Lawrence Datebook
29 Today
Kansas Reads “The Learning Tree”: Talk by David Parks, son of Gordon Parks, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.
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.
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.
Public Zen Talk with Dharma Master Lincoln Rhodes, 7 p.m., Kansas Zen Center, 1423 N.Y., 331-2274.
KU Opera: “Tales of Hoffman,” 7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, 864-3982.
“Jest A Second,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.
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.