5 Things To Know Today: Dec. 1

Save Some For The Ornament: Today at Marian J. Mohr Library, students in grades 6 to 12 are invited to make popcorn ball holiday ornaments starting at 2:30 p.m.

Early Art Exposure: Rhode Island School of Design Museum hosts another of its "Tours for Tots" events today starting at 2 p.m. Click this link for reservations.

Meet The Beasties: From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Providence Children's Museum opens its Discovery Studio for Animal Adventures. Admission is $8.50; check out the Greenville Public Library's museum page for a discount pass that lowers the cost to $2 per person.

Tick-ed Off: If you can get past the creepy topic, the University of Rhode Island's "Tick Guy," Dr. Thomas Mather, is scheduled to give a lecture titled "More ticks in more places" tonight at the Kingston campus. Doors open at 7; the lecture is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Huge Hit: On this date in 1982 — ready to feel old, Gen Xers? — Michael Jackson released Thriller. You'd think an album with a Halloween-themed title song might not have sold so well in December...