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5 Things You Need to Know Today, 2/28

Blues, roots and jewelry

1) Today will be sunny, with highs in the mid 40s. Winds blowing at 15-20 miles per hour, gusting up to 35. Clouds will roll in around sundown, but there's little chance of overnight rain.

2) Members of the will be on hand in the Lemke Reference Room at the , offering help with researching your family tree. Stop in between 2 and 4 p.m.

3) The continues at , from 10 in the morning to 10 at night. The exhibit features handmade earrings, bracelets, and necklaces by local artists Susan Beardsley, Marite Burns, Vicky Cullen, Bethany Cooper, Lin Hughes, Carol Knox, Anne Parshall, and Grainne Coen. Admission is free. For more information, call (508) 457-0800.

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4) The begins its Spring Jazz Series by welcoming , 74-year-old Queen of Boston Blues. Backing up Ms. Lewis are Alizon Lissance on piano, Bob Abruzese on bass, and Richard Malcolm on drums. Tickets are $15, and are available at the door, , or . Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 8. For more information, call (508) 540-5376.

5) This day in history: the Republican Party is officially founded (1854); Cambridge scientists James D. Watson and Frances H.C. Crick announce their discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA (1953); and the final episode of the popular sitcom M*A*S*H airs, setting new ratings records (1983).

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