5 Things You Need to Know Today, 5/26

1) Today we'll have a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 73. Tonight we'll have a slight chance of showers. It will be partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

2) The  will hold a plant sale today from 8am-3pm. Come for the annuals, perennials, vegetable plants, grasses, hanging baskets, luncheon treats, and a bake sale.

3) The 's fourth graders will be holding a car wash and bake sale today by  from 10am-2pm. All proceeds will benefit their annual gift to the school. 

4) Natural, hand-crafted items for mouth watering, skin soothing, fresh food cutting and even self adorning will be on display and available at the  Artisans' Fair on Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. From 11am-3pm on both days, jewelers, dessert and specialty food chefs, natural body concoction makers, fine woodwork and inlay cutting board makers, and a wool spinner will be on hand with their wares under the Farm Pavilion. The adjacent café and store will be open for breakfast and lunch. For $8, people may purchase a day pass to be able to experience farm membership for a day, enjoying a stroll through the gardens and greenhouses, picking fresh greens for purchase, and visiting the animals, including the 17 alpacas, 50 chickens, ducks, goats, sheep and more. 

5) This day in history: Dracula goes on sale in London (1897); John Wayne is born (1907); and Ford stops production of its Model T cars (1927).