Darien Morning Briefing: 1.20.12, Friday

Today is Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.

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HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

Adults:

• Film: "Cave of Forgotten Dreams," 7:30 p.m., Darien Library, documentary, (90 min.), not rated; directed by Werner Herzog—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes—A documentary following an expedition into Chauvet Cave in France, "home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man," according to the library website, which adds that the movie "provides a unique glimpse of pristine artwork dating back to human hands over 30,000 years ago—almost twice as old as any previous discovery."
• Toddler Time Open House: 10 a.m., YWCA Office, 49 Old Kings Hwy. N.; for prospective parents.—YWCA website
• You will learn how and where to find city directories, the important and surprising clues they hold, and their use in finding those missing census records and vital records."—library website
• 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., Storytime Room, Darien Library. "Storytime for preschoolers ages 3 to 5. Includes stories, songs, and act-outs."—library website 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."—library website announcement.
• Babe Ruth Baseball Registration: "Registration for the 2012 Spring Babe Ruth Season continues online at www.dybs.org.  To avoid a $100 late fee, you must register and pay before January 31, 2012."—
• 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.
• 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: Midterm exams 7 (8 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and 8 (10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) are held today.
• Film: "To Save a Life": 7 p.m., free; 471 Mansfield Ave., sponsored by St. Paul's Church, PG-13 (Patch )—IMDb—trailer—HD trailer—Rotten Tomatoes—Wikipedia article
• SATURDAY: Band Night: 7 p.m., The Depot. Admission: $10. Featuring Pampalibros and Meg Richter, according to the Depot calendar.
• January Doings at the Depot: the Darien Depot's online calendar
• 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

• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: 7 and 9:30 p.m. (2 hrs., 9 min.)—IMDb—trailer—HD trailer—Rotten Tomatoes
  
• We Bought a Zoo: 7 and 9:30 p.m. (2 hrs., 4 min.)—IMDb—trailer—HD trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

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

FORECAST as of 6:28 a.m., Friday (update)

• Friday: "Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind between 9 and 14 mph."
• Friday Night: "Snow, mainly after 4am. Low around 23. North wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible."

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

• Sunrise: 7:14 a.m.
• Sunset: 4:55 p.m.

• Low tide: 2:24 a.m. (-0.1')
• High tide: 8:31 a.m. (7.8')
• Low tide: 3:10 p.m. (-0.5')
• High tide: 9:06 p.m. (6.9')

HOW TO USE PATCH:

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