Darien Morning Briefing, Aug. 11

Today is Thursday, Aug. 11, the 223rd day of 2011.

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Women of the 50s & 60s: On Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., the hosts a discussion group titled "Women of the 50s and 60s." Conversation revolves around the hit AMC show Mad Men and the role of women in the workplace during this period. For more information, contact the senior center at 203-656-7455.
• Teen Writers Group: The 's Teen Writers Group meets today from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• Currier & Ives Exhibit: The 's exhibit "A Collection of Currier & Ives" continues today and runs through Sept. 9. The show features 22 lithographs by the iconic printmaking firm on loan from the Ziegler Family. The society is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Get Puzzled: Help the library solve the world's largest jigsaw puzzle in record time for a chance to be entered into the Guinness Book of World Records.
• DCA Closed: The  is closed through Friday, Aug. 12.

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• Rise of the Planet of the Apes: 5:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (1 hr. 50 min.)
• Crazy, Stupid, Love: 4:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 9:30 p.m. (1 hr. 47 min.)

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• None scheduled

FORECAST

• Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind between 6 and 13 mph. 
• Thursday night: Clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind around 6 mph. 

TIDES & TIMES

• Low tide: 4:21 a.m. (0.2')
• Sunrise: 5:59 a.m.
• High tide: 10:17 a.m. (7.1')
• Low tide: 4:33 p.m. (0.5')
• Sunset: 7:58 p.m.
• High tide: 10:37 p.m. (7.9')

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1929: Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
• 1934: The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
• 1972: As the Vietnam War winds down, the last U?S/ ground combat unit departs South Vietnam.
• 2003: NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Long Neck Point); 'Today in History' items compiled from Wikipedia and other sources.