5 Things: Whole Foods Meeting, Memorial Day Service

1. Rain: Today will be cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and patchy, dense fog before 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. More rain, heavy at times, is expected in the evening. High: 74, Low: 61.

2. Whole Foods update: Hear the latest on the new Whole Foods Market that’s opening soon in the former Johnnie’s Foodmaster location at a community meeting hosted by the Charlestown Neighborhood Council Basic Services Committee tonight at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus hall (545 Medford St.).

3. Memorial Day observance: Boston’s Memorial Day observances begin today with a service at 10:30 a.m. at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Boston Common. Hosted by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, the event will include the reading of the names of Bay State soldiers killed as a result of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

4. Kickball league: The Boston Ski and Sports Club offers co-ed and men’s kickball leagues on weeknights at the Bunker Hill Community College fields. Games start between 6:15 and 9:30 p.m. Participation costs $45 for BSSC members and $70 for non-members. Learn more at BSSC.com.

5. Taste of Faneuil Hall: The inaugural Taste of Faneuil Hall will be held today from 6-9 p.m. at Ned Devine’s Parris Lounge and Upper Rotunda (1 N. Market St.) will feature food, craft beer and live music. Tickets cost $10 and are available online at faneuilhallmarketplace.com. All proceeds will benefit Boston Children’s Hospital.

Got a Charlestown event coming up? Make sure it's on our calendar and send the link to becca.manning@patch.com to be featured in one of our morning "5 Things You Should Know.”