Five Things You Need to Know Today: July 9

Five Things You Need to Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 

1. Felting artist Christa Fischer will be teaching a class today at . Learn the basics of bonding silk with merino wool in the morning and create your own one of a kind scarf for yourself or as a special gift for a friend in the afternoon. Lots of opportunity to get creative and inspired. Bring your lunch. $90. 10 am – 4 pm. For more information, call 508-693-1850

2. Today is Baseball Day at the . Kids ages 5 and up can meet the players, do a craft, eat baseball-inspired food and get a free ticket to a Sharks game. 2 pm - 3 pm. For more information, call 508-696-4211.

3. There is a this evening at the in West Tisbury. This free event will examine one of the most pressing issues of our time. William and Margaret Moomaw will offer insight into both the global context of climate change and local opportunities, focusing on actions that can be taken by individuals to live deliberately and live better. 5 pm. For more information, call 508-693-9588

4. There is a class for men only tonight at . This is a class specifically geared for men looking to attend a yoga class as a complete beginner. Very accessible postures and movements to help strengthen and stretch body. $17. 7:15 pm. For more information, call 774-238-0175. 

5. Tonight the Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society presents Timothy Fain, violin, William DeRosa, cello, and Delores Stevens, piano performing works by Haydn, Phillip Glass, Shostakovich, and Brahms. At the in Edgartown. 8 pm.For tickets and information, visit mvcms.org or call 508-696-8055.