5 Things You Need to Know Today: South Africa Film Series, Italian Conversation, Tot Sing-Along, More

1. You need a less-expensive night out. Head to for , a monthly event where speakers present brief, multimedia lectures on a shared, random theme. This month's theme is "remixed," with lectures on such topics as which president would win in a wrestling match, the "political economy of music sampling," how to to make your documentary film marketable, and more. 7:30 p.m. $5

2. You need to use your brain. Tuesdays there is the "," film discussion series examining apartheid at the . Tonight's documentary is fourth in the seven-part series "Have You Heard from Johannesburg?" 6:30 p.m. Free.

3. You need to get the kids out of the house. Head to , 837 Union St., for a . 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. $3 per group. Click here for the .

4. You need to brush up on your Italian. Head to the Central Library for the. 6 p.m. Free.

5. You need to know if you have to move your car, and what's going on with the trains? You do need to move your car. The next alternate side suspension isn't until Ash Wednesday on March 9, accoring to the NYC DOT. As for trains, Prospect Heights seems to have been granted a temporary reprieve. There are no subway changes today or tomorrow that affect our stations, according to the MTA.