Lawrence datebook

Today

Douglas County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.

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

Medicare information, 10 a.m., studio of Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt., 842-0543.

Lecture: “U.S.-European Relations: Looking Ahead,” with Avis Bohlen, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Pine Room, free and open to the public.

Friends of the Lawrence Public Library Book Sale, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., $7 bag night, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Lecture: “From El Salvador to Cd. Juarez/El Paso to the Gulf: Alternative Springbreakers Speak Out,” part of 2006 Student Labor Week of Action, 6:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Pine Room.

Class: “Past Lives, Dreams and Soul Travel,” 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Room D North, 325 Maine, free.

Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St.

Sunset Hills Neighborhood Assn. annual meeting, 7 p.m., Sunset Hill School gym.

Tuesday

Screenings for people 60 and older by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Lecompton United Methodist Church, 402 Elmore St.

Immunization clinic by Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.

Toddler storytime, 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m., for 2-year-olds with an accompanying adult, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., free, registration requested, 843-3833, ext. 117.

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

“Growing Up Beef: Beef-Packing Town Kids Tell Their Stories,” part of 2006 Student Labor Week of Action, 12:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Parlor Room.

Study group: “Politics in an Age of Entertainment & Instant Information,” led by Fellow John Toohey, with guest Alyssa Mastromonaco, director of scheduling for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, Kansas University’s west campus, open to the public.

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.

Civil Air Patrol informational meeting, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Kansas National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa, 841-0752.

Lawrence Area Coalition to Honor End-of-Life Choices meeting, 3 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital, room D North, 325 Maine.

Wednesday

Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 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.

Lecture: “The Future of Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering,” noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., optional lunch $3-$5.50.

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

Young Adult Homework Night, for 11- to 18-year-olds, free tutoring available, 3 p.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.

Study group: “Citizens vs. The Man,” led by Fellow Alan Cobb, with guest speaker Wayne Flaherty, Kansans Against Bi-State (taxation), 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s west campus, open to the public.

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

Humanities Lecture Series: Allan Cigler, Chancellors Club professor of political science, 7:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Woodruff Auditorium, free.

Thursday

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

City Commission study session on city budget, 9 a.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Friends of the Lawrence Public Library Book Sale, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., $5 bag night, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

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

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

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.

Friday

Veritas Christian School kindergarten roundup, 9 a.m.-10 a.m. or 1 p.m.-2 p.m., 256 N. Mich., please register in advance at 749-0083.