12 Today

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.

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

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, North 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.

Also this week …

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.

Storytime in English and Spanish, 4:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, Lawrence Public Library’s children’s room, 707 Vt.

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, and 3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Sunday, 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.