Friday Five: Stories, Insects and Shakespeare

Today is Friday the 13th, Woonsocket. Cross your fingers, mind the cracks in the sidewalk, and check out these things to know:

Paraskevidekatriaphobia - Fear of the Friday the 13th, according to the Macmillan Dictionary. If you're a Paraskevidekatriaphobe, there's bad news at the end of that link - every year has at least one. Some have three. 

Stories - Check out the Kaleidoscope Kids Story Hour at River Bend Farm in Uxbridge today at 10:30 a.m. Ages 3-5, sibling welcome. Every Friday there will be a different nature themed story, walk and craft. Join the group at the Visitor Center for a morning program designed to connect young children and their guardians with the environment. Drop in attendance welcome.

Weather - Today will be 88 degrees and mostly sunny. It makes you wonder how hot it'd be with no clouds...

Insect safari - Metacomet Land Trust will get your family learning about nature in an interactive way! July’s program is an Insect Safari at Purgatory Chasm,198 Purgatory Road, Sutton, MA, 10:30 a.m. Be a bug detective, hunt for signs of insects and make a “shaker net” to keep!

Shakespeare - Don't forget to check out Mount St. Charles' production of "The Taming of the Shrew" tonight through the weekend. The show runs July 12 -14 at 7.p.m.; July 15 at 2 p.m.; and July 19 – 21 at 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $10; $8 for seniors; and $5 for students. For reservations, please call 401-769-0310 (please note the school will be closed July 2 – 6) or email jasonrobertleclair@gmail.com.