5 Things You Need to Know Today, 5/13

1) Today we'll have isolated showers between 1pm and 3pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. It will be partly sunny, with a high near 67. Tonight we'll have a slight chance of showers after 3am. It will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

2) There's a Mother's Day Brunch and Tea today starting at 11am at . Bring the family out to the farm to celebrate Mom's special day! A farm-fresh brunch will be served, including a sampling of tea sandwiches, salad, a mini-dessert plate, and a pot of tea. The cost is $15.95 for brunch, or a limited cafe menu will also be available for breakfast and lunch. Children can decorate a unique gift for their mom or grandmother. For more information or to view the menu, please visit coonamessettfarm.com.

3) ...Or how about Mother's Day With Liam at ? After all, who doesn't want to be serenaded on Mother's Day? Let someone else do the cooking while Mom enjoys specials with music by Liam himself! Call to make reservations at 508-548-0285.

4) Alizon Lissance will perform with Greg Holt at the  at 8pm tonight. Keyboardist and vocalist Lissance is one of Boston's most intruiging performers, and her gutsy rock 'n blues style has delighted audiences on local, national and international stages.

5) This day in history: the Jamestown colony is founded (1607); President Polk declares war on Mexico (1846); and Pope John Paul II is shot (1981).