Lawrence Datebook 02-03-06
Today
Immunization clinic by Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (flu shots available), 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.
“The Power of Knowledge: Preventing Death and Disability from Heart Attack and Stroke,” by Dr. Don McSweyn, 9:30 a.m., Deal Six Auditorium, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St. Sponsored by Douglas County Family and Community Education in cooperation with K-State Research & Extension Family and Consumer Sciences.
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 required, 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.
Storytime in Spanish and English, 4 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833, ext. 117.
Saturday
Jayhawk Audubon Society birdseed sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt.
Souper Bowl Saturday, ceramic bowl sale and silent auction to support the Lawrence Arts Center, soup by Hy-Vee Food Store and Great Harvest Bread, 11 a.m., $10 admission, 940 N.H.
Free State Bridal Show, noon-4 p.m., Maceli’s, 1031 N.H. Free admission.
Gospel extravaganza, with choirs from Kansas, Baker and Ottawa universities, 2 p.m., Rice Auditorium, Baker University, Baldwin.
Bookworms Unite!, a book club for 8- to 12-year-olds, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Gallery, 707 Vt.
Sweets and Treats dinner and raffle, benefiting the Douglas County Infant-Toddler Coordinating Council, 6:30 p.m., Hereford House, 4931 W. Sixth St., child supervision at Googols of Fun, $40 admission, 843-3059.
Centennial celebration for Clyde Tombaugh, Kansas University alumnus and astronomy pioneer, with speech by Alan Stern, 8 p.m., Kansas Union’s Alderson Auditorium, star-viewing to follow.
Sunday
Sixth Annual Chocolate Festival for Teens, 11- to 18-year-olds, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Auditorium, 707 Vt., no registration required.
“The Civil War Started Here: The National Impact of Events in Territorial Kansas,” by John Sacher, Emporia State University, as part of the Bleeding Kansas 2006 Lecture Series, 2 p.m., Constitution Hall, Lecompton, free.
Family storytime, 3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833, ext. 117.
Drug Policy Lecture Series, with Rob Kampia of the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington, D.C., 4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
Monday
Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (flu shots available), 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.
Medicare information, 10 a.m., studio of Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt., 842-0543.
“Post Cold War: Can the All-Volunteer Army Wage the War on Terrorism, or Do We Need a Draft?” Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and a senior adviser to the Center for Defense Information, 3:30 p.m.5 p.m., Pine Room, Kansas Union.
Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St.
Lawrence Traffic Safety Commission meeting, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
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 (flu shots available), 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.