11 Today

Lawrence Youth Symphony, 2 p.m., Central Junior High School, 1400 Mass., 832-5400, with Girl Scout drive to collect musical instruments, any condition, to benefit Lawrence schools.

“Peter Pan,” by the Lawrence Youth Ballet Company, 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

“Staying Safe in Cyberspace,” a workshop for teens and parents, followed by MySpace party, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s auditorium, 707 Vt., free, 843-3833 ext. 121.

“The Curious Savage,” 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

Lecture: “Religion and Politics in Kansas,” by Gary Entz, associate professor of history at McPherson College, 2:30 p.m., Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence, 1263 N. 1100 Road.

Honor Recital, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-3787.

12 Monday

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

Lecture “No Borders Movements and the Struggle Against National Forms of Discrimination,” Nandita Sharma, professor of ethnic studies and sociology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 3:30 p.m., Hall Center for Humanities Conference Hall at Kansas University.

Hallmark Design Symposium Series: Andreas Hogan, designer/topographer, 6 p.m., Room 3140, Wescoe Hall, KU campus, 864-9742.

Candidate forum, by the North Lawrence Improvement Association, 7 p.m., IOOF Hall, Sixth and Lincoln streets.

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

Jess Lightner, tuba, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, KU’s Murphy Hall, free, 864-3436.

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

13 Tuesday

Lenten Tuesday Noonday Recital, by Carolyn Steele, organ, 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 N.H.

Interfaith Initiative meeting, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 N.H.

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

Brook Creek Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m., East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St.

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.

Riverdance, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, $39/$55 public, 864-2787.

KU faculty recital: Vincent Gnojek, saxophone, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall in KU’s Murphy Hall, free, 864-3436.

Kanwaka Township Board meeting, 7:30 p.m., Kanwaka Township Hall, off U.S. Highway 40.

14 Wednesday

“Architecture and Urban Design in Berlin Since 1989,” lecture by Ulf Meyer, part of KU Architecture Spring Lecture Series, 11:30 a.m., Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union.

University Forum: “The Future of Lawrence Public Library,” by Bruce Flanders, library director, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., $5.50/$3, 843-4933.

Wednesday @ Liberty Hall: Junior High World Language Day, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., www.walhonline.org.

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.

Riverdance, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, $39/$55 public, 864-2787

“Disaster: The Media’s Roles,” with Bobby Block, co-author and Wall Street Journal reporter, part of the Politics of Disasters study group, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., book signing to follow, Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

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

Lawrence City Commission and school board candidate forum, by the Voter Education Coalition, 7 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

“Operation Homecoming: Writing the War Time Experience,” documentary film preview and panel discussion, 7 p.m., Kansas Union’s Woodruff Auditorium, 864-4798.

“Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security,” with Bobby Block, co-author and Wall Street Journal reporter, 7:30 p.m., book signing to follow, Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

15 Thursday

Lecture: “Planning for Changing Livelihood Strategies in African Cities: Challenges and Opportunities,” by Francis Owusu, Iowa State University, 3:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Alderson Auditorium, free, 864-3745.

“Lobbyists and Good Government: Can They Work Together,” by guest panelists Amy Blouin, Woody Overton and Joe Maxwell, part of the “You Be the Governor: Policy vs. Politics” study group, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s west campus, free, 864-4900.

Public Transit Advisory Committee, special meeting to address rising demand of T Lift paratransit service, 4:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m., 933 N.H., 832-3465.