Five Things You Need To Know About Today, Thursday, August 9

1. Possible Storms: The National Weather Service is predicting an ugly weekend, starting Thursday at after 1 p.m. Thursday morning should be partly sunny with a high of 88 but the afternoon and the evening have showers with a chance of thunderstorms. The temperature should drop to about 70 degrees.

2. Outdoor Bootcamp Exercises Classes: Come start the day off with some exercise! “, taught by Certified Master Personal Trainer Celeste Platt from Boston Sports Club at Symphony Park, Edgerly Road and Norway Street, Boston. This free class starts at 7:15 a.m.

3. Neighborhood Nights: Magical Journey:  invites you to come and explore art from Egypt, China, Japan and Spain, in a scavenger hunt to discover fascinating stories and art from around the world for free at 5 p.m.

4. Writers Express Group: Meet with other authors hoping to have their works published at the PBL from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This free workshop is open to all.

5. Tito Puentes Summer Series “Marcus Santos and Mike Ringquist, AfroBrazilian Ensemble”: Come down to the O’Day Playground, 8 W Newton St, South End for the seventh annual Latin concert series. This is high-energy music for the dancing and celebrating crowd. The show is free and starts at 7 p.m.