Lawrence and area events for Saturday, Sept. 1

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Today, Sept. 1

Discover with Dole, 10 a.m.-noon, Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive.

Multicultural Storytime (all ages), 10:30-11 a.m. Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Art with Yams, 2 p.m., The Toy Store, 936 Massachusetts St.

Great Books Discussion Group-Pasternak: Safe Conduct, 2-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Chess Club (ages 5-18), 4-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.


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Sunday, Sept. 2

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

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

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


Monday, Sept. 3: Labor Day

City offices will be closed; no changes for solid waste collection for the week.

Transit buses will not operate. Parking meters downtown will be free.


Tuesday, Sept. 4

Red Dog’s Dog Days Fitness Program, 6 a.m. & 6 p.m., Haskell Indian Nation University, 155 E. Indian Ave.

Lawrence Breakfast Optimist Club, 7 a.m., Brandon Woods, Smith Center, 1501 Inverness Drive.

Demo Garden Volunteer Work Day, 9-11 a.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.

Library Storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Lions Club, noon-1 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St.

Book Market, 4-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, Friends Garage, 707 Vermont St.

Lawrence Farmers’ Market, 4-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library parking garage, 707 Vermont St.

Lawrence City Commission meeting, 5:45 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St.

Books & Babies Storytime, 6-6:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Kaw Valley Bridge Club: Open Pairs, 6:15 p.m., 1025 N. Third St., Suite 120.

Friends of Oak Hill Cemetery Meeting, 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St.

Lawrence All British Car Club, 6:30 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St.

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

INSIGHT Art Talk: The Pleiades Project, 7 p.m. Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

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


Wednesday, Sept. 5

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

Books & Babies Storytime, 9:30-10 a.m. & 10:30-11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Welcome to Medicare, noon-1 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Women in Lawrence History, noon-1 p.m., ECM, 1204 Oread Ave.

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

Teen Zone Expanded: Ramen Taste Test, 2-5 p.m., Readers’ Theater, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

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

Douglas County Commission meeting, 4 and 6 p.m., Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St.

Mummies! (ages 7-11), 4-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Farmers Market, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Clinton Parkway Nursery, 4900 Clinton Parkway.

Yoga @ Your Library, 5:45-6:45, Auditorium, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Toddler Storytime, 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.

KU Common Book: Edwidge Dantical: Create Dangerously, 7 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive.

KU Natural History Museum Event: Bird is the Word: Birds and Conservation, 7 p.m., 1345 Jayhawk Blvd.

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