26 Today

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.

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-Douglas County Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

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.

28 Wednesday

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.

Study group: “Politics of Disasters,” led by Dole Fellow Scott Morris, director of FEMA’s Florida long-term recovery office. First session of seven-week study group; attend any or all sessions. 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, free, 864-4900.

Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission meeting: canceled.

Also this week …

Wednesday: Health screenings for people 60 and older by Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Babcock Place, 1700 Mass.

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.