photo by: Mike Yoder

Children and their parents sing a song during a Martin Luther King Jr. storytime at the Lawrence Public Library Monday, Jan. 21, 2019.

Lawrence Restaurant Week runs through Jan. 26 and benefits the Hospitality Workers Relief Fund. See LawrenceRestaurantWeek.org for menus and other details.

Friday, Jan. 17

Opening Night: “Native Gardens,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See www.theatrelawrence.com for tickets.

Saturday, Jan. 18

Lawrence Bird Alliance Field Trip: Kansas River, Bismark Lake & Midland Gull Fields, meet 8:30 a.m. on north side of river on Elm St., just north of Bowersock power plant.

“Ducks, Herons and Eagles, Oh My!” winter birding tour, 9 a.m.-noon, starting at Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. Shuttle provided; dress warmly for short hikes. $30 per person; sign up at lprd.org.

Turtle Yoga, 10:30 a.m., Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. $10 per person; enroll at lprd.org.

“The Children of Lir” featuring the Lawrence Arts Center’s Irish Dancers, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. All ages, 30 minutes, pay what you can; see lawrenceartscenter.org for more information.

Third Saturday Women’s Jam, 1-2:30 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Massachusetts St.

Art Cart: Shaping Family, 1-4 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St. Nampeyo family ties, influences in Hopi pottery; create your own bowl from clay. Free drop-in all-ages event.

Free State Festival: An Evening with Gianmarco Soresi, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Tickets $22; see lawrenceartscenter.org for details.

LRM Theatre Presents “The Lion and the Lamb: The Pursuit for a Brighter Tomorrow,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Tickets $15/$25 at lied.ku.edu.

“Native Gardens,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See www.theatrelawrence.com for tickets.

Sunday, Jan. 19

Free Teen Drop-In Studio, 1-3 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

“Native Gardens,” 2:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See www.theatrelawrence.com for tickets. Free pre-show program by Douglas County Extension at 2 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 20

18th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Maceli’s, 1031 New Hampshire St. Tickets $15 at macelisonline.com.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Library, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Storytime with Barry Washboard Barnes, MLK Day Craft for Kids, community lunch, “Children of the Promised Land” with Angela Bates; see lplks.org for schedule and other details. Registration required.

Tuesday, Jan. 21

Community Resource Clinic, 3-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Information about Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association, Kansas Legal Services, Building Peace and Mirror Inc. Work for Success.

Community Overdose and Naloxone Training, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. See lplks.org for more information.

Pancake Dinner & Book Fair, 5:30-7 p.m., Langston Hughes Elementary, 1101 George Williams Way. $8/plate cash or Venmo at the door. Scholastic Book Fair in the library, Chris Cakes in the cafeteria.

38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Meal, 6 p.m., New York Elementary, 936 New York St. Free will donation.

Author discussion: “Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America’s History-Making Women” by Diana B. Carlin, 7-8 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St. and online. Staff from the Raven Bookstore will be on hand with books for purchase. Also presented online; see watkinsmuseum.org for details.

Silent Book Club meeting, 7 p.m., Tous les Jours, 525 Wakarusa Drive. No assigned reading; readers quietly gather to read their various books in silent companionship.

Wednesday, Jan. 22

Ball at the Hall: KU vs. TCU (men’s), doors 5:30 p.m., tip-off 6 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Free admission, no outside food/drinks.

Author presentation: “Connecting with Nature: 150 Years of Change on the Great Plains” with Townsend Peterson, 6:30-8 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St.

Thursday, Jan. 23

Author Amanda Montell: “Notes on Modern Irrationality,” 1-2 p.m., Lawrence Public Library online event; see lplks.org for registration link.

Lawrence Public Schools presents: “One Dream MLK Celebration,” 7 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Free and open to the public.

“The Arc of Kansas Politics,” 7 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive. Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Katie Bernard will lead discussion with former Kansas governors Kathleen Sebelius and Mike Hayden. Hybrid event; see doleinstitute.org for link.

Studio 901 House Concert Series: Jeannie & Tal Band, 7 p.m., 901 Pennsylvania St.

“Native Gardens,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See www.theatrelawrence.com for tickets. Free pre-show program by Douglas County Extension at 7 p.m.

Braxton Keith, doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. See libertyhall.net for tickets.