Daily Five: T.S. Monk Quartet, Sunshine, Tanzania Day

1. A sunny day with a high of 57 degrees tonight, with the temperature falling to 40 degrees overnight. Sunrise is 5:52 a.m., sunset is 7:41 p.m.

2. The T.S. Monk Quarter performs at the Oasis Room of the Garde Arts Center tonight. The son of jazz legend Thelonious Monk leads this band, and tickets are $40. The show starts at 8 p.m.

3. Other performances in town get a nod each Friday at 5 p.m. with the column The Sounds of New London. If we missed something, let us know in the comments when this posts.

4. Happy Friday! If you’re planning on a weekend adventure that you think would interest readers, share the experience with a blog. These appear on the home page at the bottom of the list of articles, and you can add your own by clicking the “Start Blogging” button.

5. It’s Tanzania Union Day, which celebrates the anniversary of the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form the country in 1964.

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