Daily Five: Paula Poundstone, Showers, Buy Sell Trade

1. Overcast today with showers and a high of 52 degrees. Clearing overnight with a low of 34 degrees. Sunrise is 6:24 a.m., sunset is 7:18 p.m.

2. The Garde Arts Center welcomes comedian Paula Poundstone to the stage tonight. The show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are $28 to $43.

3. Connecticut College screens the film Switch on the future of energy use. This is open to the public and starts at 8 p.m. at the Crozier Williams College Center.

4. Patch has an online marketplace for anyone looking for a good deal. Head over to Buy Sell Trade to add your own deals or see what others have posted.

5. Chiang Kai-shek, a member of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) and Chinese head of state between 1928 and 1949, died on this day in 1975 at the age of 87. He led a government in exile from Taiwan for 25 years after Communists prevailed in a civil war and established the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

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