Lawrence Datebook
25 Today
Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Viewing Party, 7 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics front lawn, KU’s West Campus, 864-1457.
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., 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.
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.
Program: “Understanding Advance Care Planning,” 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Room A, 325 Maine, free, registration requested, 749-5800.
Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
Pinckney Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m., Pinckney School, 810 W. Sixth St.
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
Senior Employment Expo, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vt.
Downtown Farmers Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt.
Lawrence Public Library fall book sale, members night, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., 707 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.