Lawrence Datebook
17 Today
“Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom and the Making of History,” with John Patrick Diggins, author and historian, 7:30 p.m., with book signing to follow, Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.
Lecture: “Valentin Rasputin at 70,” by Jerry Mikkelson, professor of Russian, East European and Eurasian studies, brown bag lunch, noon, Bailey Hall Room 318, free, 864-4248.
Community volunteer fair, 3 p.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.
Downtown Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.
Peace Corps general information meeting and film, 5:30 p.m., Burge Union Room 149, 864-3624.
Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
Film: “Spell Bound,” 7 p.m., Kansas Union’s Alderson Auditorium, 864-SHOW.
Civil Air Patrol informational meeting, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Kansas National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa, 841-0752.
KU Women’s Recognition Program, 7:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Big 12 Room, free, 864-3552.
Concert: Student Chamber Ensemble, KU Trumpet Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, free, 864-3436.
18 Wednesday
Lawrence Memorial Hospital board meeting, 9 a.m., LMH auditorium, 325 Maine.
Volunteer fair, 11:30 a.m., Baehr Audio-Reader Center, free, 864-4634.
University Forum: “The History and Contours of Latin American Immigration to Kansas,” by Ruben Flores, assistant professor of American studies, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., optional lunch $3/$5.50, 843-4933.
Wednesday @ Liberty Hall, Earth Day celebration, for junior high school students, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass.
“Politics of Disaster” study group, with Dole Fellow Scott Morris, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.
Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.
Jazz Combos, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 843-2787.
Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, 864-2787.
Student Chamber Ensemble, KU Camerata, 7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall’s Swarthout Recital Hall, free, 864-3436.
19 Thursday
“Eating for One,” by Hilary Kass, of the Community Mercantile, geared toward the widowed and caregivers, 10 a.m.-noon, Community Health Building, second-floor conference room, 200 Maine, free.
Lawrence Technology Association luncheon, with speaker Stacy Walters, of Heartland Works Inc., 11:45 a.m., Scarlet Orchid, 2223 La., $10 LTA members, $12 nonmembers, 832-2824.
Study Group: “You Be the Governor: Policy vs. Politics,” with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and former governors Bob Holden, Missouri, a Dole Fellow; Ron Musgrove, Mississippi; and Bob Wise, West Virginia. 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.
Downtown Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.
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.
Gaming tourneys 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, $5 bag day, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., 707 Vt.
Historic Resources Commission meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
Concert: Jazz vocalist Kathy Kosins, 7:30 p.m., Baker University’s Rice Auditorium, Baldwin City, $20/$15, (785) 594-8421
Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, 864-2787.
Governors Roundtable Discussion, with former governors Bob Holden, Missouri; Ron Musgrove, Mississippi; and Bob Wise, West Virginia, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.
“On Golden Pond,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.
20 Friday
Concert: Student Chamber Ensemble, Oread Singers, 3:30 p.m., Strong Hall, free, 864-3436.
Lecture: George Gorse, 4 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., free, 864-2146.
Film: “Whale Rider,” part of the “Women around the World” film series, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.
Emerson String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, 864-2787.
“On Golden Pond,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.