5 THINGS: Rain, Rain, Stay Away…

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Sunday, August 12, 2012:

Whoosh, crash, bang! If it all possible, you might want to check with organizations hosting outside events before venturing out today. Afternoon thunderstorms were in the forecast as of Sunday morning, and the chance of rain was near 60 percent.

Buy some stuff! The weekly General Stanton Inn in Charlestown is at 8 a.m.

Buy some more stuff! The weekly Fisherman’s Memorial State Park is at 9 a.m.

Buy even more stuff! There is a green market festival at 10 a.m. Admission varies depending on age and family status, so for more info, click .

An additional open house that does not involve buying a home. Curious about the Quest Montessori School? There is an at 1 p.m. at their Wakefield school.

As opposed to the Painter’s Square, of course. An for Moon Tide will be held at the Courthouse Center for the Arts at 6 p.m.

Ole Blue Eyes and more. The Marina Park concert series continues at 6 p.m. tonight with The Innovations. They play swing, light jazz and classics by Frank Sinatra.

DANGER WILL ROBINSON! Starting in early September, we’re going to be phasing out the adding of new calendar events by our staff. This means that if you’re from a group or organization, you’ll have to start doing them yourself. It’s pretty simple, though! While logged into your Patch account, just go here. Adding your event ensures it’ll show up in searches, and be eligible for me to give it shout-outs in Five Things.

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Are you reading this, Houston? On this day in 1960, NASA launched the Echo 1A, the first successful communications satellite.

Best name ever. Happy 40^th birthday to Del the Funky Homosapien!

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