"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

1. The mild weather continues today with a high of 49 degrees under mostly sunny skies. However, tonight is expected to resemble winter a bit more with projected snow showers late in the evening. The overnight low will be around 30 degrees.

2. If you’re in the mood for a film tonight, the Concord Public Library is screening the 1996 Japanese movie Shall We Dance? Rated PG, the movie follows an accountant who begins taking ballroom lessons. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

3. Gain a better appreciation for live theater and a glimpse of what goes on backstage with the Concord Players’ Amateurs. The production begins tonight at 8 p.m. tonight and tickets are $19.

4. Looking to learn how to get started with beading? Look no further than Life’s A Bead on Trapelo Road in Belmont. They'll offer a free class today at 11:30 a.m.

5. Now a featured player in Hollywood comedies, Mike Tyson was once known as the “Baddest Man on Planet” for his domination inside of a boxing ring. But on this day in 1992, the former heavyweight champion was convicted of raping an 18-year-old beauty contestant in Indiana. Tyson was sentenced to 10 years in prison.