5 Things to Know About Today

Here are five things you should know about today in and around East Providence:

1. Partly cloudy skies in the morning will turn overcast in the afternoon with a high temperature near 73 degrees; light rain starts tonight.
2. The East Providence Recreation Center, 100 Bullocks Point Ave., offers 10-week beginner and intermediate karate classes starting at 6 pm; there is a $50 fee per person.
3. Play Cribbage on Thursdays at 5 pm at the East Providence Recreation Center.
4. The Rumford Book Group meets at 10 am at Weaver Library to discuss S. J. Watson's Before I Go To Sleep. New members are always welcome.
5. The Riverside Congregational Church, 15 Oak Ave., hosts a Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meeting at 5:45 pm; $2 a session.