Coffee Sales to Benefit Charity, Magical Performance Today

1. There will be occasional flurries before noon today, with a high near 39, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

2. Looking for something to do with the kids? There will be a magician giving a free, live performance today at 11 a.m. in Woodbury’s Central Park amphitheater.

3. Starting in 2012, for every pound of beans purchased at Dunn Bros in Oakdale, $1 will go toward a charity. In January, sales benefit the North St. Paul Emergency Food Shelf.

4. Actor Denzel Washington turns 57 today. He was once quoted as saying, “I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it,” according to Brainyquote.com.

5. On this day in 1846, the state of Iowa was admitted into the union, according to the Minnesota Historical Society.