5 Things You Need to Know Today, 3/7

1) Today will be sunny, with a high near 49. It will be breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 22 mph. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 46. 

2) Yoga is a gentle, relaxing and meditative practice which is centuries old. It has many benefits such as stress reduction, lowered blood pressure and clear thinking, leaving one with a feeling of overall well-being. Elizabeth Davies, MA, CNA, has been practicing yoga over 40 years, and will be conducting a class in Chair Yoga at the on Wednesdays from 11am-12pm. If interested, please call the Senior Center to register at 508-540-0196.

3) The Falmouth Young Professionals will have its next After Hours Networking Event at Liam Maguire’s Irish Pub & Restaurant this evening from 5:30–7:30pm. Make new connections and catch up with business acquaintances while enjoying delectable bites and beverages in a relaxed atmosphere. The cost for Falmouth Chamber of Commerce members is $5; non-members are $10; Cape Cod YP & South Shore YP are $7. RSVP online at falmouthchamber.com, contact 508-548-8500, or email falmouth@falmouthchamber.com.

4) The Battle of Gettysburg is regarded as the turning point in the Civil War; both the battle and the battlefield were enormous and complex. Professors Claudine Barnes and Debra Murphy of Cape Cod Community College will discuss this turning point tonight at 7pm at the . Professor Barnes, who teaches courses on the Civil War at the College, will discuss how the North was able to win this major battle. Professor Murphy, who spends summers as a volunteer at the Gettysburg National Military Park, will discuss the meaning of that battle for Americans 150 years later. 

5) This day in history: Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone (1876); Indy 500 driver Janet Guthrie is born (1938); and director Stanley Kubrick dies (1999).