Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 19
Information, entertainment and maybe some storms today in Lexington.
1. The town is implementing a Code Red system for communitiy notifications and, via its website, is encouraging residents to review and update their contact information.
2. There are no public meetings scheduled for today, according to the town website.
3. Entertainment abounds this afternoon in Lexington as First Parish in Lexington's weekly Noon Concert Series features the Lyricum Woodwind Quintet from 12 to 1 p.m. and the Benjamin Road Band takes over the Visitors Center lawn from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. as part of the Chamber of Commerce's Summer Concert Series.
4. It's the second-to-last day of the Lexington's Arts and Crafts Society's seventh Annual Artisans Market and Summer Sale, which features arts and crafts from each of the Society's 10 guilds.
5. A chance of thunderstorms this afternoon cloud an otherwise sunny afternoon, with highs of 85, according to the National Weather Service, which predicts a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m. and lows around 67 degrees.