Lawrence Datebook

13 Today

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

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.

Coalition on Homeless Concerns, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

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.

Kansas University 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: viewing of “The Cup,” for junior high school students, 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.

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