The cast of “Right Between the Ears” will take aim at the usual suspects, such as President Bush, and add names in the news, like Janet Jackson, to its repertoire during performances of the award-winning comedy series tonight at Liberty Hall.

Miscellaneous

• Frontier Army Living History Re-enactment Recruit Day 1839-1851, 2 p.m. today, Frontier Army Museum, Fort Leavenworth, (913) 684-3767.
• A “Taste of Leavenworth,” fund-raiser for Leavenworth Historical Museum Assn., 6 p.m.-10 p.m. today, Riverfront Community Center, 123 S. Esplanade, Leavenworth, (913) 682-0290.
• Right Between the Ears, comedy series by Kansas Public Radio, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972.
• Grand Opera, Grand Fun! Series: “Pirates of Penzance,” Opera a la Carte, 8 p.m. today, Yardley Hall, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, (913) 469-4445.
• “Dorothy on Trial: A Reader’s Theatre,” 2 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Arts Center auditorium, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.
• Book talk: Todd Mildfelt, author of “The Secret Danites: Kansas’ First Jayhawkers,” 2 p.m. Sunday, Constitution Hall, 319 Elmore St., Lecompton, (785) 887-6148.
• Reading by Lawrence poet Ed Tato, author of “True Stories from la Cosa Nostra,” 4 p.m. Sunday, Prospero’s Books, 1717 W. 39th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 960-7202.
• “Lawrence Leap for Choice,” a Leap Day benefit for Planned Parenthood of Kansas & Mid-Missouri, featuring silent and live auctions, music and food, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, Fields Gallery, 712 Mass., 832-0281.

Art events

• “Re: Visionaries,” 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, Grimshaw Gallery, 731 N.H.
• Art department faculty exhibition, Sunday-March 12, Art and Design Gallery, Art and Design Building, Kansas University, 864-3209.
• “Genesis Revisited,” abstract paintings by Kansas City artist Bill McCall, through March 20, Hallar Gallery, 4540 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-5339.

Theater

• “V Henry K,” E.M.U. Theatre, 7:30 p.m. today and Sunday, Hashinger Hall, 1632 Engel Road, KU, 864-4390.
• “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra,” 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Suite 314, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
• “Monarchs of KC,” 11 a.m. today, H&R Block City Stage, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.
• “The Velveteen Rabbit,” 2 p.m. today and Sunday, Theatre for Young America, 5909 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-2131.
• “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” 6 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show, today, Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy, 3028 S.W. Eighth Ave., Topeka, (785) 357-5211.
• “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” 7:30 p.m. today, Rice Auditorium, Baker University, Baldwin, (785) 594-4838.

Music

• Melanie Dill’s Children’s Music Hour, 10:30 a.m. today, Oread Books, level 2, Kansas Union, KU, 864-4431.
• Kansas City Symphony Classical Series: “From Fun to Profundity,” 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday, Lyric Theatre, 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-0400.
• The Burden Brothers, Elevator Division, Abbington, 9 p.m. today, The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
• Wryly Bent, 9 p.m. today, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa, 856-STUS.
• The Life and Times, Panic in Detroit, 10 p.m. today, Replay Lounge, 946 Mass., 749-7676.
• The Band That Saved the World, 10 p.m. today, The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
• KU Wind Ensemble, 3 p.m. Sunday, Lied Center, 864-3436.
• Muscular dystrophy benefit, featuring Dark Matter, My Fathers Gun, Human Ritual, Metalurgy, 6 p.m. Sunday, The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.