Today

Closed: Lawrence Public Library, staff inservice day.

ECKAN food distribution, for eligible Douglas County participants, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., American Legion Hall, 800 block of High Street, Baldwin, 242-7450, ext. 201.

City study session on access management, 9 a.m. City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

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, 843-3060.

City study session on street networks, 9 a.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

ECKAN food distribution, for eligible Douglas County participants, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St., 242-7450, ext. 201.

ECKAN food distribution, for eligible Douglas County participants, 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m., Edgewood Community Center, 1600 Haskell Ave., 242-7450, ext. 201.

Study group with former members of Congress, Karen McCarthy and Alan Wheat, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, free and open to the public, 864-4900.

Flu shots, sponsored by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Health Department, 200 Maine, $15 for babies and $20 for adults, 843-3060.

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

Tai Chi demonstration and lecture, by Steve Carrier, 6 p.m., Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community, 4851 Harvard Road, free, 842-0656.

Final Walktober, led by Don Fambrough, 6:30 p.m., meet outside the Eldridge Hotel, Seventh and Massachusetts streets.

Lecture: “Reflections on a German Past and an American Present in Life and Literature,” author Ernestine Schlant Bradley, 7:30 p.m., the Max Kade Center for Germanic Studies, 1134 W. 11th St.

Lawrence, Kansas, Solidarity Revolutionary Center and Radical Library, 9 p.m., 1119 Mass., author Sander Hicks and folk singer Holley Anderson are featured.

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.

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.

Antique Show & Sale, sponsored by the Pilot Club of Lawrence,10 a.m.-6 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building No. 21, $2 admission for unlimited entry.

Presentation: “New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits,” part of Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s Community Education, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. or 1 p.m.-2 p.m., at LMH, 600 Maine, call ConnectCare for a free reservation at 749-5800.

Library storytime, no registration required, 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.

“2008 Contenders” lecture by Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., 1:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, free, but reservations required, 864-4900.

Friday Night Film Series, classic Universal Studios monster flicks, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Saturday

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

Continuing education: “Different Paths to Healing: Acupuncture, Massage Therapy and Yoga,” 9 a.m.-noon, with registration at 8:30 a.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital auditorium, call 840-2569 or e-mail lynn.skinner@lmh.org for cost and education credits.

Nail-driving ceremony, by the Habitat for Humanity, 9 a.m., 921 Homewood St., open to the public, 832-0777.

Antique Show & Sale, sponsored by the Pilot Club of Lawrence, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building No. 21, $2 admission for unlimited entry.

Flu shots, sponsored by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 10 a.m.-noon, Health Department, 200 Maine, $15 for babies and $20 for adults, 843-3060.

Lecture: “Learning to Meditate,” by western Buddhist nun Kelsang Demo, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., free.