5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 24

1. Tonight's Hopkinton government meetings: Board of Assessors 5:15 , Personnel Committee and Veteran's Celebration Committee at 7, Sustainable Green Committee at 7:30 and at 7:45, the School Committee.

2. Tonight's non-government meeting: Paul D’Angelo, Chris Zito and Karl “from New Hampshire" Zahn perform a family-friendly comedy night at 7 at Hopkinton High School. 96.9 FM Talk Host Michael Graham - who's on-air 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays - emcees. He promises an amazing show.  All proceeds go to the Hopkinton High Drama Ensemble for its trip to the theater festival in Edinburgh, Scotland in August.  Tickets are $10.  Click here for more.

3. Incoming Grade 2 Parent Orientation Night at Elmwood School. Principal Ilene Silver will be in the Elmwood School Cafeteria on Wednesday, May 25 at 7. Learn about Elmwood School. Meet members of the faculty. Parents only.

4. Scott Richardson, Rick Keough, Karen Bograd, Jack Ryan, Dale Danahy, Dave Serocki, Randy Kramer, Dick Temple and Stuart Montgomery (the reception committee) invite you to join them on June 8 at Hopkinton Country Club, 204 Saddle Hill Road, to honor Selectman and super Dana-Farber fundraiser Brian Herr and Pete MacGregor, who has served the Hopkinton Scouting community for 50 years! Colella's Supermarket will also be honored for the contributions it has made to Hopkinton Scouting and the Knox Trail BSA. A reservation and donation form, due by June 1, is here. Past Good Scout awards have gone to Cherylann Lambert Walsh, Dave Stoldt, Leonard Holden, Louise Donahue, Scott Richardson and Tim Kilduff.

5. Today's need for Hopkinton Patch bloggers: Quilters! If you sew, that's good too! We here at the Hopkinton Patch, from personal experience (not making quilts but enjoying them) know that quilters have a strong community and love to keep those lines of communication and creativity open.