Today's 5: You Can Audition Tonight for 'Forum'

Here's your chance to try your hand at acting, or make a grand return to the stage. There may be no better place to do just that than at the , where the Patio Players are holding auditions Wednesday night for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum".

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On Wednesday:

1. has scheduled auditions for tonight at 8 p.m. and again on Sunday, Jan. 8 at 4 p.m. Auditions are at the PJC on Floral Drive. Their choice this year is "Forum," the 1962 classic musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.  All roles are open; all talent levels welcome. Those auditioning should prepare a song (preferably from the show.)

2. town officials in a ceremony at Town Hall. capture the town's leaders in a different light, surrounded by family and friends.

3. Patch broke a story late yesterday that you need to read about: A is planned for Thursday for the display. Community and religious leaders will make a visible public statement against bias and hate crimes.

4.Looking for entertainment and friends for the over-70 crowd? The 's focuses on social, recreational and educational experiences and needs of the 70+ generation: 11:30 a.m.; free for members; $6 for non-members.

5. All through the holidays, readers and information about their . It's not too late to get in Plainview Patch. And, as 2012 continues, Patch wants to hear about all of your community events, , and