Lawrence Datebook
Today
7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Farmers Market, 1000 block of Vermont Street.
8 a.m.-noon: Monarch Watch’s annual butterfly tagging, Baker Wetlands.
9 a.m.: Alzheimer’s Association Lawrence Memory Walk, Smith Center, Brandon Woods Retirement Community, 4730 Brandon Woods Terrace, 594-3731.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Lawrence Model Railroad Annual Show, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building 21, 2120 Harper St.
1 p.m.-5 p.m.: Jefferson County Historical Society collectors’ showcase and pioneer crafts, downtown Oskaloosa.
3 p.m.: Back to School Bash, Perry Elementary School, carnival games, food, 597-5024.
2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.: Lawrence Public Library’s Bookworms Unite! Book Club for 8- to 12-year-olds, preregistration for the six-week session is requested, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.
Haskell Indian Nations University 120th Anniversary
8 a.m.: Traditional blessing at Haskell Cemetery.
10 a.m.: Lawrence Sesquicentennial Parade, downtown Lawrence.
10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Lawrence Sesquicentennial Festival, South Park.
1 p.m.: Gourd dancing at powwow grounds.
3 p.m.: Cultural dances featuring the California Pomo Bird Dancers and others.
Monday
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-8 p.m.: Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department immunization clinic, 200 Maine, 843-0721.
8:30 a.m.: Douglas County Commission meeting, county courthouse, 1100 Mass.
2:30 p.m.: “Clarina Nichols and Feminism on the Frontier,” lecture by Diane Eickhoff, Spencer Museum of Art, 864-4710.
7 p.m.: Lecompton City Council meeting, Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore.
Tuesday
9 a.m.-10 a.m.: Eudora Health Screening Clinic for People over 60, Pinecrest II Apartments, Community Room, 924 Walnut.
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department immunization clinic, 200 Maine, 843-0721.
9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.: Lawrence Public Library’s Toddler Storytime for 2-year-olds and an accompanying adult, preregistration for the six-week session is requested, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.
10:30 a.m.-11 a.m.: Lawrence Public Library Storytime for children 3 and older, no registration required, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.
2 p.m.: Book talk from the Lawrence Public Library, Cottonwood Retirement Center, 1029 N.H.
3 p.m.: Book talk from the Lawrence Public Library, Babcock Place, 1700 Mass.
4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Lawrence Public Library’s Act-Around, drama and stories for children 6 to 10, no registration required, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.