5 Things you Need to Know Today: June 19

1. Alderman Vicki Danberg will hold constituent hours today from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. at the Newton Senior Center.

2. The Newton Senior Center tonight at 6 will screen, "Gen Silent," a documentary about LGBT seniors in the Boston area "who must choose if they will hide their sexuality in order to survive in the long-term and home based health care systems." Seating is limited so RSVP to 617-796-1670 or msass@newtonma.gov.

3. International journalist Alan Elsner, J Street's Vice President for Communications, will speak tonight at Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center. He'll address his perspectives on peace and the current relationship between the U.S. and Israel.

4. It's your last chance to bid on the remaining 20 tickets for Sunday's Feast of the Falls. The auction closes at 5 p.m. You can bid here and you can read more about the event at the prior link or in the Patch article "Upper Falls Gears Up for a 'Magical' Twilight Meal at Hemlock Gorge."

5. The Historic Newton Annual Meeting is tonight at 7 p.m. at 286 Waverley Ave. Historian Kate Clifford Larson will offer a talk on Harriet Tubman as 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of her death.