Five Things To Know Today: Aug 3

TGIF. Today is a perfect day to head to the beach to unwind after a week of work. Skies will be mostly sunny, with high temperatures reaching for 90 degrees. Overnight isolated showers and thunderstorms will roll in, according to the National Weather Service. 

1. A Little Compton reader is reaching out after her 6-year-old chocolate lab, Ginger, went missing last week.

Ginger was last seen wandering near Pottersville and Mullin Hill roads in Little Compton, but could be much farther by now, her owners warned. Ginger is wearing a bright red collar with no identification tags and she has a bent tail.

If you find her, call Maureen at 635-8352 or 835-4957, or contact Patch.

2. Tiverton Library Services presents John Tierney and Burt the Raccoon puppet show today at 10:30 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 28 Fish Road, Tiverton.

This fun, free, 45-minute show is part of the children’s summer reading program “Dream Big-READ!”

3. The Rhode Island Shakespeare Company will perform "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on the grounds of Sandywoods Farm in Tiverton. The outdoor show starts at 7 p.m. In case of rain, the show will be moved inside to the Sandywoods Center for the Arts at 43 Muse Way, Tiverton

Friday is "pay what you can" night, with a suggested donation of $10.

4. 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.

5. On this day in 1949, after a damaging three-year battle to win both players and fans, the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form the National Basketball Association (NBA).