Good Morning Cedar Valley! Happy TGIF! It's Friday, May 30, 2008

Today's forecast: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind between 9 and 13 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

What's going on today in the Cedar Valley:

-- People in the Park, a part of My Waterloo Days, continues today at Lincoln Park in downtown Waterloo. It begins at 11 a.m. For more information, go to http://www.mywaterloodays.org/

-- Also as part of My Waterloo Days, Drake Bell will be in concert with opening act Jordan Pruitt at 6 pm. at Young Arena in downtown Waterloo. Tickets are $20; to order go to www.mywaterloodays.org.

-- Friends of the Library will have their annual book sale starting today at 9 a.m. at the Waterloo Public Library. Hours are also 9 a.m. to 3 pm. Saturday.

-- Legacy Five will be in concert at 7 p.m. at the Riverview Conference Center, 429 N. Division St., Cedar Falls. Tickets are $12 to $15 in advance; $3 more at the door.

-- Comedian Carl Verduchi will perform at 8:30 p.m. at Joker's, Fourth and Main streets, Cedar Falls. For tickets, call 266-1132 or go to www.barmuda.com.

-- There is a sports collectibles and baseball card show from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at College Square Mall. It continues from from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

-- Young soccer players will begin playing in this year's Cedar Valley Cup at the Cedar Valley Youth Soccer Complex today through Sunday.