Five Things You Need to Know in Mansfield for May 29

1. Areas of drizzle and thunderstorms before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind between 3 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 2am and 3am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 67. South wind between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. 

2. Win 4 tickets to the sold-out on August 12.  Additional prizes included.  Raffle tickets are $20 each and benefit the Mansfield Education Foundation's grant program.  Raffle tickets available at www.MansfieldEducationFoundation.org

3. Artisit James Musto  this month (April 28 - June 2nd). His show, INNERVISIONS featurs a collection of oil painting, mixed media and mixed metal pieces.   Visitors to the gallery can enter to win a painting just by making a donation to MMAS when they visit this exhibit.   One of Jim's works. Siblings, will be featured in Cape Cod Magazine this July. All pieces are for sale. The Gallery is open Tues. - Friday from 10 AM to 4:30 PM. We are also happy to make the gallery available to visitors after work or on the weekend.   Please call 508-339-2822 to make arrangements.

4.  birding trips will be offered in May. Join Moose Hill for a wonderful morning of birding at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.  Migrants and blooms should be abundant as we walk this historic cemetery in search of interesting birds.  Meet at Moose Hill and travel in our van there and back again. Wednesday, May 9, 6 am -12 noon. Fee is $25-$30 and.

5. Mansfield's Liberty Tax Service's cell phones for soldiers  this week. Donate a phone and let a soldier call home.