Five Things: Special Ed. Action Plan Ready?

Good morning, Hampton and North Hampton. Here are five things you need to know for Thursday, March 21:

1. Students Will Be Allowed to Space Out Today: That's because it's Space Day. Local students blast off into orbit at 9 a.m.

2. Today’s Featured Fun: Lane Memorial Library will host a free showing of "Argo," the 2012 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, at 5:30 p.m. There's another showing at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 23.

3. What Else Is Happening Today? The North Hampton School Board is expected to get an update on the special education program action plan, which is supposed to be ready this month, during a meeting at 7 p.m. at North Hampton School.

Also, the Hampton Zoning Board will meet at 7 p.m. at Hampton Town Hall.

4. This Day in History: Breathless promotion on the local radio station. Tickets selling out in a single day. Thousands of teenagers, hours before show time, lining up outside the biggest venue in town.

The scene outside the Cleveland Arena on a chilly Friday night in March more than 50 years ago would look quite familiar to anyone who has ever attended a major rock concert. But no one on this particular night had ever even heard of a "rock concert." This, after all, was the night of an event now recognized as history's first major rock-and-roll show: the Moondog Coronation Ball, held in Cleveland on March 21, 1952.

5. Today's Forecast:

Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.