Five things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 26
Winter band wonderland, the Chamber's annual Dinner Gala and more today in Lexington.
1. Winter Band Festival: Lexington Public Schools musicians from Estabrook, Fiske and Hastings elementary schools, Clarke Middle School and all three Lexington High School bands will perform during during the All Town Winter Band Festival I at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Lexington High. The suggested donation is $5
2. Chamber's Annual Dinner Gala: The Lexington Chamber of Commerce is holding its 2012 Annual Dinner Gala from 6 to 9:30 p.m. tonight at the Burlington Marriott Hotel. A networking cocktail hour, silent auction and dinner precede the 2012 Lexington Chamber Business Awards.
3. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, public meetings posted for today include: The Retirement Board at 8 a.m. at the Cary Memorial Library; the Tree Committee at 9 a.m. at the DPW Building; the Water and Sewer Abatment Board at 4:30 p.m. at the DPW Building; the Permanent Building Committee at 7 p.m. at the DPW Building; the Appropriation Committee at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Office Building; the Board of Appeals at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Office Building; the Community Center Task Force at 7:30 p.m. at Cary Hall; the Hanscom Area Towns Selectmen (HATS) at 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Schools Hartwell Multipurpose Room.
4. Today in High School Sports: Swimming, indoor track and ice hockey action today for the student athletes at LHS: Minutemen will compete in a coed JV Indoor Track @ ML Junior Varsity Open Meet; the boys varsity swim team hosts Reading Memorial High at 6 p.m. and, at 9:30PM the boys JV ice hockey team hosts Wakefield Memorial H.S.
5. Cloudy, Sunny and Rainy, Maybe: Clouds early could give way to sun and then rain in the late afternoon into the evening, according to the National Weather Service, which predicts more rain and possibly snow showers overnight with a low of about 33.