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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 23

It's a rainy day, but there's plenty to do if you want to get involved, learn something new, or just enjoy a new novel.

1. Please don't shoot the messenger: heavy rain predicted all day (100 percent chance). The National Weather Service has even issuedFlood Watch for the area. Total rainfall of half to three-quarters of an inch. The rain should taper off in the afternoon, at around 1 p.m., and lead to a mostly cloudy evening. High of 59ºF and low of 47ºF. 

2. The  at 7 p.m. tonight, at . All are welcome to come to the meeting. 

3. Those who live near the Arborway and Riverway know a bit about the legacy of ? If you'd like to learn more about the landscape architect who , then head over to  with $6 in hand for 7 p.m.

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4. Tonight, the Coolidge Corner SouthSide Neighborhood Association, Lawrence Neighborhood Association and the North Brookline Neighborhood Association are all meeting to . At 7 p.m. at the Community Room in 90 Longwood Avenue, the topics will be how neighborhoods can have a better voice, with economic development and quality of life issues.

5. Boston Globe entertainment reporter and writer of the
wildly popular Love Letters column, ," at . Her debut novel has been optioned for a film. The whole thing starts off at 7 p.m. tonight.

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