Five Things You Need To Know Today: September 24

1. The is hosting tonight. Moms and Dads can get an evening off after they drop the kids off at the YMCA for Arts & Crafts, swimming, games and other fun activities.  Snacks will be on hand.  Please remember to pack a bathing suit and towel for the swimmers! 5 pm – 8 pm. Member $20/child $15/Siblings or Member $25 child $20/Siblings

2. The is participating in Smithsonian Magazine’s annual On this day, over 1,300 museums and cultural institutions across the country open their doors for free in a national celebration of culture and learning. Log onto smithsonian.com/museumday to print out your free Museum Day Ticket and enjoy all the Museum exhibitions for free from 10 - 5!

3. There is a Soap Making Workshop Promoted by . Join Robin in learning how to make your own cold process soap and you’ll never go back to those store bar soaps again. Pre-registration required. $10. Call 508-693-1467

4. Morphoses returns to Vineyard Arts Project for the third consecutive summer to create its first-ever full-length work, “Bacchae,” by Resident Artistic Director Luca Veggetti. Veggetti and the company’s twelve dancers will create the choreographic component of the multi-disciplinary production based on Euripides dance-driven play. Bacchae will premiere at the Joyce Theater in New York City, October 25- 30, 2011. 6 pm. Pay what you can. All donations are greatly appreciated. 508-413-2104

5. Come to the Theater for the Martha's Vineyard Film Society’s presentation of the Manhattan Short Film Festival for the eighth consecutive year. Martha’s Vineyard audiences, along with audiences from across North & South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa, will get to vote on the selection of the winning film.7:30 pm.  Adults: $10, MV Film Society Member: $7. 508-696-9369.