5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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1. FLYERS In action:

• Framingham High girls basketball team won its MIAA Division 1 playoff game against Quincy easily on Saturday night. They will host #11 Winchester High on tonight. Tickets are available here.

2. CITY OF FRAMINGHAM meetings (remote unless otherwise noted):

• Framingham Traffic Commission: Traffic Regulation Subcommittee at 3 p.m.
• Framingham School Committee: Health and Wellness Subcommittee  at 4 p.m.
• Framingham Board of Assessors at 4 p.m.
• Framingham Zoning Board of Appeals at 7 p.m.
• Framingham Agricultural Advisory Committee at 7 p.m.
• Framingham Cultural Council at 7 p.m.
• Framingham Historical Commission at 7 p.m.
• Framingham Sustainability Committee at 7 p.m.

3. Today is International Women’s Day

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4. Framingham Public Library Events:

• Christa McAuliffe Library has a free matinee movie at 1 p.m. They are screening Colette (R, 2018, 1h 51m), starring Kiera Knightley. After moving to Paris, author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette agrees to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel for her husband. Its success soon inspires her to fight for creative ownership and overcome the societal constraints of the early 20th century.

• Make handprint butterflies in the SparkLab at the main Framingham Public Library from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• The Framingham Public Library is hosting the Framingham Public Schools K-12 art exhibit at the main Framingham Library this month.

5. We have all heard that our plant pollinators and their habitats are in serious decline. What is being done and how you can help is the subject of Dr Gegear’s talk tonight at St. Andrew’s Church at 7:30 p.m.  Dr Gegear has been studying the natural ecosystems of bees and butterflies whose needs cannot be satisfied by non-native plants in New England. Assisting him are Beecologists, citizen scientists, who, as they go about their daily activities, snap pictures of bees and butterflies as they gather pollen or nectar from specific flowers. The snaps are entered into a database. You can be a Beecologist. Dr Gegear will discuss the threat to the natural ecosystem, with particular reference to bees and butterflies. He will describe the work carried out by Beecologists using “eco technology” and how ‘eco technology” is contributing to native biodiversity restoration in Massachusetts. The event is sponsored by the Pinefield Garden Club.