5 Things You Need to Know Today, 7/8

1) Today will be sunnier, dryer, and cooler than yesterday, with clear skies, and temperatures in the high 70s to low 80s. Mostly clear overnight, with temperatures in the low to mid 60s.

2) Check out two great exhibits at , open between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., for a suggested admission fee of $5. displays works in a remarkable range of styles and techniques, by artists from across Massachusetts. focuses on the architectural photography of Brian Vanden Brink, displaying images from his book, which deals with abandoned and dilapidated structures. To learn more about either exhibit, visit http://www.highfieldhall.org.

3) Stop by the for . A unique collaboration between members of the MBL's physiology course and Minneapolis' Black Label Movement dance company, the presentation runs from 4-4:45 p.m., and is free and open to the public. For more, call (508) 289-7139, email dkenney@mbl.edu, or visit http://www.mbl.edu.

4) The new offers a session of , between 5 and 6:30 p.m. Hit the ice for $5 (skate rentals extra), and check out the state-of-the-art facilities. For more, call (508) 548-7080, email leighellen03@gmail.com, or visit http://www.falmouthicearena.com.

5) This day in history: the Liberty Bell tolls to announce the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence (1776); the same bell receives its famous crack, while tolling for the death of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall (1835); and young ambulance driver Ernest Hemingway is severely injured during World War I (1918).