Lawrence and area events for Friday, Aug. 24

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Today, Aug. 24

Don’t Miss:

Senior Active Tennis Class (first class), 10:30-11:30 a.m., Jayhawk Tennis Center, 233 Rock Chalk Lane.

Other Events:

Library Storytime (ages 3+), 10:30-11:15 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Kaw Valley Bridge Club: Open Pairs, 12:30 p.m., 1025 N. Third St., Suite 120.

Perry Lecompton Farmers Market, 4-6:30 p.m., 24 Highway and Ferguson Road.

AB’s Fried Chicken, 5-7 p.m., VFW Post 852, 1801 Massachusetts St.

Vinland Vittles Meal, 6 p.m. Vinland United Methodist Church, 1724 North 692 Road.

Kaw Valley Bridge Club: Casual Bridge, 6:30 p.m., 1025 N. Third St., Suite 120.


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Saturday, Aug. 25

Lawrence Farmers’ Market, 7-11 a.m., 824 New Hampshire St.

Red Dog’s Dog Days Fitness Program, 7:30 a.m., parking lot, Ninth and Vermont streets.

Rexy Run: Benefits fight against childhood cancer, 8 a.m. Broken Arrow Park, 2800 Louisiana St.

Grassland Heritage Foundation: Garden Maintenance, 8:30 a.m., Oak Hill Cemetery, 1605 Oak Hill Ave.

Implicit Bias, 10 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Overeaters Anonymous, 10 a.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine St.

Sons of the American Revolution Genealogy Workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St.

Bark at Landmark: Lawrence Humane Society Lunch Benefit, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Landmark National Bank, 4621 W. Sixth St.

Rethink: I Am A Veteran Story Circle (Women Veterans), 1-4 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Audition: Reefer Madness, the Musical, 2-4 p.m. Open Auditions, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Dance Auditions, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Community Open Jam: Artist-in-Residence Tony Furtado, 3-5 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Massachusetts St.

American Legion Bingo, 6:45 p.m., American Legion Post 14, 3408 W. Sixth St.

Poetry Reading: The Bitter Map by Crystal Boson, 7 p.m., Raven Bookstore, 6 E. Seventh St.

A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th Birthday, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.


Sunday, Aug. 26

AB’s Crepes and Buffet, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., VFW Post 852, 1801 Massachusetts St.

Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships, noon-5 p.m., South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St.

LEGO Club (ages 5-11), 1-2 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Story Time with Jazzy Gene, 1:30-2 p.m., The Toy Store, 936 Massachusetts St.

Lawrence Anti-Trafficking Raskforce & Education, 2-4 p.m., mtg rm C, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Sunday Storytime (all ages), 3:30-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

O.U.R.S. Dance, 5-9 p.m., Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St.


Don’t Miss Tuesday:

Douglas County Democratic Party: A Conversation with Charles Branson, 6 p.m., Lumberyard Arts Center, 718 High St., Baldwin City.

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