24 Today

Lawrence Home Show, more than 60 exhibits on display showing the latest in home construction, materials and design, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., 5200 Clinton Parkway, $5 for adults, children get in free, see www.lhba.net for seminar schedule.

Healthy Kids Fair, screenings, car seat checks, food and entertainment, 9 a.m.-noon, TherapyWorks P.A., 1112 W. Sixth St., Suite 120, 749-1300.

Model Railroad Show and Swap Meet, model and switching contests, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building 21, 2120 Harper St., $3 admission with $1 off for canned food donation, children 12 and under admitted free with adult.

Douglas County Spelling Bee, 10 a.m., Southwest Junior High School, 2511 Inverness Drive. The event will feature the winners from all the individual schools’ spelling bees in the county, including both private and public schools.

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.

George Winston concert, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, $28/$34, 864-2787.

Wheelchair basketball: Lawrence Wheelhawks vs. Kansas City Thunder, 7:30 p.m., KU’s Student Recreation Fitness Center, free, 864-2620.

25 Sunday

Lawrence Home Show, more than 60 exhibits on display showing the latest in home construction, materials and design, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 5200 Clinton Parkway, $5 for adults, children get in free.

Free State Libertarians meeting, 7 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.

26 Monday

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

Osher Institute seminar: “From Cheese to ‘CSI’: The Role of Biotechnology in Our Lives,” by Elizabeth Wenske-Mullinax, 10 a.m., 1515 St. Andrews Drive, 864-5823.

Lecture: “Google Earth and the Geospatial Community,” by Brian McClendon, director of engineering for Google Earth, Google Maps and Google Sketchup,” 3:30 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, free, 864-8902.

Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners meeting, 5:30 p.m., Babcock Place meal site, 1700 Mass., 830-2253.

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

Concert: Julia Broxholm, soprano, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, free, 864-3436.

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

27 Tuesday

KU E-Fair, 11 a.m., Burge Union’s relays and courtside rooms, free, 864-7783.

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

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.

Lecture: “Does HIV Look like Me?,” 7 p.m., Kansas Union’s Woodruff Auditorium, free, 864-7469.

Film: “The Constant Gardener,” with commentary by Garth Myers, associate professor of African and African-American studies, 7 p.m., Wescoe Hall, Room 3140, free, 864-3832.

“The Teen Brain,” by Diane Ash for the Lawrence Parent Network Junior High Connection, 7 p.m., Southwest Junior High School, 2511 Inverness Drive.

Faculty recital: Steve Leisring, trumpet, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, free, 864-3436.