Darien Morning Briefing: 4.13.12, Friday

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Today is Friday, April 13, 2012.

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HEADLINES:

"The Titanic, 100 Years Later" series:

EVENTS & REMINDERS

Adults

• Friday Night Wine Down: 5 p.m., Nicholas Roberts Fine Wines, 1053 Post Rd. "Every Friday we feature items that we feel are worth sharing. Stop in and grab a taste.  We usually pick three of four wines, but sometimes we change things up ... tequila, rum, bourbon. It's always a good time."— on Darien Patch 
• Play: "I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change": 8 p.m., Friday, Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday. Darien Arts Center's Cabaret Theatre, 2 Renshaw Rd.—from the
• Film: "Caramel": 6:30 and 8:30 p.m., Darien Library. Rated PG; (95 mins.) Arabic with English subtitles (2008). "This Lebanese film follows the lives and loves of five women whose paths criss-cross in Beirut. They work and play in and around a beauty parlor where their issues involve an affair with a married man, an engagement to a stubborn alpha male, and dalliances with the customers both male and female in this sweet comedy."—from the library announcement
• Donation Drive: Gently used blankets and towels for pets: All day at The Hairy Barker Inn & Spa, 21 Tokeneke Rd. The store "is collecting GENTLY USED towels and blankets for BLANKETS AND BOWLS. These are among the most asked for items at shelters. Blankets and Bowls will distribute these items to any shelter in need."—the on Darien Patch.
• Reserve a seat: Beds & Borders talk on gardening: "Heather Stephenson, head of product development at Beds & Borders, national leaders in container gardens, will be holding a talk at Nielsen's Florist on Sunday, April 15 at 1 p.m. She will be discussing cold weather plantings and how to combine, annuals, bulbs and perennials to create beautiful containers. You'll also learn how to select plants with a variety of colors and textures [...]"—from on Darien Patch
• SUNDAY: Silent Film: Harold Lloyd's "Speedy": 2 p.m., Darien Library. (1928) with Harold Lloyd and Ann Christy; Not Rated (85 minutes). "Harold Lloyd’s classic silent comedy Speedy will be presented with a live piano score by noted film scholar and accompanist John Mucci. [...] John Mucci has been accompanying silent films since 1972, and has been acclaimed as 'bringing the silents back to life' and providing 'hair-raising experiences' during the many chase scenes for delighted audiences."—from the library announcement

Parents:

• Parent Film Series: "Race to Nowhere": Free. PG-13 (1 hr. 25 mins.), 2009. 10 a.m. Community Room, Darien Library. "'Race to Nowhere' points to the silent epidemic in our schools: cheating has become commonplace; students are disengaged; stress-related illness and depression are rampant; and many young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired."—from the library's announcement—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

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."—from the library announcement

• IMAX movies at the Maritime Aquarium: 10 North Water St., Norwalk. Sea Rex (11 a.m., 2 p.m.), Born to be Wild (noon), Search for the Great Sharks  (1 and 3 p.m.)—from an aquarium Web page

• Meerkats exhibit at the Maritime Aquarium: "These are active animals with very charismatic faces and highly interesting social structures, so they are a lot of fun for visitors to watch.”—Jack Schneider, the Aquarium’s curator of animals, quoted on this aquarium Web page.

Teens:

• Schedule:"Homeroom D" Day. Periods: 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7
• "Game On": 3 to 4 p.m., Darien Library—library announcement
• APRIL RECESS STARTS THIS WEEKEND
  
• DEADLINE TODAY: CAS Bandjam Comes to Darien High School "The deadline for the submission of registration materials is Friday, April 13, 2012."— on Darien Patch.
  
• DEADLINE TODAY: Direct a one act play: "Anyone interested in directing a Student One-Act Production must submit two copies of their form and script to Mr. Speiser or Ms. Herman by Friday."—announcement, Darien High School website.
• "Trashless Tuesday" is April 24 during Earth Week. "There will be a  “Swap, don’t Shop” event in the vending area of the café.  Staff and students are invited to bring in a gently used item – and take home a new treasure!  Anything that can be carried out by hand is welcome.  For more information, see Katie Maccarone or Felicia Knise."—Darien High School announcement
• Depot April Calendar

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• The Three Stooges: 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., PG (1 hr., 46 min.)—IMDb—trailer—even stupider trailer—Rotten Tomatoes
• The Hunger Games: 7 and 9:45 p.m., PG-13 (2 hrs., 22 mins.)—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

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:

No known government meetings today.

FORECAST as of 10:29 p.m. Thursday (update)

• Friday: "Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind between 8 and 10 mph."
• Friday Night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 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: 6:18 a.m.
• Sunset: 7:31 p.m.

• High tide: 4:27 a.m. (7.8') 
• Low tide: 11:06 a.m. (-0.1')
• High tide: 5:07 p.m. (7.0')
  
• Low tide: 11:28 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).