Lawrence and area events for Friday, Oct. 12

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Today, Oct. 12

Don’t Miss:

AARP Free Safe Driver Course, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Other Events:

Crimson & Blue Day Tours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., KU Natural History Museum, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd.

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

Community Conversation: Testimony of Dr. Ford, 11 a.m., The Commons KU, 1340 Jayhawk Blvd.

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

Big Sonia: Screening and Filmmaker Q&A, 2 p.m., Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive.

Home School Book Club (ages 5-11), 2-3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

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.

Lawrence Brain Injury Support Group, 6:30-8 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 1470 North 1000 Road.

Clue: Murder on the Airship (grades 6-12), 7-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Story Slam: Journey, 7-9 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.


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Saturday, Oct. 13

Don’t Miss:

Lawrence Artwalk 2018, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., various locations, see lawrenceartwalk.org

Black Box Cabaret with Mary Baker & Friends, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Other Events:

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

Lawrence Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m.-noon, 824 New Hampshire St.

Jayhawk Audubon Society & Grassland Heritage: Restoration Realities 2 Workshop, 9-11 a.m., 26180 Loring Road.

Lawrence Community Housing Trust: First-time homebuyers workshop, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., United Way Center, 2518 Ridge Court.

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

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

Free Women’s Self Defense Workshop, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Premier Martial Arts, 3201 Clinton Pkwy. Ct.

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

Second Saturday Science, 2 & 4 p.m., The Toy Store, 936 Massachusetts St.

Magic Tree House Club (ages 5-8), 3:30-4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

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

Lawrence Community Orchestra: Phantom of the Opera, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.


Sunday, Oct. 14

Don’t Miss:

Lawrence Artwalk 2018, noon-6 p.m., various locations, see lawrenceartwalk.org

Other Events:

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

Lawrence Baptist Temple 42nd Birthday Celebration, 10 a.m., 3201 W. 31st St.

KU Natural History Museum Event: Discovery Day: Deciduous Forest, 1-3 p.m., KU Natural History Museum, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd.

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

Teen Advisory Board (grades 6-12), 2-3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

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

Ernie Couch and Revival Concert, 7 p.m., Central United Methodist Church, 1501 Massachusetts St.


Monday, Oct. 15

Don’t Miss:

68th Annual Pancake, Sausage Supper, 5-8 p.m., Lone Star Church of the Brethren, 883 East 800 Road.

Other Events:

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

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

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

Caregiver Support Group, 2:15 p.m., Senior Resource Center, 2920 Haskell Ave.

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

Composting 101, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Solid Waste Administrative Office, 320 NE Industrial Lane.

Douglas County Food Policy Council, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Douglas County Public Works, 3755 E. 25th St.

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

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

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

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