8 Today

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

InterFaith Initiative, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Victory Bible Church, 1942 Mass.

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

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.

South Junior High School 8/9 band concert, 7 p.m., 2734 La.

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.

“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Its People and Its Values,” by Teresa McCown, Kansas City-area author of “Shifting Sands: Life in Arabia with a Saudi Princess,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Wakarusa Township Board meeting, 7 p.m., 300 W. 31st St.

Free State High School spring choral concert, 7:30 p.m., 4700 Overland Drive.

Kanwaka Township Board meeting, 7:30 p.m., Kanwaka Township Hall, off U.S. Highway 40.

Organ recital, Elisa Williams Bickers, with the Lawrence Women’s Chorale, 7:30 p.m., KU’s Bales Organ Recital Hall.

9 Wednesday

University Forum: Planning for fall 2007, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., optional lunch $3 students, $5.50 others, 843-4933.

Older Women’s League honoree recognition, 2 p.m., with 1:30 p.m. social time, Lawrence Public Library, auditorium, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 115.

Short Films by Short People film festival, for junior high students, 2:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., www.walhonline.org.

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

Southwest Junior High School eighth- and ninth-grade band concert, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence High School, 1901 La.

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

Concert: Student Chamber Ensemble, World Music Choir, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, 864-3436.

10 Thursday

City of Lawrence woodchip sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Parks and Recreation forestry division facility, 1420 E. 11th St., 832-7979.

Thirty-third annual Employee Recognition Ceremony, 1:30 p.m., Kansas Union Ballroom, 864-4946.

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

KU Youth Chorus, 5 p.m., Murphy Hall, room 328.

NAACP Lawrence Branch meeting, 6:30 p.m., gallery room at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Central Junior High School feeder band concert, 7 p.m., 1400 Mass.

11 Friday

Stop Day, Kansas University

City of Lawrence woodchip sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Parks and Recreation forestry division facility, 1420 E. 11th St., 832-7979.

Bake and book sale, by Women of the ELCA, 1 p.m.-7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 N.H., 843-4150.

“Where in the World Is Turku?” a program by Douglas County Family and Community Education, 9:30 a.m., Deal Six Auditorium, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St., 843-7058.

12 Saturday

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

Bake and book sale, by Women of the ELCA, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 N.H., 843-4150.

City of Lawrence woodchip sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Parks and Recreation forestry division facility, 1420 E. 11th St., 832-7979.

Monarch Watch spring open house and plant fundraiser, 8 a.m., Foley Hall, 864-4441.

Tennis Block Party, with instruction, interactive games and more, sponsored in part by Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, 9 a.m.-noon, First Serve, 5200 Clinton Parkway, free, 832-7930.

First-time homebuyer workshop, sponsored by Tenants to Homeowners Inc., 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., United Way Center, 2518 Ridge Court, free, no pre-registration needed, 842-5494.

West Junior High School Chorale, “I’ve Got the Music in Me,” 7 p.m., 2700 Harvard Road.

Bishop Seabury Academy, “Seussical the Musical,” 7:30 p.m., 4120 Clinton Parkway.