1) Mostly cloudy today, and humid, with temperatures in the low 80s. Most of the clouds should clear in the evening, when temperatures will drop into the mid 70s.
2) Highfield Hall presents a Plein Air Demonstration by local artist William J. Maloney. Find out how to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by painting outside, while overcoming the challenges of shifting light and scenery. The demonstration is free, and begins at 4 p.m. For more information, call (508) 495-1878, email info@highfieldhall.org, or visit http://www.highfieldhall.org/.
3) The Falmouth Farmer's Market is back in Peg Noonan Park today and every Thursday throughout the summer, between noon and 6 p.m. Check out the locally grown produce, plus all the other delicious and organic treats available, from chocolate, to olive oil, to fresh-baked pies. For more, visit falmouthfarmersmarket.org.
4) Falmouth Associations Concerned with Estuaries and Salt Ponds (FACES) will hold its Annual Meeting tonight, from 7 to 9, at the Waquoit Bay Estuarine Research Reserve's Boat House. Alison Bowden, freshwater director of the Massachusetts chapter of The Nature Conservancy, will deliver the keynote speech, Landscape to Seascape: Conserving River Herring in the Wild and Scenic Taunton River Watershed. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call (508) 548-5266, email info@facesfalmouth.org, or visit www.facesfalmouth.org.
5) This day in history: Wild Bill Hickok is shot in the back while playing poker (1876); Albert Einstein writes a letter to Franklin Roosevelt urging the construction of an atomic bomb (1939); and Iraq invades Kuwait (1990).