5 Things You Need to Know Today, 5/20

1) Today will be mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. 

2) A neighborhood garage sale will take place today from 9am-2pm at 5 Tuckernut Way in East Falmouth. All kinds of good things will be on sale, including boat and marine items, plants, household goods, electric tools, books, plus other treasures you won't want to miss. No early birds, please!

3) Join the Choraliers as they hold their 10th Annual Spring Sing Event at the  at 2pm today. The group will perform selections from The Phantom of the Opera, Handel’s Lascia Ch’io Pianga, David Foster’s The Prayer, Second Hand Rose and others, including a patriotic sing-a-long! This popular female vocal ensemble sings a diverse, inspirational repertoire. Tickets are $5.

4) Photography by the late Ned Manter will be on display in the Maser Gallery at  today from 2-10pm. Ned was an integral part of the Cape Cod artist community and drew much enjoyment and satisfaction from supporting other artists and photographing their work.

5) This day in history: Christopher Columbus dies (1506); President Lincoln signs the Homestead Act (1862); and Levi Strauss receives a patent for blue jeans (1873).