5 Useful Things To Know Today: Dec. 15

1. Temperatures will rise today to the high 50s, but the dry weather will be no more. There is a 60 percent chance of precipitation in the afternoon to early evening.

2. The Poolesville High School Music Department will hold a Winter Concert of seasonal music at 7 p.m. tonight. Admission is free.

3. Take your preschooler out to hear great stories and sing along to some great songs beginning at 11 a.m. at the Arts Barn Theatre.

4. In case you missed it: Since the late 1990s, church members at Prince of Peace Lutheran in North Potomac have been donning costumes and braving the elements by standing out on the church’s front lawn to spread Christmas cheer to rush hour traffic on Route 28.

5. On this day in history: The Bill of Rights took effect with Virginia's ratification of it in 1791. Animated-cartoon pioneer and movie producer Walt Disney died in Los Angeles in 1966.