Five Things You Need to Know — Aug. 7, 2011

1. Buy Michigan Now in Northville

Looking to shop local? The  runs from noon until 5 p.m. today in downtown Northville.

2. Motor City Giants 10-and-under team offering tryouts

The Motor City Giants Baseball Club’s 10U team is . Contact Coach Tim Sweet to arrange for a workout with the coaching staff and several of the current players at sweetbaseball@sbcglobal.net.

3. Cheapest gas: $3.67 at Marathon

Looking to fill up before your Monday commute? Marathon at 402 N. Mill St. near Plymouth Road has fuel at $3.67 per gallon.

4. Today's forecast: Scattered thunderstorms and showers expected

Today's temperature will hover between 85 and 89 with partly sunny skies and a 50 percent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms, according to WeatherBug. Lows will between 64 and 68 degrees with partly cloudy skies.

5. Action, comedy hits screening at Compuware Arena drive-in; Water for Elephants continues at Penn

Tonight at  Drive-In: Captain America: The First Avenger (PG-13) withTransformers: Dark of the Moon (PG-13); The Smurfs (PG) with Zookeeper (PG) and Cowboys & Aliens (PG-13) with Horrible Bosses (R). Check the latest listings at the drive-in's website. Tickets go on sale at 7:30 the night of the movie, and all films begin at dusk (about 9:20 p.m.). 

The  has  and will screen Water for Elephants(PG-13) at 4:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. today. The film runs 120 minutes.