Five Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday, April 7

1. Parking will be restricted in JP Center this afternoon/evening for a film shoot. According to signs, there will be no parking along Centre between Seaverns and Burroughs between 2 and 7 p.m. I haven't found out what the film is. If anyone knows, please share the scoop here!

2. The Whole Foods debate can get pretty heated. But it's nothing compared to the vitriol sparked in some parts of the nation by the issue of immigration. This evening a community organizer from Arizona, Carlos Garcia, will speak on the topic Sponsored by JP Progressives and ¿Oíste? 6-8 p.m. at . Free.

3. But that's not the only event that combines beer and social justice tonight. Harpoon and the St. Boniface Haiti Foundation are . $10, at the Harpoon Brewery, 306 Northern Ave., 5:30-7 pm

4. It's a double-dose of local tonight at location as JP-incubated gives a . 5-7 p.m. Free.

5. And the JP Neighborhood Council's takes up two matters tonight: A request from All Checks Cashed to get city permission to buy gold and renovations at 45 Custer St. Meeting takes place 7 p.m. at the .