Lawrence Datebook
Today
Lawrence Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-11 a.m., 824 N.H.
Dog Days fall workout, 7:30 a.m., behind Kizer-Cummings Jewelers, 833 Mass., free.
LEO Center Family Fair benefit, with music, health screenings, $5-$6 pancake feed and more, 8 a.m.-noon, Riverfront Mall lower east parking lot, www.pancakes.leocenter.com.
Fall Book Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
Xeriscape Garden open house, 10 a.m., with presentation at 11:15 a.m., Lawrence Rotary Arboretum, 5101 Speicher Road.
Free State FreeCon Comic Book & Toy Convention, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St., free, www.kcfancon.com/freestate.
Fire station open house, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Fire Station No. 5, 19th Street and Stewart Avenue.
Fall Showcase of Homes, by the Lawrence Home Builders Association, free, noon-5 p.m., www.lhba.net or call 748-0612.
Big Springs Community Center picnic fundraiser, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., $6 for adults, $3 for children, Highway 40 halfway between Lawrence and Topeka.
Lumberyard Arts Center Project Blues and Barbecue, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Lumberyard Arts Center, Baldwin, tickets $10 or $5 for children 10 and younger.
Sunday
Fall Showcase of Homes, by the Lawrence Home Builders Association, free, noon-5 p.m., www.lhba.net or call 748-0612.
Fall Book Sale, half-price day, 2 p.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
Pinckney Historic Walking Tour by the Lawrence Preservation Alliance, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m., starting at Constant Park, Sixth and Indiana streets.
Family storytime, with craft activity, 3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s children’s room, 707 Vt., 843-3833 ext. 117.
Monday
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.
Fall Book Sale, $7 bag day, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
Mystery Authors Panel Part I, with Nancy Pickard, Carolyn Hart and JoAnna Carl (Eve Sandstrom), 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.
Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St.