5 Things You Need to Know Today, 7/10

1) Sunny again today, with temperatures in the high 70s, possibly touching 80 in the early afternoon. Clear overnight, with temperatures in the mid 60s.

2) The begins today, at the . The program will teach kids aged seven to nine how to produce various arts and crafts from natural objects. Among other projects, kids will be constructing tiny houses and furnishings for fairies, gnomes, and elves, and get a chance to see their creations displayed at the center. The camp runs today, tomorrow, and Thursday, between 2 and 4 p.m., and participation is $60. To learn more, or to register, call (508) 540-3304, email director@falmouthart.org, or visit http://www.falmouthart.org.

3) The Coalition for Children hosts , at on Gifford Street. The free activity for parents and kids up to four, plus siblings, is the perfect summer combination of playing in the garden, reading together, and singing summer songs, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. For more, call (508) 548-0151, extension 172, email ttoran@falmouth.k12.ma.us, or visit http://thecoalitionforchildren.org.

4) hosts a new exhibit, , featuring the work of Louise Luckenbill. Stop by FCTV between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. to check out the unique perspective the retired biology professor and researcher brings to nature painting. The show is free, but all works are up for sale. To learn more, call (508) 457-0900, email marcia@fctv.org, or visit http://www.fctv.org.

5) This day in history: the three-point seat belt is patented (1962); Greenpeace's ship Rainbow Warrior is sunk by French frogmen, killing one passenger (1985); and scientists announce evidence for the “Eve” theory, positing a single African ancestor of all mankind (1997).