A Look Ahead at 2014 by the Chamber on Wednesday

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily source for community events, happenings in the city and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

1. Sun: The good news about the weather on Wednesday is that it is forecasted to again be a sunny day. The temperature, though, won’t get much higher than Tuesday, with a high temperature in the low 20s with winds blowing at 10 miles per hour with gusts to 30 mph. The wind chill factor will get as low as -6 degrees.

2. 2014: The North Shore Chamber of Commerce will take a look ahead at 2014 at its Executive Breakfast on Wednesday morning. The event, titled "What's Ahead in 2014," will feature speakers Rob Lutts, President and CIO of Cabot Money Management and David Caruso, Founding Chairman and Managing Director of Coastal Capital Corporation. The breakfast will be at Danversport Yacht Club, with networking starting at 7:15 a.m. and the program from 8-9 a.m. It is $37 for Chamber members and $55 for non-members.

3. Storytime: The Beverly Public Library hosts a math and science storytime on Wednesday afternoon as the library's winter storytime schedule starts up this week. The math and science storytime is based on the What’s the Bid Idea? program created by Mother Goose Programs for children ages 4-6. It incorporates math and science into a story time and activity at 3 p.m. 

4. Movies: Mother’s have their monthly mom-friendly movie on Wednesday morning at Hollywood Hits in Danvers. This week’s movie has not been announced yet, but the special 10 a.m. showing includes lowered sound with baby talk welcome plus a changing table in the back of the theater and in the restroom, plus stroller access and storage.

5. School Committee: The School Committee's Curriculum, Instruction and Student Life committee, which had been scheduled to meet on Wednesday night, has been cancelled. The next meeting is when the full School Committee meets next Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at City Hall.