5 Things You Need to Know Today in Concord: Oct. 1

"Five Things You Need to Know Today in Concord" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

1. More showers. Weather forecasters are predicting light showers in the morning and early afternoon. Expect clouds the rest of the day. Highs should reach the mid-60s. Overnight lows will reach the mid-40s.

2. Steve Gamil. It’s the first Monday of the month and that means that the Suite Success in Networking Group has a special guest speaker making a presentation. Today’s it is motivational speaker Steve Gamil. SSING meets at 11:45 a.m. at The Office Suite on Loudon Road.

3. Lunchtime book talk. Elizabeth Levy will be in the Shakespeare Room of the Concord Public Library hosting a talk about “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” at noon.

4. Need a shot? Walk-in immunizations are being held at St. Paul’s Church starting at 1 p.m. Bring your records. The charge is $10.

5. Other stuff. An unemployment support group meets at 8 a.m. at EJ’s on Main at the Holiday Inn. The Children’s Place and Parents’ Education Center hosts a toddler play group at 10 a.m. The library hosts toddler tales at 10:30 a.m. Horseshoe Pond Place offers community dining at noon. The David Tonkin Band plays at The Barley House at 6 p.m.

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