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1. Weather officials are calling for a partly cloudy Friday with a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms by 3 p.m. Cool morning temps will increase to mid-70s by noon. 

2. Burnsville's Chameleon Theater Circle is performing The Who's Tommy at 7:30 p.m. at the . Tickets range from $15 for adults to $13 for students, seniors and groups of eight or more.

3. On this date in 1889, Frederick L. McGhee became the first African American admitted to practice at the bar of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Born a slave in Mississippi in 1861, McGhee would take on civil rights cases and serve as an emissary to Catholic prelates in Minnesota. In 1905 he would help develop the organizational precursor to the NAACP, the Niagara Conference. He died September 19, 1912, in St. Paul.

4. Eagan residents ages 5-12 can take part in today from 10:30-11:15 a.m. The free show uses books as a launching point for acrobatic adventures about learning new skills, including basketball, bowling, kazoo playing, dancing and being a superhero.

5. Karaoke tonight at runs from 9 p.m. to 1:45 a.m. Maybe tonight's the night to find your inner Jon Bon Jovi?