1 Today

Symphonic Band, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, $7/$5, 864-2787.

Downtown Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.

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.

Lawrence High School senior band night, 7 p.m., Lawrence High School, 1901 La.

Peace Corps informational meeting and video, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 864-3624.

Concert: Organ music of Croatia, by Christopher Krampe, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, 864-3313.

2 Wednesday

“Tearing Down the Wall of Hate,” a multicultural event for junior high students, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., www.walhonline.org.

Lawrence Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 925 Iowa.

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

2007 Dole Lecture by Gen. Richard B. Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, free but tickets required, 864-4900.

3 Thursday

Downtown Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.

“A Scientific Analysis of Green Tea Tasting,” by Jeehyun Lee and Alicia Jenkins of the Kansas State University Sensory Analysis Center, 4 p.m., Kansas Union’s Big 12 Room, 864-1457.

Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

South Junior High School variety show, 7 p.m., 2734 La.

“Guys and Dolls,” 7:30 p.m., KU’s Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall, 864-3982.

Jazz Ensembles I, II and III, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, $7/$5, 864-2787.

New Dance, 7:30 p.m., Robinson Center, KU campus, $2, 864-3436.

Jazz It Up!, a fundraiser for the Lawrence Senior Center, with food, silent auction and volunteer awards, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass., 842-0543.

4 friday

Multicultural Carnival, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Cordley School, 1837 Vt., 766-2108.

Southwest Junior High School Bel Canto variety show, 6:30 p.m., 2511 Inverness Drive.

South Junior High School variety show, 7 p.m., 2734 La.

“Guys and Dolls,” 7:30 p.m., KU’s Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall, 864-3982.

5 saturday

Downtown Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-11 a.m., 824 N.H.

Run, Walk, Ride for Reading, benefit for Altrusa Club projects, 9 a.m.-noon, starting north of the Kaw River Bridge, www.altrusaoflawrenceks.com.

Spring Parade of Homes, noon-5 p.m., by the Lawrence Home Builders Association, www.lhba.net.

“Guys and Dolls,” 7:30 p.m., KU’s Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall, 864-3982.

6 Sunday

To The River and Back, 5K/10K run and family fun mile, 8 a.m., a benefit for the Lawrence Community Nursery School, 645 Ala., www.totheriverandback.org.

Art in the Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., South Park, 1200 Mass.

Spring Parade of Homes, noon-5 p.m., by the Lawrence Home Builders Association, www.lhba.net.

Kaw Valley Shape Note Sing, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence, 1263 N. 1100 Road, 749-1356.

Hyperflight SkyHoundz Canine Disc championship, 2 p.m., South Park, 1200 Mass., free entries, ww.skyhoundz.com, 832-7940.