Five Things You Need To Know Today (the Hy-Five)

Morning, Hyattsville! Here are five things you need to know today:

1. Raycurt Johnson is playing at 7 p.m. at Urban Eats Arts and Music Café in Mount Rainier.

2. Have you signed up for the kids trail ride in Magruder Park? Sgt. Chris Purvis of the Hyattsville Police Department’s CAT team will lead the ride, which runs from 9 a.m. to noon on Oct. 8. To sign up and get more info, call Cheri at 301-985-5000.

3. Ever heard of the Solar Decathalon? Visit the University of Maryland's Watershed House at the Solar Decathlon 2011, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy at West Potomac Park. The international competition challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive.

4. Have you read this article?

5. Dog lovers, Big Bad Woof has “Woofette” t-shirts. You can reserve yours and in the process, help support canine cancer research.