2B Today

Candidate forum, by the Voter Education Coalition, with City Commission candidates, 7 p.m., and Lawrence school board candidates, 8 p.m., Lawrence High School commons, 1901 La.

University Forum: “Shi’a and Sunni: Two Faces of Islam?” by Mohamed El-Hodiri, economics professor, noon, Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave., $5.50/$3, 843-4933.

Color by Number concert for junior high students, with Distance is Safety, the Atomic Blues and the Chipping Camdens, 1:45 p.m.-4 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass., www.walhonline.org.

“The 2004 Florida Hurricane Season,” with Craig Fugate, director of Florida Emergency Management, part of the “Politics of Disasters” study group, 4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

Public Transit Advisory Committee, Public Education/Outreach Subcommittee meeting, 4:10 p.m.-5:30 p.m., 933 N.H., 832-3465.

Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., county courthouse, 1100 Mass.

National Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, KU’s West Campus, $25 and up, 864-2787.”Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion and the Battle for America’s Soul,” with Edward Humes, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, 7:30 p.m., book signing to follow, Dole Institute of Politics, KU’s West Campus, 864-4900.

World Music Choir with Inti-Illimani, 8 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall in KU’s Murphy Hall, $20/$10, 864-3421.

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Gaming tourneys for sixth- through 12th-graders, 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 121.

Also this week …

Immunization clinic by the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, flu shots available, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Mondays, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays, and 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays, 200 Maine, 843-0721.

Storytime in English and Spanish, 4:30 p.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, Lawrence Public Library’s children’s room, 707 Vt.

Books & Babies Storytime, for 8- to 23-month-olds with parent, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and 7 p.m. Thursday, Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.

Storytime for all ages, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Tuesday and Friday, and 3:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt.

Thursday Evening Storytime, for all ages, 7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library’s Children’s Room, 707 Vt.

Toddler storytime for 2-year-olds and adult, preregistration requested, 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and Friday, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., 843-3833, ext. 117

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County informational meeting, 5:15 p.m. Tuesday and noon Wednesday, 1525 W. Sixth St., Suite A, 843-7359.