Five Things To Know Today: Aug 2

Weather: Be prepared for scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. The threat of thunderstorms will last through 7 p.m.

1. It's Thursday night at Sakonnet Vineyards. 

Summer Music Nights are held every thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sakonnet Vineyards, weather permitting.  $10 carload. Enjoy a wonderful evening on the lawn with live musci and food available from the Coop Cafe.  Bring a blanket or chair; no outside alcohol permitted.

2. Head over to  for office hours with your local editor, Erin Tiernan. I'll be hanging out sipping coffee and typing away from noon until 2 p.m., so don't hesitate to head over for a chat over a cup of coffee. 

3. Are you a political candidate in the upcoming election? Tiverton-Little Compton Patch is doing profiles of every candidate running for public office in the two towns. Contact Editor Erin Tiernan at erin.tiernan@patch.com to get started.

4. Don't forget to cast your vote. The Readers Choice voting continues through Aug. 17. Don't miss the chance to show just how much there is to celebrate about our town: great family-friendly activities and great local businesses.

5. On this day in history at about 2 a.m. local time, Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Iraq's tiny, oil-rich neighbor. Kuwait's defense forces were rapidly overwhelmed, and those that were not destroyed retreated to Saudi Arabia. The emir of Kuwait, his family, and other government leaders fled to Saudi Arabia, and within hours Kuwait City had been captured and the Iraqis had established a provincial government. By annexing Kuwait, Iraq gained control of 20 percent of the world's oil reserves and, for the first time, a substantial coastline on the Persian Gulf. The same day, the United Nations Security Council unanimously denounced the invasion and demanded Iraq's immediate withdrawal from Kuwait. On August 6, the Security Council imposed a worldwide ban on trade with Iraq.