Community Corner
5 Things to Know in and Around Murrieta: May 13
Today is Mother's Day and there is plenty to do for those still scrambling for a gift.
1. There will be areas of fog before 11 a.m. and after 11 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Otherwise, today will be mostly sunny with a high near 87. Tonight there will be increasing clouds and a low of 54.
2. For those scrambling to find the best Mother’s Day Gift, head to to get exactly that for which you are looking. It will be open today between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
3. Head tofor its “Forty Foot Films” movie night. On the agenda tonight: “The King and I” (1956). In this film, an Oscar winning musical about a widow who accepts a job as a live-in governess of the King of Siam's children. The film stars Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner. Programs include trivia and prizes. Tickets to each show are $7.50. Social hour begins at 6 p.m., the films start at 6:30 p.m.
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4. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” will be showing tonight at Temeku Cinemas. Part of their Red Carpet Classic series, the show will begin at 7 p.m. Each guest will also receive a complimentary coffee. Admission is $5 and the event will repeat tomorrow night.
5. Today is Mother’s Day! Only recently dubbed “Mother's Day,” the highly traditional practice of honoring of motherhood is rooted in antiquity and past rites typically had strong symbolic and spiritual overtones; societies tended to celebrate goddesses and symbols rather than actual mothers, according to MothersDayCentral.com. The personal, human touch to Mother’s Day is a relatively new phenomenon. To learn more about the tradition and it’s origins, click here.
