1. Traffic warning: Insituform Technologies will begin sewer and drain work on Trapelo Road at the intersection of Oak Avenue starting at 7 a.m. 2. Spanish in Motion is bringing their Spanish story program to the Belmont Public Library at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy music, movement, instruments, and Spanish songs and stories, performed by a native Spanish-speaking teacher and musician. Sign-up required. Sign up in the Children's Room or call 617-993-2880 for more information.  3. Before a health care need arises, it is important to know what your choices are in order to make informed decisions. Join …

1. The monthly book discussion group for fifth and sixth graders from the Chenery Middle School will take place at the Belmont Public Library's Flett Room (across from the Children's Room) from 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. 2. Paprika Kids, at 404 Trapelo Rd., is following up on its Cinco de Mayo celebration by teaching children how to make and decorate a pinata from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Every kid will take a small pinata home. Recommended for children between 6 to 10. Sin  up for this event is required.617-993-3431 3. The Belmont High School Boys' Tennis team will conclude their home season at 3:30 p.m…

1. Bring the kids to see popular puppeteer Nicola McEldowney's return to the Belmont Public Library for a celebration of Children’s Book Week with a puppet presentation of the popular Leo Lionni stories Fish is Fish, Tico and the Golden Wings and Frederick. The show takes place at 3:15 p.m. in the library's Assembly Room. Columbia grad McEldowney is a writer, actress and puppeteer who performs regularly in the Boston area. The program is funded by the Jane Gray Dustan Trust. 2. Today is the first day of Shavuot, the Jewish celebration that commemorates the day God gave the Torah to the people…

1. The Belmont Historical Society will be held in the Assembly Room of the Belmont Public Library beginning at 7:30 p.m. The 275 member society promotes greater understanding and appreciation of the history, residents, contributions and structure of the town of Belmont. 2. Journey to the wilds of Ecuador with Mark Hopkins at 1:15 p.m. at the Beech Street Center. Hopkins, whose recently had a photography exhibit at the Center, will take you on a virtual two-week trip to Ecuador, visiting cities include historic Quito, Amazonia and the Galapagos Islands. In his program, Hopkins records the many…

1. Award-winning author Jane Brox will speak about her book "Five Thousand Days Like This One: An American Family History," a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction, at today's Books and Bites program at 11 a.m. in the Assembly Room of the Belmont Public Library. The Washington Post said of the book: "A mature, levelheaded book, thick with emotion but not overwhelmed by it ... reading it is a genuine pleasure." Jane Brox has also written three other books, including "Here and Now," which won the L.L. Winship/PEN New England award. She has received the New England …

1. Belmont High School's "Pops" Weekend begins tonight at 7 p.m. in the lunchroom of Belmont High School with a Pops-style concert. Sit down at tables, have some snacks and drinks and listen to some great music.  2. The senior book discussion group will meet at 11 a.m. at the Beech Street Center (the Belmont senior center) to discuss a wonderful book on facing choices with courage and love: "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom, who helped hide the Frank family in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands.  3. Playtime is a drop-in, informal playgroup for toddlers and …

1. The Ko Family and Wellesley Toyota Speaker Series at Belmont Day School, 55 Day School Lane, at 6 p.m. continues with a talk at 6 p.m. on "Executive Function Essentials" with George McCloskey, Ph.D., Professor and director of School Psychology Research in the Psychology Department of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Learn more about about organization and strategies to optimize your child’s ability to learn. 2. Belmont Against Racism will be holding their monthly meeting at the Belmont Public Library's Assembly Room at 7:30 p.m. Belmont Against Racism promotes dialogue, …

1. The great Spring migration is underway: birds are everywhere. Migrants are passing through Belmont on their exhausting journeys from Central and South America to nest in Maine and Canada. Join Mass Audubon’s Habitat educators and find out more about bird migration, their songs and nesting in the free presentation, "On the Wing", at the Beech Street Center at 1:15 p.m. today. Hear interesting stories about bird behavior and examine what songs to listen for! Sponsored in part by the Belmont Cultural Council. 2. Today's Rotary Club of Belmont meeting features special guest speaker Belmont …

1. Powers Music School faculty members pianist Kathryn Rosenbach and flutist Mary Neumann will be performing works by Schubert, Chopin and Fauré in "Romantics & Beyond," part of the the school's "Music on Mondays" series. The free concert gets underway at 7:30 p.m. in the school's newly-renovated Betsy Washburn Cabot Room. Space is limited so please arrive early. For more info call 617-484-4696. 2. Office hours for State Sen. Will Brownsberger will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Claflin Room of the Belmont Public Library.  3. Register here to enter the 12th Annual Brendan's Home Run 5K …

1. Lots of sports today at Belmont High School: Boys' Tennis gets under way at 3:30 p.m. vs. Melrose while both Softball and Baseball take on more Melrose High athletes staring at 3:45 p.m. and finally Girls' Lacrosse will host Lexington High School at 4:30 p.m. at Harris Field. 2. Watch out; they're back on the streets. The Beech Street Center walking group resumes for the season beginning today, Friday, May 3 and  thereafter on Mondays and Fridays at 10:15 a.m. (in June, start time will be 9:30). Take a walk around the neighborhood with like-minded folks. 3. It's another Friday morning …

