5 Things You Need To Know Today: Sept. 14

“Five Things You Need to Know Today” is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

1. Chance of evening showers: Today will be sunny, with patchy fog before 8 a.m. The evening will be increasingly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. High: 79, Low: 57. Chance of precipitation: 30 percent.

2. Sing-a-long: Children ages 2 and up are invited to drop by the today at 3 p.m. for with musician Ed Morgan.

3. On the field: football will travel to Mansfield High School tonight for their one non-league game of the season. Kick-off is at 7 p.m.

4. Last chance: If you haven’t already, be sure to get your tickets to the Library Foundation of Needham’s , which will be held tonight from 7-11 p.m. at the . Enjoy a buffet dinner, dancing, silent and live auctions and meet “Wicked” author Gregory Maguire. Tickets cost $75 each; purchase them online at www.lfnonline.org and click on “register for gala” on the homepage. Proceeds from the gala will help build an endowment to benefit the .

5. Basketball signups: Registration forms for the 2012-13 season for In-Town Basketball League, open to boys and girls in grades 5-8, can be found online at www.stjoesintownhoop.com. Walk-in registrations will be held in the Kennedy Center Gym at St. Joseph's on Wednesday, Sept. 19, from 6-8 p.m. and on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 9-11 a.m.