Boston Symphony Orchestra Score Returns From Outer Space

1. Today's forecast calls for showers and occasional thunder, with highs around 50 degrees and winds from 1o-15 mph.

2. A new deal on LevelUp is offering customers a $10 coupon to for just $5. An added perk? Twenty-five percent of the proceeds from the deal will go to the Friends of Peters Park. Click here for more info and to purchase. The offer ends next week.

3. Happy April Vacation! We know not everyone gets time off, and for those families struggling to find activities for the kids, the city is offering free programs and events throughout the week. On Friday, boys and girls ages 7-14 can participate in the Pitch, Hit, and Run program at . Click here for a full schedule and more information on events this week.

4. Last week, Astronaut Stephanie Wilson of Pittsfield stopped by Symphony Hall to present BSO Managing Director Mark Volpe with a page from the orchestra’s conducting score of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” that she took with her during a 15-day Space Shuttle mission in 2007. Members of the orchestra and Maestro James Levine signed the score in 2007 before giving it to Wilson to take into space.

5. Mt. Washington Bank is seeking applicants for its community scholarship: up to $15,000 in total awards will be distributed to college university students, tuition high school students and adult learners pursuing job training/development courses. Students who reside in or attend school in Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, South Boston, the South End and West Roxbury are invited to apply - applications are available at all bank branches and at the and are due by May 27. Email questions to jforbush@mtwashingtonbank.com.