Friday, May 29

Final Friday Art Walk includes:

John Geery Paintings, 4-7 p.m., Northlight Gallery, 1263 North 1100 Road, Suite F.

John Hulsey: Meditations on Relentless Impermanence: The Brokeneck Mountain Exhibition, music by Bradford Hoopes; 5-9 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St.

Pride Themed Art Show, 5-9 p.m., Art Emergency, 721 E. Ninth St.

Kim Brook: Life in Bloom; GOAL! Group Exhibition; Wabwila Mugala: Quilted Existence; 6-9 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Deborah Gendel: The Un-Functional Cat and Other Ceramic Curiosities; Miranda Whalen: The Comfort of My Own Home; music by Coreopsis; 6-9 p.m., Phoenix Gallery, 825 Massachusetts St.

Bloom Boom: A Group Exhibit and Alicia Kelly’s Close Up, Far Out, Lawrence Visitors Center, 812 Massachusetts St.

Ben Dipper, Love in Lawrence: Photographs of Love on 35mm, 6-8 p.m., Espurresso Cat Cafe, 1014 Massachusetts St.

Open House, 5-9 p.m., Lawrence Creative Therapy Center, 306 E. 23rd St. Drop-in art making.

Saturday, May 30

Lawrence Farmers Market, 7:30-11:30 a.m., 824 New Hampshire St. 65+ vendors of locally grown food and farm products.

First Responders Hero Event + Food Drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Bob Sight Honda, 2851 Iowa St. Touch-a-Truck, police cruisers, military service members, free car seat checks, grilling and ice cream.

Native Plant Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St.

Candle Making Workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Tommaney Library, Haskell University. Free and open to the public. Limited space; registration at https://forms.gle/TmuuyrH5Pvqagcp49.

Adult Literacy Tutor Volunteer Meeting, 1-2:30 p.m., Meeting Room B, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Those interested in becoming a literacy tutor for adults welcome, as well as newly trained tutor volunteers. No registration needed.

2026 Kansas Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Concert, doors 6 p.m., ceremony 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. All ages; general admission; ticket information at liberty-hall.com.

Sunday, May 31

Chess at the Library, 1-3 p.m., Meeting Room C, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. All ages and skill levels welcome.

Museum Highlights Tour, 2-3 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St. Free admission.

Dances of Universal Peace, 3:30 p.m., Sunflower Bike & Outdoor, Wellness Space (second floor), 804 Massachusetts St. Free (donations accepted), all welcome; see dancesofuniversalpeace.org for details.

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.

Ignition Dance Academy: “To Emerge” Dance Recital, doors 5:30 p.m., performance 6 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. See ignitiondanceacademy.com for more information.

Monday, June 1

Dewey Decimal and the Crystal Scroll, all-day event, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. A scavenger hunt beginning at the Ask Desk. Offered daily throughout this week. All ages; see lplks.org for more details.

Science Heroes: Digging It, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Family-friendly interactive S.T.E.M. show.

Free Workshop: Trellising Tomatoes, 11 a.m.-noon, Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St.

Lawrence Bird Alliance: Town Peterson: Bunker Resurvey Research Project, 7 p.m., Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, 1365 North 1250 Road. Vertebrate species inventories history and re-surveying. Attend in person or virtually; see lawrencebirdalliance.org for link.

Wednesday, June 3

Wellness Wednesdays with ALIVE Inc., 10 a.m.-noon, Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Low-pressure learning on mental health management and shared connections.

Lawrence Job Fair, 12:30-3 p.m., Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane. See stepupjobfairs.com for details.

Your Ticket to the Best State Fair Crafts with Smithsonian Curator Mary Savig, 1-2 p.m. Registration required, online event; see lplks.org for details.

Napoleon: The Man and the Method, 3-4 p.m., Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive. Hybrid event; see doleinstitute.org for details and link.

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

Free Community Meal: Veggie Pesto Pasta, 5-7 p.m., Sunrise Project, 245 N. Fourth St. Donations accepted but never required.

Soccer Talk with Nate Bukaty, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Registration required; see lplks.org.

Looped Together Mural Project: Design Workshop, 6:30-8 p.m., Free State Brewing Production, 1927 Moodie Road.

INSIGHT Art Talk: Wabwila Mugala, 7-8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Lawrence City Band Summer Concert Series: “Trails, Travels, and Traditions” with conductor Paul Popiel, 8 p.m., South Park Gazebo, 1141 Massachusetts St. Visit rainoutline.com for inclement weather updates.

Thursday, June 4

KPR program 106 Live from the Dole Institute featuring Elexa Dawson + Bao Wowz Food Truck, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive. Free concert begins 1 p.m. Details at doleinstitute.org.

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

Midori Samson: Conversations with the Ancestors I Never Got to Meet, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi St. Free admission.

Puzzle Swap, 6:30-8 p.m., Meeting Room A, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Jigsaw puzzle exchange.