5 Things to Know Today: Wednesday, July 27

1) National Night Out is August 2, 2011. The is hosting an open house from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Come out and tour the police station and meet officers.

2) Have you met our fourth blogger on Gulfport Patch? Trace Taylor is our newest blogger. Check out her new posts: and . Taylor joins Danie Huizenga, Lori Rosso and Jay Wygant. Do you want to share your stories, concerns, food reviews and more? Contact the editor at cherlene.willis@patch.com to find out how you can blog on Gulfport Patch.

3) The Gulfport Senior Center Hawaiian Luau is today at 1:30 p.m. If tickets area available, they will be $5 at the door. Gulfport Patch will be there and have a photo gallery from the event.

4) Photographer Chris Wilson's exhibit "Unexpected Road" is on display through Friday at the Catherine A. Hickman Theater. The event is free and is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.

5) Here is your Wednesday forecast! We have a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 1 p.m. It'll be partly sunny with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 99. We should have a south wind around 10 mph. Tonight, we'll have scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly before 2 a.m. It'll be mostly cloudy with a low around 81. Expect a southeast wind between 6 and 14 mph. Gusts as high as 20 mph.