17 Today

Reception and book signing: Laura Moriarty, “The Rest of Her Life,” 7 p.m., Oread Books, Kansas Union, 864-4431.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital board meeting, 9 a.m., LMH auditorium, 325 Maine.

University Forum: “Heading Toward a Technological Utopia or an Ecological Oblivion,” by Harry Braun, president of Phoenix Project Foundation and CEO of Sustainable Partners International, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

Wednesdays @ Liberty Hall: Sugar skull making, dodge ball, for junior high students, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Community Building, 11th and Massachusetts streets, www.walhonline.org.

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.

Baker University Class 1-5A Marching Festival, 5:30 p.m., Liston Stadium, Baldwin City.

18 Thursday

Central Junior High School 25th annual Fun Run, school fundraiser, 2:30 p.m., 1400 Mass.

Lawrence Senior Center Arm Chair Travel: the Nile, 2:30 p.m.-4 p.m., 745 Vt., 842-0543.

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: “Cane,” by Jean Toomer, 6 p.m., followed by 7 p.m. film, “Without Fear or Shame,” Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., preregistration required, 843-3833 ext. 123.

Historic Resources Commission meeting, 7 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Lecture: “U.N. Policy and Displaced Persons,” by Christine Knudsen, 7 p.m., KU’s Nunemaker Center, 864-4225.

Book reading: “Civil War and the Indian Wars,” by Roy Bird, 7:30 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.

Reading and book signing: Laura Moriarty, “The Rest of Her Life,” 7:30 p.m., Baker University’s Audio-Visual Room, Baldwin City, (785) 594-8330.

University Theatre: “Translations,” 7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, 864-3982.

19 Friday

Musical Interlude with Dino O’Dell, musical stories for all ages, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt., 843-3833 ext.117.

Fall Festival, sponsored by Douglas County Family and Community Education Council, 1:30 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building 21 North, 2110 Harper St. Program: History Through Music, by Merilee Dymacek, 843-7058.

Opening reception: “National Ceramics Juried Exhibition,” 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Jazz Film Series: “Jazz Vocalists,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Ahn Trio, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, 864-2787.

Concert: KU Trombone Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 864-3436.

University Theatre: “Translations,” 7:30 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, 864-3982.

20 Saturday

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

Jayhawk Audubon Society fall birdseed sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt., 842-2300.

Flu shot clinic, by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 2206 E. 23rd St., 843-0721.

Dream Factory lunch and information session, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Langston Hughes School, 1101 George Williams Parkway.

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.

Hall of Fame induction ceremony, for Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy, a 1987 Baker graduate, 1:45 p.m., Collins House, Eighth and Elm streets, Baldwin City. Recognition of McCarthy, 6 p.m., Liston Stadium, Baldwin City.