Dec. 5 events:

Holiday Toy Drive Collection by City of Lawrence Solid Waste Crews, 6 a.m., set new toys at curbside (weather permitting)

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show and Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Van Go Arts, 715 New Jersey St.

Scrabble Club: Open Play, 1-4 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vermont St.

Orientation for the CHAMPSS meal program, 2 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St.

PFLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of LGBT Persons) Meeting, 2-4 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 330 Arkansas St.

Caregiver Support Group, 2:15 p.m., Douglas County Senior Services, 745 Vermont St. For more information, call 842-0543.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), 5:30 p.m., 2712 Pebble Lane. 842-1516 for info.

Baldwin City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Baldwin Public Library, 800 Seventh St., Baldwin City.

Lecompton City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Lecompton City Hall, 327 Elmore St.

Genaro Mendez, tenor, and Robert Hiller, piano, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

Argentine Tango Práctica, 8-10 p.m., Signs of Life Bookstore and Art Gallery, 722 Massachusetts St. Free; no partner necessary.

Correction: The city’s holiday toy drive was initially omitted from the today’s Datebook and incorrectly listed in print under Tuesday. There will be no collection on Tuesday. Another collection will not be held again until next Monday, Dec. 12.