5 Things You Need to Know Today, 5/16

1) Today showers are likely, mainly before noon. Otherwise, it will be cloudy, with a high near 59. Tonight we'll have a slight chance of showers before 11pm. The low will be around 54. 

2) Each year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation promotes May as Preservation Month to raise awareness about the impact historic preservation has in protecting and enhancing our neighborhoods and communities. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is marking the month by celebrating our cultural heritage and DCR’s work to preserve the past. The  is participating with a special Estate Tour at 10am today at the Reserve. For information or to register, call 508-457-0495 or visit waquoitbayreserve.org.

3) Calling all Mahjong players! The offers Mahjong on Wednesday afternoons from 1-4pm. All skill levels are welcome; don't be shy! For more information, please call 508-548-4709.

4) Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria will speak at the tonight at 7pm about the challenges faced by free Cape Verdeans who began to immigrate to this country in the pre-Civil War era. Dr. Mohler-Faria is a Cape Cod resident who serves as the 11th President of Bridgewater State University. 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: Louis marries Marie Antoinette (1770); Congress passes the Sedition Act (1918); and the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place (1929).