12 Today

Taste of Lawrence fall mixer, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Meadowbrook Apartments, 2601 Dover Square.

Lecture: “South Africa: A Journalistic Perspective, by Laura Lorson of Kansas Public Radio, 11:30 a.m., Kansas Union’s Alcove C, 864-3745.

University Forum: “Who Did Liberation Theology Liberate?,” by Kent Stone, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

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

“Women in Politics,” with Connie Schulz, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

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

Native American poetry reading, with Bill James, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

Lecture and book signing: “…and His Lovely Wife: A Memoir from the Woman Beside the Man,” by author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Connie Schultz, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

“Antigone,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., $6-$10, 843-2787

13 Thursday

150th Commemorative Assemblage unveiling, with works by Karen Jacks, 3:30 p.m., Baker University’s Collins Library, Baldwin City.

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

NAACP Lawrence Branch meeting, 6:30 p.m., gallery room at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

World Day of Prayer event, with music by Kelley Hunt, 7:30 p.m., Unity Church of Lawrence, 900 Madeline Lane.

“Antigone,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., $6-$10, 843-2787

14 Friday

“Respect – A Character Counts!” a program by Douglas County Family and Community Education, 9:30 a.m., Deal Six Auditorium, Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St., 843-7058.

Eighth annual Collage Concert and Reception, sponsored by the School of Fine Arts at Kansas University, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, $10-$15, 864-2787; 9 p.m. reception, $75, which includes concert admission, 864-3421.

“Antigone,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., $6-$10, 843-2787 15 saturday

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

Monarch Watch’s monarch tagging, 7:30 a.m., Baker Wetlands, 864-4441.

Dole Institute White Glove Tour, registration required, 9 a.m., KU’s West Campus, 864-1420.

Douglas County Extension Master Gardeners Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St., free admission.

Free State FreeCon Comic Book & Toy Convention, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building No. 21, 2110 Harper St.

Program: Caring for Antique Toys, by Kerry Lippincott, 10:30 a.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., $10-$15, 841-4109.

Cottonwood Inc. Slice of Life art show, with silent auction, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

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.

Comedian Buzz Sutherland, 2 p.m., Kansas Union’s Woodruff Auditorium, $5, 864-SHOW.

“Antigone,” 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., $6-$10, 843-2787.

Book signing with Max Falkenstien, 3 p.m., Oread Books, Kansas Union, 864-4431.

Performance: KU African Drumming and Dancing Ensemble, 4 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-3745.

16 Sunday

Free State FreeCon Comic Book & Toy Convention, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds, Building No. 21, 2110 Harper St.

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.

“Celebrating Our Visionary History,” 2 p.m.-4 p.m., with 3 p.m. gallery talk by KU reference librarian Susan Craig, Baker University’s Holt-Russell Gallery, Baldwin City.

“Antigone,” 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., $6-$10, 843-2787.

City of Lawrence 153rd birthday celebration, 3:30 p.m.-6 p.m., with live music, South Park, 1200 Mass.