Darien Morning Briefing: 6.12.12, Tuesday

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Today is Tuesday, June 12, 2012.

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HEADLINES:

(Patch's new "Campaign Notebook" column)

Opinion:

(Lisa Bigelow's "Patch Back" column)

("You Said It" column)

Sports:

(Paul Devlin's SportsBeat column)

Features:

EVENTS & REMINDERS 

Adults & Family:

• eBook Wake Up: 10 a.m. Tuesdays, June 12 to July 10. Darien Library. "Meet our resident eBook expert on Main Street to find out how to download eBooks from the Library straight to your Kindle, iPad, nook, or other device. We'll tell you about those funny looking 3M machines on Main Street and get you reading on your iPhone or Android."—from the library announcement

• Come play with the Darien Community Band! 7:30 p.m., Darien Community Association. "Join in the fun with Scott Hutchason and the Darien Community Band as they play various concert band musical arrangements. This event is free and open to musicians - bring your wind instrument or percussion equipment, and Let's Make Some Music!"—from on Darien Patch

• Go Red for Women's Leadership Breakfast: $30. 7:30 a.m. Benefit for the American Heart Association. Darien Community Association. "Come meet award-winning Producer, Director, Writer ~ Joni Steele Kimberlin (Greenwich Resident) and learn about her journey producing a documentary film that uncovers the real inner beauty, wisdom and value of women's lives as they age. "Get Real! Wise Women Speak" - featuring Author Marianne Williamson; Entertainer Della Reese; Actress Jane Fonda; Poet Nikki Giovanni; Oceanographer Sylvia Earle; Buddhist Nun Tenzin Palmo & Editor Susan Taylor"—from  on Darien Patch

Ongoing:

• Paul Lipp: The Real Beauty of New England: June exhibit at the Geary Gallery. "[F]eaturing the detailed oils of Old Lyme, CT resident, Paul Lipp. The exhibit runs from June 1 to June 30. Open Wednesdays - Saturdays, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm. 576 Boston Post Road"—from 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:

• WEDNESDAY: in New Canaan

Kids:

• Drop In: Toddler Tales: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Storytime Room, Darien Library. "Walkers up to 36 months and a caregiver"—from the library announcement 
• Kids Summer Reading 2012: "Welcome to summer!  June 11 will be the first day that kids can sign up to participate in our Summer Reading Clubs or register for special Summer Reading programs.  After registering online, kids can come in to the Library to pick up their Captain's Log to track their reading. Stay tuned for more details!"—from the Darien Library announcement

Teens:

• Darien High School schedule: Final Exams 4 (8 to 10 a.m.) and 3 (10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
• DHS students: "If you purchased a yearbook, but have not picked it up, please go to Room G208 and do so!"—announcement on the high school website
• Darien Library remains open until 10:30 p.m. tonight.
• Virtual Teen Art Show: "All summer long, you can submit your artwork to share with teens from around New England.  What makes this opportunity so unique is that you'll be able to check out what teens your age are inspired by and vice versa.  So whatever medium you prefer--painting, sculpture, photography, charcoal, comic strips--start thinking about what you'd like to display on our virtual art gallery!"—from the Darien Library announcement
• Teen Summer Reading 2012: "Come to the Teen Lounge to get your copy of the Teen Summer Reading Program for 2012! We've got tons of special events this year that you won't want to miss.  There are so many we couldn't fit them all here so make sure to get a copy of the program to see all the awesome details."—from the Darien Library announcement

Darien High School graduation:

• Graduation Web page for Darien High School Class of 2012: "If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Main Office at the high school, (203) 655-3981. Graduation is Thursday, June 14 at 5:00 p.m. on the Darien High School Stadium Field (weather permitting). 
• Graduation rehearsals in the Auditorium:12:45 p.m., Wednesday and 10 a.m., Thursday.

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• Men in Black III: 7 p.m. PG-13 (1 hr., 44 mins.)—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted: 7 p.m. PG , (1 hr., 25 mins.)—IMDb—trailer—another trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

FORECAST as of 10:07 p.m. Monday (update)

• Tuesday: "A chance of showers, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind between 11 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent."
• Tuesday Night: "Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. Low around 64. Southeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible."
• 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:

• BOE Central Office/Mather Community Center Building Committee, 12 p.m., Room 206

• Monuments & Ceremonies Commission, 3:30 p.m., Room 206 (PDF of agenda)

• Board of Education, 7:15 p.m., School administrative offices at Town Hall, Board Meeting Room (PDF of agenda)

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

HOW TO USE PATCH:

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Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service.