4 Today

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

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

Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

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, and Lou Ann Linehan, chief of staff for Sen. Chuck Hagel, 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: 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, 6 E. Sixth St.

Films: “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.

10 Monday

Douglas County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.

Lawrence school board meeting, 7 p.m., district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive.

Eudora City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St.

11 Tuesday

Downtown Farmers Market,

4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.

Opening reception: “Celebrating Our Visionary History” exhibit, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Baker University’s Holt-Russell Gallery, Baldwin City.

Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

Brook Creek Neighborhood Association, 7 p.m. potluck supper, shelter at Brook Creek Park, 1200 Brook St. Rain location: East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St., 843-6151.

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

Wakarusa Township Board meeting, 7 p.m., 300 W. 31st St.

Kanwaka Township Board meeting, 7:30 p.m., Kanwaka Township Hall, off U.S. Highway 40.