Today

Spring Day of Caring, kicks off at 8:30 a.m. in Centennial Park, Ninth Street and Rockledge Road.

AIDS Walk 2005, Holcom Park, 2700 W. 27th St., 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 843-0040.

MS Walk 2005, registration starts at 9 a.m., walk begins at 10 a.m., Burcham Park, Second and Indiana streets.

“Flitterin’ Beauties: Butterfly Quilts from the Rose Collection” exhibit opens, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.

Dole archives tour, 10:30 a.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 864-4900.

Fifth annual Earth Day Parade and Celebration for all ages, featuring the Douglas County Water Festival, 10:45 a.m., Massachusetts Street.

Pride March, gathering in South Park and walking down Massachusetts Street, 11 a.m.

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

Monday

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

Douglas County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.

Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority board of commissioners meeting, 5:30 p.m., Babcock Place, 1700 Mass.

Hallmark Symposium lecture, Tom Ockerse of the Rhode Island School of Design, 6 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art auditorium, 864-4710.

Lecture by Donna Brazile, Al Gore presidential campaign manager, 7 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 864-4900.

Lecture by Anderson Cooper, of CNN, 7 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, 864-7469.

Lawrence school board meeting, district headquarters, 7 p.m., 110 McDonald Drive.

Eudora City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St.

Tuesday

Immunization clinic by Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (no flu shots), 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.

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

“Central Asia in International Relations,” lecture by Kemal Babjanov of Turkmen State University, noon, Room 318 Bailey Hall, 864-4236.

Act-around drama activity for children 5- to 11-year-olds, no registration required, 2 p.m.-2:45 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.

“One Soldier’s Story,” lecture by former Sen. Bob Dole, 4 p.m. Dole Institute of Politics, 864-4900.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County informational meeting, 5:15 p.m., 1525 W. Sixth St., Suite A, 843-7359.

Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Wakarusa Township Board meeting, 7 p.m., 300 W. 31st St.

Wednesday

Health screenings for people 60 and older by Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Babcock Place, 1700 Mass.

Lecture by Michael Sorkin, architect, 11:30 a.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, 864-4281.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County informational meeting, noon, 1525 W. Sixth St., Suite A, 843-7359.

“Spencer Library Archives on Latin America,” University Forum lecture by Charles Stansifer, 12:30 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

“Making Cent$ of Financial Statements” seminar, by the KU Small Business Development Center, 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, 734 Vt., $40 for early registration, $50 for walk-ins, 843-8844.

“Venture Capital,” lecture by Joe Kessinger of Kessinger Consulting Associates, 3:30 p.m., Spahr Engineering Classroom, Eaton Hall, KU, 864-2104.

Fire Board Code of Appeals meeting regarding blasting regulations, 4 p.m. Fire Station No. 1, 746 Ky.

“Realities of Running a High-Profile U.S. Congressional Race,” study group session led by Jonathan Poe of the National Republican Congressional Committee, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 864-4900.

School of Business Center for Applied Economics presents Vernon Smith, Nobel Prize winner for economics, “World Issues and the Role of the Economist,” 7 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union.