5 Things You Need to Know Today, May 14

Today is Monday, May 14. Here are five things to know today in Peabody.

1. New readers' poll: This week's Best of Patch Readers' Choice poll is asking where's the best place to buy alcohol in Peabody?
2. A public meeting with Interim Superintendent Dr. Herb Levine and parents and anyone else concerned about the plan to has been moved to tonight at 7 p.m. at the .
3. Bay State Bike Week: Starting today, state transportation officials are encouraging residents across Massachusetts to bike to work, school or wherever else you normally go and participate in Bay State Bike Week events being held near you.
4. Chat with Tom Gould: Peabody's newest city councilor will be our guest Tuesday afternoon for an right here on Peabody Patch. Come with your questions ready.
5. Confessional Poetry: The is hosting local poet and professor Claire Keyes on Tuesday night from 7-8 in the Sutton Room at the Main Branch to talk about the history of confessional poetry, which was developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Keyes will discuss the vividly self-revelatory verse, which is associated with a number of American poets, including Robert Lowell, W. D. Snodgrass, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton and John Berryman. Registration is required for this event and you can sign up online here.