5 Things You Need To Know Today—Friday, March 16

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1) If the rain comes, they run and hide their heads: A chance of showers and thunderstorms today, with showers most likely mid-day. Cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Tonight, a slight chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) Ride on, me lads, ride on: The Makem and Spain Brothers (that's them in the video) for a concert that will help support Donate Life Melrose.

3) I wanna go out tonight: If you're looking for more to do this weekend, with other events taking place nearby.

4) Something delicious: Here are today's specials around Melrose:

• : Soup—Clam Chowder; Lunch—Creamed Tuna on Toast. [Note: menu subject to change.]

• Do you own a Melrose eatery? E-mail your daily specials to danield@patch.com by 6 p.m. and we'll include them in next morning's .

5) I got a list—here's the order of my list that it's in: Here's today's lineup of weekly columns that run each Friday on Melrose Patch:

• : Our roundup of open houses for the upcoming weekend runs at 8 a.m. Realtors, you can add a photo or video of an open house you're hosting to the gallery!
  

• Best Of Patch Readers' Choice Results: Fridays at noon, we'll announce the winner of the weekly Best Of Patch Readers' Choice contest.

As always, check our calendar for the full slate of events—and add your own!