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Today, 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.

Prairie Moon Waldorf School Winterlight Faire, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Prairie Moon Waldorf School, 1853 E. 1600 Rd.

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

Don’t Miss:

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.