Lawrence datebook

Today

Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (flu shots available), 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-7 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.

City, county, Lawrence school district quarterly summit on issues affecting the city’s growth, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m., 110 MacDonald Drive.

AARP driver safety class, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Gallery Room, 707 Vt., first of two-part session, $10, insurance discounts available, 843-3833.

Festival of Trees display, benefits The Shelter Inc., 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., admission $2 for adults.

Fair Trade Holiday Sale, 1 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., free admission.

Independence Inc. open house, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., 2001 Haskell Ave., with recognition ceremony at 4 p.m.

Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Forum: Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights, hosted by Kansas University’s Student Legislative Advisory Board, 7 p.m., Big 12 room of Kansas Union, open to the public.

Pandemic influenza and avian bird flu seminar, 7 p.m., second-floor meeting room, Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 200 Maine.

School bond issue improvements preview, 7 p.m.-8 p.m., Southwest Junior High School, 2511 Inverness Drive, open to the public, 832-5550.

Books & Babies, for 8- to 23-month-olds with adults, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833 ext. 117.

Thursday Evening Storytime for all ages, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833 ext. 117.

Friday

“Church Days” blood drive, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Community Blood Center, 1410 Kasold Drive, Suite 6, 843-5383.

Immunization clinic by Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (flu shots available), 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.

AARP driver safety class, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Gallery Room, 707 Vt., second of two-part session, $10, insurance discounts available, 843-3833.

Gingerbread House Auction viewing, benefiting Big Brothers/Big Sisters, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass.

Storytime in Spanish and English, 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833 ext. 117

Saturday

“Church Days” blood drive, 8 a.m.-noon, Community Blood Center, 1410 Kasold Drive, Suite 6, 843-5383.