Lawrence Datebook

8 Today

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

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.