5 Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 26

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. A collaboration of Selectmen from MetroWest towns will meet at to answer residents' questions about a possible casino in the area. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.

2.  hosts today, where you can make candlesticks, challah covers and prayer books. The class, geared for children ages 3-5, begins at 9:30 a.m.

3. MetroWest's youth theatre group presents  today at . Tickets are $15 for the 7 p.m. showing. 

4. Students looking to improve their jazz musicianship can join the ' . The group meets tonight at 7 p.m.

5. After a chilly morning, it looks like temperatures will rise throughout the day, with highs in the forties in the afternoon.