Tufts Visitor was the Real Macaw

It's Wednesday, and that means we've put together this list of things going on in Grafton to help make your day a little brighter, easier and more fun. For a full list of things to do this week, look at the Patch calendar of events.

1. Visitor to Tufts School ZCAM Department was the real macaw.

The ZCAM Department at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, on Route 30 in Grafton had a cool visitor recently: Fritz the Macaw, according to the school's Facebook page.

2. Hot off the presses.

AccuWeather says Grafton's high temperature for July 2013 is 93 degrees, last Friday. By comparison, Grafton's high temperature on July 31, next Wednesday, looks like 68 degrees.

3. Heard about Purkay Labs?

Grafton Patch will have a feature story about this new Grafton business later this week. In the meantime, visit their website.

4 Got ATA gear?

On its Facebook page, Apple Tree Arts is asking people to "Send us your pics of yourself or friends wearing ATA apparel this summer!"

5. Questions needed.

Grafton Patch welcomes questions for its weekly "You Ask, Patch Answers" feature. E-mail them to Michael.Gelbwasser@patch.com.