7 Today

Little Green Festival in the Big Cottonwood Forest, a sustainability and arts event, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Burcham Bark, Second and Indiana streets.

35th annual Antique Car Show, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St., free.

Kaw Valley Farm Tour, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., $10 per car admission, locations and ticket information at www.visitlawrence.com/farmtour.

Fall Parade of Homes, noon-5 p.m., free, 748-0612 or www.lhba.net.

“Little Lion” Spirit Clinic, chant, cheer and dance instruction by the Lawrence High School spirit squads for children in grades K-6, 12:30 p.m. registration, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. clinic, East Gym at LHS, 19th and Louisiana streets, performance at Oct. 12 LHS game, 842-0454.

Black Jack Battlefield tours, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., starting at Robert Hall Pearson Memorial Park at North 175 and East 2000 roads, three miles southeast of Baldwin City, free, www.blackjackbattlefield.org.

Lawrence Public Library fall book sale, giveaway day, 2 p.m.-6 p.m., 707 Vt.

Young Adult Advisory Board, for 11- to 18-year-olds, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Lawrence Public Library Teen Zone, 707 Vt., 843-3833 ext.117.

Spencer Consort concert, 2:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art’s Central Court, 1301 Miss.

Final show: “The Secret Garden,” 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

University Theatre: “Translations,” 2:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, 864-3982.

8 Monday

Douglas County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., Douglas County Judicial & Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St.

Hallmark Design Symposium Lecture: Lorraine Wild, 6 p.m., 3139 Wescoe Hall, KU campus, 864-9742.

North Lawrence Improvement Association meeting, 7 p.m., Peace Mennonite Church, 615 Lincoln St., 842-7232.

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

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

9 Tuesday

University Forum: “Can the Ogallala Aquifer in Western Kansas be Saved for Future Generations?” by John Peck, noon, ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

Interfaith Initiative, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vt., 760-3143.

Coalition for Homeless Concerns, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 760-3143.

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

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

Tips for Tips and Tots, with entertainment and trivia, a benefit for Douglas County Friends of Children in Foster Care and CrimeStoppers, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Henry T’s, 3520 W. Sixth St.

Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Lecture: “Post-Conflict Reconciliation and Ending Poverty in Africa,” by Takao Shibata, 7 p.m., Nunemaker Center, 864-4225.

Civil Air Patrol informational meeting, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Kansas National Guard Armory, 200 Iowa, 841-0752.

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

KU Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, $7/$5, 864-2787.

Free State High School Fall Choral Concert, 7:30 p.m., FSHS, 4700 Overland Drive, 832-6050.

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

10 Wednesday

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.

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

Book signing: “Savage Peace: Hope and Fear in America, 1919,” by Ann Hagedorn, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Lawrence High School Fall Choral Concert, 7:30 p.m., LHS, 1901 La., 832-5050.

“Firekeepers of the 21st Century: Women Chiefs in Canada,” by Cora Voyageur, 7:30 p.m., Kansas Union’s Alderson Auditorium.

11 Thursday

KU: Fall break

Excellence in Commerce awards breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Kansas Union ballroom, $15, 865-4411, www.lawrencechamber.com.