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Don't let a little rain keep you from taking in Kansas City's events this weekend.

Thursday night, throw back a few brews for penguins at the Zoo or get your bluegrass fix at the Midland. Friday, grease your wheels for Knuckleheads' Gear Grinders or head to Cap Fed Park for a garage rock explosion. Take in some fine art on Saturday, with a charity concert from the Metropolitan Chorale of Kansas City or a performance from the Dance Theater of Harlem. Sunday morning, run a race for a good cause, then sleep it off before watching Gary Senise and the Lt. Dan Band perform covers or head downtown for some trippy, historical interpretive dance.

Thursday, April 22

This Thursday, drink a few brews to help bring the flightless birds to the Kansas City Zoo. The Pints For Penguins benefit also will celebrate Earth Day by inviting attendees to recycle their glass with Ripple Glass. The event begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $30. Beers available: Boulevard Pilsner, Unfiltered Wheat Beer, Single-Wide IPA, and Seeyoulator Doppelbock.

Hear blazin' banjos and bluegrass at the Midland Thursday evening (8 p.m.), when Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers take the stage. Tickets are $35 to $70.

All of Thursday's events

Friday, April 23

Gear heads and lovers rejoice! It's time for Knuckleheads Gear Grinders. The two-day event (Friday and Saturday) features tunes from Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, the Blasters, The Rumblejetts, and many more acts. Watch the cycle and hot rod show, and meander around various vendor booths. Tickets range from $20 to $35. Head to the event's site for more information.

Witness a psychedelic garage rock explosion with a slathering of indie jazz and peppy-punk at Cap Fed Park, Friday, at 5 p.m. The Flaming Lips, The Dead Weather, Minus the Bear, White Rabbits, The Ettes, and Stardeath and the White Dwarfs will perform. Tickets are $31.65.

All of Friday's events

Saturday, April 24

Saturday, at 7:30 p.m., the Metropolitan Chorale of Kansas City will sing to benefit Habitat for Humanity. The event, Hardhats for Habitat, will take place at Woods Chapel United Methodist Church, in Lee's Summit, Mo. Tickets are $6 to $10.

Take in the Dance Theater of Harlem Ensemble's graceful moves, Saturday, at 8 p.m. The Dance Theater strives to enrich the lives of young people through the arts. The performance is in Yardley Hall at the Carlsen Center, JCCC. Tickets are $25 to $35.

All of Saturday's events

Sunday, April 25

If you don't stay out too late Saturday, head to Waldo Sunday morning for the 22nd annual Sabates Eye Centers Trolley Run. The four-mile, downhill course makes for one of the easiest organized runs in the city, and the proceeds benefit the Children's Center for the Visually Impaired. Online registration is closed, but you can register Sunday morning between 6 and 7:30 at 75th and Wornall Rd., where the race begins at 7:30. Late registration is $40.

Listen to Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band cover hits from a wide range of musical genres to benefit Operation International Children. Senise and his band play at 7 p.m. at the Uptown Theater. Tickets are $30.

Watch talented dancers interpret what would happen if historical figures, Lewis and Clark, meet Lewis Carroll's characters from Alice in Wonderland. The Sunday show, at 2 p.m., at the H&R Block City Stage Theater at Union Station, is Lewis and Carroll Expedition's last show. Tickets are $10 to $20. Other show times for this weekend: Friday at 8 p.m. Saturday at 8 p.m.

All of Sunday's events

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