24 Today

Lecture: Alexander McCall Smith, “The Very Small Things of Life,” 7:30 p.m. , Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, 864-4798.

Douglas County Commission meeting, 8:30 a.m., Douglas County Judicial & Law Enforcement Center, 111 E. 11th St.

Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners meeting, with public hearing on the 2008 plan, 5:30 p.m., Babcock Place, 1700 Mass.

Hallmark Design Symposium Lecture: Chris Budd, 6 p.m., 3139 Wescoe Hall, KU campus, 864-9742.

Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

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.

25 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.

Community open house and dedication ceremony for Duver Gym, Central Junior High School, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 1400 Mass.

Discussion and book signing by Robert Minor, author of “When Religion is an Addiction,” 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Oread Books, Kansas Union.

Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Viewing Party, 7 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics front lawn, KU’s West Campus, 864-1457.

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.

West Junior High School Chorale Concert, 7:30 p.m., WJHS, 2700 Harvard Road, 832-5500.

26 Wednesday

University Forum: “Seeing Kansas through its Newspapers,” by Tom Eblen, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., 843-4933.

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

Women in Politics: Career Stories study group with Fellow Jennifer Schmidt and guest Cindy Chavez, former vice mayor of San Jose, Calif., 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus.

Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

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

Lecture: “Observations from Iraq: Implications for the Future,” by Major Andrew Harvey, 7:30 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

27 Thursday

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

Public hearing: Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Programs, by the Neighborhood Resources Advisory Committee, 6 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Lecture: “The Enigma of Ralph Ellison,” by Stanford University English professor Arnold Rampersad, 7:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium, 1301 Miss., 864-4520.

Baker Sesquicentennial Reading Series, featuring student works, 7:30 p.m., Baker’s McKibbin Recital Hall, Baldwin City.

Concert: David Wheeler, Japanese flute, and Yoki Hiraoka, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 864-3436.

“The Secret Garden,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

28 Friday

Opening reception: “Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist,” 5:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Miss., 864-4710.

KU Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, $7/$5, 864-2787.

Kansas Concert Opera: “Tosca,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H., $12/$8, 843-2787.

“The Secret Garden,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H., 843-7469.

29 Saturday

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