5 THINGS: Acting, Stories and Doc Gooden

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Wednesday, September 12, 2012:

BLOOD! There is at Fourth Division District Court at 10 a.m.

Story time! There are for kids from ages 3 to 5 at 10:30 a.m. at Peace Dale Library.

“My sister wanted to be an actress. She never made it, but she does live in a trailer, so she got halfway. She’s an actress, she just never got called to set.” – Mitch Hedberg. The Contemporary Theatre Company is acting classes at 5 p.m. The cost is $10.

Do you have a child with autism? There is a support group for parents of autistic children at 6:30 p.m. For more info, click .

DANGER WILL ROBINSON! Starting this week, we’re going to be phasing out the adding of new calendar events by our staff. This means that if you’re from a group or organization, you’ll have to start doing them yourself. It’s pretty simple, though! While logged into your Patch account, just go here. Adding your event ensures it’ll show up in searches, and be eligible for me to give it shout-outs in Five Things.

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Stephen Strasburg who? On this day in 1984, Dwight “Doc” Gooden set the rookie record for strikeouts in a season with 276.

What a poor middle name! Happy 31st birthday to Jennifer Kate Hudson.

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