TODAY

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

Monarch Watch Open House, 8 a.m., Foley Building, 2021 Constant Ave., free, call 864-4051.

Habitat for Humanity nail-driving ceremony, 9 a.m., 1609 E. 25th St. Terrace, celebrating the construction of the Building on Faith house. See lawrencehabitat.org for more information.

Lawrence NAACP donation drive, 9 a.m. to noon, Capitol Federal Savings, 1045 Vt., proceeds will benefit American Red Cross and City of Lawrence’s efforts to aid victims, will run through Jan. 10 at all Lawrence Capitol Federal Savings locations, call Cynthia Colbert, 832-3310.

First-time homebuyer workshop, 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m., United Way Center, 2518 Ridge Court, free admission, sponsored by Tenants to Homeowners Inc. The workshop is geared toward low- and moderate-income buyers, call 842-5494 for more information.

Kaw Valley Quilters Guild show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Community Building, 11th and Vermont streets. Sale, charity auction, raffle, vendors and more. Admission is $3.

Meditation workshop by Mingyur Rinpoche, 10 a.m.-noon (part one) and 2 p.m.-4 p.m. (part two), Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Free and open to the public.

Suicide Prevention Day informational table, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Checkers, 2300 La., and 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Ninth and Massachusetts streets, sponsored by Headquarters Counseling Center and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

Band Day parade, 1:30 p.m., downtown Lawrence.

Picnic fundraiser for the Big Springs Community Center, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., at the community center, Highway 40. Cost $5 per person for picnic meal.

SUNDAY

Meditation retreat by Mingyur Rinpoche, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Tall Oaks Conference Center, 127979 189th St., Linwood. Fees: $50; $45 for students and seniors. Limited scholarships available. Call 843-4656 for more information.

Kaw Valley Quilters Guild show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Community Building, 11th and Vermont streets. Sale, charity auction, raffle, vendors and more. Admission is $3.

African Violet Show and Sale, noon-5 p.m., South Park Recreation Center, 1141 Mass.

The September Project, a series of panel discussions on civic issues related to freedom and democracy, 2:15 p.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt. See www.lawrence.lib.ks.us/forums/sept-project.html for details.

Freedom Fair, sponsored by the Douglas County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, 3 p.m.-6 p.m., South Park Recreation Center, 1141 Mass. Free admission.

Family storytime, 3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., no registration required, 843-3833 ext. 117.

MONDAY

Douglas County Commission meeting canceled.

Legal issues for Alzheimer’s disease caregivers, by the Alzheimer’s Assn. Heart of America Chapter, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Windsor of Lawrence, 3220 Peterson Road.

British seminar, by Donald Hedrick, K-State, 3:30 p.m., Seminar Room, Hall Center for the Humanities, free, 864-4798.

“Exploring Physics at the TeV scale with Present and Future Particle Colliders,” by Graham Wilson, physics and astronomy, 4 p.m., 2074 Malott Hall, free, 864-4626.

Day-care provider registration meeting, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 200 Maine, Suite B, 843-3060.

Hallmark Symposium: Janice Lessman-Moss, textiles, 7 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, Kansas University. Sponsored by the Department of Design.

Lawrence School Board regular meeting, 7 p.m., District Office, 110 McDonald Drive, 832-5000.

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.

Douglas County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners meeting, 9 a.m., administrative offices, 1600 Haskell Ave.

Storytime for all ages, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., no registration required, 843-3833 ext. 117.

West Side Study Club, 1 p.m., Perkins Restaurant, 1711 W. 23rd Street, call 842-6365.

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

Before 1500 seminar, by Marty Gallagher, classics, 4 p.m., Seminar Room, Hall Center for the Humanities, free, 864-4798.

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.

Kanwaka Township Board meeting, 7:30 p.m., Kanwaka Township Hall, off U.S. Highway 40.

Hurricane Katrina benefit concert, sponsored by KU’s Department of Music and Dance, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall, 864-2787.

“How Should the U.S. Constitution Be Interpreted?,” panel discussion moderated by Fred Six, retired Kansas Supreme Court justice, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, free, 864-4900.