5 Things You Need To Know Today: Feb. 3

Welcome to "Five Things you Need to Know Today," a new Patch column where we give the readers essential information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the new feature in the comments. 

1. Having been outside an hour ago (that would be 5 a.m.), I can tell you it’s ICY outside. The sleet and slush have frozen and if your car is outside instead of inside a garage, you now own a 35-miles per gallon ice cube. And with those conditions, some residents will find themselves stuck on the outside of their vehicle because the locks are frozen. What to do?

First: forget about the old heat-the-key-over-a-burner trick; you’ll simply burn your hand. Instead, take out your hand sanitizer. It’s 60 percent alcohol. Take a small amount and place it at the entry of the lock, put a little more on on the key, work it in and then open the door.

2. It was so successful at on Tuesday mornings that it’s expanding to Thursday evening. Yoga, taught by professional instructors, is being held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the , 582 Pleasant St, in Gardiner Hall at the back of the church. $10. All levels welcome just bring your own mat if you can. $6 per child for child care. All proceeds benefit Plymouth Nursery School.

3. , a movement and music program for children ages three to five. Sign-up required; please stop by the Children's Room or call 617-993-2880. From 10:30 a.m. through 11:30 a.m. at the , 336 Concord Ave.        

4. Swing by , 51 Leonard St. from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and meet TJ & Tom from Cape Ann Brewing Company, located in Gloucester, Mass; local and fantastic. We'll be tasting Fisherman's Ale (a kolsch), Fisherman's IPA, Fisherman's Brew (amber lager), and Navigator Dopplebock! 

Cape Ann Brewing just opened a brew pub on commercial street and you can learn all the deets for you spring / summer visit!
See you then . . Website: http://www.bostoncraftbeercellar.com Phone: 617-932-1885

5. , 325 Trapelo Rd., is a collection point for Cell Phones for Soldiers, where people may drop off their old cell phones from 8 a.m. to 5 pat either of our funeral homes and through the Veterans & Memorial Care program we have these phones exchanged for free calling carts sent to our men and women serving our country overseas.