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Five Things You Need To Know Today, August 5

Winchester's summer food drive culminates at the Farmers Market.

Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section.

Today is Friday, August 5. Here are five things you need to know:

  1. Cloudy and warm: Expect to see some fogs and clouds throughout the day today. According to the National Weather Service, the high for Friday will be 76 degrees. It’s expected to be mostly cloudy today with temperatures dropping to 65 degrees by Friday night.
  2. Summer Food Drive: Winchester is sponsoring a to benefit the The Summer Food Drive will culminate at the on the  Saturday, August 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 
  3. Art in August: The t Festival this Saturday at the from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be photography, silk scarves, mixed metals, wood, fabric, painting and sterling silver jewelry on the Common. Live music will be provided by Gil Graham and Friends.
  4. Same-Day Savings: , , and have partnered together to offer their mutual customers a discount when they . When customers purchase something from any of the three stores they can present that receipt at the other two stores that same day and save 10 percent off any non-promotional items. The program will run through August.
  5. “Like” us: If you haven’t done so already, be sure to head to the Winchester Patch Facebook page and become a fan.

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

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