5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: August 10

1. Today is National S’mores Day. The first printed S’mores recipe appeared in 1927 in the Girl Scout handbook called, Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. Photo courtesy of Girl Scouts USA

Framingham has more than 30 Girl Scouts Troops and more than 400 girls in grades K-12 registered as Girl Scouts. Registration for the 2015-2016 year will begin next month.

2. Tonight, teens in middle and high school are invited to compete in a cupcake design competition in the style of the TV show Chopped at the main Framingham Library. The event, which was rescheduled from last week, starts at 6:30 p.m.

3. The Performing Arts Center of MetroWest will stage the musical Avenue Q, the musical this weekend. Featuring a cast of students from high school through college from MetroWest, shows are Friday night, August 14 and Saturday night, August 15 at 7:30. Tony-winning musical Avenue Q is the hilarious and heartfelt story of a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York with big dreams and little money. Click here for more details and how to pre-order tickets.

4. The Town Moderator has appointed a former school Committee Chair to the 9-member Framingham Finance Committee along with re-appointing one member and appointing a former member back to the committee.

5. Congresswoman Katherine Clark is holding an essay contest in which the winner can hear the Pope speak before a joint session of Congress. The deadline to enter is August 20. Click here for more details.