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.-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, 200 Maine, $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.

SUNDAY

Lawrence Public Library’s Young Adult Advisory Board, for 11- to 18-year-olds, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., library teen zone, 707 Vt.

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.

Haskell Geographic Information System Lab open house, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Haskell Indian Nation University’s Sequoyah Hall, Room 143.

Lawrence school board meeting, 7 p.m., district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive.

Eudora City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St.

TUESDAY

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.

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.

Political Power Hour: “Impact of Mid-term Congressional Elections on U.S. Foreign Policy,” with former USAID administrator J. Brian Atwood, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s west campus, 864-4900.

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.

Wakarusa Township Board meeting, 7 p.m., 300 W. 31st St.

Kanwaka Township Board meeting, 7:30 p.m., Kanwaka Township Hall, off U.S. Highway 40.

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.