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5 Things to Know Today

Here's Friday's roundup of events, information and trivia.

  1. If you thought you had to file your IRS returns today, you've got a little wiggle room. This year's deadline is Monday, April 18.
  2. You can now stay connected to Seminole Heights Patch's latest news, weather, business listings and events with the Patch for iPhone App!
  3. Enjoy an outdoor Yappy Hour this evening with your furry friends at the SONO Cafe Terrace at the Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, which is adjacent to the Curtis Hixon Dog Park. At 6 p.m., the St. Francis Society Animal Rescue will host an hour of relaxation, socialization and fun.
  4. If you've got an eye for photography and want to share your enthusiasm for the camera, why not visit the Tampa Bay Camera Club's meeting tonight to meet like-minded shutterbugs? The meetings are held on the third and fourth Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at 4410 W. Hillsborough Ave., Suite J - Second Floor.
  5. Our 16th president and the nation's Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln, died on this day in 1865. Lincoln survived for nine hours after being shot in the head by by John Wilkes Booth at the Ford's Theater in Washington.


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