5 Things You Need To Know Today in Framingham: March 11

1. Lt. Gov Karyn Polito will be in Framingham this morning as part of an event hosted by The Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc. to celebrate the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development’s Supportive Housing Awards to Tribune Apartments.

2. The Framingham Library is hosting a free screening of this year's Academy Award winning film Spotlight (rated R) at the Callahan Center tonight at 7. Doors will be open from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.

3. Cricket Tell the Weather, a Brooklyn based string band with its roots deep in the bluegrass tradition, embracing folk, old-time, and spirituals as a backdrop for their original songwriting, will take the stage tonight at Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham at 8.

Tickets are available still. $18, $15 members and $9 for unde rage 12.

Yani Batteau & The Styles, described as Americana Soul, a little Patsy, a little June Carter, is the opening act.

4. Two Framingham residents are in the funny TCAN Players’ production of Alan Ayckbourn’s award-winning play, Table Manners, at The Center for Arts in Natick this weekend. Framingham resident Kurt Fusaris portrays Norman and Sue Scannell-Gilbert is Sarah. Table Manners performances are March 11-12 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m. Tickets are still available. Click here for more about the show.

5. The number of confirmed Zika virus cases in Massachusetts has increased to three, according to the Massachusetts Department of Health and the Center For Disease Control. Click here to read more.