Darien Morning Briefing: 3.5.12, Monday

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Today is Monday, March 5, 2012.

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HEADLINES:

EVENTS & REMINDERS

Adults:

• Monday Matinees for Parents—"Growing up Online": 10 a.m., Darien Library. "This Frontline documentary peers inside the world of the new cyber-savvy generation of tweens and teeens; a generation with a radically different notion of privacy and personal space. 60 minutes."—from the library announcement
• DivorceCare:  Refreshments in the Noroton Presbyterian Church Parlor at 7:15 p.m.; program from 7:30 to 9 p.m. $15 for workbook. DivorceCare is "a confidential weekly seminar for people who are separated or divorced.  It is a safe environment for learning valuable information about healing from the hurt of divorce. [...] The format is set up for participants to join at any time."— on Darien Patch
• TUESDAY: March 6: Spring Book Discussion on "Steve Jobs," a biography by Walter Isaacson. "We have copies of the books available for patrons to borrow, but prior reading of the books is not necessary to attend the discussions. [...] Our Spring Book Discussion Series will continue with The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides on Tuesday, April 3 at 7 p.m., and The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach on Tuesday, May 1 at 7 p.m."—from the Darien Library announcement.
• One Book, One Community 2012: "Visit us now to check out your copy of 97 Orchard [for adult] or The Inquisitor's Apprentice [for young readers]. Then, join us in March and April as we host a slew of discussions, workshops, lectures, film screenings, and events that support the books’ themes. There will be programs for adults, teens, and children. Help build a better community!"

Kids:

• "The Lorax" Matinee on Friday: "The Darien High School Orchestra is hosting a special fundraising viewing of "The Lorax" at the Darien Playhouse on Friday, March 9 at 4 p.m.  All proceeds go toward supporting the Orchestra's upcoming trip to Disney World as performers in the Magic Music Days. A limited number of tickets are available.  To order tickets, please contact Jane Minnis at 203-655-3981, ext. 2287 or JMinnis@darienps.org."—from the Darien Patch .

Teens:

• Darien High School schedule: CAPT followed by a Modified A Day: Periods 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 (CAPT Week AP Review sessions schedule attached)
  
• Movie Mondays: 3 p.m., Darien Library Teen Room. "Stop by the Teen Lounge at 3PM to watch a movie enjoy snacks!"—from the library announcement 
• Vote in the DMV Teen Safe Driving Video Contest for 2012: See the video attached to this article. The Connecticut DMV and Travelers Insurance are "sponsoring a challenge to communities – in Connecticut and outside the state — to view these videos and rally behind one,  as shown by the number of views it gets,  that best supports a community safety message.  Please help us promote this challenge. [...] Schools ranking in the Top 10 [...] can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/teensafedriving12 "—from The Depot website
• Darien Depot March Calendar (closed Monday)
  

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• The Artist: 7 p.m., P.G.-13 (1 hr., 40 min.)—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes
  
• The Lorax: 7 p.m., PG-13 (1 hr. 26 min.)—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

• Lorax Matinee on Friday: "The Darien High School Orchestra is hosting a special fundraising viewing of "The Lorax" at the Darien Playhouse on Friday, March 9 at 4 p.m.  All proceeds go toward supporting the Orchestra's upcoming trip to Disney World as performers in the Magic Music Days. A limited number of tickets are available.  To order tickets, please contact Jane Minnis at 203-655-3981, ext. 2287 or JMinnis@darienps.org."—from the Darien Patch .

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

All meetings take place in , 2 Renshaw Rd., unless otherwise noted. Since Darien town government provides no reliable, centralized list of town government meetings, and there is not enough time in the day to go searching for them, this list may well be incomplete:

• Planning, Zoning & Housing Committee of the Representative Town Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Employee Lounge (agenda)
• Education Committee of the Representative Town Meeting, 8 p.m., Room 119 (agenda)

FORECAST as of 9:22 a.m., Sunday (update)

• Monday: "Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind between 11 and 14 mph."
• Monday Night: "A slight chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 11 mph becoming west between 22 and 25 mph. Winds could gust 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

• Sunrise: 6:21 a.m.
• Sunset: 5:50 p.m.

• Low tide: 2:41 a.m. (0.4')
• High tide: 8:45 a.m. (7.1') 
• Low tide: 3:13 a.m. (0.0')
• High tide: 9:14 p.m. (7.0')

HOW TO USE PATCH:

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