Five Things You Need to Know July 1, 2011

1. Zap Toro brings its bossa nova/latin-infused music to tonight for another week of Music in the Air, and the last before the series' one-week hiatus. As always, the concert is free and paid refreshments are available on site, providing a perfect way to usher in the holiday weekend, provided the weather stays nice. 

Speaking of the weather, temperatures are expected to rise to 87 degrees today with partly sunny skies. Lows are still relatively high at 70, with mostly clear skies.

2. Looking to plan your Fourth of July weekend? Check our rundown of events. Have an event to add? Contact john.mckay@patch.com.

3. Looks like we just witnessed the holiday gas price hike. The cheapest gas in the area $3.65 at BP, 129 W. Ann Arbor Trail, as of Thursday night, according to gasbuddy.com. Also on the low end of the spectrum is Sunoco, 950 S. Main St., offering gas at $3.71 per gallon. Beyond these two stations, you likely won't find gas any cheaper than $3.79 in the Plymouth area. Going out of town? The cheapest gas in the state has been reported in Portage, where it is still just $3.23 per gallon.

4. The  will screen Rio, an animated family film from the creators of Ice Age, at 7 p.m. The film is PG and runs 96 minutes. All tickets are $3.

5. Tonight at  Drive-In: Cars 2 (G) with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (PG-13); Transformers: Dark of the Moon (PG-13) with Super 8 (PG-13) and Mr. Popper's Penguins (PG) with Green Lantern (PG-13).Tickets go on sale at 7:30 the night of the movie and all films begin at dusk (about 9:20 p.m.). Ticket prices are as follows:

• Adults: $9
• Children ages 4-12: $6
• Children under 3: Free
• Students with ID (Sunday-Thursday): $7

The drive-in only accepts cash or checks.