5 Things You Need to Know Today, 5/9

1) Today we'll have showers and possibly a thunderstorm. The high will be near 59. Tonight we'll have showers and possibly a thunderstorm. The low will be around 54.

2) Yoga is a gentle, relaxing and meditative practice which is centuries old. It has many benefits, such as stress reduction, lowered blood pressure and clear thinking, leaving one with a feeling of overall well-being. Elizabeth Davies, MA, CNA, will be conducting a class in chair yoga at the on Wednesdays from 11am-noon. If interested, please call the Senior Center to register at 508-540-0196.

3) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands needs caring adult volunteers to help change the lives of local children for the better, forever. Come on out to the organization's Centerville office at 1934 Falmouth Road today and on the second Wednesday of every month to learn how you can make a difference in the lives of local children. For more information, call 508-771-5150 or visit bbbsmb.org.

4) Deborah Scroggins—Cape Cod resident, noted journalist, foreign correspondent and award-winning author—will discuss her new book Wanted Women: Faith, Lies, and the War on Terror—The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui tonight at 7pm at the . This riveting double biography traces the opposite paths followed by two educated and committed women. She brings into focus the issues of militant Islam, women’s rights and the war on terror through the lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a critic of Islam, and religious extremist Aafai Siddiqui. Scroggins elucidates the one-dimensional view of Middle East politics and culture held by most Americans. Eight Cousins Books will provide copies of the book for sale and signing. 

5) This day in history: President Woodrow Wilson declares the first Mother's Day holiday (1914); L. Ron Hubbard publishes Dianetics (1950); and the FDA approves the birth control pill (1960).