5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 30

1. A public hearing sponsored by the concerning proposed draft regulations on exotic animals – chickens included – is scheduled to begin at 5:45 p.m. with public participation at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the second-floor Selectmen's Room in .

2. Music & Movement with Rubi, a movement and music program recommended for three- to five-year olds, but two-year olds are welcome, will take place in 's Assembly Room from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

3. A new round of strength and conditioning classes will be begin today at the , courtesy of the Belmont Council on Aging.

4. Registration for Belmont Recreation Department Summer Programs is currently underway. It will be a summer of fun, friends and excitement for kindergarteners to high schoolers who can participate in sports or activities. Contract the Office at 617-993-2760 or visit its website.

5. Mimi Baez Fariña, the folk musician and founder of the non-profit Bread and Roses, who lived in Belmont with her family and sister, Joan Baez, and attended Belmont High School from 1958 to 1961 was born on this day in 1945.