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.-4:30 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.

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

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

Retirement reception for Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical Chief Jim McSwain, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass.

Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen benefit, silent auction at 5 p.m., speaker Harriet Lerner at 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., call 843-2787 for tickets.

Byron Caldwell Smith Lecture, with Jonathan Earle, associate professor of history, and Jill Kuhnheim, professor of Spanish and Latin American literature, 7:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art auditorium, Kansas University, free admission, 864-4798.

Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.

Thursday

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.

Senior financial preservation seminar, by National Senior Associates Co., 10 a.m.-noon, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., registration required, (800) 413-4587. The library’s senior services is sponsoring the seminar, which is for educational purposes only.

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

Astrophysics and space plasma seminar, by graduate research assistant Sriharsha Pothapragada, 4 p.m., Malott Hall, Room 3078, free, 864-4626.

Civil War speaker, Matt Stith, of University of Arkansas, will present “At the Heart of Total War: Guerrilla, Civilians and Terror in Jasper County, Mo., 1861-1865,” 6:30 p.m., at Territorial Capital/Lane Museum, Lecompton, (785) 887-6520.

Dole Leadership Prize presentation and lecture, Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa, 8 p.m., the Lied Center, free, 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.

Bald Eagle Rendezvous, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Bald Eagle River View Park, Lecompton, East Second Street, re-enactor camps open for viewing, 887-6520.

“For Your Ears Only,” Audio-Reader Network benefit, 6 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building 20, $5, 864-4600.