29 Today

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

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.

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 includes 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.

1 Sunday

Appropriate Technology Center and Collective informational meeting and reunion, 3 p.m., with 6 p.m. potluck supper, South Park Recreation Center, 1141 Mass., 842-4418.

2 Monday

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

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

3 Tuesday

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.

“Joy of Singing,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, 864-2787.

4 Wednesday

Public meeting on Burroughs Creek Trail, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence Union Pacific Depot, 402 N. Second Street.

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

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.

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, 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.