Five Things: The Wedding Singer

Check out "Five Things to Know" each weekday morning to help plan your day.  

Here are five things to know about Fairfield for Friday, May 24:  

1. The weather.  Expect showers -- some heavy -- and thunderstorms Friday morning and afternoon. Temperatures are forecast to reach a high of 67. Saturday will be wet, too, with a high near 57. The rain is expected to ease up and make way for sunny skies on Sunday, when temperatures are forecast to reach a high of 59.  

2. Blind Boys of Alabama. "Though they live without traditional sight, the Blind Boys of Alabama are one of the only groups today who truly see what it means to perform Gospel music." See the Blind Boys perform at 7:30 p.m. at Fairfield Theatre Company.  

3. The Wedding Singer. Catch the hit musical while it plays at Bridgeport Theatre Company May 24 - June 9. For more information, click here.  

4. Paul Ferrante. Meet and greet with local author Paul Ferrante, whose first book "Last Ghost at Gettysburg: A T.J. Jackson Mystery." Ferrante will be at the Fairfield University Bookstore on Saturday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.    

5. Volunteers needed. The American Cancer Society needs volunteers for a cancer prevention study. For more, click here.