16 Today

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

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.

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.

“Through the Looking Glass,” KU Theatre for Young People, 1 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, 864-3982.

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

Public Transit Amenities/Public Outreach Subcommittee meeting, 4:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Public Transit Division Office, 933 N.H.

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

Brook Creek Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m., East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St.

West Lawrence Neighborhood Association steering committee meeting, 7 p.m., Mustard Seed Church, 700 Wakarusa Drive.

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

“The Roberts Court” Constitution Day panel discussion, with Judge Steven Leben, State Rep. Pat Colloton and KU professor Burdett Loomis, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

19 Wednesday

Lawrence Memorial Hospital board meeting, 9 a.m., LMH auditorium, 325 Maine.

“Through the Looking Glass,” KU Theatre for Young People, 1 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, 864-3982.

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

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

“Recovering the Life of Clarina Nichols,” a Read Across Lawrence kickoff with Diane Eickhoff, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Lecture and book signing: David A. Nichols, 7 p.m., Kansas Union’s Oread Books, 864-4431.

20 Thursday

“Through the Looking Glass,” KU Theatre for Young People, 1 p.m., Inge Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive, 864-3982.

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

Lawrence City Commission meeting, 9 a.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Gallery conversations: Artist Marla Jackson and Cynthia Lynn, 12:15 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

Historic Resources Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

“World Hot Spots: What Google Earth and Geography Tell Us about War, Peace and Politics,” with Brian McClendon, creator of Google Earth; Alec Murphy, with the University of Oregon; and Jerry Dobson, with Kansas University, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

21 Friday

Equinox starlight walking tour of KU campus, by retired KU professor Ted Johnson, 5 a.m., starting at 14th Street and Jayhawk Boulevard.