5 Things You Need to Know Today, 5/1

1) Today we'll have showers and patchy fog after 2pm. The high will be near 51. Tonight we'll have a chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain or drizzle between 9pm and 2am, then a chance of drizzle after 2am. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. 

2) There will be a lunchtime yoga class today at noon at . You'll love this class a great way to reduce stress, as you'll return back to work happy and ready to conquer the world! Please bring a mat and a blanket, and if you need it, a bolster, blocks, and strap. The cost is $10 per class. Namaste!

3) Take Pounds Off Sensibly meets at for a 6:30pm check-in and then a meeting at 7:30pm every Tuesday. For more information, please call 508-540-0622.

4) The stories and illustrations of Beatrix Potter call up fond childhood memories, but Potter was much more than a creator of warmhearted children’s tales. Who knew she became a sheep farmer, land conservationist and community activist?  Cape resident Betsy Bray, a member of Beatrix Potter Society, will offer a slide presentation on Potter’s life and work at 7pm this evening at the . The event is free and open to the public.

5) This day in history: the Empire State Building is dedicated (1931); Citizen Kane premieres (1941); and James Whittaker becomes the first American to reach the summit of Mt. Everest (1963).