Five Things You Need To Know Today, May 15

Here are five things you need to know today:

1) Two days of rain: Well, we had some brief breaks of sunshine yesterday. Which was good because the next two days are expected to be mighty dreary. The National Weather Service is forecasting rain and clouds for today and tomorrow, with temperatures in the high 60s, low 70s. 

2) Relay for Life this weekend: The annual Relay for Life—an event where volunteers walk to raise money for cancer research—will be held this weekend at Library Park. But there's still some planning that needs to be done. A from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the . 

3) Event Spotlight: The Woburn Special Education Parent Advisory Council will hold a at the The discussion will center on traditional and non-traditional accomodations for students on Individualized Education Plans and 504s. 

4) In Case You Missed It: Our Patch Readers' Choice poll is up and running! Let us know where you pick up your potato salad in town—just in time for all those upcoming Memorial Day barbecues! . 

5. A fortune in paint: On this day in 1990, Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" was sold for $82.5 million, setting a new record at the time for the highest sale of a piece of art. Since that time the record has been broken by other sales, including the sale of Jackson Pollack's "No. 5, 1948" at $140 million and Paul Cézanne's "The Card Players" at $250 million, both sold privately. Earlier this month Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” sold for $119.9 million, the highest price ever paid for a work of art at an auction.

To find out what is going on today in Woburn, check out our events listings.