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Five Things You Need to Know: July 13

Karate for Beginners, Tai Chi and Aqua Zumba at the DCH, Elizabeth Warren tomorrow on Patch and a bump for Patch's weekend events listings.

Today's Weather: Hot day with highs of 92. Temperatures dropping dramatically at night to 65 as patchy fog rolls in according to the National Weather Service.

1. Big Patch event takes place today - a  with Democratic hopeful Elizabeth Warren at 1:15 p.m. Be sure to check in!

2. Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out devoted to events going on in the area from Friday to Sunday.

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3. Boot Camp: Karate For Beginnersand Tai Chi will continue tonight from 5:30 p.m. on at the . Visit their website to find out more about signing-up.

4. A new form of exercise will be taking place this Sunday, July 15 at the DCH. At 9:15 a.m., , a water-based take on the popular dance-aerobics will begin. You can check out the DCH website or email drebc04@­gmail.­com for more information and to sign-up.

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5. Today in History: Today is Friday the 13th. The superstitution that today is bad luck was first noted in literature in an 1869 biography of Gioachino Rossini who passed away on the taboo date. There are several theories why the 13th is considered unlucky which surround numerology and the stock market crash. In Spain, Tuesday the 13th is the unlucky day. It appears, the superstition is just that; based on pieced-together reports of bad luck with no actual evidence that today is more or less signifigant than any other.

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