17 saturday

St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 1 p.m. downtown Lawrence.

Program: “The Agony of ‘De Feet,'” 9 a.m.-11 a.m., with 8:30 a.m. registration, Lawrence Memorial Hospital auditorium, 325 Maine. Contact hours available for RN/LPN relicensure, 840-2569.

White glove tour of the Dole archives, 10:30 a.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-1420.

19 monday

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

Spring blood drive, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Baker University’s Collins Gym, Baldwin City.

Spring Break Special: Creative music and movement with percussionist Dylan Bassett, ages 4-12, 2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., free, 843-3833 ext. 117.

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

20 tuesday

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

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

Spring Break Special: Craft Make ‘n Take Day, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., free, 843-3833 ext. 117.

CANCELED 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.

21 wednesday

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

Spring Break Special: Jazz Story Swing Set, with Megan Helm and Paul Matthews, for ages 5-12, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., free, 843-3833 ext. 117.

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

22 thursday

Spring Break Special: Spring hoedown with Truckstop Honeymoon, all ages, 10:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., free, 843-3833 ext. 117.

Public Transit Advisory Committee, Policy/Standards Subcommittee meeting, 4:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m., 933 N.H., 832-3465.

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.

Silent auction: benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St.

23 friday

Spring Break Special: Library puppeteers performance, all ages, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., free, 843-3833 ext. 117.

24 saturday

Bookworms Unite, for 8- to 12-year-olds, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s gallery room, 707 Vt., registration requested, 843-3833 ext. 117.

Vinland Fair’s Whole-Hog Sausage and Pancake Supper, 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Exhibition Building, Vinland.