Lawrence Datebook

TODAY

Kansas University stop day. No classes.

“A Decembered Grief: Living with Loss When Others Are Celebrating,” presented by Harold Ivan Smith, 4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Immunization clinic by Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department immunization clinic (no flu shots), 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.

Toddler storytime for 2-year-olds and an accompanying adult, preregistration for the six-week session is requested, 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.

Presentation on downtown viability by fall 2004 public service and civic leadership minor participants, Douglas County Courthouse, 10 a.m., 1100 Mass.

Storytime geared toward children 3 and older, no registration required, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.

South Singers mini-concert, 11:25 a.m.-11:45 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway.

“A Scottish Christmas with Bonnie Rideout,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center.

“A Kansas Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center.

Saturday

Holiday Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 2206 E. 23rd St.

Children’s Holiday Shop and Preschool Cookie Sale, 10:45 a.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

Holiday bake sale and lunch, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Eudora Methodist Church, 703 Church St., 542-3510.

Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, Fourth and Elm streets.

Bookworms Unite! Book Club for 8- to 12-year-olds, preregistration for the six-week session is requested, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.

Clearfield United Methodist Church’s German Fest, 4 p.m.-7 p.m.

“A Kansas Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center.

Lawrence Civic Choir Holiday Concert, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt.

Sunday

Bach Cantata, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers, Wake!) by Johann Sebastian, 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services, Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 N.H.

City of Fountains chorus, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, Fourth and Elm streets.

Flu vaccine clinic, noon-4 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse.

Traditional Children’s Christmas program, 1 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 N.H.