Oconee Today -- June 13

Weather:  The Weather Channel predicts partly cloudy skies and a high of 90 degrees for the middle of the work week.  There's a 20 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Observances: This date, June 13, celebrates the invention of the sewing machine. Check out the history behind this invention. 

According to a report from The Inquisitr, the Pentagon has made a $1.3 million investment in the future of unmanned sewing machines, a project is intended to help the garment industry manufacture clothing and other items without the need for assembly line workers. Check out full information on the contract awarded to technology firm SoftwearAutomation to create a “numerically controlled sewing machine” capable of counting threads in fabric and then shifting each piece of garment automatically as stitches are applied via computer program.

Top things to know:

• David Stephens will present All Hands Production's verision of "The Reluctant Dragon" as a puppet show at the beginning at 10:30 a.m.  Children of all ages are welcome.
• Anime and Manga fans are invited to a meeting of the Anime Club at 6 p.m. at the Oconee County Library.  The program is available to teens ages 11-18.
• Watkinsville City Council meets at 7 p.m. to consider adoption of the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget. A complete draft of the agenda is attached as a pdf.
• It's opening night of the Rose of Athens Theatre's performance of "The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare at . Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the curtain goes up at 8:30 p.m. For more information about tickets and other performances, .