Here are five things you should know about today in Barrington:

1. Today will be windy with rain or snow showers dumping precipitation on us later this afternoon and temperatures edging up into the low 40s.
2. A matinee movie and lecture series, "Fond of Fonda: Saluting Henry Fonda," starts at 2 pm in the Barrington library auditorium with "The Grapes of Wrath," a 1940s classic; movie-enthusiast Doug Swiszcz provides commentary before the film.
3. RIPTA holds a public hearing from 6 to 8 pm in the Barrington library auditorium on its proposal to cut or change bus routes statewide as spelled out in a Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA). The COA will cut some routes to overcome a multimillion-dollar deficit.
4. Girls on the Run Rhode Island is an after-school program for girls in grades 3-5. The 10-week program meets at Studio 47 at Barrington Pilates. For more information and to register all this week, visit the website.
5. St. James Lutheran Church hosts each Wednesday during Lent from 6:30 to 8 pm a meal of soup, bread and salad in the Community room, followed by a service of prayer in the Sanctuary.