Learn to Protect Your Intellectual Property

1. Don't forget to vote. Today's the day. Turnout is expected to be low for this year's town election, but it doesn't have to be so. Head to James Mastricola Upper Elementary School and vote on the town and school ballots. The issues may not be hotly contested, but they are important. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Have a say in your elected officials and the money you will spend in 2013-14. Brush up on the ballots here, and find a pile of letters of endorsement for the school board candidates here.

2. Your Election Day forecast. Sporadic rain in the morning may dampen sign waving at the polls, but the silver lining is that the afternoon looks like it may be downright beautiful. Your Election Day forecast calls for a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of showers between 11 a.m. and noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Tonight, showers likely, mainly between 4 and 5 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

3. Lunch n' Learn. Join the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, April 7, in the latest in its Lunch n' Learn series. Wednesday's focus is on the protection of intellectual property.Lunch will be served by series sponsor D'Angelo's Grilled Sandwiches. As always, Merrimack Chamber of Commerce members and their employees can attend this event for free! Not-yet Members just $10 each. Register Now. Lunch n' Learn will be from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Home Health and Hospice, 7 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack.

4. Do You Like Taking Photos? Well, you're in luck because we want to showcase them for you as part of our  Photo of the Week . Send a photo or photos snapped in or around Merrimack that you'd like to have featured on Patch to Editor Carolyn Dube at Carolyn.Dube@patch.com for use in this weekly feature!

5. Are you registered? There is still time to register for Wednesday's Merrimack Public Library event "Liberty is Our Motto." Originally from Milford, NH, the Hutchinson Family Singers were among America’s most notable musical entertainers for much of the mid-19th century. They achieved international recognition with songs advancing social reform and political causes such as abolition, temperance, women’s suffrage, and the Lincoln presidential campaign of 1860. In this living history program, Steve Blunt portrays John Hutchinson, who sings and tells about his famous musical family “straight from the horse’s mouth.” Audience members are invited to sing along on “The Old Granite State,” “Get Off the Track,” “Tenting on the Old Campground,” and more. This program runs from 7-8:30 and is suitable for adults and teens. Registration is strongly advised.