Darien Morning Briefing: 5.18.12, Friday

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Today is Friday, May 18, 2012.

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EVENTS & REMINDERS 

Adults:

• Artist reception: Linda Lyons: 6 to 8:30 p.m., Lower level, Darien Library. "Please join our Art on View artist, Linda Lyons, at her reception [...] Her show is on view on the Lower Level in the Library until May 31. 'When engaged in painting from observation, I seek to evoke the sense of atmospheric phenomenon found in nature, creating a dialogue in which the subject transcends the canvas, evoking a sense of deep, intimate space, the perception of color as light,' she said."—from on Darien Patch (which has several samples of her work)
• PLAY: "The Runner Stumbles": $25. 8:00 p.m. Darien Arts Center (also on Saturday). "A young nun dies under mysterious circumstances in a remote parish in northern Michigan. Her superior, Father Rivard, stands charged with her murder."—from on Darien Patch
• NEW CANAAN: PLAY: "Sweet Bird of Youth" by Tennessee Williams: $20. Powerhouse Theatre, 677 South Ave., Waveny Park, New Canaan. (also on Saturday). "Chance Wayne, an actor whose career has hit the skids, has become a beach boy and been picked up in Palm Beach by fading movie star Alexandra Del Lago, who is travelling incognita as Princess Kosmonopolis. Now her gigolo/caregiver, Chance takes Princess to St. Cloud, his home town, so that he can reunite with the love of his life Heavenly, daughter of Boss Finley, and also boast to all that Princess is sponsoring his movie comeback."—from on Darien Patch
• Movie: "Margin Call" (2011): 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Community Room, Darien Library. With Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, and Demi Moore; Rated R; (1 hr., 29 mins.)—library announcement—IMDB—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

Saturday:

• SATURDAY: Let the Depot wash your car or your dog (or both): 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.—Depot announcement
• SATURDAY: St. Luke's Tag Sale: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ". "Shoppers will find bargains on furniture, antiques, collectibles and household items. Proceeds will support the town-wide Feed My Children meal-packing event this coming October."—from the on Darien Patch
• SATURDAY: Talk on container gardening: Free but R.S.V.P. 11 a.m. . "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
• SATURDAY: Author Talk: Rosencrans Baldwin, author of "Paris I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down": 5:30 p.m. . A "nimble, offbeat, up-to-date, surprising entry in the expat canon—a book about a young man who witnesses his preconceptions replaced by the oddities of a vigorous, nervy city"—from the Barretts announcement

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:

• 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: Preschool Time: 9:30 to 10 a.m. Darien Library. "Storytime for preschoolers ages 3 to 5. Includes stories, songs, and act-outs."—library announcement
  
• Drop In: We've Got Game: 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. Darien Library. "Come into the Children's Library for an afternoon of gaming. Ages 7 to 12."—library announcement

Teens:

• Darien High School schedule: "PLC H" Day. Order of periods: 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7
• SATURDAY: Band Night at the Depot: $10. "Doors open at 7 pm. Featuring Meg Richter, Premonition, Cataclysm."—Depot announcement
• SATURDAY: Let the Depot wash your car or your dog (or both): 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.—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: 7:30 and 9:45 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 and 9:45 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 1:11 a.m. Friday (update)

• Friday: "Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast."
• Friday Night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming northeast."
• 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.

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.