Lawrence Datebook

2 Today

KU Jazz Ensembles I, II and III, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-2787.

Program: “Financial Safety,” by Douglas County Senior Services, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., Babcock Place, 1700 Mass.

Stories under the Big Top, for all ages, 10:30-11 a.m., in the tent behind Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.

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.

3 Wednesday

Program: “Heartburn Awareness,” 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt.

Program: “Affordable Housing Plus Services,” by the Older Women’s League, 2 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., 865-0820.

Sleuth Society, 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.

Study group: Women In Politics, with lobbyist Karen Marangi and Amy Blankenbiller, president of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

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

“Macintosh Show and Tell: What’s Cool,” 7 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass.

Concert: Krassimina Jordan, piano, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 864-3436.

4 Thursday

Program: “Estate and Legal Matters,” 10 a.m.-11:45 a.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt.

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

Game Tourney, for 11- to 18-year-olds, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 121.

Lawrence Public Library fall book sale, $5 bag night, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., 707 Vt.

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

Harlem Renaissance book discussion: “The New Negro,” by Alain Locke, 6 p.m., followed by 7 p.m. film, “Brother to Brother,” Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., preregistration required, 843-3833 ext. 123.

Town hall meeting: “A Conversation on Energy,” with moderator David Kerr of the Kansas Department of Commerce, 6:30 p.m. registration, Kansas History Museum and Library, 6425 SW Sixth Ave., Topeka, (888) 877-5917.