The world’s most famous purple dinosaur is coming this weekend to Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium to stage “Barney’s Colorful World.” Plenty of other activities for children and adults abound. Here’s a look at some of them:

Today

• “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny,” 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Cafe Thyme, Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo.
• “Ecology On the Net” Internet course, 10 a.m., The Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, Wyandotte County Lake Park, 4051 West Drive, Kansas City, Kan.
• Earth Day parade and celebration, 11 a.m., South Park.
• “Barney’s Colorful World,” 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., Municipal Auditorium, 301 W. 13th St., Kansas City, Mo.
• Traditional Easter Egg Hunt, 11 a.m., Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50, Kingsville, Mo.
• Forest Friends Story Time, “Earth Keepers,” 1 p.m., The Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library, Wyandotte County Lake Park, 4051 West Drive, Kansas City, Kan.
• Heather Tribble on flute and piano, KU music student, 2 p.m., Central Court, Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss.
• “The Glass Menagerie,” by English Alternative Theatre, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
• Americana Music Academy community acoustic jam, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Aimee’s Coffee House, 1025-A Mass.
• “Right Between the Ears” comedy sketches, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass.
• “Dances at an Exhibition,” aha! dance theatre, 5 p.m., Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
• Mary Atkins Series: “Easter Saturday Concert,” 5:30 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
• Taste of Asia show, 7 p.m., Ballroom, Kansas Union, KU.
• Mike Roberts, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Bambino’s Restaurant, 1801 Mass.
• Hearts to Waste, National Fire Theory, Elevator Division, The Trelese, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.
• Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 39th Street and State Line, Kansas City, Mo.
• The Burton’s: Barry, Linda and Sarah, 7:30 p.m., Glen’s Opry, Fourth and Main streets, Tonganoxie.
• Third-Saturday Dance, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., Woodlawn School, 508 Elm St. Beginners lesson, 6:45 p.m.
• Ani DiFranco, Bitch and Animal, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
• “Over the River and Through the Woods,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.
• Red Elvises, The Silvermen, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
• Ultimate Fakebook, Anything But Joey, Key, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.
• Citizen Band, Famous FM, North of Grand, 9 p.m., Davey’s Uptown, 3402 Main, Kansas City, Mo.
• The Band That Saved the World, 9 p.m., The Hurricane, 4048 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
• Conner, Getaway Driver, The Capsules, April Switch, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
• Levee Town, 9 p.m., Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.
• Crooked Fingers, The Baptist Generals, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.
• No Lessons, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Sunday

• Easter Brunch with violinist Margaret Pruitt music background, noon- 3 p.m., Rozelle Court Restaurant, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
• “Art of the Lega” guided tour, 1 p.m., Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
• “Barney’s Colorful World,” 2 p.m., Municipal Auditorium, 301 W. 13th St., Kansas City, Mo.
• The Goldenberg Duo, 2:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss.
• “Over the River and Through the Woods,” 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.
• Flamenco Guitar Music and Dance, 4 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
• Elizabeth Berghout, carillon, 5 p.m., Memorial Campanile, KU.
• The Mooney Suzuki, Loudermilk, The Realistics, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
• 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.
• Tractor Don Hrabik’s pedal tractor collection, through April 26, Toy and Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak, Kansas City, Mo.
• “Kinetic Bouquet,” sculptures by David Vertacnik, through April 26, Dennis Morgan Gallery, 114 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
• “Reinterpreting the Ordinary: Still Lifes by Three Kansas Artists,” by Kansas State University art professors Anna Collouri-Holcombe, Kathleen King and Teresa Schmidt, through April 27, Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, Topeka.
• “Kansas Artists’ Gallery Featured Artist Ron Hinton,” sculpture by Ron Hinton, through April 27, Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, 17th and Jewell streets, Topeka.
• Regional High School Art Exhibition 2003, Sunday through April 27, The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, 2828 Frederick Ave., St. Joseph, Mo.
• “Art by Preschoolers,” “Paintings by Granny B — A Kansas Journey Painted in Memory of Barbara Armstrong,” “Picture the World,” and “Storm Clouds and Kansas Sunsets,” through April 30, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
• “Maya’ Ephemeral, Insubstantial and Intangible,” paintings, sculpture and installation by A. Sharafy, through May 3, Collective Art Gallery, 3121 S.W. Huntoon, Topeka.