Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 1

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

1. Check out the February Break Staycation Planner for some great ideas for what to do with the kids today. 

2. Today is the last day to vote for your favorite place to eat breakfast in our poll. Make sure you add a comment telling everyone why you love your favorite breakfast spot. Winner will be announced tomorrow

3. Tonight “Life 2.0” will play at the as part of the Documentary Thursday program. This feature-length documentary follows a group of people whose lives are dramatically transformed by a virtual world- an online video game called "Second Life"- reshaping relationships, identities, and ultimately the very notion of reality. Part of the Oprah Winfrey Network's Documentary Club. Free popcorn. 6 pm. For more information, call 508-693-9433.

4. There is an Open Pottery Studio for adults tonight at in Oak Bluffs. Cost is $5 per hour. 7 pm - 10 pm. For more information, call 508-693-1850 or visit featherstoneart.org.

5. A Holistic Healing Sharing Circle meets tonight at The Yoga Barn in Chilmark. This meeting is for holistic healers, educators, and community builders. It takes place on the first Thursday of the month and is sponsored by M.V. Whole Health Alliance. 7:30 pm – 9 pm. For more information, call 508-693-5364.