1. For the final time this spring, the Belmont Public Library is holding two sessions of its LEGO club! Those in kindergarten through the second grade will be able to create their own unique LEGO structures and show off photos of them on the Children's Room 'LEGO Wall of Fame.' Due to popular demand, there will be two sessions: 3:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Sign-up is required. Stop by the Children's Room or call 617-993-2880 to sign up. Hurry! Space is limited. 2. There is no school for kindergarteners today. 3. Belmont High School's Boys' and Girls' Track are hosting Winchester High School at …

1. There are so many children's apps that are marketed as educational, so how can families know which ones are worth investing in? Join Dr. Michael Connell as he explores what makes an 'educational app' educational. Connell, CEO and co-founder of Native Brain, will guide participants through what to look for when purchasing an app for children and how to make sure that you have found a quality program. The free talk takes place between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the Belmont Public Library. 2. The Belmont Varsity Softball team will be playing its "Go Red" game today against …

1. Today are the primaries in the Special Election for US Senate in Massachusetts. Stop by your polling station in your precinct – all the information you need to vote is in an accompanying articles on Belmont Patch – and cast a ballot.  2. The free workshop "Planning for Medicare — Countdown to 65" will be held between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Beech Street Center, 266 Beech St. Understand the coverage options available as you approach Medicare eligibility. The program is a presentation and discussion led by a representative from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Topics can …

1. Belmont World Film's 12th annual international film festival, this year called "Found in Translation," comes to a close by saving the best for last with the screening of "In the House" at 7:30 p.m. at the Studio Cinema on Trapelo Road.  Directed by François Ozon (Swimming Pool, 8 Women) and starring Kristin Scott-Thomas, Fabrice Lucchini, and Emmanuele Seigner (married to Roman Polanski), the film tells the story of a 16-year-old boy who insinuates himself into the family of a fellow student. The boy's jaded literature teacher becomes increasingly drawn to him after his essays about the …

1. Belmont's Powers Music School and Leader Bank welcomes spring with a free swing and jazz concert dubbed "A Little Swing" with the Jim Doran Band, an ensemble of Powers faculty members including Jim Doran, guitar; Peter Kenagy, trumpet; with guest artists Oscar Suchanek, drums; and Steve Skop, on bass. The recital, part of the bank's Neighborhood Concert Series, beings at 1 p.m. at the Beech Street Center, 266 Beech St. 2. This month's Second Friday Coffeehouse (yes, they know it's not the second Friday; tonight is a make-up date) will be Berklee Night at the Coffeehouse featuring a split …

1. Megan Marshall, the award-winning author of "The Peabody Sisters," will discuss her new book, "Margaret Fuller: A New American Life," at 7:30 p.m. in the Belmont Public Library's Assembly Room as part of the Friends of the Belmont Public Library Authors Series. Books will be available for sale and signing. Marshall takes a fresh look at the trailblazing life of Fuller, a great American heroine who was Thoreau's first editor, Emerson's close friend, the nation's first female war correspondent and a passionate advocate of personal and political freedom. 2. The Peers Forum – developed by …

1. Middleschoolers: why just hang around on early-release Wednesday? Instead, bring your homework to the Assembly Room at the Belmont Public Library and have a free hot chocolate while you study. For all students at the Chenery Middle School only. Just show up.  2. Story time for 1s is a great time for toddlers under 24 months. Share simple stories, songs, finger plays, nursery rhymes and puppets. From 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Children's Room of the Belmont Public Library. 3. It's a sports triple header at Belmont High School: Boys' Tennis will be at the High School courts at 3:30 p.m. …

1. Chocolate can be used as the main ingredient in recipes that are not just for dessert. If that seems unbelievable, head over to the Belmont Public Library tonight at 7 p.m. for 'Cooking with Chocolate,' a cooking demonstration and tasting with Liz Barbour who has been cooking professionally in the Boston area since 1992 and started The Creative Feast in 2004. Registration is required so call 617-993-2870. The event is part of the library's 'Fifty Shades of Chocolate' month and is free thanks to the generosity of the Friends of the Belmont Public Library. 2. Learn about the coming …

1. Belmont World Film presents the US premiere of "Istanbul, My Dream," by Ferenc Török, at 7:30 p.m. at Belmont's Studio Cinema, part of its 12th annual international film series, “Found in Translation." Tickets are $11. After literally going into shock after her husband of thirty years leaves her, a Hungarian woman (Dutch actress Johanna ter Steege of "The Vanishing" fame) finds renewed passion after hitchhiking her way to Istanbul. The premiere will be preceded by a reception sponsored by the Hungarian Consulate of Boston. Tickets can be bought here. 2. Minuteman Technical Institute will …

1. A school recess highlight is back: The Animal World Experience, a fun, interactive and educational animal presentation focusing on local and exotic wildlife, brings its wonderful children's program to the Belmont Public Library from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Assembly Room.  2. Dr. Jolene Ross will give a talk at the Belmont Public Library on ADD/ADHD and executive functioning skills. Ross will go over what constitutes executive functioning skills – organization, planning, emotional control, completing tasks and other high order brain functions – and how they can be improved. She will also…