Lawrence Datebook

3 Today

Jayhawk Audubon Society birdseed, book and feeder sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt.

KSHSAA Regional Piano Festival, all day, Baker University campus, Baldwin City.

Free State Bridal Show, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Maceli’s, 1031 N.H., free admission, www.freestatebridalshow.com.

Souper Bowl Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., bowls by area artists and students cost $10-$30 and include soup with a roll.

First meeting of the Douglas County Libertarians, 1 p.m., 521 Durham Court, 727-0506.

“Bleeding Kansas ’07,” 2 p.m., Constitution Hall State Historic Site, 319 Elmore St., Lecompton, (785) 887-6520 or (785) 887-6285.

Bookworms Unite, for 8- to 12-year-olds, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s gallery room, 707 Vt., registration requested, 843-3833 ext. 117.

Americana Music Academy Jam, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Mass., 830-9640.

Family dance, with the Lawrence Barn Dance Association, 3:30 p.m., with potluck dinner at 5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., 841-5759.

KU Opera: “Tales of Hoffmann,” 7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall, $15 for adults, $7 for students, 1530 Naismith Drive, KU campus, 864-3982.

“Jest A Second,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

“The Sensualist,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.

4 Sunday

“Jest A Second,” 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

Delaware Street Commons gathering, 6 p.m., 1208 Del., 550-0163 or info@delaware-street.com.

5 Monday

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

Seminar: “Early Modern,” Jonathan Boyarin, history/religious studies professor, 3:30 p.m., Seminar Room, Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., KU campus, 864-4798.

Lecture: “Gordon Parks’ ‘Learning Tree’ Experience,” by John Edgar Tidwell, Kansas University professor of English, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s auditorium, 707 Vt.

Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St.

Faculty concert: Margaret Marco, oboe, 7:30 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., KU campus, 864-3436.

6 Tuesday

Brownbag discussion: “Formula for Failure: Russian Planning for War, 1914,” Bruce Menning, noon, Room 318, Bailey Hall, KU campus, 864-4236.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute open house, 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m., KU Continuing Education, 1515 St. Andrews Drive, 864-5823.

PlaceMakers neighborhood planning discussion, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

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

Lecture by Esera Tuaolo, on being homosexual in the NFL, 7 p.m., Kansas Union’s ballroom, 864-SHOW.

Film: “1-800-INDIA,” with provost Richard Lariviere and associate professor Sanjay Mishra, 7 p.m., Room 3140, Wescoe Hall, KU campus, 864-3832.

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

KU Opera: “Tales of Hoffmann,” 7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, KU campus, 864-3982.

Pinkskull Poetry, 10 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa, 842-5805.

7 Wednesday

University Forum: “2007 City Commissioners Race,” by Burdett Loomis, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

Also this week …

Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, flu shots available, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Mondays, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays, and 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays, 200 Maine, 843-0721.

Books & Babies Storytime, for 8- to 23-month-olds with parent, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 7 p.m. Thursday, Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Storytime for all ages, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Tuesday and Friday, Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt.

Thursday Evening Storytime, for all ages, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt.

Toddler storytime for 2-year-olds and adult, preregistration requested, 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and Friday, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117

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