TODAY

Festival of the Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, Fourth and Elm streets, free, 843-1756.

Gingerbread House Festival viewing, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass.

Holiday Homes Tour benefit, 2 p.m.-6 p.m., Health Care Access Clinic, 1920 Moodie Road, $10 (includes calendar), www.healthcareaccess.org.

Cordley School 90th anniversary reception, 1837 Vt., 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

Lecompton Christmas Vespers, 2 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave.

82nd annual KU Holiday Vespers, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, $10-$12.50.

76th annual Christmas Candlelight Vespers, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Eighth and Grove streets, Baldwin City.

Douglas County AIDS Project Red Ribbon Art Auction, 6 p.m. preview, 7 p.m. auction, Maceli’s, 1031 N.H., 843-0040.

Monday

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.

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

Flu clinic, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Eudora City Hall, 843-0721.

Gingerbread House Festival viewing, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass.

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

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

Flu clinic, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., Baldwin Senior Center, 843-0721.

Gingerbread House Festival viewing, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass.

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

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.

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

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.

Books & Babies Storytime, for 8- to 23-month-olds with parent, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., no registration required.

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

Panel: “The Benefits and Limits of Informal Caregiving,” sponsored by the Older Women’s League, 2 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Flu clinic, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St., 843-0721.

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

Holiday buyers guide, by the Lawrence Apple Users’ Group 2.0, 7 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass.

Gingerbread House Festival auction, 7 p.m., Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass.

“The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008,” lecture and book signing with ABC News political director Mark Halperin, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s west campus, 864-4900.

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.

Flu clinic, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt., 843-0721.

Flu clinic, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 200 Maine, 843-0721.

Gaming tourneys, for sixth- through 12th-graders, 4 p.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Chicks with Sticks, knitting for sixth- through 12th-graders, beginners welcome, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Teen Zone, 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.

Books & Babies Storytime, for 8- to 23-month-olds with parent, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., no registration required.

KU Jazz Vespers, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive.

Friday

Immunization clinic by 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.