30 Today

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

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: 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.

Wednesdays @ Liberty Hall: zombie boot camp, for junior high students, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

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.

1 Thursday

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

Game Tourney, 11- to 18-year-olds, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 121.

Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Play: “The Secret Life of Girls,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

Shaolin Warriors, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, demonstration by local martial arts students, 6:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m., 864-2787.

Lecture: “Banned! Motion Picture Censorship and Kansas Exceptionalism,” by Gerald Butters Jr., Aurora University, 7:30 p.m., Hall Center’s Conference Hall, 864-4798.

2 friday

“What Do You Pack When You Pursue a Dream?” by Douglas County Family and Community Education, 9:30 a.m., Deal Six Auditorium, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St., 843-7058.

Book signing: O. Gilbert Brown, author “Unleashing Suppressed Voices on College Campuses: Diversity Issues in Higher Education,” 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Oread Books, Kansas Union, 864-4431.

Lawrence High School Class of 1982 25th reunion, 6 p.m., Alvamar Country Club, 1809 Crossgate Drive, lawrence.wu@nera.com.

Jazz Film Series: “Jazz Innovators: From Bebop to Hard Bop to Cool and More,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833.

Music by Gene Fox, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Indian Hills Church of God, 601 W. 29th Terrace.

Play: “The Secret Life of Girls,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 843-2787.

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

3 Saturday

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

Sunnyside School fund raiser, with chili, arts and crafts, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 13th Street and Republic Road in southern Jefferson County.

Brook Creek Neighborhood Association park cleanup, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Brook Creek Park, 1200 Brook St.

“Rabbit Goes to Kansas,” presented by authors Deborah Duvall and Murv Jacob, all ages, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117.

Bookworms Unite!, 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.

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.