Five Things You Need to Know Today: Oct. 6

1. at 7 p.m. tonight at Follen Community Church. The poet Bly returns to Lexington with collaborator and friend Quinn and musician Whetstone. Admission is $15 and preregistration was suggested.

2. With school out tomorrow and Monday, today's a busy one for athletics. Varsity; girls and and .

3. The town website's public meetings calendar is packed today, with posted meetings including the Historic District Commission, Permanent Building Committee and Town Celebrations Committee at 7 p.m. at , the and the and MAPC's Minuteman Advisory Group of Interlocal Coordination at 7 p.m. at the Concord Town House.

4. Over in Arlington, it's the at . Opening is at 7 p.m. and at 7:30 is the showing of "We Still Live Here -- As Nutayunean," an award-winning film about the cultural revival of the Wampanoag of Southeastern Massachusetts. General admission is $10, or pay $35 for a full festival pass.

5. Should be mostly sunny with a high of 60, according to the National Weather Service, which predicts a partly cloudy evening with a low of 36.