Activities from the serious to the sublime are on the calendar of events for this area in the coming week.
Monday
• Pro-choice smoking ban meeting, Josie’s, 19 E. Sixth Ave., 7 p.m.
Tuesday
• Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission, consider zoning change for retail development at 24th Avenue and Industrial Road, 7 p.m., Little Theater, W.L. White Auditorium.
Wednesday
• Emporia board of education, 7 p.m., Mary Herbert Education Center, 1700 W. Seventh Ave.
• City commission study session, 10 a.m., city conference room.
• “Children & Internet Safety: What parents need to know,” 6 p.m., Emporia Public Library; no charge.
Thursday
• “Children & Internet Safety: What parents need to know,” 6 p.m., Emporia Public Library; no charge.
Saturday
• Electronic recycling, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lyon County Fairgrounds. Cost: $5 fee for computer monitors, $15 for televisions, other electronics taken at no charge. Information: 785-272-8288
• Harvest Days, Hartford, day-long slate of festival activities.