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Today, Dec. 5

Red Dog Workout, 6 a.m., Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane.

1 Million Cups, 9-10 a.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St.

Books & Babies Storytime (ages 0-23 mo.), 9:30-10 a.m. & 10:30-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

150 Themed Trees, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

Adornment Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

Fair Trade Marketplace, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Ecumenical Campus Ministries (ECM), 1204 Oread Ave.

“Welcome to Medicare,” 12-1 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

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

Teen Zone Expanded: Retro Cartoons and Pancakes, 2-5 p.m., Auditorium, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

2018 National Post-Election Conference: Day 1, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive.

Story Time with Singing Sarah, 3:30-4 p.m., The Toy Store, 936 Massachusetts St.

Douglas County Commission meeting, 4 p.m., Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St.

Junior Author Camp: Experimental Writing with Fey, Lucero and Snyder (ages 8-12), 4-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Toddler Storytime (ages 2+), 6-6:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

National Alliance on Mental Illness-Douglas County support group, 6-7 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.

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

Thursday, Dec. 6

Red Dog Workout, 6 a.m., Community Building, 115 W. 11th St.

Kaw Valley Bridge Club, lessons 8:30 a.m., mentor game 9:30 a.m., 1025 N. Third St., Suite 120.

Toddler Storytime (ages 2+), 9:30-10 a.m. & 10:30-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

2018 National Post-Election Conference: Day 2, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive.

150 Themed Trees, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

Adornment Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

Fair Trade Marketplace, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Ecumenical Campus Ministries (ECM), 1204 Oread Ave.

Drum Circle with Emily Bachert, 11:30 a.m.-noon, The Toy Store, 936 Massachusetts St.

Kiwanis Club of Lawrence, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Maceli’s, 1031 New Hampshire St.

Lawrence Toastmasters, 12:05-12:55 p.m., Capitol Federal, 740 New Hampshire St.

Behind the Bricks: Informal Watkins Tour, 2-2:30 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 New Hampshire St.

Scrabble, 3:30-6:30 p.m., J&S Coffee, 4821 W. Sixth St.

Teen Zone Cafe, 4-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

TASK Art Party, 4-6 p.m., Auditorium, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Cottin’s Farmers Market — Indoors, 4-6 p.m., 1832 Massachusetts St.

Lawrence Stamp Club, 6-8 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St.

Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

Junkyard Jazz Band, 6:45-8:15 p.m., American Legion Post, 2408 W. Sixth St.

Write Club, 7-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, Meeting Room B, 707 Vermont St.

KU Symphonic Band and University Band, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive.

Weekly Tango Lessons and Dancing, 7:30-10:30 p.m., English Room, Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.

Friday, Dec. 7

Don’t Miss:

The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. 


Other Events:

150 Themed Trees, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

Adornment Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

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

Fair Trade Marketplace, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Ecumenical Campus Ministries (ECM), 1204 Oread Ave.

Gingerbread Festival Viewing, 1-4 p.m., Abe & Jakes Landing, 8 E. Sixth St.

Kaw Valley Bridge Club: Open Pairs, 12:30 and 6:30 p.m., 1025 N. Third St., Suite 120.

Tween Club: Pizza & Movie Party, (grades 3-5), 3:30-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Teen Zone Cafe, 4-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. 


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

Advent Taize, 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St.

Gary Mark Smith Book Launch Party, 6-8:30 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St.

Teens Only After Hours Movie, 7-9 p.m., Auditorium, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Annie, 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive.

Don’t Miss:

(Saturday & Sunday) Season’s Readings Book Sale, Entrance, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Saturday, Dec. 8

Don’t Miss:

Season’s Readings Book Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Entrance, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Other Events:

Red Dog Workout, 7:30 a.m., parking lot, Ninth and Vermont streets.

Breakfast with Santa, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Lawrence Community Building, 115 W. 11th St.

Eudora UMW Cookie Festival & Crafts, 9 a.m., United Methodist Church, 2084 North 1300 Road, Eudora.

Corpus Christi Cookie Walk, 9 a.m.-noon, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway.

Lawrence Farmers’ Market: Holiday Market, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., DoubleTree by Hilton, 200 McDonald Drive.

Jayhawk Audubon Society winter bird seed, book and feeder sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Fellowship Hall, 1245 New Hampshire St.

Lawrence Community Handbell Choir Concert, 10 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

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

Free Genealogy Open House, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St.

150 Themed Trees, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

German Holiday Fest, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Clearfield Farmhaus, 2222 North 600 Road, Eudora.

Holiday Pop-Up Shopping, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Eudora Rec Center, 1630 Elm St., Eudora.

Cuentacuentos: Spanish Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Fair Trade Marketplace, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Ecumenical Campus Ministries (ECM), 1204 Oread Ave.

Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 245 N. Fourth St.

Dave Loewenstein: Studio Open House, noon- 5 p.m., 411 E. Ninth St.

NFL Hall-of-Famer Neil Smith, noon-2 p.m., CBD American Shaman Lawrence, 1530 W. Sixth St. Suite C.

Adornment Sale, 1-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

Free State Brewing Company Tours of East Side Brewery, 2 p.m., 1927 Moodie Road.

Santacon! 2 p.m., The Sandbar, 17 E. Eighth St.

Annie, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive.

Holiday Concert: Lawrence City Band, 3-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Holiday Dinner Theatre Fundraiser, 6:30 p.m., KU Theatre, 1530 Naismith Drive.

Lawrence Bridge Club: Party Bridge, 6:30-9 p.m., 1025 N. Third St.

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

KPR Big Band Christmas, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

Sunday, Dec. 9

Season’s Readings Book Sale, noon-4 p.m., Entrance, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet, 3 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Other Events:

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

Magnificat for Solo Soprano, Chorus & Orchestra, 9:30 a.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.

Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 245 N. Fourth St.

Hometown Holiday Spectacular, 1 p.m., Baldwin City.

Santa Visit, 1-3 p.m., The Toy Store, 936 Massachusetts St.

Adornment Sale, 1-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

150 Themed Trees, 1-5 p.m. Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

Annie, 2:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive.

Family Holiday Concert: Free State Brass Band, 2:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St.

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

Black Christmas (1974), 4 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

OURS Dance, 6-9 p.m., East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St.

Canadian Brass Christmas, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive.

Monday, Dec. 10

150 Themed Trees, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton.

Adornment Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

Winter Holiday Sing-along (ages 0-7), 10:30-11:15 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Affordable Housing Advisory Board, 11 a.m.-noon, Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

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

Teen Zone Homeschool Hours, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Scrabble Club, 1-4 p.m., Clinton Place Apartments, 2125 Clinton Place.

Teen Advisory Board, 4-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Story time with Jazzy Gene, 4:30 p.m., The Toy Store, 936 Massachusetts St.

Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Parks and Recreation Administrative Office, 1141 Massachusetts St.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), 5:30 p.m., 2712 Pebble Lane.

Sing & Rhyme Storytime, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Eudora City Commission Meeting, 7 p.m., Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St.

Lawrence school board meeting, 7 p.m., district offices, 110 McDonald Drive.

Argentine Tango Práctica, 7-9 p.m., Signs of Life Bookstore and Art Gallery, 722 Massachusetts St.