Lawrence Datebook
6 Today
Poetry reading: “Being in Beijing,” by retired KU professor Elizabeth Schultz, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.
Downtown Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.
Dole Study Group: “Presidential Politics from the Inside,” with media strategist Raymond Strother, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.
Transportation 2030 study session, 5 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets,
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.
West Junior High School All Band Concert, 7:30 p.m., WJHS, 2700 Harvard Road, 832-5500.
7 Wednesday
Education Career Fair, sponsored by the Kansas University Career Center, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Kansas Union Ballroom. 864-7677.
University Forum: “Opportunities and Growth Challenges for the Greater Metropolitan Kansas City Medical Schools and Health-Related Professions in the New Millennium,” by David Adkins, vice chancellor for external affairs, KU Medical Center, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.
Older Women’s League meeting, with discussion on adult day care, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
Wednesdays @ Liberty Hall: civic engagement day, for junior high students, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass., www.wahlonline.org.
Sleuth Society, for 7- to 12-year-olds, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vt., registration requested, 843-3833, ext. 117.
Lawrence Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 925 Iowa.
Icarus Project Presentation on Radical Mental Health Responses, 7 p.m., Solidarity! Revolutionary Center & Radical Library, 1109 Mass., 865-1374
“What’s New in Leopard,” with the Lawrence Apple Users’ Group 2.0, 7 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass.
The Second City Touring Co., 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-2787.
8 Thursday
Game Tourney, 11- to 18-year-olds, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 121.
Downtown Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.
NAACP Lawrence Branch meeting, 6:30 p.m., gallery room at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
Peace Corps informational meeting, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Kansas Union’s Kansas Room.
Kansas City Chorale, part of Baker University’s Artist and Lecture series, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Baldwin City, $25/$15.
9 Friday
Presentation: Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 11:30 a.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.
Medicare Part D public meeting, 1 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt. Paula Haisch, Lawrence counselor with Senior Health Insurance Counseling of Kansas, will be available to answer questions, 842-0543.
Jazz Film Series: “Latin Jazz and Jazz as an International Music,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.
West Junior High Fall Play: “The Wizard of Oz,” 7 p.m., Sally Six Hersh Auditorium, WJHS, 2700 Harvard Road, 832-5500.
Also this week…
Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 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.
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.
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.
Family Storytime, for all ages, 3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m, Sunday, 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.
Storytime in English and Spanish, for all ages, 4:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt.
Toddler storytime for 2-year-olds and adult, 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and Friday, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.