Lawrence Datebook

15 Today

“Cairo on the Kaw XIII: Ritual Superstition and Myth,” an exploration of ideas through Middle Eastern dance and music, 2 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., $8, $6 for seniors, free for children 10 and under.

16 MONDAY

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

Free blood pressure screening, by the Douglas County Visiting Nurses and Hospice of Douglas County, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., registration not required, 843-3833 ext. 115.

“Salon Styles,” showing by the Fresh Produce Art Collective, 6 p.m.-10 p.m., Teller’s, 746 Mass., www.freshproduceartcollective.com.

Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St.

17 TUESDAY

Dupont retirees luncheon, 11:30 a.m., King’s Buffet, 1601 W. 23rd St.

Interfaith Initiative, discussion of Lawrence food services, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Indian Hills Church, 601 W. 29th Terrace.

Sleuth Society, for 7- to 12-year-olds, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., registration requested, 843-3833, ext. 117.

Downtown Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.

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.

18 WEDNESDAY

Lawrence Memorial Hospital board meeting, 9 a.m., LMH auditorium, 325 Maine.

Lawrence Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 925 Iowa.

Act Around, for 6- to 10-year-olds, 3:30 p.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library children’s room, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.

Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.

19 THURSDAY

The Mixed up Mystery of Song City, with Thad Beach, for 5- to 12-year-olds, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.

Downtown Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.

Historic Resources Commission meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Book discussion: “Jim Lane: Scoundrel, Statesman, Kansan,” by author Robert Collins, 7:30 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., part of the Sons of Union Veterans meeting, free and open to the public.

20 FRIDAY

Tenants to Homeowners open house, 3 p.m.-6 p.m., 302 Ala.