Discovery of the Tomb of King Tut,â lecture, 1:30 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠Tree Lighting and Holiday Concert, 3 p.m.-4 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠âÂÂLittle House,â 2 p.m., The Coterie Theatre, Level One of Crown Center, 2540 Grand Blvd., Suite 144, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠Americana Music Academy community acoustic jam, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., AimeeâÂÂs Coffee House, 1025-A Mass.

⢠âÂÂRight Between the Ears,â 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass.

⢠Fabulous Fifties Show, 6:30 p.m., GlenâÂÂs Opry, Fourth and Main streets, Tonganoxie.

⢠Atreyu, Blind Society, My Revenge, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠Mojo Twins, Buddy Lush, 7 p.m. (early show), DaveyâÂÂs Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

⢠Live jazz, featuring Mr. VanâÂÂs Jazz Band, 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m., BichelmeyerâÂÂs Steakhouse Restaurant, 427 E. Fourth St., Tonganoxie.

⢠Branson-style country music, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., GlenâÂÂs Opry, Fourth and Main streets, Tonganoxie.

⢠âÂÂThe Christmas Schooner,â 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.

⢠The Bel-Airs, 8 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

⢠HandelâÂÂs âÂÂMessiah,â 8 p.m., Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠Kerry Strayer/Earlie Braggs Quintet, 8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, The American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠Arthur Dodge and the Horsefeathers, Conner, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

⢠Coyote Ugly, 9 p.m., Paradise Cafe, 728 Mass.

⢠The Clocks, FoolâÂÂs Face, 9 p.m., The Madrid Theatre, 3810 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

⢠90 Day Men, Stella Link, Dead Meadow, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠âÂÂGeorge Harrison Tribute Showâ with The Hefners, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

⢠Sellout, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

⢠Trouble Junction, Pendergast, The Hearers, 10 p.m., DaveyâÂÂs Uptown, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Sunday

⢠World AIDS Day commemorative service, 10 a.m., Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, KU.

⢠âÂÂLittle House,â 2 p.m., The Coterie Theatre, Level One of Crown Center, 2540 Grand Blvd., Suite 144, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠HandelâÂÂs âÂÂMessiah,â 2 p.m., Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central streets, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠âÂÂThe Christmas Schooner,â 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.

⢠10th Annual Red Ribbon Art Auction, dessert and preview at 6 p.m., auction at 7 p.m., SpringHill Suites by Marriott, 1 Riverfront Plaza.

⢠Swing dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., with salsa and swing lessons from 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Dance Academy, 1117 Mass.

⢠Blow, Doris Henson, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠Snakebite Orphans, Tijuana Crime Scene, 9 p.m., Fred P. Otts, 4770 JC Nichols Parkway, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠Don Mumford and Friends, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, Eighth and New Hampshire streets.

Ongoing

⢠Mini train and carousel, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays, Topeka Zoo, 635 S.W. Gage Blvd., Topeka.

⢠âÂÂSpiritual Journeys Exhibition: The Art of Robert Sudlow,â through today, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

⢠Collage watercolors by Susan Ellis Oviatt, through today, Collective Art Gallery, 3121 S.W. Huntoon, Topeka.

⢠âÂÂDreaming of Cows,â works by Shakura Jackson, through today, New Works Gallery, Kansas City Artists Coalition, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo.

⢠âÂÂSecret Games: Wendy Ewald Collaborative Works with Children, 1969-1999,â through Dec. 8, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

⢠âÂÂDays of the Dead,â through Dec. 9, Museum of Anthropology, Spooner Hall, KU.

⢠âÂÂWrapped Words: Handmade Books from CubaâÂÂs Ediciones Vigia,â through Dec. 15, Spencer Museum of Art, KU.