5 Today

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.

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.

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.

Program: Senior mental health services in Douglas County, by Ruth Shadel, of the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, 2 p.m.; social hour for the Kaw Valley chapter of the Older Women’s League starts at 1:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Safari Club, for 7- to 12-year-olds, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s auditorium, 707 Vt., registration requested, 843-3833 ext. 117.

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

Program: “Cutting the Wires: Wireless on the Mac,” by the Lawrence Apple Users’ Group 2.0, 7 p.m., Signs of Life community room, 722 Mass.

Fresh Ink, spoken word and music, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass., 749-3320.

8 Thursday

Lawrence Meals on Wheels: Annual meeting, 4 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Room A, public welcome.

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.

KU Chancellor’s Lecture: “The Economic Integration of Asia: How Will it Affect American Influence in Asia?”, Takao Shibata, 4 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave., KU campus, 864-4798.

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

Film screening: “Rabbit Proof Fence,” 7 p.m., Solidarity! Revolutionary Center & Radical Library, KU campus.

“The 2008 Campaign and a Special Tribute to President Ford,” with presidential historian Richard Norton Smith, part of the Dole Institute’s Presidential Lecture Series, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

Free State High School Orchestra, with six soloists to perform, 7:30 p.m., auditorium, Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive, 832-6050.

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

9 Friday

William Allen White Day with Rich Clarkson, 1:30 p.m., Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-4755.

Capitol Connections forum, talk with area legislators, sponsored by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, 4 p.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

“Have a Heart: Valentine Show & Sale,” 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 N.J.

Merita Halili and The Raif Hyseni Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU campus, 864-2787.

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

Also this week …

Tuesday: Screenings for people 60 and older by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Lecompton United Methodist Church, 402 Elmore St.

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.