5 Things You Need to Know: Plugging In Open Mics, Free Fridays and More

1. Hot. It's going to be hot. There may be patches of fog really early and really late, but the National Weather Service tells us, but overall temperatures will be somewhere between 99ºF and 75ºF and it will be sunny. If you're wondering what that will do to your closed car, the Newton Patch editor did an experiment.

2. Free Fun Fridays is back! Today, you can check out Danforth Art, The New England Wild Flower Society’s Garden, or The Reagle Music Theatre without spending a dime. 

3. Today, the Wellesley Free Library's Friday Book/Movie Group takes on what could be the first book about World War II: Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky--a novel made up of two novellas, Storm in June and Dolce. This kicks off at 10 a.m. at the Library. For more information, contact Deb Berenbaum at dberenbaum@minlib.net or at 781 235 1610 x1220.

4. If you're a teen looking for a venue for that song you've been working on, then get Plugged In! Needham's Plugged In is hosting its first Open Mic night. Check out their rehearsal space, and play in front of a friendly crowd. Sign up starts at 7:30 p.m., show kicks off at 8 p.m. RSVP at the Plugged In Facebook page, or email Sandra Rizkallah at sandra@pluggedinband.org

5. The Wayland Vokes Players are putting on a version of The Merchant of Venice. The play opens tonight and runs until August 3. Starting at 8 p.m. at the Beatrice Herford's Vokes Theatre, Route 20 in Wayland. For tickets ($19 for Fridays and Saturdays, $15 for Thursday and matinee shows) and information call 508-358-4034, or order online at www.vokesplayers.org.