Tuesday, March 15, 2011
ides of march - 5 Things You Need To Know Today is a column of patches that provides readers with essential information, a day at a glance. , Come back later for more, and let us know what you think of the new feature in the comments section.
- The Belmont School Committee is holding a workshop and public hearing to explain and discuss the FY 2012 budget. Is coming to the last so now is the time to put their two cents in the forum on the ideas. At 7:30 pm in the auditorium of the Chenery Middle School.
- The Friends of the Library Benton new independent Belmont, the collection of all the volunteers will hold their meeting in the Flett Room of the Belmont Public Library at 7:30 pm
- Yoga, taught by professional instructors, will be held from 9:15 am to 10: 15 am at the Plymouth Congregational Church, 582 Pleasant St. in Gardiner Hall in the back of the church. $ 10. All levels so bring your own mat if possible. $ 6 per child for child care. All proceeds Plymouth Nursery School.
- Storytime for 2 and 3. Songs and movement are part of the experience of story time for children 2 and 3. In the Children's Room of the Belmont Public Library's, 336 Concord Ave. The fun starts at 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Storycraft for 4 and 5 stories for children ages 4 and 5 are followed by a simple craft. 14:00 to 14:30 at the Belmont Public Library, 336 Concord Ave.
Today is March 15, the day in 44 BC the Emperor Julius Caesar was murdered after being warned by a soothsayer, "Cueva Ides, Martiis Ides"
Caesar: Who is the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue sharper than all the music Cry "Caesar!" Speak, Caesar is turn'd to hear.
Soothsayer: Beware the Ides of March.
Caesar: What man is that?
Brutus: A soothsayer to beware of offers from the Ides of March. (Shakespeeare of Julius Caesar, I, ii ,15-19)
It is a day to celebrate the fall of dictators and one of these in the political arena to remember that their "friends", but may be the cause of his downfall.
