Lawrence Datebook

3 Today

“In a Dark Dark House,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., 864-3642.

Closed: Lawrence Public Library

Canceled: Douglas County Commission meeting

4 Tuesday

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

Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Jazz, blues and soul concert with Lipbone Redding, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

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

Concert: Steve Dunn, trumpet, and John Pennington, percussion, 7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall’s Swarthout Recital Hall, 864-3436.

5 Wednesday

University Forum: “Future of Haskell Indian Nations University,” noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

“Women Chiefs of Staff,” by Jackie Cottrell, chief of staff for Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Lou Ann Linehan, chief of staff for Sen. Chuck Hagel, R. Neb., 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

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

Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.

Poetry reading by Kevin Rabas and Matt Porubsky, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

6 Thursday

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

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

Film: “Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti and Voodoo and the Church in Haiti,” 7 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art auditorium, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

“Genocide: What the World Can Do and Should Do,” with former U.S. ambassadors Robert Beecroft and Edward Brynn, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

7 Friday

Beat Bop Poetry Stop, with Robert Baker, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

8 Saturday

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

KU Monarch Watch Fall open house, 8 a.m., Foley Hall, 864-4441.

First-Time Homebuyer Workshop, by Tenants to Homeowners Inc., 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., United Way building, 2518 Ridge Court, free, no registration required, 842-5494.

Baker University new Wildcat mascot unveiling, part of Baker’s 150th celebration, 1 p.m., Liston Stadium, Baker University, Baldwin City.

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: Irene Bedard and Deni, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, $25 general admission, 864-2787.

9 Sunday

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.

The Quayle Bible Collection Salutes Baker’s Sesquicentennial,” 2 p.m., Collins Library’s Spencer Library wing, Baker University, Baldwin City.