Lawrence datebook

TODAY

Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (no flu shots), 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-7 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.

Share the Warmth coat collection, by First Christian Church volunteers, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Checkers, 2300 La., 842-5673.

U.S. Marines Corps birthday celebration, 10:30 a.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, open to the public, 841-2889.

Lecture: “Indigenous and African Experiences in the Americas,” by William S. Yellow Robe Jr. and Lou Bellamy, 3:30 p.m., Navarre Hall’s Regents Room, Haskell Indian Nations University, free, 864-4798.

Dole Institute study group, with former congresswoman Karen McCarthy, with guest speakers Marshall Miller and Carol Marinovich, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive,

Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m., 1000 block of Vermont Street.

Flu shots, sponsored by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., the Health Department, 200 Maine, $15 for babies and $20 for adults, 843-0672.

NAACP Lawrence Branch meeting, 6:30 p.m., gallery room at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Breezedale Neighborhood meeting to discuss historic register nomination, 6 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Lecture: “Beyond Bill Cosby: Bridging the Class and Generational Gaps in Black America,” by Kevin Powell, 7 p.m., Kansas Union’s Kansas Room, 864-3710.

Books & Babies storytime for 8- to 23-month-olds and an accompanying adult, preregistration for the six-week session is requested, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.

Thursday evening storytime, for all ages, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Children’s Room, 707 Vt., 843-3833 ext. 117.

Lecture by Alex Graves, “West Wing” producer, “Portrayals of Politics,” 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, 864-4900.

Friday

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

Family Consumer Sciences program: “Growing Stronger” strength training, with Douglas County Extension Agent Susan Krumm, 9:30 a.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds’ Deal Six Auditorium, 2110 Harper St., 843-7058.

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

Storytime, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 843-3833 ext. 117.

SATURDAY

Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., 1000 block of Vermont Street.

Drop-in cholesterol screening, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital HealthSource Room, 325 Maine, $5-$15, 840-3130.

Tenants to Homeowners first-time homebuyer workshop, 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m., the United Way Center, 2518 Ridge Court, free, no pre-registration required, 842-5494.

7 on 7 Football Tournament fundraiser for Health Care Access Clinic, 10 a.m. at the intramural fields at 23rd amd Iowa, 840-7420.