Today

Lawrence Lawn & Garden Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 21st and Harper streets, $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, free admission for children 12 and younger with adults.

Chicken and noodle dinner, Big Springs Community Center fundraiser, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., community center along U.S. Highway 40, $6 for adults, $3 for children, 887-6374.

Antique Show & Sale, community benefit by the Pilot Club, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds, Building 21, 21st and Harper streets. Admission $2 for all three days.

“Revolutionary Heart: Clarina Nichols and the Pioneering Crusade for Women’s Rights,” by biographer Diane Eickhoff, as part of the Bleeding Kansas 2006 Lecture Series, 2 p.m., Constitution Hall, Lecompton, free.

Movie showing: “The Day After,” filmed in Lawrence, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., free admission, beverages allowed.

Family storytime, for all ages, 3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s children’s room, 707 Vt., 843-3833 ext. 117.

“Women Build :” celebration, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Eldridge Hotel’s Crystal Ballroom, with entertainment by Kim Murphree. Open to the public, free admission.

Monday

City of Lawrence yard trimmings collection begins, www.lawrencerecycles.org or 832-3030.

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.

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

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

Read Across Lawrence book discussion, “Coming of Age in Literature,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Tuesday

Kansas University 25th annual Education Interview Day, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Kansas Union, www.ucc.ku.edu.

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.

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.

Musical interlude, for kids, with Kindermusik! staff, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., free, no registration required, Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

March Madness Senior Resource Fair, 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Hy-Vee, 4000 W. Sixth St., free, 842-0656.

Study group: “Politics in an Age of Entertainment & Instant Information,” led by Fellow John Toohey, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’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.

Lecture: “The Bomb in My Garden: The Secrets of Saddam’s Nuclear Mastermind,” by author Mahdi Obeidi, 7:30 p.m., Budig Hall, Room 120, KU, free.

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, for 8- to 23-month-olds with adults, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833 ext. 117.

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