Here are five things to know in and around Bethesda and Chevy Chase on Thursday, Aug. 15:
1.) Expect more nice weather on Thursday, with high temperatures in the upper-70s and no rain, The Weather Channel reported.
2.) The trial of a lawsuit alleging that private Bethesda boys' school The Landon School terminated the employment of an employee for reporting racially discriminatory behavior of other employees continues this week.
3.) Take in a free concert in downtown Bethesda. Free concerts are held on summer Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. in Veteran's Park, at the corner of Woodmont and Norfolk avenues.
4.) There's a new place for high-profile women to shop for high-quality business clothes: Nina McLemore, which fills in the long-vacant former Adolfo Dominguez storefront on the Wisconsin Place plaza in Chevy Chase. The store donates some of its profits to charities.
5.) Happy hour for a cause: Belly up to the bar Thursday night, starting at 5 p.m., at Bethesda's Tommy Joe's (4714 Montgomery Ln.) to help support Bethesda Cares, which serves the area's homeless population.
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