Five Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 23

1. Drum solo! Children ages 3 and older can participate in a free drummer's jamboree from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at , 431 Main St., Stoneham in the Marcy Room. The event, sponsored by Stoneham-based AXIOM Drummer's Place, is open to the public and instruments will be available. 

2. Take in a show: "Sunfish," a whimsical play based off a Korean folk tale, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. at , 395 Main St., Stoneham. To purchase tickets, visit the Theatre's website.

3. Gone Baby Gone: Stoneham Patch will provide readers with a list of several houses from the Stoneham area that are  in our latest "Sold!" column on Thursday. Sold! will be posted on the site at noon.

4. Music anyone? Michael Troy is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. at , 215 Broadway, Lynnfield.

5. Thanks! We at Stoneham Patch would just like to take a moment to thank our readers for the positive feedback we've recently received. For privacy reasons, we've just provided the person's initials but here are a few of the comments that have come in:

To Stoneham Patch: "I really enjoy Patch and your team has done a great job keeping content fresh and relevant. Thanks for your efforts." - T.G.

To contributor Elizabeth Alton: "I just wanted to say, 'Nice Job!' on the articles you've written for the Patch on Stoneham history." -M.

To Stoneham Patch: "I find Stoneham Patch to be an incredible resource for our community. The editor has been responsive and in tune with the things that matter to the Stoneham residents. You guys are doing a fantastic job. Please keep up the good work." -B.A.

However, we also strive to improve our website and social media presence when we can and based on a Twitter follower's observation of Stoneham Patch using too many hashtags, we've since reduced the number we use per post to just a few. Here's what that same Twitter follower recently posted to her account: 

"We started talking when I gave (Stoneham Patch Editor Mark Ouellette) snark over his hashtag use, & now he's one of my fave peeps on Twitter. Give @StonehamPatch a hello!"

Thanks again everyone for your feedback and we'll continue to try and find meaningful ways to improve your experience at Stoneham Patch.

For more activities, check out our events calendar.