9 Today

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.

Program: U.S.-Indo relations, by Ronen Sen, ambassador of India to the U.S., 10:30 a.m., Kansas Union’s Big 12 Room, 864-3125.

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

“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.

10 Saturday

“Lily Plants a Garden,” 10 a.m, Inge Theater, KU campus, 864-2700.

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.

Mozart Festival Opera in “Don Giovanni,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 864-2787.

Lawrence Chamber Orchestra “Baroque by Candlelight,” 7:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 N.H., 843-4150.

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

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

11 Sunday

Nineteenth annual Chocolate Auction, by the Baldwin Community Arts Council, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Baldwin City High School commons, $1 admission, Baldwin City.

Lawrence Public Library’s Young Adult Advisory Board, for 11- to 18-year-olds, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., 707 Vt., 843-3833 ext. 121.

“The Sensualist,” 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.

“Lily Plants a Garden,” 2:30 p.m., Inge Theater, KU campus, 864-2700.

KU Horn Ensemble concert, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, KU campus, 864-3436.

12 Monday

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

Lecture: “Ideas of Evolution at the Molecular Level,” by Richard Schowen, professor emeritus of chemistry, noon, Kansas Union’s Pine Room, 864-2379.

Darwin Day celebration and open house, 6 p.m., Dyche Hall’s Panorama Gallery, 864-4450.

Hallmark Design Symposium Series: John Utgaard, ceramics, 6 p.m., 3140 Wescoe Hall, 864-9742.

North Lawrence Improvement Association meeting, with speaker from Lawrence police department, 7 p.m., IOOF Hall, Sixth and Lincoln streets, 842-7232.

Lawrence school board meeting, 7 p.m., district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive.

Film: “Flock of Dodos,” 7:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Woodruff Auditorium, $2, 864-4450.

Eudora City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St.

13 Tuesday

Interfaith Initiative, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Peace Mennonite Church, 1204 Oread Ave.

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

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

“The Learning Tree” book discussion, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

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.

Film: “The Gleaners,” with commentary by Caroline Jewers, associate professor of French and Italian, 7 p.m., 3140 Wescoe Hall, KU campus, free, 864-3832.

“Blog to the Chief: The Impact of Political Blogs on the 2008 Election,” 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.