Today

Ride free on the ‘T’ for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, www.lawrencetransit.org.

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.

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.

The 19th annual Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 1 p.m., starts at South Park and goes to North Lawrence.

Saturday

Recycling Drop-Off Day, 10 a.m., parking lot east of Memorial Stadium, KU, free, 864-4703.

Discussion: Lives of the Shawnee in Kansas, 1825-1870, by tribal member Bertha Cameron, 10 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. Sponsored by the Douglas County Genealogical Society.

“G is for Girl Power,” children’s program, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.

Bookworms Unite!, for 8- to 12-year-olds, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library gallery, 707 Vt., registration requested, 843-3833 ext. 117.

Sunday

Informational meeting by the Underground Railroad Assn., public discussion on the proposal for an Underground Railroad Interpretive Center at Fire Station No. 4, 3 p.m., Art Executive Park Building, 3320 Peterson Road, 842-7271.

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.

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

Explore Self-Defense: Safety & Awareness, with ATA Blackbelt and Leadership Academy, for 4- to 6-year-olds, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833 ext. 117.

Explore Self-Defense: Life Skills in Motion, with ATA Blackbelt and Leadership Academy, for 7- to 12-year-olds, 1 p.m.-1:45 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833 ext. 117.

Extreme Martial Arts, with ATA Blackbelt and Leadership Academy, for 11- to 18-year-olds, 2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833 ext. 117.

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

Tuesday

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 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.

Dupont retirees luncheon, 11:30 a.m., King’s Buffet, 1601 W. 23rd St.

Teen Crafts: Graffiti Hats, for 11- to 18-year-olds, 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., free, no registration required, 843-3833 ext. 117.

Explore Drama with Stories I, for 6- to 12-year-olds, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s children’s room, 707 Vt., free, 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.

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.