1) The heat will continue today, though probably not quite as intensely, with temperatures in the mid to high 80s. Not much breeze. Clouds will roll in after nightfall, with rain likely, and thunderstorms possible.
2) The presents a workshop on abstract art, from 9 a.m.-noon. The focuses on such factors as composition, movement, light and texture, as utilized with techniques like planning, color mixing, and brush control. Be sure to bring your own materials; the class is ideal for watercolor, acrylic, and oil. The workshop is $25 for members, $30 for non-members. For more, call (508) 540-3304, email director@falmouthart.org, or visit http://www.falmouthart.org.
3) The summer lecture series kciks off tonight at 8:00, in the , with . Physicist and engineer Dr. Eric Betzig of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will discuss his work in devising techniques for ever-smaller magnification at ever-higher resolutions. The lecture is free and open to all. To learn more, call (508) 289-7423, email FEL@mbl.edu, or visit http://hermes.mbl.edu/events/events_friday_06_22_12.html.
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4) The annual opens its weekend program with a Town Dance, tonight from 7-9 p.m., on the lawn in front of the . Come out and celebrate the festival, rain or no rain.
5) This day in history: navigator Napoleon abdicates as emperor of France for a second and final time (1815); Joe Louis wins the world heavyweight boxing title, beginning a record 12-year run as champion (1937); and Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, the surprise invasion of the USSR which would help decide the course of World War II, as a similar invasion had turned the tide against Napoleon more than a century before (1941).
