The Lizard of Oz, Poetry Reading, This Day in History & More

1. Good day, sunshine: These are the type of weather reports I love to write - Tuesday will see highs in the low 80s under clear skies.

2. Poetry reading: If you're a lover of poetry, this night at Malden Library is for you: participants can either share their poetry or listen to others at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Malden Public Library.  

3. The...Lizard of Oz?: The Malden Public Library will host an "interactive play" with dramatic duo "Max and Suzy," as they perform a mash-up of Wizard of Oz with new lizard themes at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

4. Jobs Listings: After a brief disappearance during our switch to Patch 2.0, our Jobs board is back! We’ll be featuring great jobs in the Malden area every Tuesday morning.

5. Today in Malden history: Tidbits from the newspaper archives:

• July 30, 1904: Several families escape certain death in a serious 2 a.m. fire at 72, 74 and 80 Summer St., after a passing patrolman William Barrett noticed smoke coming out of the building, pulled a firebox and ran into the building to wake up tenants.

• July 30, 1909: Former Malden Mayor and State Sen. Charles L. Dean dies at Malden Hospital after an appendicitis operation.