Five Things You Need To Know Today, January 14

Parks & Recreation Winter Registration: This is the last chance to register for Coventry Parks & Recreation's Winter Programs as most begin this week. The Parks & Rec office will be open today from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and can be reached at 822-9107. Click here for the list of winter programs.

Town Council Meeting: The Coventry Town Council will hold its first meeting of 2013 this evening in Council Chambers at Town Hall. A work session will be held at 6 p.m. regarding Wood Estate's ongoing black, oily substance issue, followed by the regular meeting at 7 p.m. Click here for tonight's agenda.

CHS Band Fundraiser: On Jan. 19 from 4-8 p.m. at Olde Theater Diner (33 Sandy Bottom Rd.), Coventry High School band students will host a fund-raising dinner to help defray costs of the band field trips for the students. Tickets are $20 per person, and will include dinner, jazz band performances and the opportunity to enter a 50/50 raffle. To donate raffle items or gift certificates or for ticket information, e-mail chsbandfundraiser@gmail.com.

LVKC Tutor Workshop: Give the gift of literacy! Literacy Volunteers of Kent County will offer a 6-week tutor training workshop on Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 22. Train to become a tutor for adults with basic literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) needs. Call 822-9013 or e-mail LVKC@coventrylibrary.org for more information.

College Scholarships: Click here to view a helpful link that CHS Principal Mike Hobin shared over the weekend that lists a variety of college scholarships currently available to students. Know of any more that aren't listed? Post them in the comments below!

To find more things to do today, check out our event listings.