5 Things: Open Mic at Crank, Kennesaw Barber Shop Contest

1. Today will be partly sunny with a high near 77 and a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m.

2. Starting today, is launching its (Art, Music and Poetry) Movement every Wednesday night. Singers and performance artists are invited to showcase their talents in an open mic format starting at 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.artmusicpoetry.org.

3. is holding an . Pick the overall winner of the NCAA Mens Tournament by today and win a free hot lather shave (value $25). E-mail or facebook the shop for more details.

4. As part of , tonight there will be a featured reading of “Waxing West," a comedy about immigration and what it means to be an American written by Romanian-born Savania Stanescu, winner of New York’s Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Original Full-Length Play. The reading will take place in the Black Box Theater in Wilson Annex at 8 p.m. Admission is $12, and the event may not be suitable for all audiences.

5. Did You Know? On this day in history in 1775, American Revolutionary War figure Patrick Henry delivered his famous "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Va.