5 Things You Need To Know Today—Thursday, April 12

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1) Drip, drip, drop, little April showers: Scattered showers, mainly after 9 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind between 9 and 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. Tonight, isolated showers before 11 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) The story of an artist: Tonight starting at 5 p.m. is the The lineup includes: 5-7 p.m.: Melrose Public School Annual Art Exhibit; 7-7:45 p.m.: Music Program featuring MHS Orchestra & Chorus; 7:45-8:30 p.m.: Musical Entertainment featuring MHS Jazz Band & String Quartet. Throughout the evening, attendees can  purchase previously selected books for the Victoria McLaughlin Library, participate in raffles, a silent auction and make a donation to the Victoria McLaughlin Foundation.

3) Shout, shout, let it all out: You no longer need to apply to blog on Melrose Patch! Just go to our blog signup page, click the "Post on Patch" button and start posting away. What can you blog about? As long as you're from Melrose, anything you want!

4) ... music set apart from all other arts, the inherently independent art, not, like the other arts, offering copies of phenomena, but rather the voice of the will itself speaking out directly from the “abyss” as its most authentic, most primordial, least derivative revelation: Long quote there that I return to when thinking of music. Spread the word about our Video Battle of the Bands contest! The winner in Melrose's subregion will win recording time at Oak Grove Recording in Malden and the grand prize winner (across three different Patch regions) will headline a gig at The Harp in Boston, as well as a cut/color at Avanti Hair Salon and a party bus ride around Boston on Bustonian Party Bus. To enter, or emails a video to me of a performance with an original song. Submissions are due by noon on Friday, April 20.

5) I've Tried [Things To Do]: Here's today's lineup of weekly columns that run each Thursday on Melrose Patch:

• : Find out if you have new neighbors. Our roundup of five home sales in Melrose this past week posts at noon—Realtors, add your own recent sales to our gallery!

• : Each week, we highlight a Melrose kid (or kids) who has been nominated for some recognition.

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