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Boston Pops Kicks Off Spring Season with Bernadette Peters
Five things to know on Wed, May 9.

1. Showers with possible thunderstorms today, and a high near 66. The evening brings more rain with a low of 55.
2. The Boston Pops spring season kicks off today, with Tony award winner and Broadway sensation Bernadette Peters. This year, as the Pops also launched a Visions of America photo contest, and the winners will be highlighted on stage throughout the season.
3. The Boston City Council meets today at City Hall at noon. View the agenda.
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4. Buy a book for the in your mom's honor this Mother's Day. The book will be customized with a bookplate recognizing her - or another special person in your life - and includes a personalized card notifying her the gift.
5. What would the T look like underwater? On Monday the newly formed Boston Climate Defense Initiative distributed thousands of maps showing just what service would look like with rising sea levels. Long story short:
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“If we don’t take serious action soon, half the T system will be under water by 2040," said leading Metro Boston Climate Defense official Ken Ward. "Commuters will board Red, Green and Blue line ferries – not trains.”
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