5 Things You Need to Know Today, 3/11

1) Today will be sunny, with a high near 50. Tonight will be clear, with a low around 41. 

2) The  will hold its "Shock and Thaw" eighth annual Polar Plunge today at the restaurant, which is located at Falmouth Heights Beach. A $20 registration donation will benefit the Falmouth Service Center. Registration starts at 1pm, and the plunge begins at 2pm. A lunch immediately following the event will feature corned beef and cabbage, a t-shirt, and music by Dan Byrnes. There will be raffles and prizes, too! For more information, call the BBC at 508-540-9600.

3) Looking for a house or just love dreaming about real estate? Check out some of the open houses featured in our "House Hunt" column this weekend!

4) Come on down to the for some fine entertainment with Flydown's Acoustic Rager on Sundays at 9:30pm.

5) This day in history: the television show COPS debuts on the Fox Network (1989); musician Paul McCartney is knighted (1997); and Toyota sells its one millionth hybrid car in the U.S. (2009).