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Five Things: Tom Paxton, Frogs and More at Hidden Oaks

Five things you need to know today Aug. 5, 2011

  1. Today's forecast will be a mix of sun and clouds with a high temperature around 88 degrees.
  2. is performing at tonight for the Spotlight by Starlight summer concert series.
  3. As part of the , The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet is performing in Lake Accotink Park in nearby Springfield tonight at 7:30 p.m.
  4. Tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 6, Hidden Oaks Nature Center is featuring live animals from 2 to 3 p.m. for children ages four and older. The cost is $5 per person. Register online or call 703-222-4664.
  5. On this day in 1962, movie actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her home in Los Angeles.


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