Braintree Toys for Tots Thursday Night, Teen Afterschool Drawing

1. Support Toys for Tots at the 4th annual Braintree Christmas Party at the Granite Grill on Thursday, Dec. 12 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. 

Admission is a new, unwrapped for boys or girls ages 3-12. 

More info at http://goo.gl/xuv4gF

2. Thayer Public Library hosts the Teen Afterschool Drawing Group from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Young Adult Room. 

"Love to draw? Want to meet other teen artists and work on your skills? Come to the library afterschool and bring your sketchbook. We’ll have plenty of art supplies available to help you create a new art project, or just hang out, draw, and spend time with friends in a relaxed atmosphere.

"This is a drop-in program and participants may come to one or all of the meetings."

3. The Braintree Housing Authority meets at the library in the auditorium from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

4. Clear but cold on the docket for Thursday. High near 26 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Mostly clear, low around 15 with moderate winds tonight.

5. Born on this day in history: Frank Sinatra (1915), former New York City Mayor Ed Koch (1924) and singer Dionne Warwick (1940).