Friday, April 10

Spring Book Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Enter on Kentucky Street side of the building. All books $2 or less. Sale continues through the weekend.

LPL Con: Teen Night, 6-9 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Registration required; see details at lplks.org/lpl-con.

BLACK Lawrence Open Mic: Rhythm & Rhyme: Poems & Stories with Feeling. Co-hosted with Free State Story Slam. 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Free admission; donations welcome.

University Dance Company Spring Concert, 7 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive. See dance.ku.edu for ticket information. Performances repeat Saturday and Sunday.

Nataanii Means, Oglala Lakota, Omaha and Diné hip-hop artist, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Free and open to the public, no tickets required.

Saturday, April 11

Opening Day: Lawrence Farmers Market, 7:30-11:30 a.m., 824 New Hampshire St.

Troop 55 Pancake Feed Fundraiser, 7:30-10 a.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St.

Free Market, 9 a.m.-noon, Free State Church, 1020 Kasold Drive.

Kaw Valley Quilters Guild Quilt Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Crown Toyota, 3430 S. Iowa St. Continues Sunday.

2026 Collectorama, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St. Pop-culture collectables.

Spring Book Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Enter on Kentucky Street side of the building. All books $2 or less. Sale continues through Sunday.

LPL Con, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. All ages. Free, but registration required; see lplks.org/lpl-con for schedule, map, panels, vendors and more.

KU Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival, 10:30 a.m., Lied Center auditorium, 1600 Stewart Drive. Free and open to the public, no tickets required.

Silent Book Club meeting, 10:30 a.m., Tous les Jours, 525 Wakarusa Drive. Bring whatever book you’re reading. No assigned reading; readers quietly gather to enjoy their various books in silent companionship.

Lawrence Barn Dance Association: Contra Dance, music by The Lost Keys + The Spare Keys, caller Jim Hemphill, doors 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. beginners lesson, 7:30-10 p.m. dance, Woodlawn Elementary School, 508 Elm St. See lawrencebarndance.org for admission fees.

University Dance Company Spring Concert, 7 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive. See dance.ku.edu for ticket information. Performance repeats Sunday.

AMA Songwriter Showcase, 7 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Massachusetts St.

2026 Annual Art Auction, doors 6 p.m., live auction 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 950 New Hampshire St. See lawrenceartscenter.org for tickets and information.

Sunday, April 12

Art and Craft Supply Thrift Sale, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Building 21, Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St.

Kaw Valley Quilters Guild Quilt Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Crown Toyota, 3430 S. Iowa St.

Restoring Our Landscapes Community Group, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Meeting Room A, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Free Concert: KU Chamber Ensembles, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St.

GOLDEN: A K-Pop Kids’ Party, doors 11 a.m., show at noon, The Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. Family-friendly dance party. Tickets at etix.com or see social media.

Spring Book Sale, noon-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Enter on Kentucky Street side of the building. All books $2 or less.

Science Sunday: Indigenous Cultural Burning and its Effects on Prairie Soil, 2 p.m., KU Field Station, Armitage Education Center, 350 Wild Horse Road. Space limited; RSVP to wendyholman@ku.edu.

Oliver Moore, piano, 2 p.m., Lied Center Pavilion, 1600 Stewart Drive. Ticket information at lied.ku.edu.

University Dance Company Spring Concert, 2 p.m., Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive. See dance.ku.edu for ticket information.

Drumming for Everyone with Brazilian percussionist Dendê Macêdo, 2 p.m., Room 130 Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive. Free event, registration requested; see calendar.ku.edu.

Gallery Talk: Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, 2-3 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St. Free.

Repair Studio, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Bring broken items, meet with fix-it mentors to troubleshoot repairs.

KU Choirs: Glee, Oread Singers, University Singers, 4 p.m., Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 Bob Billings Pkwy.

Concerts at the Campanile, 5-6 p.m., Memorial Drive and surrounding area, KU campus. Free weekly carillon concert. Best sound is at least 200 feet from the tower.

KU School of Music: Trombone Choir Concert, 7:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

Monday, April 13

Abigail Scott: Standing on Osage Land in Southwest France, noon-1:30 p.m., Hall Center for the Humanities, 900 Sunnyside Ave. Free.

Professor Eric Anderson (Citizen Potawatomi Nation), “Onward Haskell: The Making of an Indian Nations University,” 6-7 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St.

2026 Dole Lecture: Author-Historian Rick Atkinson, 7 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Free ticket to attend, see doleinstitute.org.

Azad’s 10th Annual KU World Percussion Ensembles Concert, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. See lawrenceartscenter.org for ticket information.

Author Event: Jeremy David Engels, “On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World,” 7-8 p.m., Raven Book Store, 809 Massachusetts St.

Tuesday, April 14

Life Skills Support Group with Independence Inc., 11 a.m.-noon, Meeting Room B, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Open to anyone in Douglas, Franklin, or Jefferson counties with a disability. No registration required; see lplks.org for more information.

Hawks for Health: Spring Application Support, 3-7 p.m., Study Room 4, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Trained volunteers will assist in applying for food, energy, rent and utility assistance. Drop-in, registration not required.

RetroActive “Help Wanted” series: Harvesters, 4-5 p.m., online event; registration required at lplks.org. Emily Henry of Lawrence Harvesters will discuss volunteer opportunities.

Behind the Scenes Tour, 5:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Free and open to the public.

Author event: Brad Taylor, On Writing Action-Packed and Suspenseful Spycraft, 6-7 p.m., online event, registration required at lplks.org.

Rewilding the Prairie, Part 1: Ranching on the Prairie, 6:30-8 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Flint Hills Rancher Pete Ferrell describes ranching from a prairie-health perspective.

Wednesday, April 15

Before You Check Out: Make a Clean Getaway! 10:30-11:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Organization of everyday details in end-of-life planning. Registration link at lplks.org.

Free Community Meal: Grilled Hotdogs and Greek Salad, 5-7 p.m., Sunrise Project, 245 N. Fourth Street. Donations accepted but never required.

Rewilding the Prairie, Part 2: Lessons from Historical Kansas Landscapes, 6:30-8 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. KU Professor Town Peterson addresses the dynamic prairie’s changes over time.

Science on Tap: Dr. Chris Beard, “Paradise Lost: Fossil Mammals from the Former Island Continent of Balkanatolia,” 7:30 p.m., Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts St. Free event; limited seating.

KU Symphony Orchestra Season Finale, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. See lied.ku.edu for in-person tickets or livestream link.

Thursday, April 16

Author event: Alex Hutchinson, How Exploration, Uncertainty, and Risk Help Us Find Meaning, 1-2 p.m., online event, registration required at lplks.org.

Cottin’s Hardware Farmers Market, 4-6 p.m., 1832 Massachusetts St.

2026 Snyder Book Collecting Contest, 4-6 p.m., Watson Library, 1425 Jayhawk Blvd. Viewing of student collections, public reception, presentation and keynote address. Free and open to the public.

Art in Context: Exploring the Common Work of Art Across Domains, 5:30-7 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St.

KU Philharmonic Orchestra, 7 p.m., Kansas Union Ballroom, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd. Free admission.

Mid-America Performing Arts Alliance Organ Recital: Jan Kraybill, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Center, 1631 Crescent Road. Free and open to the public.

Author Event: Sean Pauzauskie, “Stage of Fools,” 7-8 p.m., Raven Book Store, 809 Massachusetts St.

Renée Fleming: Music and Mind, A Panel Discussion, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Free and open to the public, no tickets required.