Lawrence Datebook

3 Today

“Joy of Singing,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, 864-2787.

Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Lecture: “The Creation/Evolution Debate in the Muslim World,” 7 p.m., Kansas Union’s Alderson Auditorium, KU campus.

Civil Air Patrol informational meeting, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Kansas National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa, 841-0752.

Canceled: Dan Gailey, saxophone, Wayne Hawkins, piano, Rod Fleeman, guitar, Jeff Harshbarger, bass, and Todd Strait, drums, Murphy Hall.

4 Wednesday

Forum: “The Media’s Perception of Meeting Needs and Concerns of Senior Citizens,” 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m., with 1:30 p.m. social time, part of the Older Women’s League, Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Junior High Career Fair, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., www.walhonline.org.

“Politics of Disaster” study group: “Hurricane Katrina,” with Michael Brown, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

Public meeting on Burroughs Creek Trail, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence Visitor Center, 402 N. Second St.

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

Program: “Reach Out and Touch Your Mac,” 7 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass., www.laugks.org.

Language Fair, Fashion Show and Coffee & Culture, 7 p.m., Kansas Union.

Opening night: “Keely and Du,” 7:30 p.m., KU’s Inge Theatre, 864-3982.

“Hurricane Katrina: An Insider Tells His Side of the Story,” with Michael Brown, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

5 Thursday

Study Group: “You Be the Governor: Policy vs. Politics,” with Dole Fellow Bob Holden, former Missouri governor, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

Gaming tourneys for sixth- through 12th-graders, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 121.

Chicks with Sticks, knitting for sixth- through 12th-graders, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 121.

Kaw Valley Quilters Guild Mini-Quilt Show reception, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., CornerBank lobby, 4621 W. Sixth St.

Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Jazz Ensemble I, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, 864-2787.

“Keely and Du,” 7:30 p.m., KU’s Inge Theatre, 864-3982.

Opening night: “Antigone,” by the English Alternative Theatre, 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Lecture: “Careers with the U.S. State Department,” by current employee and KU alumnus Marc Nordberg, 4 p.m.-5 p.m., Bailey Hall Room 318.

6 Friday

Film: “Very Annie Mary,” part of the “Women around the World” film series, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Opening night: “The Land We Inhabit: South Pays Tribute,” by South Junior High School students, 7 p.m., 2734 La., 832-5450.

“Keely and Du,” 7:30 p.m., KU’s Inge Theatre, 864-3982.