5 Useful Things To Know Today: Nov. 18

1. No chance of precipitation today, but temperatures will peak at a brisk 47 degrees.

2. The Miracle Worker -- the inspiring, classic story of Helen Keller, a deaf, blind and mute girl, and the teacher, Annie Sullivan, who struggled to bring her out of her shell and helped her to communicate -- is curtains up on its second night at .

3. Sports Report: Quince Orchard hosts Churchill tonight at 7 p.m. in the 4A West football regional finals, with the winner advancing to the state semifinals. Wootton ice hockey opens its season tonight at 8:10 p.m. against Churchill. The game, at Rockville Ice Arena, is the first in this season's new "Friday nights are high school hockey night in Montgomery County" initiative.

4. In case you missed it: Darnestown Elementary helps to provide Thanksgiving dinners to low income families. The school provides Gaithersburg Elementary with Thanksgiving Food Baskets to help low income families who can't afford a big meal during the holiday season.

5. On this day in history: Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat Willie in 1928. The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the right to same sex marriage was guaranteed by the state constitution in 2003.