Lawrence Datebook
14 Today
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.
“Respect – 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.
“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.
17 Monday
Douglas County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., Douglas County Judicial & Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St.
Tenants to Homeowners information session, 6:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Mass.
Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St.
“Through the Looking Glass,” KU Theatre for Young People, 1 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, 864-3982.
Art program: “Light,” by retired KU professor Ted Johnson, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.
Concert: William Richardson, 7:30 p.m., Murphy Hall’s Swarthout Recital Hall, 864-3436.
18 Tuesday
Baker University convocation, with speaker Cokie Roberts, 11 a.m., Baker’s Rice Auditorium, Baldwin City, free.
DuPont retirees luncheon, 11:30 a.m., King’s Buffet, 1601 W. 23rd St.
City Government
Trial over Lawrence’s housing nondiscrimination ordinance canceled; landlords had sued over source of income, immigration status protections
City of Lawrence ‘assessing options’ in the wake of racist and antisemitic hate speech shared at recent commission meeting
City of Lawrence campsite reporting form has received 230 reports since October; only 57 campsites confirmed
City Commission meeting interrupted by racist, antisemitic hate speech
Lawrence City Commission set for light agenda this week
