He loves you, and your children,

if they are young enough, love him. Him being Barney, the purple dinosaur

with his own educational and entertaining television program for preschoolers.

This week, Barney brings his friends to Atlanta for his third tour with

"Barney's Colorful World." The show, which runs Thursday-Sunday

at the Atlanta Civic Center will feature much of the magic of the television

show and many of the cast of characters that children have grown to love.

"Barney's Colorful

World" starts in the playground from the show. Barney, Baby Bop,

BJ and the kids decide to use their imaginations and travel around the

world. First they go to a jungle where they meet all sorts of animals,

including a monkey who dances. The gang then travels to the Arctic where

they meet tap dancing penguins and a polar bear who hip hops, followed

a starfish who sings rock and roll. All in all there are 28 songs in the

show including such favorites as "If You're Happy and You Know

It," "Bingo" and "If All The Raindrops."

The tour of "Barney's

Colorful World" started last year in New York City and will tour

throughout the rest of 2004. It will visit 90 U.S. and Canadian cities

throughout the tour. The show features a cast and crew of 40 people and

is transported from city to city by five trucks. The previous tours have

been extremely popular with children all over the world. The television

show airs in over 100 countries on six continents.

Performances of "Barney's

Colorful World" are at 7 p.m. on Jan. 29, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday,

11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Ticket prices

range from $10-$30 and are available at any Ticketmaster outlet. Each

child will also receive a free souvenir when they attend the show.

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