Darien Morning Briefing: 1.11.13, Friday

Today is Friday, Jan. 13, 2012.

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Update: A "Hazadous Weather Outlook" was declared as of 4:24 a.m. Thursday for the New York metropolitan area, southern Connecticut and Long Island by the National Weather Service, which stated, "A strong cold front will move across the region tomorrow morning. Winds may approach wind advisory levels Friday into Friday night. A wind advisory may be needed."

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HEADLINES

Obituaries

EVENTS & REMINDERS

Adults:

• Opening Reception: For , a solo exhibition of selected artwork by Henry Caserotti,  from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Darien Library. Refreshments will be served. The show continues to Feb. 27. 
• JAN. 17: Republican Town Committee Caucus: Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00PM in the Town Hall Auditorium. "All registered Republicans (please bring proper ID) are encouraged to attend and support the 2012 - 2014 slate for the Republican Town Committee."—from posted on Patch.
• Get a Free Radon Testing Kit for Your Home: The Darien Health Department has 50 free kits to give out to residents. The American Lung Association is selling them for $12. An estimated 20,000 people in the United States die from lung cancer as the result of radon gas coming into their homes from their basements.
• The Catherine Lindsey Actors/Playwrights Workshop will present a series of workshops at Darien Library in February, March and April. "Interested playwrights should submit ten pages of their scripts to Robert Cusack at robert.cusack1@att.net by Feb. 1, 2012. [...] The workshops will allow the playwrights to refine their scripts, which will then be submitted to the Darien Library Selection Committee. On Sunday, June 10 at 2 p.m., the Actors/Playwrights Workshop will present the first public-staged reading of selections from the plays in the Library’s Community Room."—from the announcement on the library website.

Kids:

• DROP IN: PRESCHOOL TIME: 9:30 to 10 a.m., Darien Library: "Storytime for preschoolers ages 3 to 5. Includes stories, songs, and act-outs."—from the library announcement.
• DROP IN: WE'VE GOT GAME: 4:15 to 5:45 p.m., Darien Library: "Come into the Children's Library for an afternoon of gaming. Ages 7 to 12."—from the library announcement.
• Openings in Saturday Enrichment Program: "Intellectually curious students in grades 4-6 are invited to join like-minded children for some hands-on courses in topics like CSI: Forensics, Crazy Chemistry, Aware:Wolf, Mini Beast Biology, Math Puzzles and Riddles, Top Chef, Wondrous Words, Digital Photography, Shakespeare for Kids, Mural Painting, What Makes a Pop Song, and Expedition: China."— on Darien Patch about New Canaan Country Day School's "Think Beyond" enrichment program.
• Darien Little League Major League Tryouts: "All 10, 11 and 12-year olds (based on player's age as of 4/30/2012) who previously played in the Minors or AAA or are new this year and wish to tryout for the Majors should attend" a tryout, according to the . Mark your calendars: The "Primary Session" is on Jan. 22.
• ends Jan. 15.
• Create a video about a book you like, and enter it in the StoryTubes competition to win a prize. This week, Darien Library will have video equipment available for kids and teens from 5 to 18 years old to create their video, which can be entered into a competition from Jan. 20 to Feb. 20. The video equipment is available today from 1 to 6 p.m.

TEENS

• Darien High School Schedule: "H" day. Periods: 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7
• BAND NIGHT @ THE DEPOT: $10 admission. Doors open at 7 p.m. Playing: Meg Richter, Stereo Story, Premonition, Borrowed Glory.
• January Doings at the Depot: the Darien Depot's online calendar
• STUDY UP: Today is four days before midterm exams on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Darien Library will stay open late: until 10:30 p.m. from Sunday through Thursday, Jan. 15 to 19. According to the library's announcement: "Also, as we did last year, we'll be offering study breaks in the Teen Lounge on the evenings of Monday the 16th and Wednesday the 18th. We will be stocked with lots of goodies, plus cupcakes for you to decorate and then devour. And you can also grab a few rounds of Wii Sports to blow off steam while you're at it."
• WRITING COMPETITION: For this third annual event sponsored by library, there is "$100 for the winner in each age group and category, You will also have the opportunity to meet with published authors and have your work printed and read by a large audience. And can you imagine putting this on your college applications?" Poetry, fiction and nonfiction are all accepted. If you have any questions, call Erica at 669-5225. [...] To enter email your entry along with the application form to teenstaff@darienlibrary.org beginning on Jan. 1.  Participants have until Feb. 28 to enter for a chance to win cash prizes.  An awards ceremony will conclude the competition on Saturday, March 31."—from the Darien Library website.
• VIDEO COMPETITION:Create a video about a book you like, and enter it in the StoryTubes competition to win a prize. This week, the library will have video equipment available for kids and teens from 5 to 18 years old to create their video, which can be entered into a competition from Jan. 20 to Feb. 20. The video equipment is available today from 1 to 6 p.m.
• BANDS & ACTS COMPETITION: JAN. 28: The free event will feature free food. "A $350 first prize and $150 runner up prize will be offered to the best acts, chosen by members of the Darien Teen Advisory Board (Caroline Farrington, Katherine Feehan, and Dylan Gabriel ). Come to see all of your friends perform or come and be in the show! If you are interested in being an act, talk to any of the judges, Caroline Farrington, or Danielle Tilford."—from the library website. Here's the application form to download and fill out.

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• We Bought a Zoo: PG, (2 hrs. 4 min.)—IMDb—trailer—HD trailer—Rotten Tomatoes
• War Horse: 7 p.m. (2 hrs., 26 min.)—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

Films tonight at the Darien Library:

• Beginners: 7:30 p.m. (2011) Starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, and Melanie Laurent; Rated R; 105 minutes.(1 hr., 45 min.)—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes
• Midnight in Paris: 7:30 p.m., a special encore performance in the Conference Room:  (2011) Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, and Kurt Fuller; written and directed by Woody Allen; Rated PG-13; (1 hr., 34 min.)—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

All meetings take place in , 2 Renshaw Rd., unless otherwise noted.

No government meetings are scheduled for today.

FORECAST as of 9:42 p.m., Thursday (update)

A "Hazadous Weather Outlook" was declared as of 4:24 a.m. Thursday for the New York metropolitan area, southern Connecticut and Long Island by the National Weather Service, which stated, "A strong cold front will move across the region tomorrow morning. Winds may approach wind advisory levels Friday into Friday night. A wind advisory may be needed."

• Friday: "A chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Windy, with a southwest wind between 23 and 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible."
• Friday Night: "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind between 17 and 24 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph."

INTERSTATE 95 TRAFFIC CAMS

See also Darien Patch's "Traffic & Gas Prices" page.

• Stamford: southbound, Exit 8 - Elm St.

• Stamford: northbound, south of Exit 9 - Lockwood Ave.

• Darien southbound, north of Exit 9 - Darien Service Plaza

• Darien northbound Exit 12 - Tokeneke Rd.

• Darien northbound, south of Exit 13 - Darien Service Plaza

• Darien southbound, Exit 13 - Rt. 1 (Boston Post Rd.)

• Norwalk southbound, Exit 15 - Stuart Ave.

• Norwalk Rt 7 south of Exit 1 - Connecticut Ave.

• Norwalk northbound, Exit 15 - Rt. 7

TIDES & TIMES

• High tide: 1:46 a.m. (7.5')
• Sunrise: 7:18 a.m.
• Low tide: 8:07 a.m. (0.3')
• High tide: 2:04 p.m. (7.5')
• Sunset: 4:47 p.m.
• Low tide: 8:31 p.m. (0.5')

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Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Long Neck Point).