Lawrence Datebook

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.

Inauguration of Baker University President Patricia N. Long, 11 a.m., Rice Auditorium, Baker University campus, Baldwin.

Grant information session, by the Douglas County Community Foundation, noon, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., www.dccfoundation.org.

Gaming Tourneys, for sixth- through 12th-graders, 4 p.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., no registration required.

Lawrence Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.

Political Power Hour: “Bob Dole: The Senate Years,” with former Kansas lieutenant governor Dave Owen, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s west campus, 864-4900, 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.

Thursday Evening Storytime, for all ages, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., no registration required.

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.

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.

Pilot Club Antique Show and Sale, a nonprofit benefit, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Building 21, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 21st and Harper streets, $3.

Storytime for all ages, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt. No registration required.

Speaker: Richard Carwardine, author of “Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power,” 4 p.m., Hall Center for Humanities, free.

Saturday

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

Know Your Self-Defense Options, 10 a.m.-noon, Clinton State Park, 798 N. 1415 Road, 842-8562, free. Hosted by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, and presented by GaDuGi Safe Center, Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and Ident-A-Kid.

Pilot Club Antique Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Building 21, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 21st and Harper streets.

T is for Toy children’s program, 10:30 a.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.

True Ghost Stories from Douglas County, 2 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.

Bookworms Unite, book club for 8- to 12-year-olds, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Gallery, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 121. Registration requested.

Sunday

Pilot Club Antique Show and Sale, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Building 21, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 21st and Harper streets.

Women’s Leadership Series 2006: Running for Office, by Barbara Ballard, session two, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s west campus, 864-4900.

Kansas River Valley Scholarship Organization annual pageant, 7 p.m., Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive, 331-9636.

Monday

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

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 Chapter of the ACLU Forum: “Sacrificing Civil Liberties for Security: Do We Risk Both?” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 842-8408.

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, 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117. Preregistration requested.

Musical Interlude, music and activities for all ages, 10:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

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.

Trick-or-Treat Downtown Lawrence, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m., downtown merchants open their doors with Halloween trinkets for children.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County informational meeting, 5:15 p.m., 1525 W. Sixth St., Suite A, 843-7359.

Canceled: Lawrence City Commission meeting.

Halloween Beggars Night, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Turn on porch lights for trick-or-treaters.

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.

Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.

Health Care for All Kansans, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Lecture and book signing: “What It Takes: The Way to the White House,” author and journalist Richard Ben Cramer, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s west campus, 864-4900, free.