5 Things You Need To Know Today—Friday, May 4

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1) Who'll stop the rain? Showers likely. Patchy fog before 2 p.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 54. South wind between 6 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. Tonight, showers likely before 9 p.m., then areas of drizzle after 9 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind between 8 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) Lipstick Vogue: Nicolo Salon is hosting a C He will be offering complimentary makeovers to attendees. You can reserve a spot for $25, with $10 of that going to "Amangwe," a women's charity that facilitates local women in South Africa to become self-sustaining by having them use their traditional gifts and talents in beadwork, basketry and jewelry making. The other $15 is redeemable in beauty product for the night of the event.

3) I wanna go out tonight: Check out our picks for weekend stuff-to-do in our and hit up our calendar for more.

4) Politics or just a game? Elizabeth Warren's marginal Native American heritage. Scott Brown using an Obamacare provision for his family. Are they hypocrites? Are they not?

5) Friday night and the weekend's here: Almost. But before we get to the weekend, 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!