11 Today

Southeast Area plan public comment session, with Lawrence-Douglas County planners, 7 p.m.-8 p.m., East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St.

Kansas University: Fall break

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

Skillbuilders program: Winterizing your car, by Richard Haig, 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.

Harlem Renaissance book discussion: “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” by Zora Neale Hurston, 6 p.m., followed by 7 p.m. film, “Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every Joy,” Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., preregistration required, 843-3833 ext. 123.

NAACP Lawrence Branch meeting, with guest Lawrence Police Chief Ron Olin, 6:30 p.m., Brandon Woods Retirement Community Smith Center,4730 Brandon Woods Terrance.

Central Junior High School Orchestra/Band Concert, 7:30 p.m., CJHS, 1400 Mass., 832-5400.

West Junior High School All Orchestra Concert, 7:30 p.m., WJHS, 2700 Harvard Road, 832-5500.

“Some Modern Approaches to the History of the Crusades,” by Jonathan Riley-Smith, University of Cambridge, 7:30 p.m., Hall Center’s Conference Hall, 864-4798.

12 Friday

Kansas University: Fall break

“Woman to Woman : Celebrating You!” by Douglas County Family and Community Education, 9:30 a.m., Deal Six Auditorium, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St. 843-7058.

Jazz Film Series: “The Jazz Age and the Harlem Renaissance,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Concert: Kansas City Chorale, 8 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, 864-3436.

Late Night in the Phog, Allen Fieldhouse, Kansas University, (800) 344-2957.

13 Saturday

Ride the T for free, part of the Home Energy Conservation Fair, 312-7054, www.lawrencetransit.org.

Downtown Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-11 a.m., 824 N.H.

Li’l All-Stars Cheerleading Camp, for 3- to 12-year-olds, by the Haskell Indian Nations University co-ed cheerleading squad, 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Coffin Sports Complex, Haskell, $10 registration, 832-2962.

Home Energy Conservation Fair and Sustainable Homes Tour, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Free State High School, 4706 Overland Drive, fair admission free, homes tour $6 for adults, $2 for children, 832-3030, www.lawrencerecycles.org.

Fall Foliage Motorcycle Tour, a benefit for the Lawrence Humane Society, 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. tour, starting at Checkers, 2300 La., 766-6969, strekell@sunflower.com.

Reading and book signing: David Kamrar, “The Jayhawk: Fact or Myth – A Story for All Ages,” 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Oread Books, Kansas Union.

Dole Archive White Glove Tour, 10:30 a.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-1420.

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.

Bookworms Unite! for 8- to 12-year-olds, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Gallery, 707 Vt., registration requested, 843-3833, ext. 117.

Lawrence Chamber Orchestra in “Showcase!” 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

14 Sunday

River City Reading Festival, with keynote speaker Jim Lehrer, host of “The NewsHour” on PBS, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

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.

Concert: Jonathan Maracle and the Brokenwalls, 6:30 p.m., Haskell Indian Nations University auditorium, 155 Indian Ave.

15 Monday

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