1. The holiday season officially kicks off as we observe Thanksgiving tomorrow. Follow along throughout the holidays with the Bristol-Warren Patch Hoiday Guide. From Thanksgiving through Black Friday through Christmas and Hanuhkkah, find all you need to know right here.

2. Network with other professionals in the area before heading out for the holidays today at 12:15 p.m. at DeWolf Tavern as the Rotary Club of Bristol meets for lunch. Professor Michael Roberto of the Bryant University business school is the scheduled guest speaker. Cost: $20.

3. With nice weather expected, this might be a good weekend to start on the Christmas decorations. If you do, be among the first to enter Patch's Deck the Halls house decorating competition. You could win $100,000!

4. Today in history, Nov. 21, 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah.

5. Expect mostly cloudy skies with highs around 53 today. Temperatures will drop into the upper 30s overnight, but climb back to the low-50s under partly sunny skies.