29 Today

Concert: Edward Laut, cello, and Ellen Bottorff, piano, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 864-3436.

Joint Lawrence and Douglas County commissions meeting, 9 a.m., Douglas County Judicial & Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St.

Lecture: “Frankenstein on Ice: A Halloween Romance Starring Painter Frederic Church,” Karal Ann Marling, University of Minnesota, 5:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 864-4713.

Trick-or-treating event, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., The Reserve on West 31st Street apartment complex, 2511 W. 31st St., behind SuperTarget, 842-0032.

30 Tuesday

Study group: “Presidential Politics from the Inside,” with Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac Poll, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus.

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

Reading and book signing: Lane Robins, “Maledicte,” 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m., Oread Books, Kansas Union.

“Banned in Kansas: Motion Picture Censorship, 1915-1966,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

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

Concert: Kansas City Symphony, a benefit for the Lawrence Schools Foundation, 7 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, $10, 864-2787.

Concert: Wolfgang Reisinger, organ, 7:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, 864-3436.

Concert: Jazz Ensemble I, with Chuck Dotas, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 864-3436.

“An Evening with the ‘Prince of Darkness,’ ” lecture and book signing by columnist Robert Novak, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute’s Hansen Hall, KU’s West Campus.

31 Wednesday

Program: “Around the World with the Peace Corps,” noon-1 p.m., Kansas Union’s International Room.

University Forum: “Building a Sustainable Future for KU,” Jeff Severin, director of KU’s Center for Sustainability, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

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

Halloween Costume Contest and Concert, 4:15 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H, 843-2787.

Lecture: “The Image of Desire: Femininity, Photography and the Birth of Mass Culture in Nineteenth Century France,” Abigail Solomon-Godeau, University of California-Santa Barbara, 6 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art auditorium, 864-4713.

“Bats in the Belfry” Halloween concert, Elizabeth Berghout, 9 p.m., Memorial Campanile, KU, 864-4464.

Also this week …

Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Mondays, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays, and 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays, 200 Maine, 843-0721.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County informational meeting, 5:15 p.m. Tuesday and noon Wednesday, 1525 W. Sixth St., Suite A, 843-7359.

Books & Babies Storytime, for 8- to 23-month-olds with parent, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 7 p.m. Thursday, Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Storytime for all ages, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Tuesday and Friday, Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt.

Thursday Evening Storytime, for all ages, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt.

Storytime in English and Spanish, for all ages, 4:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt.

Family Storytime, for all ages, 3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt., 843-3833 ext. 117.

Toddler storytime for 2-year-olds and adult, 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and Friday, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.