Darien Morning Briefing, Sept. 14

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• 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).
• A Discussion of Roton Point: From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., the hosts "A Discussion of Roton Point" with members of the Roton Point Historical Committee. A book signing will follow.
• Something's Gotta Give: At 2 p.m., the library hosts a free screening of Something's Gotta Give. The 2003 picture stars Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, and Keanu Reeves.
• American Flag Project: From today to Oct. 1, a photographic exhibit by Steven Willard titled "" will be on display in the library's Art Gallery.

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• Contagion: 7:00 p.m. (1 hr. 45 min.)
• The Help: 7:00 p.m. (2 hr. 17 min.)

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• BOE Central Office/Mather Center Building Committee: 12:00 p.m., Town Hall room 206
• Five Mile River Commission: 7:30 p.m., Rowayton Community Center

FORECAST

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind between 7 and 9 mph. 
• Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm.

TIDES & TIMES

• High tide: 1:01 a.m. (7.3')
• Sunrise: 6:33 a.m.
• High tide: 7:12 a.m. (0.5')
• Low tide: 1:15 p.m. (7.8')
• Sunset: 7:05 p.m.
• High tide: 7:40 p.m. (0.4')

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1814: The poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner.
• 1901: President William McKinley dies after an assassination attempt on Sept. 6, and is succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.
• 1960: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded.
• 1969: The US Selective Service selects Sept. 14 as the First Draft Lottery Date.
• 1994: The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
• 2001: A National Prayer Service is held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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.