5 Things: Empowering Patients, Roadwork on Willow

1. At 1:15 p.m. in the Beech Street Center, Dr. Leanna Wen, a physician at Harvard School of Medicine and author of the new patient advocacy book, "When Doctors Don’t Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests," will speak on how becoming an empowered patient is the key to healthcare. It's a free presentation.

2. Roadwork continues will cause traffic concerns as town contractor Insituform Technologies continues sewer and drain repairs on Willow Street off of Trapelo Road beginning at 7 a.m. 

3. Belmont High School will be holding its Spring Athletic Awards Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. in the High School. 

4. It's Storytime at the Belmont Public Library: Story time for 2's and 3's, songs and movement are part of the story time experience for children ages 2 and 3, will be held at the Belmont Public Library's Children's Room. The fun begins at 9:30 a.m. and then again (for you late risers) from 10:30 a.m. Storycraft for 4's, 5's, and 6's will be held at 3:15 p.m. 617-489-2000.

5. Benton Library's Pre-school Story Time is a 45-minute program geared toward children between 3 and 5. It features a variety of stories, as well as music, finger plays and/or a craft. Parents and caregivers must remain with their preschooler during the program. Sign up is not required. The program begins at 10 a.m.