Darien Morning Briefing: 5.17.12, Thursday

Long video of the day: (1hr., 8 mins.): Dr. Ian Ayres lecturing on how best to craft incentives to stick to your goals at Darien Library.

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THIS MORNING: Explaining the Birds & the Bees: Register first. 9:30 a.m. Darien Library. "When should parents begin explaining reproduction, puberty, and sexual health to children? How can parents do so in a way that is informational yet developmentally appropriate?  Amanda and Ed will help moms and dads prepare to have a frank discussion on "the birds and the bees" with their child.  Please register online."—from the library announcement.  

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Today is Thursday, May 15, 2012.

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EVENTS & REMINDERS 

Adults:

• Meet the Author's Daughter: Reeve Lindbergh: 7 p.m., Darien Library. (Charles Lindbergh and his family lived in Darien.) "Reeve Lindbergh, daughter of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, will be our featured speaker to discuss her mother's final volume of letters and diary entries. Against Wind and Tide is a collection of the previously unpublished diaries and letters of writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906-2001) from between her 40th and her 80th birthdays. The material includes letters to her husband, aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, from 1947 until his death in 1974, as well as letters to her five children and to friends and acquaintances."—from the library announcement

• Darien High School Spring Concert: Free. 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). Auditorium, Darien High School. The DHS Band and Jazz Ensemble will be playing. ( on Darien Patch)
• SATURDAY: Talk on container gardening: Free but R.S.V.P. . "Andy Aiken from Pleasant View gardens, will be here on Saturday 5/19 to talk about what is new with Proven Winners this year and also go over his top picks for all of your container and landscape needs. Andy has worked in the horticulture industry for 20 years and designs all of the combinations that Pleasant View Gardens grows. Bring your containers and your questions and plan on leaving with some great color! Please call 203-655-2541 or email nielsen@nielsensflorist.com to R.S.V.P."—from  on Darien Patch

Ongoing:

• Food Drive for Person-to-Person: "For the month of May, the Darien Rowayton Bank branch, at 1001 Post Road, will be collecting non-perishable food items to benefit Person-to-Person. Janet King, Director of Volunteers, says “This is such a great way to help the increased number of our neighbors in need who come to us daily for food. We are in need of more food due to slow economic recovery. Please stop in the Bank and give what you can."—from the  on Darien Patch
• Submit art to the 54th Annual Darien Art Show & Sale: "Artists may enter up to two pieces of artwork, with a registration fee of $20 for adults and $10 for Students per submission. The Darien Arts Center encourages all interested artists to pre-register online through  its website."— on Darien Patch
• REGISTER: Darien's Got Talent competition: "Do you think you can dance like Jennifer Lopez, sing like Christina Aguilera, or play a musical instrument better than Yo Yo Ma or Jimmy Hendrix? [...] If the above describes you, and you are between the ages of 10 and 100, then start preparing for some awesome auditions [...]"—from the  on Darien Patch
• Crazy for Quilts ~ Scrapbooks in Silk and Satin: "Elegant, silk crazy quilts from the collection of the Darien Historical Society."—from on Darien Patch
  

Parents:

• Explaining the Birds & the Bees: Register first. 9:30 a.m. Darien Library. "When should parents begin explaining reproduction, puberty, and sexual health to children? How can parents do so in a way that is informational yet developmentally appropriate?  Amanda and Ed will help moms and dads prepare to have a frank discussion on "the birds and the bees" with their child.  Please register online."—from the library announcement.   
• SATURDAY: Our Gang Nursery School Open House: 9:30 a.m. to noon. 26 East Ln. "We have the best Day Care facility in Darien, large rooms, large playground, lessons in Italian and Spanish. Holiday and Vacation Camp, Snow Days Care, Summer Camp, Birthday Parties, Parent Survival Night, and Special Convenience Programs."— on Darien Patch 
• Methodist Family Center Preschool Camp: "MFCP is offering camp for preschool children starting May 29 and ending June 29"—from on Darien Patch
• New Methodist Family Center Preschool program for 4-year-olds: "MFCP is offering the new Navigators program to students enrolled in the four-year-old classes this fall."—from on Darien Patch.
• YWCA Toddler Time and Summer Fun Registration for 2012-2013
• at the Darien Nature Center

Kids:

• Drop-In: Baby Laptime: 9:30 to 10 a.m. Darien Library. "Pre-walking babies and caregivers participate in a lapsit storytime."—library announcement
• Crafternoons: 4:15 to 5 p.m. Darien Library. "Read a story and get crafty! Ages 5 to 7"—library announcement

Teens:

• Darien High School schedule: "G" Day. Order of periods: 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6
• Darien High School Spring Concert: Free. 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). Auditorium, Darien High School. The DHS Band and Jazz Ensemble will be playing. Know anyone in it? ( on Darien Patch)
• Donate your old sneakers: "Please donate your 'dirty old sneakers' for the Nike-Grind program which recycles sneakers to make safe athletic and playground surfaces. Any brand ... no metal parts. Drop off in blue bin in welcome center at DHS."—from an announcement on the Home page of Darien High School website
• Audition to play at graduation: There will be two slots available for musical performances at graduation. Performances could include an acappella song, a song with musical accompaniment, or an instrumental. Mandatory auditions will be held on Wednesday, May 30th at 2:45 in the Choral Room."—from the announcement on the Home page of Darien High School website
• SATURDAY: Band Night at the Depot: $10. "Doors open at 7 pm. Featuring Meg Richter, Premonition, Cataclysm."—Depot announcement
• Pet food collection: "DAWG [Darien Animal Welfare Group] will be collecting unopened dog and cat food, treats, toys, and paper towels from May 8-18.  The collection box is near the office, and all donations will go to the Humane Society of Connecticut."—Darien High School announcement
• Darien Depot: May Calendar

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• Dark Shadows: 7 p.m. PG-13 (1 hr. 53 min.)—"Are you stoned or something?" "They tried stoning me, my dear. It did not work."—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

• Marvel's The Avengers: 7 p.m. PG-13 (2 hrs. 22 min.). "Dr. Banner, your work is unparalleled, and I'm a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage monster." "Thanks."—IMDb—trailer—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

FORECAST as of 1:37 a.m. Thursday (update)

• Thursday: "Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 10 mph."
• Monday Night: "Clear, with a low around 46. North wind between 5 and 8 mph."
• Tide information

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 meetings this day.

DARIEN TV79 SCHEDULE

Airing this week…

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    • Weed Beach Bldg Comm.  5/9  ( runs :56 )                  AGENDA
      • Airs:  7:02, 8:52 AM & PM

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    • Board of Selectmen  5/7  (runs  :28 )                           AGENDA
      •  Airs:  6:10, 8:00  AM & PM

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    • Bd of Ed / Mather “Shuffle”  5/8   ( runs  :24 )                       
      • Airs  6:38, 8:28 AM & PM

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    •  RTM - Finance & Budget  5/7   ( runs  1:39 )              AGENDA
      •  Airs  4:31, 9:48 AM & PM

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    •  Board of Education  5/8    ( runs  2:16 )                     AGENDA
      •  Airs   2:15 AM & PM

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    • Planning & Zoning Comm  5/11   ( runs 2:48 )             AGENDA
      • Airs  11:27 AM & PM

Click on the blue AGENDA or VIDEO links above to see the document or video program. Live coverage pre-empts schedule above.

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

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Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service.