Born on this day in history:writer Zora Neale Hurston (1891), Rolling Stone Magazine published Jann Wenner (1946), actor David Caruso (1956), Katie Couric (1957) and Nicholas Cage (1964).

1. The School Committee meets at 7 p.m. at the Colbert School on Pond St. The agenda includes the BHS Program of Studies, updates on security, full-day kindergerten and school space, and approval of a special ed director and a BHS girls basketball tournament.

2. The Commission on Disabilities meets at 6:30 p.m. this evening in the auditorium at Town Hall.

3. The Braintree Historical Commission meets at 7 p.m. in the upstairs Johnson Chambers at Town Hall.

4. Thayer Public Library hosts craft events for all ages today in the Logan Auditorium:

Tween (ages 8 and up) from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Teen and adult from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

5. Braintree High School is hosting a MARC bullying assembly for Grade 9 at 8 a.m.