5 Things You Need To Know Today: Dec. 9

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1.) What Common Birds Teach Us will take place at , 68 E. Main St., 10:30 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by NICE (the Norton Institute for Continuing Education), this event is an illustrated lecture that will decode and translate some aspects of bird behavior. The speaker will be Dr. John Kricher, Ph.D., professor of Ornithology at . For more information visit the library website, call 508-285-0265 or e-mail nortonlibrary@sailsinc.org.

2.) Bully Guard Parent Night will be held in the library, 315 W. Main St., 7 p.m. For more information visit their website.

3.) A winter concert will be held at , 64 W. Main St., 7 p.m. For more information visit the school website.

4.) Listen to a mix of reggae and rock with the band Among Criminals in The Loft at Balfour-Hood in Wheaton College, 26 E. Main St., 8 p.m. There will also be free pizza. For more information visit Wheaton's website or e-mail pc@wheatonma.edu.

5.) Norton Patch wants to visit your winter wonderland. If you have a house decorated for the holidays, e-mail Kelly.mello@patch.com and I'll feature it on the website.