Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 23

Good morning, Hampton and North Hampton. Here are five things you need to know for Thursday, Aug. 23:

1. Back to School Picnic Today: 's People Active in Learning is hosting a special picnic at 5:15 p.m. to help kick of the new school year, which starts on Monday. There is also an open house at the school from 5 to 6 p.m.

2. Today’s Featured Fun: The Goat Ropers will play a free show on the from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

3. What Else Is Happening Today? 's sixth grade orientation is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Also, Dress 4 School Success is hosting a clothing distribution for those in need on from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at . For anyone unable to attend, requests for clothing will be accepted via e-mail at dress4schoolsuccess@Comcast.net or by contacting Janine Richards, the outreach coordinator, at jrichards@sau90.org.

4. This Day in History: On this day in 1902, pioneering cookbook author Fannie Farmer, who changed the way Americans prepare food by advocating the use of standardized measurements in recipes, opened Miss Farmer's School of Cookery in Boston.

In addition to teaching women about cooking, Farmer later educated medical professionals about the importance of proper nutrition for the sick.

Also, the State of Franklin — a four-county area that eventually became part of Tennessee — declared its independence from North Carolina on this day in 1784, Lou Reed played his last show with the Velvet Underground on this day in 1970, Pete Rose was booted from baseball on this day in 1989, and an Austrian teen escaped after eight years in captivity on this day in 2006 

5. Today's Forecast: Today should be sunny, with a high near 81 degrees.

Tonight should be mostly clear with a low around 62 degrees.