5 Things You Need To Know Today: August 10

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1. The Payson Park Music Festival presents the U2 tribute band, Joshua Tree Band, at 6:30 p.m. at Payson Park Playground. The concert is sponsored by Cambridge Savings Bank. "Two Hearts Beat as One!"

2. G'day, Mate! The 's Children Room presents "Didgeridoo Down Under," a program where children learn about Australia through music and comedy. The fun begins at 2 p.m. in the library's Assembly Room downstairs. 

3. Will the new Wellington Elementary School be ready for the first day of school or will students be returning to the modular classrooms for a bit longer? Find out when the  meets at 6 p.m. in the 's Large Community Room or find out on the Belmont Media Center's live feed.

This Day in History

On this day in 1921, Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio at his summer home on Campobello island, Maine. 

Quote of the day

"A lot of pop music is about stealing pocket money from children."
– Ian Anderson, songwriter ("Aqualung," "Bungle in the Jungle") and lead singer of Jethro Tull, born this day in 1947.