Darien Morning Briefing, Sept. 16

Today is Friday, Sept. 16, the 259th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• The Mars Project: The Darien Summer Nights series wraps up today at Grove Street Plaza with a performance by the Mars Project. Music runs from 6 to 9 p.m.
  
• Mom's Morning In: The 's Mom's Morning In series continues today at 10 a.m. with a performance by Les Julian. The cost is $10 per child per event or $150 for a full-year pass. For details on the series, visit here.
• The Conspirator: Drop by the  at 7:30 p.m. for a free screening of The Conspirator, part of the library's Friday Night Film Series. The 2010 picture stars Robin Wright, James McAvoy, and Tom Wilkinson. Light refreshments will be served.
• Friday Reads: From 10 to 11 a.m., Darien's Lisa Adams will be at the library for Friday Reads, a global community that comes together each week on Twitter to share whatever they're reading. Drop by, introduce yourself, and tell her what book you're working on. Today's theme: back to school.
• We've Got Game: Ages 7 and up can come by the library from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. for a chance to play Nintendo Wii on the big screen. Kids are encouraged to bring their own handhelds.

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• Contagion: 7:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m. (1 hr. 45 min.)
• The Help: 7:00 p.m., 9:45 p.m. (2 hr. 17 min.)

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• None scheduled

FORECAST

• Today: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 11 mph. 
• Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 6 mph. 

TIDES & TIMES

• High tide: 2:18 a.m. (6.9')
• Sunrise: 6:35 a.m.
• Low tide: 8:24 a.m. (0.8')
• High tide: 2:28 p.m. (7.5')
• Sunset: 7:02 p.m.
• Low tide: 8:58 p.m. (0.6')

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1776: American Revolutionary War: the Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
• 1908: The General Motors Corporation is founded.
• 1919: The American Legion is incorporated.
• 1959: The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
• 1991: The trial of the deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega begins in the United States.

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.