Tuesday: Budget Commission, Venus, More Rain

Events celestial, financial and mundane are vying for your atention today - so get out your almanac, your copy of Roberts Rules of Order, and take a look at the things on today's itinerary:

Budget Commission -  The newly established Woonsocket Budget Commission meets today at 3 p.m., third floor of Woonsocket City Hall. The big thing on their agenda will be a discussion on whether to continue to pursue authorization for a supplemental tax.

Venus in transit - Venus will make a transit across the Sun today at about 6 p.m. It won't happen again in our lifetimes.

Classic cars - If you missed Cruise Night yesterday at Patriots Diner, you've got another shot, assuming the weather cooperates. The All Saints Catholic Parish in Woonsocket is scheduled to host a Cruisin' with the Saints modern and classic car event Tuesday evening beginning at 5:30 p.m. until dusk.

Rain, rain - Today will be 61 degrees, and rainy. Not ideal weather for a major celestial event, but hey, take your vitamins and maybe you'll catch the transit of Venus again in 2117.

A sad day - On this day in 1968, Sirhan Sirhan shot Bobby Kennedy, according to brainyhistory.com. Kennedy died the next day.