5 Things You Need to Know Today, 6/16

1) Today will be sunny, with temperatures climbing into the mid to high 60s in the afternoon. Clouds will roll in overnight, but there's not much chance of rain.

2) invites anyone with an appetite for barbecue to a free at the Ballymeade Market Center. The food and fun runs from noon to 3 p.m. For more information, call (508) 563-5800.

3) The new , a 49,000-foot, solar-powered facility, will officially open with a today, at 3 p.m. Afterward, visitors can tour the rink, and get out on the ice for some free skating.

4) The hosts , featuring the musical talents of Rabbi Elias Lieberman, Wendy Nelson, Pamela Rothstein, Martin Grosswendt, and Tony Scalisis. The program spans the 60s to the present, and Buddy Holly to Pearl Jam. Tickets are $8 for members, $10 for non-members. The show runs from 7:30-9:30 p.m., and visitors are invited to bring picnic dinners and beverages for a meal beforehand, beginning at 6:30.

5) This day in history: America's first roller coaster goes into operation at Coney Island (1884); cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space (1963); and Bob Dylan records Like a Rolling Stone (1965).