Spend your spring weekend inside or out

From nature walks and barn dances to plays and concerts, weekend activities offer a little something for everyone. If you’re looking for an art fix, paintings and vividly colored sculptures by Lawrence artist Barry Coffin begin their run today at the Nova Cyber Cafe, 745 N.H. The artist will attend a reception from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Here’s a rundown of other options:

Miscellaneous

  • Environmental Library Spring Wildflower Walk, 10 a.m. today, The Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, Wyandotte County Lake Park, 4051 West Drive, Kansas City, Kan., (913) 299-2384.
  • Olathe Quilt Guild: “Flights of Fancy,” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Sunday, Cedar Creek Racquet Club, 25775 W. 103 St., Olathe, (913) 634-8946.
  • Woodcarving Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, John Knox Village pavilion, 520 N.W. Murray Road, Lee’s Summit, Mo., (816) 524-8400.
  • Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 460-2020.
  • 2004 Masquerade: Mythopolis, 7 p.m.-midnight today, Crown Center Exhibit Hall, 2323 McGee, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 802-3483.
  • Talk and book-signing, Shannon Musgrave, poet, nurse and author of “Touch,” noon-2 p.m. Sunday, Hastings, 1900 W. 23rd St., 832-0719.
  • Family Barn Dance and Potluck, 4 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 841-5797.

Art events

  • Mary Atkins Lecture Series: “Women and Art Part III — The 20th Century and Beyond,” 10:30 a.m. today, Atkins Auditorium, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 751-1278.
  • Scanographs, drawing and paintings by Bill Bowerman, through April 7, Eangee Home Design, 1005 Mass., 856-2999. Reception: noon-6:30 p.m. today with artist talks at 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.
  • Sculpture and painting by Barry Coffin, through April, Nova Cyber Cafe, 745 N.H., 841-3283. Reception: 7 p.m.-10 p.m. today.
  • MFA thesis exhibition, featuring Lynn Tatum, metalsmithing, and Greg Ornay, expanded media, Monday-April 2, Art and Design Gallery, Art and Design Building, KU, 864-3209. Reception: 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursday.
  • Orton International Cone Box Show, Tuesday-April 23, Holt-Russell Gallery, Parmenter Hall, Baker University, (785) 594-6451. Reception: 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Theater

  • “The Velveteen Rabbit,” 2 p.m. today, Theatre for Young America, 5909 Johnson Drive, Mission, (913) 831-2131.
  • “It Ain’t Nothing But The Blues,” 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. Sunday, Missouri Repertory Theatre, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 235-1579.
  • “Breath of an American Spirit: SACAGAWEA,” 2 p.m. today, Coterie Theatre, Level One, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.
  • “Menopause The Musical,” 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 842-9999.
  • “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?” 8 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Sunday, Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-PLAY, ext. 10.
  • Scott Joplin’s “Treemonisha,” music theater, 8 p.m. today, Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., (913) 469-4445.
  • “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.
  • “Everyday Heroes,” noon Sunday, Coterie Theatre, Level One, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-6552.

Music

  • Kansas City Symphony and Chorus in “A German Requiem,” Maestro Klauspeter Seibel conductor; Amy Lawrence, soprano; and James Johnson, baritone, guest soloists, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, Lyric Theatre, 1020 Central, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 471-1100.
  • Tom Eversole, piano, 6:30 p.m. today, Bichelmeyer’s Steakhouse, 427 E. Fourth, (913) 369-2337.
  • Isolated Fields, Blood Red Sun, Dark Matter, 7 p.m. today, El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-8439.
  • Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. today, Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 39th and State Line, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 531-5556.
  • Three Days Grace, Apt. 26, Lo-Pro, Edgewater, 7:30 p.m. today, The Beaumont, 4050 Pennsylvania St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 561-2560.
  • Charlie Parker Memorial Concert featuring Charles McPherson and Tom Harrell, 8 p.m. today, American Jazz Museum, Gem Theater, 1615 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463, ext. 213.
  • Ahmad Aladdeen, Jim Mair, Bobby Watson and Logan Richardson, 8:30 p.m. today, The Blue Room, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 474-8463.
  • The Belles, Danny Pound, Matt Rice, 9 p.m. today, Jackpot Saloon, 943 Mass.
  • Esoteric, Shots Fired, Evac, Tree of Woe, 9 p.m. today, The Bottleneck, 737 N.H., 841-LIVE.
  • The Elders, 9 p.m. today, The Granada, 1020 Mass., 842-1390.
  • Central Atmosphere, 10 p.m. today, The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.
  • Norma Jean, Underoath, Beloved, Dead Poetic, Haste the Day, 7 p.m. Sunday, SpitFire, 1717 W. Ninth, Kansas City, Mo., (816) 421-7525.