Today

Mulch sale, by Lawrence Parks and Recreation, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., 1420 E. 11th St., $5 per pickup load.

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.

Blood drive, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s Jayhawk Auditorium, 325 Maine, gifts and drawings for prizes, 749-6176.

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.

Storytime in English and Spanish, 4 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., no registration required.

Saturday

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

Mulch sale, by Lawrence Parks and Recreation, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 1420 E. 11th St., $5 per pickup load.

KU Homecoming parade, 9 a.m., Jayhawk Boulevard, free.

Fall Book Sale, giveaway day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Fall Showcase of Homes, by the Lawrence Home Builders Assn., free, noon-5 p.m., www.lhba.net or call 748-0612.

Tenants to Homeowners anniversary cookout, noon-4 p.m., Third and Alabama streets, please RSVP to cynthia@tthinc

.org or call 842-5494.

Nordic Heritage Festival, 1 p.m.-9 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building 21, 2120 Harper St., suggested donation $5.

Bookworms Unite, book club for 8- to 12-year-olds, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Gallery, registration requested, 843-3833 ext. 121.

Tenth annual Oktoberfest, 4 p.m.-10 p.m., St. John the Evangelist Church, 1234 Ky.

Lawrence Humane Society outdoor benefit concert, by the Vinland Valley Nursery, 6 p.m., 1606 N. 600 Road, $3 admission, www.vinlandvalleynursery

.com.

Sunday

Home Energy Conservation Fair, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building 21, 2120 Harper St., 832-3030, www.lawrencerecycles.org.

Fall Showcase of Homes, by the Lawrence Home Builders Assn., free, noon-5 p.m., www.lhba.net or call 748-0612.

Lawrence Pregnancy and Childbirth Fair, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Riverfront Plaza.

Fall Book Sale, giveaway day, 2 p.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Library Young Adult Advisory Board, 11- to 18-year-olds, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833 ext. 121.

Monday

Douglas County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.

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.

“American Foreign Policy Challenges in China and Eurasia,” by Peter Brookes, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Pine Room.

North Lawrence Improvement Assn. meeting, 7 p.m., IOOF Hall, 615 Lincoln St.

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, 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.