5 Things You Should Know Today - Nov. 1, 2011

A week from today, voters in Farmington and Farmington Hills will elect local representatives and decide millage questions. Here's what you should know about our coverage, and a few other things:

1. The weather

Motorists should watch for patchy fog this morning, but that's expected to clear out by 10 a.m., leaving us with a sunny day and a high of 57. The National Weather Service predicts winds may gust up to 23 miles per hour, but they'll calm down tonight, when the temperature dips to around 42.

2. School board meeting tonight

board members will consider approving a trimester study tonight as part of a full study session agenda. Read all about the 7:30 p.m. meeting, held at the Schulman Administrative Center, in .

3. Election letters

This is the last week you can express your opinion about candidates and ballot issues. Join the conversation by sending your letters to joni.hubred-golden@patch.com. Read all of our published letters here.

4. Election coverage

Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch invites you to be a part of our Election Day coverage on Nov. 8. We'll post updates during the day and host a live conversation as we all wait for results on election night. Watch for an Election Round-Up with links to all of our candidate profiles and other election-related stories, posted Friday morning.

5. Look ahead:

Retired architect, John Hammer, who grew up in a jazz playing family, has been playing jazz piano most of his life. Tomorrow, he performs a free concert of 1930s and 1940s jazz classics at ' Smith Auditorium at 1 p.m.