Terrific Tuesday

Another pleasant spring day is in store today. Temperatures will start around 50 for the morning commute and get up to 70 by noon. The high will reach 74 under sunny skies before cooling back down into the mid-50s this evening.

Book it

From 4-6 p.m. today, KU’s Hall Center for the Humanities will host its 13th annual Celebration of Books in the Hall Center Conference Hall, 900 Sunnyside Ave. The event will recognize the 32 faculty members who published works and will feature a reception and display of the books. Three of the authors — David Cateforis (“Rethinking Andrew Wyeth”), Jill Kuhnheim (“Beyond the Page: Poetry and Performance in Spanish America”) and Sherrie Tucker (“Dance Floor Democracy: The Social Geography of Memory at the Hollywood Canteen”) — will make brief presentations about their work and take questions from the audience. The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited, and an RSVP is required by contacting the Hall Center at hallcenter@ku.edu or at 864-4798.

Rethinking

Bad Religion with special guests OFF! and The Rackatees will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday (doors at 7 p.m.) at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

Religious experience

Longtime punk rock band Bad Religion comes to Liberty Hall tonight with special guests OFF! and The Rackatees starting at 8 p.m. with doors opening at 7. Tickets, which cost $30 day of show (not including fees), were still available as of Monday night and can be purchased online or at the Liberty Hall box office, 644 Massachusetts St.

Yesterday’s most-read

• New ‘all gender’ restroom signs at KU rec center welcome all
• New numbers out on Lawrence job growth; City Commission to consider $100K in incentives for affordable housing project
• Self: KU might ‘soften’ its schedule

More March 31 events

• Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 6 a.m., Community Building, 115 W. 11th St. (11th and Vermont streets.)

• Library Storytime for ages 3 & up, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

• Books and Babies (birth-23 months), 6-6:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

• “In Advance of Fate: Portrait of an Abolitionist” with author Charles E. Heller, 3 p.m., Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive.

• Tech Drop-In, 5-6 p.m., Meeting Room B, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

• KDOT Open House to discuss west leg of K-10 improvements, 5-7 p.m., Southwest Middle School, 2511 Inverness Drive.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County volunteer information, 5:15 p.m., United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court.

• Lawrence City Commission meeting, 5:45 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

• Auditions for “Genius of Women” talent show, 6-8 p.m., Social Hall (basement), St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, 15th and Engel.

• Lonnie Ray’s open jam session, 6-10 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St., no cover.

• Maker Meet-Up, 6:30 p.m., Lawrence Creates Makerspace, 512 E. Ninth St. (9th & New Jersey).

• Dennis Detweiler: Fighting Fair: Transforming Conflict within Intimate Relationships, 7 p.m., ECM Building, 1204 Oread Ave.

• Free English as a Second Language class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.

• Affordable community Spanish class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.

• KU School of Music: Jazz Ensemble I with Steve Wilson, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive.

• Tuesday Concert Series: Kelly Werts CD Release Party, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

• Gamer Night, 8 p.m., Burger Stand at the Casbah, 803 Massachusetts St., free.