5 Things: Planning, Owls & Monsters

1.  The North Kingstown Planning Commission meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at . Click here for the full agenda.

2.  Nothing says summer like a bit of Beach Boys. Head down to Wickford Village tonight for another installment of the . Please bring seating.

3.  The kids will get a "hoot" out of tomorrow's library program – "Dreaming About Owls." (Yes, I'm aware that's a very cheesy play on words, but I have no regrets.) The Born to be Wild Nature Center will be at the this afternoon, educating kids on these nocturnal raptors (and how they live right under our noses). For ages 4 and up. Please call 401-294-3306 ext. 5 to register.

4.  Monsters in Rhode Island? Come learn about Rhody's weird creatures and ghostly haunts rooted in forgotten chapters of our state's history at From the ghastly moaning bones of Mount Tom to Judge William Potter's petulant antics at the library, RI's apparitions have been causing trouble for centuries. Learn all a . Starts at 6:30 p.m. Register online here.

5.  Today: partly sunny and hot with highs near 100. Tonight: lows around 73. Tomorrow: chance of showers and thunderstorms with partly sunny skies and highs near 91.