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5 Things You Need To Know Today—Friday, May 18

Kids impromptu concert at Ell Pond Park at 9 a.m.; our picks for stuff to do this weekend.

1) Oh, such a perfect day: Even Pavarotti wants to jam with Lou Reed. Sunny with a high near 71. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind between 5 and 8 mph. (Forecast by the National Weather Service.)

2) Looky looky I got hooky: If you follow Melrose Patch on Facebook or Twitter, you saw me saying yesterday morning that because the weather's so nice, we should play hooky today at Ell Pond Park. Well, we pulled something together at the last second with Roman Music Therapy Services: We'll be doing a Kinda like a toddler flash mob. Stop in and start your weekend off right!

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3) I just wanna have something to do: Don't forget the Memorial Day parade is this Sunday. For more happening this weekend, check out our in this week's Get Out column.

4) I don't mind stealing bread from the mouths of decadence: Here are today's specials around Melrose:

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  • : Soup—White Bean Escarole; Lunch—Thanksgiving[Note: menu subject to change.]
  • Do you own a Melrose eatery? E-mail your daily specials to danield@patch.com by 6 p.m. and we'll include them in next morning's .

5) By old Friday evening we're free: Here's today's lineup of weekly columns that run each Friday on Melrose Patch:

  • : Our roundup of open houses for the upcoming weekend runs at 8 a.m. Realtors, you can add a photo or video of an open house you're hosting to the gallery!
  • Best Of Patch Readers' Choice Results: Fridays at noon, we'll announce the winner of the weekly Best Of Patch Readers' Choice contest.

As always, check our calendar for the full slate of events—and add your own!


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