Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 2

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. Voting closes at 9 am this morning for our . Make sure you’ve voted for your favorite place to eat breakfast and then check back to see who won. The winner will be announced today at noon.

3. The fabulous will be playing jazz favorites in the this afternoon. And while you are there, enjoy the newly hung art of Island artist whose work spanned six decades and included drawings, lithographs, illustration, dry points, etchings, oils and watercolors. 4 pm.

4. Alberto de Almar will play modern flamenco guitar magic at the tonight, along with Zachary Sawmiller, Porchlight, and guests, each with their own approach to an ever-morphing vehicle, the guitar. 10$/5$for members. Doors open at 7 pm, music begins at 8 pm. For more information, call 508 693 4219 or email: thepitstopworkshop@gmail.com.

5. Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward star in the provocative and compelling, “Long Hot Summer” tonight at the . Free. Popcorn and drinks will be served. Sponsored by the Friends of the Chilmark Public Library. 7 pm. For more information, call 508-645-3360.