photo by: Mike Yoder

Zombies young and old descended on downtown Lawrence for the Lawrence Zombie Walk on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.

Friday, Oct. 11

• Fall Book Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Use Kentucky Street garage entrance. Books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks priced $2 and less. Continues through the weekend.

• Free State Story Slam: “Minimum Wage,” 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. $10 suggested donation.

• “History That Doesn’t Suck,” 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Live multimedia event, reserved seating; tickets at libertyhall.net.

Saturday, Oct. 12

• Downtown Lawrence Farmers’ Market, 7:30-11:30 a.m., 824 New Hampshire St.

• Community Native Planting and Prairie Restoration, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper Ave. All ages; tools and training provided. RSVP to nativelandsks@gmail.com.

• Holiday Market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Shop313, 313 E. Eighth St. Local artists and craftspeople.

• Fall Book Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Use Kentucky Street garage entrance. Books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks priced $2 and less. Continues Sunday.

• Discovery Day: National Fossil Day, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., KU Natural History Museum, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd. Educational event for all ages.

• 50th Anniversary Celebration, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., The Merc Co+op, 901 Iowa St. Cake, prize drawings, vendor samples and more.

• Mid-America Performing Arts Alliance: Classics in South Park, noon-2 p.m., 1141 Massachusetts St. Free admission (bring a lawn chair), child-friendly activities.

• 10th Annual Pie Auction, noon-3 p.m., Sunrise Project, 1501 Learnard Ave., Ste. E. Live auction, local DJ, family activities and more. Free admission, free community meal, pie slice $3 donation.

• Festival in the Woods, noon-4 p.m., Pinnacle Woods, 5000 Clinton Parkway. Food vendors, games, live music, bounce house and more.

• Digital Age Film Series with the Center for East Asian Studies: “Hanzi” (2017), 1 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Documentary about Chinese typography. Run time 56 minutes followed by moderated discussion.

• Free State Brass Band: Annual Proms Concert, 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 10th and Vermont streets. Free admission; refreshments with suggested donation.

• Vinland Valley Haunted Forest Walk, 6:30-8 p.m., Vinland Valley Nursery, 1606 North 600 Road, Baldwin City. Also open in daytime for a less scary experience for the very young.

• “An Evening with Louise Erdrich,” 7-8 p.m., Haskell Indian Nations University Auditorium, 155 Indian Ave. Free and open to the public; no tickets required.

• “Extraordinary Fundraiser featuring Yesterday & Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience,” doors 6 p.m., show 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. See theatrelawrence.com for tickets.

Sunday, Oct. 13

• Autumn Harvest Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St. Booths from local artists and entrepreneurs.

• Fall Book Sale, noon-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Use Kentucky Street garage entrance. Books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks priced $2 and less.

• Science Sundays: “Restoring the Land at Haskell Indian Nations University,” 2 p.m., KU Field Station, 350 Wild Horse Road. Space limited; RSVP to wendyholman@ku.edu.

• Repair Studio, 2-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Work with mentors to fix your torn or broken items.

• Second Sunday Shape Note Sing, 2-4 p.m., Unity of Lawrence, 900 Madeline Lane. Free community a cappella singing; see kawshapenote.org for more information.

• The President’s Own United States Marine Band, doors 2:15 p.m., concert 3 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Free ticketed event with reserved seating; tickets available only at the Lied Center box office. Details at lied.ku.edu.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

• Legal Help at the Library, 4-7 p.m., Study Room 4, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Drop-in assistance on civil legal issues.

• “Liberating Lawrence: Gay Activism in the 1970s at KU,” 6 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St. Free admission, in-person and online; see watkinsmuseum.org for details.

• Author event: Abby Olcese, “Films for All Seasons,” 7 p.m., The Raven Book Store, 809 Massachusetts St.

Wednesday, Oct. 16

• Lawrence Bird Alliance Field Trip: Clinton Lake Dam and Model Airplane Field, 8 a.m. Meet on dam at pullout by outlet tower.

• Big Boy Locomotive available for public viewing in Kansas City, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road.

Thursday, Oct. 17

• Big Boy Locomotive departs Kansas City, Missouri, 9 a.m., en route to Topeka (arrival 12:15 p.m.). Will be passing through Lawrence (but not stopping); see www.up.com for more details.

• 17th Annual Zombie Walk, 5 p.m., meeting at the gazebo in South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St., then walking on Massachusetts St. at sundown.

• Watkins Museum Town Hall, 5:30 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St. Conversation on museum’s upcoming 50th anniversary and plans for the future. Register for free at watkinsmuseum.org.

• Walk the Loop, 5:30 p.m., Baker Wetlands Discovery Center Trailhead,1365 N. 1250 Rd. No registration required. See simplebooklet.com/walktober2024 for more information.

• “Civic Engagement 101: Reproductive Rights,” 6 p.m., online event; see lplks.org for link.

• KJHK 49th Birthday Party, 6 p.m., Kansas Memorial Union (first floor), 1301 Jayhawk Blvd. Karaoke, cupcakes, live music.

• Book talk: “Haunted States of America” featuring Giselle Anatol and William Mockry, 7 p.m., Raven Book Store, 809 Massachusetts St. Free and open to the public.

• “The Growing Divide: Political Realignment in the Modern Era,” 7 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Dr. Hybrid event; see doleinstitute.org for link.

• INSIGHT Art Talk: Blanca Herrada, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 707 New Hampshire St. Free admission.

• Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence: “Lights On” dance competition, 7 p.m., Haskell University Auditorium, 155 Indian Ave.

• Lawrence Beer and Hymns, 7-8:30 p.m., Delaware Street Commons, 811 E. 12th St. Community singing meet-up.