Five Things You Need to Know Today, Oct. 11

1. Today's weather: The National Weather Service is calling for a sunny day, with a high near 59. West wind 8 to 16 mph. Tonight, there will be increasing clouds, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

2. Vice Presidential debate tonight: Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan will debate on Thursday at 9 p.m. Be sure to follow the debate with Patch's live blog and add your thoughts with the Twitter hashtag #nhdebatewatch.

3. NH Film Festival begins: The 12th annual New Hampshire Film Festival is scheduled to begin Thursday morning and go through the entire weekend. This year the festival will screen 102 films and offer plenty of panel discussions, workshops and parties. Click here to share your movie reviews and photos.

4. "Illuminate New Memorial Bridge": A group of Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine residents hope to raise $80,000 by Oct. 30 to provide the New Hampshire Department of Transportation with the funds needed to illuminate the new Memorial Bridge at night with energy efficient LED lights.

5. Like us on Facebook: Did you know Portsmouth Patch has a pretty cool Facebook page? About 800 people have liked us and we want to get to 1,000 likes. With additional photos and story updates, you'll be glad you liked us.