Five Things You Need to Know Today: June 14

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1. offers Oil Painting for Children ages seven to nine today with Lani Carney. $35. 3:15 pm - 5:45 pm. For more information, call 508-693-9566 or visit featherstoneart.org.

2. Learn how to photograph the wonders of nature today at with . Rose was the garden photographer for the Boston Globe for ten years and has taught photography at the university level and at Featherstone for the last thirteen years. Improve your photographic skills through a variety of techniques. Your own eye is the guide for this late afternoon photo foray at the Arboretum. Pre-register, space is limited. $30. 4 pm. For more information, call 508-693-9426

3. Join foster parents and social workers from the Cape and Islands DCF office today at the and for the Massachusetts department of children and families (dcf). You can also call the Department of Children and Families for more information and begin the process prior to a Fall 2012 foster parent training. 4:30 pm – 7 pm. For more information, call 508-760-0200 or 1-800-KIDS-508.

4. The Vineyard Peace Council Potluck Supper and Meeting is tonight at the Nevin Home, 101 Chase Road in Edgartown. Supper at 6 pm followed by meeting at 7 pm. For more information, call Alden Besse 508-693-3930.

5. Tonight at the in Edgartown, the Vineyard Sound a cappella group performs. Suggested donation is $8 for adults, $5 for children. 8 pm.