5 Things You Need to Know Today, 5/24

1) Today we'll have areas of dense fog before 2pm. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Tonight we'll have a chance of showers. Otherwise, it will be cloudy, with a low around 56. 

2) The Business Education Committee of the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce will present “Working with Local Government” this morning from 8-9:30am at the Falmouth Yacht Club. Network, gain valuable information and meet guest speakers Julian Suso, Falmouth Town Manager, and Heather Harper, Falmouth Assistant Town Manager, who will explain the ins and outs of doing business in and with the Town of Falmouth. Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for non-members.  Register and pay online at falmouthchamber.com or RSVP to falmouth@falmouthchamber.com.

3) The Falmouth Senior Center is starting a new class, “Having Fun Writing Poetry,” on the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 1-2:30pm at the . Writers of any level are welcome; group members will give encouragement and gentle help. Call the Senior Center to register at 508-540-0196.

4) A weekly afternoon parent chat with Carol DiFalco, MS, LMHC will be held each Thursday from 1-2pm at the . This is a drop-in parenting group for caregivers with children 1-5 years. Limited childcare will be available. For more information, please call 508 548 0151 x172.

5) This day in history: the Brooklyn Bridge opens (1883); jazz great Duke Ellington dies (1974); and Thelma and Louise is released (1991).