5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 4

Today is Friday, May 4, and here are the five things you need to know:

1. Be prepared for some more wet weather today. The National Weather Service is predicting that local residents can expect showers, mainly before 3 p.m. and a daily high near 54. Tonight should be cloudy, with a low around 49. (sunrise, 5:33 a.m.; high tide, 10:08 a.m.; low tide, 4:13 p.m.; sunset, 7:47 p.m.)

2. Barry Bernardi, producer of the upcoming Adam Sandler movie Grown Ups 2, attended a School Committee meeting Thursday night to announce that scenes for the movie will not be filmed at 's Piper Field. for the full story.

3. 's girls' varsity lacrosse team will hit the road to take on Swampscott this afternoon at . The game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., so consider stopping by to cheer them on.

4. will perform tonight at . The concert is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. and tickets are $20 in advance and $23 at the door.

5. Today in History: On May 4, 1776, Rhode Island became the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III. 

For more things going on in Marblehead today, check out our events calendar.