Lawrence Datebook
Today
LJCC Blintz Brunch and Bake Sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 917 Highland Drive, 785-841-7636. Suggested donation: $6.50.
Mystery Authors Panel Part II, with Eleanor Sullivan, Lou Jane Temple and Laura Bradford, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.
Sixth Annual Chocolate & Tea at Three, 3 p.m., Free State High School commons area, 4700 Overland Drive. Lawrence Community Shelter fundraising event.
Day of Prayer and Contemplation, for Lawrence people in need, by the Interfaith Initiative, with 3 p.m. convocation, South Park, 1200 Mass.
Family storytime, 3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s children’s room, 707 Vt.
“Women’s Leadership Series 2006: Running for Office,” by Barbara Ballard, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m., third session, Dole Institute, KU’s west campus, 864-4900.
MONDAY
Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (no flu shots), 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.
Long-term care support informational session, by Links4Living, 3 p.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., free.
Soroptimist International meeting, 6 p.m. dinner, with program on the district convention, 606 W. 27th Terrace, open to the public, 843-9982.
Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St.
TUESDAY
Election Day. Polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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 (no flu shots), 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.
Flu shot clinic, 9:30 a.m.-10 a.m., Lecompton United Methodist Church, 402 Elmore St., Lecompton, $21 per person, but nobody will be turned away.
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.
Storytime for all ages, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., no registration required.
Lawrence Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.
Flu shot clinic, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Indian Hills Church of God, 601 W. 29th Terr., $21 per person, but nobody will be turned away.
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 (no flu shots), 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.
“Mysteries of Fossils,” for 7- to 12-year-olds, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St., $5, www.lprd.org.
Safari Club, for 7- to 12-year-olds, 3:30 p.m.-4:40 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s auditorium, 707 Vt., registration requested, 843-3833 ext. 117.
Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.
Classical guitarist Peter Fletcher, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.
“Women’s Leadership Series 2006: Running for Office,” by Barbara Ballard, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., final session, Dole Institute, KU’s west campus, 864-4900.
Brook Creek Neighborhood Assn. meeting, 7:15 p.m., East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St.
THURSDAY
Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (no flu shots), 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-7 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.
City/county commissions and Community Cooperation Committee on Homelessness meeting, with Michael Stoops, national director of the Coalition on Homelessness, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
“How Can We Make Things Better in Lawrence?,” discussion on homelessness with Michael Stoops, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 1000 Ky.
Lawrence Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.
Flu shot clinic, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Douglas County Health Department, $21 per person, but nobody will be turned away.
Political Power Hour: “Bob Dole: The Senate Years,” with Kim Wells, former Dole aide, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s west campus, 864-4900.
Gaming tourney, 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, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s teen zone, 707 Vt.
NAACP Lawrence Branch meeting, 6:30 p.m., gallery room at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
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.
“Is Lawrence Really the Second-Meanest City Toward Homelessness?,” discussion with Michael Stoops, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 1000 Ky.
Lecture and book signing: “Over Here: How the G.I Bill Transformed the American Dream,” author and journalist Edward Humes, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s west campus, 864-4900, free.