5 Things to Know Today: Monday Essentials

1. Blogger Keely Milliken explains where and when to see plays and musicals in Monrovia put on by a local theater production company.

2. Readers are using the Boards on Patch to post opinions, business updates, classified ads and announcements.

3. Here's a great example of how the Boards work: this post about the paint job in a Monrovia shopping center has already garnered more than 50 comments.

4. Did you know you can search for jobs locally right here on Patch?

5. Patch has a mobile app that has changed how you can interact with your community online. Download it here.