5 Things You Need to Know Today, Sept. 22
A chance of showers, Japanese cartoons and a conservation meeting.
Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section.
Today is Thursday, Sept. 22. Here are 5 things you need to know:
- Chance of showers: Looks like a gray day today. According to the National Weather Service we can expect a chance of showers and cloudy skies with a high temperature near 74 degrees. Tonight's low will be near 63 degrees.
- Japanese anime club: The Burlington Public Library is hosting a Teen Animanga Clubwill be viewing Japanese anime (animation) and discussing manga (Japanese comics). There will also be crafts, drawing, snacks - plus giveaways and contests.
- Public meetings: The Burlington Conservation Commission is meeting at 7 p.m. tonight in the main hearing room on the second floor of Town Hall. The Library Board of Trustees is also meeting at 7 p.m. and that meeting is taking place at the Burlington Public Library.
- Old time jamming: Burlington's Real School of Music, 56 Middlesex Tpke, is hosting an "Old Time Music Jam" from 7 to 9 p.m. this evening. Players of all ages, shapes and sizes come together in the time-honored tradition of sitting and playing music. Entry is $5.
- Toughest job you'll ever love: On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation making the Peace Corps an official government agency. The Corps was designed to send civilian volunteers to impoverished and less-developed countries to assist the people there. Kennedy believed that if these countries were assisted by the Peace Corps, they would be less likely to fall susceptible to communism.
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Conservation Commission
December 9, 2010 / January 13, 2011 / January 27, 2011 / February 10, 2011 / February 24, 2011 / March 10, 2011 / March 24, 2011 / April 14, 2011 / May 12, 2011 / May 26, 2011 / June 9, 2011 / June 23, 2011 / July 14, 2011 / August 11, 2011 / September 8, 2011 / September 22, 2011 / October 13, 2011 / October 27, 2011 at 7:00 pmBurlington Town Hall (Main Hearing Room, 2nd Floor) -
Burlington Town Hall
29 Center St, Burlington, MA -
Library Board of Trustees Meeting
December 9, 2010 / January 12, 2011 / February 10, 2011 / March 10, 2011 / April 14, 2011 / May 12, 2011 / June 9, 2011 / July 14, 2011 / August 11, 2011 / September 8, 2011 / October 13, 2011 at 7:00 pm–9:00 pmBurlington Public Library (McIntire Room) -
Burlington Public Library
22 Sears St, Burlington, MA -
Real School of Music
56 Middlesex Tpke, Burlington, MA
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Old Time Music Jam at The Real School of Music
July 28, 2011 / August 11, 2011 / August 25, 2011 / September 8, 2011 / September 22, 2011 / October 13, 2011 / October 27, 2011 / November 10, 2011 / December 8, 2011 / December 22, 2011 at 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
