Lawrence Datebook
TODAY
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.
Health screenings for people 60 and older by Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Babcock Place, 1700 Mass.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital board meeting, 9 a.m., LMH auditorium, 325 Maine.
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.
“The Skinny on Fat,” with nationally famous storyteller Priscilla Howe, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., 749-1972. Sponsored by Wednesdays @ Liberty Hall.
Library Safari Club, for 7- to 12-year-olds, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s auditorium, 707 Vt., registration requested, 843-3833 ext. 117.
Political Power Hour: “The Culture of Congress,” with Jim King, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, west campus, free.
Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.
Thursday
Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-7 p.m., 200 Maine, 843-0721.
AARP Driver Safety Course, day one of two, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Gallery, $10 workbook fee, register at 843-3833.
Lawrence Technology Assn. luncheon, 11:45 a.m., Pachamama’s, 800 N.H., $12-$15, register at 832-2824 or e-mail events@lawrencetech.org.
Lawrence Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.
Gaming Tourneys, for sixth- through 12th-graders, 4 p.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., no registration required.
Political Power Hour: “Bob Dole: The Senate Years,” with Lew Ferguson and Jim McLean, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, west campus, free.
Chicks with Sticks, knitting for sixth- through 12th-graders (beginners welcome), 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Teen Zone, 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.
Historic Resources Commission meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
Thursday Evening Storytime, for all ages, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., no registration required.
“General James G. Blunt: Tarnished Glory,” speech by author Robert Collins, Sons of the Union Veterans meeting, 7:30 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., public welcome.
Friday
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 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.
AARP Driver Safety Course, day two of two, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Gallery, register at 843-3833.
Storytime for all ages, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.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.
Walk to D’Feet ALS, a fundraiser for the ALS Assn., registration at 1 p.m., walk at 2 p.m., Kansas Union.
Flu shot clinic, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building 21, $16-$21 per person, but nobody will be turned away.
Jayhawk Audubon Society birdseed and plant sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Community Mercantile, 901 Iowa.
White-glove tour of the Dole Archive, 10:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, west campus, free, 864-1420.
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.
After Hours Poetry Cafe, for 11- to 18-year-olds, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., admittance ends at 6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
Sunday
Lawrence High School Spirit Squad Little Lion Clinic, for kindergartners through sixth-graders, 12:30 p.m. walk-in registration, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. clinic, LHS East Gym. Registration forms available at LHS Athletic Office.
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.
Kansas University’s Tunnel of Oppression, multimedia experience (not appropriate for children), 6 p.m.-9 p.m., KU’s Lewis Hall.
School board meeting, 7 p.m., district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive.
“American Grass-Roots Democracy in an Anti-American World,” by Kenton Keith, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, Kansas University’s west campus, free.
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.
Storytime for all ages, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., no registration required.
Grant information session, by the Douglas County Community Foundation, 4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., www.dccfoundation.org.