10 Today

“Stand for Something: The Battle for America’s Soul,” by author and former Congressman John Kasich, 7 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus.

Interfaith Initiative, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt.

Coalition on Homeless Concerns, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Public Advisory Transit Committee, 4:10 p.m., Lawrence Transit System Office, 933 N.H.

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

Brook Creek Neighborhood meeting, 7 p.m., East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St.

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

Wakarusa Township Board meeting, 7 p.m., 300 W. 31st St.

Dean Sommerville, tuba, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU’s Murphy Hall, 864-3421.

Lecture: “Culture and History Matter: Russia’s Search for Identity after the Fall,” by Maria Carlson, 7:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Woodruff Auditorium, 864-4798.

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

Kanwaka Township Board meeting, 7:30 p.m., Kanwaka Township Hall, off U.S. Highway 40.

11 Wednesday

University Forum: “Diversity and Political Stability: Understanding the History Behind Nation Building in the Middle East,” by Elif Andac, assistant professor of sociology, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center, 1204 Oread Ave., $3-$5.50 optional lunch, 843-4933.

Open mic/open stage talent show, for junior high students, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., www.wahlonline.org.

“Politics of Disaster” with Dole Fellow Scott Morris and guest speaker, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

Lawrence Transit System public hearing, on policy and fare changes for fixed-route and paratransit service, 5 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

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

Free State High School pre-contest concert, 7 p.m., 4700 Overland Drive.

Talk by mystery author Susan Wittig Albert, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Documentary screening: “Green Green Water,” 7 p.m., Ottawa University Chapel, 10th and South Cedar streets, Ottawa, www.greengreenwater.com.

Graduate Honors Recital, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU’s Murphy Hall, 864-3421.

Student Chamber Ensemble Jazz Combos, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., free, 864-3436.

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

Lecture: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 8 p.m., Lied Center, 864-7469.

12 Thursday

Presentation on personal safety, by Gary Squires, of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, geared toward the widowed and caregivers, 10 a.m.-noon, Community Health Building, second-floor conference room, 200 Maine, free.

Lawrence High School Focus Film Festival, public screenings of student work, 3:30 p.m., Lawrence High School, Room 125, 1901 La., free.

Reading and book signing for “White Night,” by Jim Butcher, author of the “The Dresden Files” series, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., Oread Books, Kansas Union, 864-4431.

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.

Lawrence Public Library book sale, members night, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., 707 Vt.

NAACP Lawrence Branch meeting, 6:30 p.m., gallery room at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.