5 Things You Need to Know Today, 4/4

1) Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Tonight will be clear, with a low around 37. 

2) Yoga is a gentle, relaxing and meditative practice which is centuries old. Elizabeth Davies, MA, CNA, has been practicing yoga over 40 years. She developed her idea of chair yoga during her years pursuing a Master's in holistic counseling, and will be conducting a class at the on Wednesdays from 11-noon. If interested, please call the Senior Center to register at 508-540-0196.

3) Crane Appliance Sound and Vision will host the next Falmouth Young Professionals After Hours Networking Event today at 249 Teaticket Highway from 5:30–7:30pm. Make connections and catch up with your business acquaintances, and enjoy delectable bites from Mezza and beverages provided by Crane in a relaxed and convivial atmosphere. Don’t forget to bring your business cards and be prepared to make some excellent connections. Falmouth Chamber members are $5; non-members are $10. RSVP online at falmouthchamber.com.

4) Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria will speak about the Cape Verdean experience in the Civil War at the tonight at 7pm. Dr. Mohler-Faria will speak about the challenges faced by free Cape Verdeans who began to immigrate to this country in the pre-Civil War era. This is a "What’s Falmouth Reading" event supporting the 2012 town-wide read Seen the Glory: a Novel of the Battle of Gettysburg by John Hough Jr.  

5) This day in history: writer Maya Angelou is born (1928); NATO is established (1949); and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated (1968).