Community Corner

Darien Morning Briefing, Aug. 17

A roundup of local information and events to start the day.

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

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  • Farmers Market: The Darien Farmers Market is open for business from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the municipal parking lot off of Mechanic Street (across from Goodwives Shopping Center).
  • The Perfect Game: At 2 p.m., the hosts a free screening of The Perfect Game. The 2009 picture stars Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, and Moises Arias.
  • Summer Reading Finale with Amor Towles: From 7 to 8:30 p.m., the library hosts a wine and cheese party to wrap up its Adult Summer Reading program. Amor Towles, author of Rules of Civility will lead a presentation, followed by a book signing. There will also be a drawing for an iPad 2.
  • Mather Center presentation: At 10 a.m., committee chair Norm Guimond and architect Tom Arcari will appear at the at for a presentation on the Mather Center, part of a broader facilities "shuffle" planned by the town.
  • Milling and Paving: The town's milling and paving schedule continues this week. For details, .
  • 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.

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

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  • None scheduled

FORECAST

  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 87. North wind at 7 mph becoming southwest.
  • Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. Southwest wind between 5 and 7 mph. 

TIDES & TIMES

  • High tide: 2:08 a.m. (7.2')
  • Sunrise: 6:05 a.m.
  • Low tide: 8:22 a.m. (0.5')
  • High tide: 2:26 p.m. (7.6')
  • Sunset: 7:50 p.m.
  • Low tide: 8:51 p.m. (0.6')

TODAY IN HISTORY

  • 1959: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, the best selling jazz recording of all time, is released.
  • 1978: Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
  • 1982: The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany.
  • 1998: President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
  • 2008: Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Games.

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.


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