Five Things You Need to Know Today: June 9

Five Things You Need to Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

1. The starts today at the in West Tisbury.  Fresh local produce, baked goods and more. 9 am - Noon.

2. Baseball returns to the Island today as the play their opening game against the Nashua Silver Knights at .  will perform. Admission is free for little and junior leagues. 5 pm. For more information, visit mvsharks.com.

3. Tonight there is a Benefit Dinner for Rick Vanderhoop at the in Aquinnah. Friends and family are raising money to assist with the cost of chemotherapy treatments for Rick Vanderhoop who has been fighting prostate cancer since 2007. Recently the potentially life-saving medications that are necessary to treat his illness have become unaffordable. Musicians Kate Taylor and Jennifer Clarke will perform, there will be a pig roast dinner, food by , The and the Aquinnah Shop. There will also be a silent auction. $50. Cash bar. 6 pm – 10 pm.

4. The presents tonight at the in Vineyard Haven. screens at 8 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior to screening time. $8/ $5 for film society members at the door only. Doors open at 7:30, film starts at 8 pm. A short introduction precedes the screening. For more information, visit mvfilmsociety.com or call 508-696-9369.

5. Tonight at see , DJ Topsytail and Supa Ricky Prime play at Hooked Island Fish House in Oak Bluffs. $10 and are available at ticketsmv.com. 9 pm. For information, call 508-685-4993.