Lawrence Datebook
27 Today
“Hello Dolly,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence High School, 1901 La., $6.
White Glove Tour of the Dole Archives, 40 minutes, 10:30 a.m., Dole Institute of Politics, Kansas University’s west campus, free, 864-1420.
Bookworms Unite, for 8- to 12-year-olds, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s gallery, 707 Vt.
28 sunday
Carillon concert, 5 p.m.-5:30 p.m., campanile, Kansas University, free.
Lawrence Scottish Fest, 6 p.m., with 7 p.m. concert, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., ticket information at www.lawrencescots.org.
29 monday
Douglas County Commission meeting, canceled.
Lecture: “Eastern Orthodox and Protestant Roots of the Russian Concept of Self: Kant, Nietzsche, Soloyov and Berdyaev,” by Edith Clowes, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities seminar room, 864-4798.
Lecture: “Ethnic Diversity in France,” by Alec Hargreaves, of Florida State University, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Malott Room, 864-9060.
Kansas Day Book Signing: Author Virgil W. Dean, “John Brown to Bob Dole: Movers and Shakers in Kansas History,” 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Level 2, Kansas Union, KU campus, 864-4431.
Lecture by Karin Borke, intellectual property lawyer, part of the Hallmark Design Symposium, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Wescoe Hall Room 3140, 864-9742.
Kansas Reads “The Learning Tree”: Talk by David Parks, son of Gordon Parks, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.
30 Tuesday
Lecture: “A Conversation with Balkans Expert Ales Debeljak,” noon-1 p.m., Bailey Hall Room 318, 864-2349.
Lecture: “The Cultural Grounding of Psyche: Implications for Development in African Settings,” by Joseph Adonu, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Bailey Hall Room 109, 864-3745.
Lecture: “Representing the Balkans: Varieties of ex-Yugoslav pop cultures,” by Ales Debeljak, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Hall Center for Humanities conference room, 864-2349.
Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
940 Dance Company First Step House Concert, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-ARTS.
Civil Air Patrol informational meeting, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Kansas National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa, 841-0752.
Pinkskull Poetry, 10 p.m., Limerance, 1520 Wakarusa Drive, 842-5805.
31 wednesday
University Forum: “Everymans University: Haldeman-Julius Publishing and Little Blue Books,” by Mike Hoeflich, noon-1 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center, 1204 Oread Ave., $3-$5.50, 843-4933.
Safari Club, for 7- to 12-year-olds, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., registration requested, 843-3833 ext. 117.
Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.
Lecture: “Climate Change and the Human Prospect,” by David Orr, 7 p.m., Kansas Union’s Woodruff Auditorium, 864-3530.
Artist’s Talk: KU professor Carol Ann Carter, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.
Hudson Highlands Trombone Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., McKibbin Recital Hall, Baker University campus.
Lecture: Mark Sterner, 8 p.m., Kansas Union’s ballroom, 864-SHOW
1 Thursday
Lecture: “Globalization, Social Inequalities and Women’s Activism: The Case of Post-Pinochet Chile,” KU graduate student Eve Clark, noon, Room 318, Bailey Hall, 864-4213.
Gallery Conversations: “Made In China: Observations & Understanding,” professors Pok-Chi Lau and May Treit, 12:15 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.
Lecture: “Overcoming Stereotypes and Legacies of Crisis,” land reform and politics in Zanzibar, Garth Myers, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Kansas Union’s Pine Room, 864-3745.
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.
Lecture: “Science and Technology in Addressing Critical Issues Facing the Nation,” William Colglazier, 4:30 p.m., 2 Spahr Classroom, Eaton Hall, 864-1828.
Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
Lecture: “Human Sexuality in Everyday Life,” Dennis Dailey, 6:30 p.m., Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.