27 Today

Internet safety presentation, by South Junior High School resource officer Brian Kelly, for the Lawrence Parent Network, 6:30 p.m., South computer lab, Room 91, 2734 La.

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

“Inside the Economist’s Mind,” with co-editor and professor William A. Barnett, reception and book signing, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute, Kansas University’s West Campus, 864-4900, free.

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

Haskell Art Faculty Show opening reception, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Tommaney Library, Haskell campus.

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.

Performance by Sandip Burman, tabla player, 7:30 p.m., Baker University’s Rice Auditorium, Baldwin City, $20/$15, 594-8421.

KU Wind Ensemble, with the KU Kansas City Youth Wind Symphony, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, 864-4787.

28 Wednesday

University Forum: “Shi’a and Sunni: Two Faces of Islam?” by Mohamed El-Hodiri, economics professor, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., $5.50/$3, 843-4933.

Color by Number concert for junior high students, with Distance is Safety, the Atomic Blues and the Chipping Camdens, 1:45 p.m.-4 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., www.walhonline.org.

“The 2004 Florida Hurricane Season,” with Craig Fugate, director of Florida Emergency Management, part of the “Politics of Disasters” study group, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

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

Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

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

Candidate forum, by the Voter Education Coalition, with City Commission candidates, 7 p.m., and Lawrence school board candidates, 8 p.m., Lawrence High School commons, 1901 La. National Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, $25 and up, 864-2787.

“Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion and the Battle for America’s Soul,” with Edward Humes, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, 7:30 p.m., book signing to follow, Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

World Music Choir with Inti-Illimani, 8 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall in KU’s Murphy Hall, $20/$10, 864-3421.

29 Thursday

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.

“Encore,” 7:30 p.m., Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive, $7.

Relay for Life team captain meeting, 5:30 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital auditorium, 325 Maine, 749-2985.

Lecture: “A Defense of Literary Study in a Time of Globalization,” by literary critic J. Hilis Miller, 7:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Alderson Auditorium.

30 Friday

Kansas Advocates for Better Care annual meeting, with guest speaker U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, discussion on Medicare and Medicaid, noon-2:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., $15 include lunch, registration required, 842-3088.

Interdisciplinary Jazz Colloquium, 6 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art auditorium, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

“Encore,” 7:30 p.m., Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive, $7.

31 Saturday

Community Wellness Festival, 9 a.m.-noon, Collins Center, Baker University, Baldwin City.

Yart Sale, benefit for the East Lawrence Neighborhood Association, with baked goods, crafts, artwork and more, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., New York School gymnasium, 936 N.Y.

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.

“Encore,” 7:30 p.m., Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive, $7.

Armitage Gone! Dance, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, 864-2787.