@ CALENDAR e7d CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 mances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, unless otherwise noted. - "The Taffetas," through Oct. 14. Lied Center 864-ARTS. West Campus, Kansas University. · Oct. 4: "Threads," 7:30 p.m. Southwest Jr. High School - Oct. 4-5: "The Wind In the Willows," 7 p.m. KANSAS CITY American Heartland Theatre Co. (816) 842-9999. Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Performance times vary. Show times: 8 p.m. Tuesdays- Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. - "Solitary Confinement," through Oct. 21. The Coterie (816) 474-6552.2450 Grand Blvd., Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo. Performances at 10 a.m. and noon Wednesdays-Fridays, 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. - "Sacagawea: Breath of an American Spirit," through Oct. 26. Just Off Broadway Theatre 1st and Broadway streets, Kansas City. Mo. - "Othello". Oct. 11-13, 18-20, 25-27, 8 p.m. (816) 474-4386. 323 W. Eighth St. in Lucas Place, Kansas City, Mo. The Lighten Up Playhouse - "Play it by Earl"! 7:30 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. - "Ultimate Yard Sale," 10 p.m. Fridays. - "Outside the Lines," 10 p.m. Saturdays. The New Theatre Restaurant (913) 649-SHOW.9229 Foster, Overland Park.Meals begin at 6 p.m.Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon Sundays. - "Social Security," through Nov. 4. Rockhurst University 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo. - Oct. 4-7: "Lysistrata", 8 p.m. Oct. 4-6 and 2 p.m. Oct. 7. TOPEKA Topeka Civic Theatre Topeka Civic Theatre Box office, (785) 357-5211. Dinner and non-dinner seating. Box office, Gage and S.W. Eighth streets. Performance times are 7:30 p.m.Tuesdays-Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, with dinner starting at 6 p.m.; and 2 p.m. Sundays. - "Starmites," through Oct. 13. Washburn University NASHBURN UNIVERSITY (785)-231-1010 ext. 1639. Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre, Garvey Fine Arts Building. Show times: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. - "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress," Oct. 5-7. MANHATTAN Kansas State University Nichols Theatre - Oct. 10-13: "A New Brain," 8 p.m. LAWRENCE Miscellany Borders 331-3226. 700 N.H. Hours: 9 a.m.-11 p.M. Mondays-Saturdays and 9 a.m.-9 p.M. Sundays. Thursday Stories, 10:30 a.m., and Saturday Stories, 11 a.m., children's amphitheater; Chess Club, 7 p.M. Mondays. Farmer's Market 842-3883. 11th Street and Vermont. *Homegrown and baked foods, 4 p.m.-6:30p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 6:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Saturdays. Hall Center Lecture Series - Oct. 4: "Humanism in America," with Edward Said, 7:30 p.m., Kansas Union Ballroom. - Oct. 8: Christopher Budd, interior design/architecture. Hallmark Symposium - Oct. 4-7: Various music, art, film, dance and cooking events. Open House, with tours, exhibits lectures and entertainment. Harvest of Arts 843-3833. 707 Vt. Open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Sundays. - Tuesdays:" Bookworms Unite!" book club for 8- to 12-year-olds, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Lawrence Public Library Hastings Books Music and Video - Oct. 5-11: The Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale. - Oct. 10: "Poetry in Motion: Reading and Remembering Langston Hughes," book group, 7:30 p.m., auditorium. 832-0719.1900 W.23rd St. - Oct. 5: Film series. Liberty Hall 91. 5 FM in northeast Kansas, 90.5 FM in Manhattan and Emporia and 89.7 FM in Atchison. KANU - Oct. 6: "Right Between the Ears" auditions. - Oct. 6: "Right Between the Ears," 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Liberty Hall. - Oct. 6-7: Saturday, 10 a.m. 4p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. 749-1972. 644 Mass. The Raven Bookstore Old West Lawrence Holiday Homes Tour 749-3300.6 E. Seventh St. - Oct. 6: Kansas University - Oct. 5: Steven Semken, Jack Ozegovic, storytelling, 7:30 p.m.- 9 p.m. Kansas University - Oct. 15: Maxine Clair, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. - Oct. 8: Sara Paretsky, reading and bookings, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. 832-0719. 1900 W. 23rd St. • Mondays: Pokémon League, 7 p.m. • Saturdays: Story times. • Oct. 6: The Alpha Search, discussion, signing, 2 p.m. 843-0109.1229 Vt. St. John's the Evangelist Church - Oct. 6: Oktoberfest, 4:30 p.m.-10 p.m. University Forum Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread. Noon-1 p.m.; lunch at 11:30 a.m. - Oct. 10: "Career vs. Vocation." KANSAS CITY American Royal (816) 221-8189.1701 American Royal Court, Kansas City, Mo. - Oct. 8: David Stoecklein, photographer, 6:30 p.m., Wagstaff Theatre. Ameristar Casino Hotel (816) 414-7000.8201 N.E. Birmingham Road, North Kansas City, Mo. - Sundays: Swing dance, with Dave Stephens, 2 p.m. Antioch Library 8700 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., Merriam. - Oct. 4-6: Fall Book Sale. * Oct. 7: "Korea - Meet an American Hero!" 2 p.m. Central Resource Library 9875 W. 87th St., Overland Park. - Oct. 8: War Time Memories, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. - Oct. 11: Great Books Reading and Discussion Program, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Crown Center 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. · Oct. 4-7: 25th Annual Heart of America Quilt Festival. Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead 138th and Switzer. Oct. 5-21: Pumpkin Patch. Fine Arts Theatre 5909 Johnson Drive, Kansas City, Kan. - Oct. 6: Latin American Film Festival: "Fibra Optica" ("Fiberoptic"). Guitar Source (913) 894-6440.11554 W. 95th St. Overland Park. - Oct. 6: George Lynch guitar clinic. Johnson County Community College 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park. - Oct. 5: Gregory Hines, B p.m., Yardley Hall. Johnson County Library (913) 261-2330.8700 Shawnee Mission Pkwy. - Oct. 4-6: Fall Book Sale. Kansas City Zoo - "All Access," through July 20, IMAX. (816) 513-5700.Call (816) 513- IMAX for theater information. Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The Kansas City Woodworking Show (800) 826-8257. Overland Park International Trade Center, Hall B, 6800 W.115th St., Overland Park. - Oct. 5-7: Antiques Garden & Home Design Show. PLEASE SEE Calendar, PAGE 28 Humanities Lecture Series presents The Dilemmas of American Humanism Edward W. Said Distinguished Chair of Comparative Literature, Columbia University THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 7:30 P.M. KANSAS UNION BALLROOM FREE ADMISSION Professor Said is a scholar of modern literature and theory, and an expert on international and Middle Eastern politics. Said is best known for his book Orientalism. For more information contact the Hall Center at 864-4798 www.hallcenter.ku.edu THE MAG/LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4,2001 27