TODAY

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 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 of Politics, 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 commissioners and Community Commission on Homelessness meeting, with Michael Stoops, acting executive director of the National Coalition on Homelessness, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Nutrition for seniors/meal for one or two, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine, free, preregister at 749-5800.

“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.

FRIDAY

Immunization clinic by 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.

“Every Step Counts,” an FCE program on walking, 9:30 a.m., Deal Six Auditorium, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St.

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.

U.S. Marine Corps 231st anniversary recognition, 10:30 a.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s west campus.

Understanding and managing diabetes, with lunch, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine, free, preregister at 749-5800.

Veterans tribute, with salute by KU ROTC cadets and remarks by Buck Newsom, 2 p.m., reception follows, Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s west campus, free.

Veterans ceremony, 4 p.m. Strong Hall flagpole, Kansas University, followed by speech by retired Lt. Col. Dorothy Kendrick in Budig Hall, Room 130.

“Identity and the Facts of Matter,” by University of Colorado-Boulder philosophy professor Graeme Forbes, 4:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Malott Room, free, open to the public.

Veterans Day 24-hour vigil, 7 p.m., Kansas University Vietnam and Korea monuments.

SATURDAY

Lawrence Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-11 a.m., 824 N.H.

Flu shot clinic, 10 a.m.-noon, Lawrence Visitor Center, 402 N. Second St., $21 per person, but nobody will be turned away.

Veterans Day ceremony, by Jayhawk Chapter No. 22 of the Disabled American Veterans, Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14 of the American Legion and Alford-Clarke Post No. 852 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 11:11 a.m., American Legion building, 3408 W. Sixth St., lunch to follow, open to the public.

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