9 Today

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

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.

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

Ride the “T” free to the Helmet Fair, www.lawrencetransit.org.

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.

Sixth annual Nash Dash, benefit for Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, various running/walking events, 8 a.m., Lawrence Visitor Center, 402 N. Second St., register by calling 830-1795 or visiting www.lprd.org/nashdash.shtml

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.

Lawrence Helmet Fair, 10 a.m.-noon, Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive.

Mother’s Day tea and tribute to Elizabeth Miller Watkins, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., $15, 841-4109.

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.

14 monday

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

Eudora City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St.

15 tuesday

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

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

Public Transit Advisory Committee special meeting, 4:10 p.m., Lawrence Transit System Administrative Office, 933 N.H., 832-3465.