5 Things You Need to Know Today: Alternate Side, Charity Poker, Teens Open Mic and More

1. You need to drink and gamble and ... oh yeah ... give back. Head over to for charity poker. Sign up is at 7:30pm and the game starts at 8 p.m. There is a $15 buy-in which is donated to local charities such as PS9's Music Program.   

2. You need to get your teens to the library. Today is , a monthly open mic series for teens at the . 5 p.m. 

3. You need to get the kids out of the house. There's  at the  for babies up to 18 months at 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. For older kids, head to the  for Wacky Wednesdays at 11:30 and 2:30 p.m. 

4. You need to know if your train is running. As you know, there was  all this week. But today, that track work has been canceled due to the expected storm. There are no planned service changes affecting Prospect Heights, according to the MTA.

5. You need to know if you have to dig out your car. Not yet. Thanks to the expected storm, alternate side of the street parking is suspended again today. Garbage and recycling will probably not be picked up, according to the 311 website. However, meters are back in effect.