5 Things To Know Today: Aug. 18

Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations.

1. Farmers Market on the Common has the weekly supply of fresh fruits and vegetables at 2 p.m.

2. Celebrate the finale of the Read to Feed celebration from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the library lawn at , 35 Grafton Common. Readers went through enough books to earn a water buffalo for people in need.

3. Fisherville and Farnumsville Streetscape Committee meets at 5 p.m. at the Community House, 25 Main St., South Grafton.

4. On this date in 1587, Virginia Dare became the first English child born in the Americas.

5. Today’s forecast: Sunny, high 80, low 65.