5 Things You Need to Know Today, 3/29

1) Today we'll have a chance of showers, mainly before 10am. It will be cloudy, with a high near 48. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. 

2) An Osteo-Prevention exercise class will be offered at 11am every Tuesday and Thursday at the . For more information, call the Senior Center at 508-540-0196.

3) A weekly afternoon parent chat with Carol DiFalco, MS, LMHC will be held today and every Thursday from 1-2pm at the . This is a drop-in parenting group for caregivers with children 1-5 years. Limited childcare will be available. Since parenting can be joyous and difficult, getting together and discussing the challenges can be helpful, informative, and good for the parenting soul. This group is for anyone who has a young child and could use some support. For more information, please call 508-548-0151 x 172.

4) Tonight at 7pm, the ’s Community Coffee House Series continues with “Cape Cod Storm Chasers.” The featured speaker will be Dr. Chris Weidman, Research Coordinator at Waquoit Bay. As Hurricane Irene approached Cape Cod last August, most people were rushing to remove their boats and equipment from coastal waters. But over at Waquoit Bay, Weidman and a few other scientists were rushing to get their scientific equipment set up in the Bay! Join the Reserve for a local version of Storm Chasers (through some amazing photos) as Chris shares what he found out. Doors open at 6:45pm with a chance to view the exhibits in the visitor center and sample homemade sweets and coffee and tea. Admission is free. For more information, call 508-457-0495 x 107 or 108. 

5) This day in history: the Rosenbergs are convicted of espionage (1951); the U.S. withdraws from Vietnam (1973); and the White House ousts the chief of General Motors (2009).