5 Things May 15: Artful Expressions, Ice Cream Party and More

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1. Spring-a-Ding Storytime and Artful Expressions

The Spring-a-Ding Storytime will take place 10:30 a.m. with Ms. Leslianne in the Norton Public Library community room. All ages are welcome. No registration required. At 1 p.m. an Artful Expressions program will be held in the community room. This event is for all ages, but registration is required. Get creative with a different art medium each month.

2. Weight Watchers

Weight Watchers meetings are held at Epoch every Wednesday at 6 p.m. and new members are being sought. The meeting is an "at work" format and about four more people are needed in order to meet the minimum. The cost is $39.95 per month. Membership is at a discounted rate with full access to all the Weight Watcher etools. For more information call 508-285-3355.

3. MS Support Group for Women

Sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, this self-help group for women is held 11:30 a.m. at Attleboro Public Library, 74 N. Main St. in the Balfour Room. They meet the third Wednesday of each month to discuss mutual concerns. New members always welcome.

4. Ice Cream Party and the Top Ten

Chabad Jewish Community Center will hold an ice cream party and a reading of the Ten Commandments in its original 6 p.m. at Veterans of Foreign Wars, 88 Chilson Ave., Mansfield. This free program is in commemoration of the holiday of Shavuot, the time when the Jews received the Ten Commandments (and subsequently the entire Torah) - 3325 years ago. For more information or to RSVP visit www.JewishMansfield.com/IceCream, call 508-339-8767 or email info@JewishMansfield.com.

5. High near 65, low around 35

Today there will be increasing clouds, with a high near 67. Light southwest wind will become south 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Tonight there is a 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3 a.m. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind will be 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.