5 Things You Need To Know Today

Tonight: 'Making Evidence Matter: The Role of Science in U.S. Policy'

The event is being co-sponsored by Arlington Community Ed and the League of Women Voters in Arlington.

Today is Thursday, Nov. 29. Here are five things you need to know: 1.) Arlington Community Ed’s “Making Evidence Matter: The Role of Science in U.S. Policy” is at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Arlington High School. Read more. 2.) The Arlington Center Holiday Stroll is this Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. See a list of the give-aways, discounts and specials. 3.) As is East Arlington First Lights. 4.) The Fox Library is hosting “How to Read to Your Infant” from 2-3 p.m. today. Read more. 5.) Today should be mostly sunny with a high near 42, according to the National Weather Service.

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

Director of JFK Library's Talk on Cuban Missile Crisis Tonight

Thomas Putnam will give a talk, "13 Days in October: The Cuban Missile Crisis 50 Years Later," at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Arlington High School Media Center.

Today is Thursday, Oct. 18. Here are five things you need to know: 1.) Thomas Putnam, the director of the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, will give a talk, “13 Days in October: The Cuban Missile Crisis 50 Years Later,” at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Arlington High School Media Center. The event is being put on by Arlington Community Education. Tickets are $5. Complete details. 2.) It’s Day 2 of the Arlington International Film Festival at the Regent Theatre. “The Wall: A World Divided” will be shown during tonight’s 7 p.m. session, which also features the Cuban short “Reinaldo Arenas” and a “Q&A” with The Wall’s filmmaker and composer. At 8:45 p.m., a Hungarian dance troupe and musicians will take the stage, followed by the Hungarian film…

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Arlington Community Ed Launches New Website, Online Registration

Registration is now underway for the fall term.

Lennon Biographer to Speak Tuesday

Tim Riley, author of "Lennon: The Man, The Myth, The Music -- The Definitive Life," is giving a talk at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Arlington High School.

The following is a press release from Arlington Community Education. It has been lightly edited. Arlington Community Education will host a conversation with Tim Riley, author of “Lennon: The Man, The Myth, The Music – The Definitive Life” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at Arlington High School. Admission is $5. ‘Lennon: The Man, The Myth, The Music – The Definitive Life’ Published in September 2011, “Lennon” has been called “the most reliable guide yet to Lennon’s messy life and musical genius” by Will Hermes of Rolling Stone magazine and in December 2011 was named by the Christian Science Monitor as one of the best books about John Lennon. Riley draws on numerous new and exclusive interviews with Lennon’s friends, enemies, confidants and …

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist to Speak Tuesday in Arlington

Ron Suskind, author of the best-selling book, 'Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington and the Education of a President,' will discuss the Obama Administration and narrative journalism.

The following is a press release from Arlington Community Education. It has been lightly edited. On Tuesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m., Arlington Community Education will host “An Evening with Ron Suskind” in Arlington High School’s Lowe Auditorium at 869 Massachusetts Ave. Admission is $10 (no charge for Arlington High School students). Suskind is the author of “Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington and the Education of a President” (Harper, September 2011), an account of the making of economic policy during the first two years of the Obama Administration. This book debuted as No. 2 on The New York Times Best Seller list and was widely discussed in the media. In his April 24th appearance, Suskind plans to discuss President Obama’s …

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Get Fit, Stay Warm: Registration for Winter Workout Program Still Open

Arlington Community Education, a program of Arlington Public Schools, is still accepting applications for its winter mini-term that starts next Monday.

Editor's note: The following information comes from a town of Arlington press release. Arlington Community Education is still accepting applications for its winter workout mini-term running from Jan. 9 to Feb. 18. There are more than a dozen exercise classes to choose from to stay warm, get fit and have fun during the coldest weeks of the season. The programs include several levels of Pilates, which uses core muscles to build flexibility, strength, endurance and coordination; Hatha, Vinyasa and Gentle Yoga; Tai Chi; and Healthy Steps, a theraeutic movement program. The winter program also offers Six Intriguing Museums, docent-led weekday tours of “out-of-the-way” historic, artistic and educational venues, meeting six Wednesdays beginning …

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Expert Lecture: Understanding and Treating Hoarding

Renowned psychologist Gail Steketee to speak about emotions and behavior behind hoarding.

Editor's note: The following information comes from an Arlington Community Education release. Along the course of life, it is normal to accumulate a certain degree of clutter: family memorabilia, furniture, shoes and other items we may never even look at. But what happens when it all becomes too much?   That will be the topic of a presentation by psychologist Gail Steketee on Wednesday, 7:30-9 p.m., at Arlington High School’s Lowe Auditorium, 869 Massachusetts Ave. Steketee will focus on the emotions and behavior behind hoarding, which stems from difficult making decisions and mistaken beliefs about the value and meaning of objects. She will examine the symptoms and features of hoarding, provide a model for understanding the problem and …

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