Darien Morning Briefing: 3.6.12, Tuesday

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Today is Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

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HEADLINES:

• (Heather Borden Herve column)

• ("You Said It" feature)

EVENTS & REMINDERS

Adults:

• Spring Book Discussion: 7 p.m. at Darien Library: "[O]n "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.
• Open House for Eagle Hill-Southport school: 9 to 10:30 a.m. "Eagle Hill-Southport is a school designed for bright, capable students experiencing academic difficulties because of a learning disability."—from on Darien Patch
  
• The YWCA Darien/Norwalk’s Masquerade Ball "will have a silent and live auction featuring unique items including travel and culinary experiences.  The Masquerade Ball will take place at the Country Club of Darien on March 24, 2012 and will feature dinner, cocktails, dancing in addition to the auction—from on Darien Patch
• WEDNESDAY: DHS Coaches Speak to middle school parents: "Darien High School coaches and the district athletic directors will be Middlesex Middle School on Wednesday, March 14th at 9:15am to discuss the various high school sports offered."—from on Darien Patch
• 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:

• WEDNESDAY: "Hugo" Matinee: 2 p.m., Darien Library.—from the library's announcement.
• FRIDAY: "The Lorax" Matinee: "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 "B" Day: Periods 4 | 7 | 3 | 58 (CAPT Week AP Review sessions schedule here)
  
• 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:

• Sewer Commission, 4 p.m., Room 406
  
• Advisory Board of Health, 7 p.m., Room 213
  
• Town Government Structure and Administration Committee of the Representative Town Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Auditorium
  
• Board of Finance, 7:30 p.m., Room 119
  

FORECAST as of 10:43 p.m., Monday (update)

• Monday: "Sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west."
• Monday Night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Southwest wind between 7 and 9 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: 6:19 a.m.
• Sunset: 5:51 p.m.

• Low tide: 3:31 a.m. (-0.1')
• High tide: 9:31 a.m. (7.5') 
• Low tide: 3:59 a.m. (-0.4')
• High tide: 9:59 p.m. (7.6')

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