Community Corner

Darien Morning Briefing, Sept. 23

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

Today is Friday, Sept. 23, the 266th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

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  • Mom's Morning In: The 's Mom's Morning In series continues today at 10 a.m. with a performance by Tom Weber. The cost is $10 per child per event or $150 for a full-year pass. For details on the series, visit here.
  • Medicare 411: From 10:00 a.m. to noon, drop by the to learn the ins and outs of signing up for Medicare. The event will take place in the Community Room.
  • The Greatest Movie Ever Sold: At 7:30 p.m., the library hosts a free screening of The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. The 2011 documentary is by filmmaker Morgan Spurlock.
  • 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.
  • Children of the Desert: From now until Oct. 29, the  hosts "Bana Ba Motlhaba: Children of the Desert," featuring photographs by Dave Hamman and Botswanan crafts. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays.

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

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  • None scheduled

FORECAST

  • Friday: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming southeast between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Friday night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 65. East wind at 5 mph becoming south. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.  

TIDES & TIMES

  • Low tide: 2:17 a.m. (0.6')
  • Sunrise: 6:42 a.m.
  • High tide: 8:18 a.m. (6.9')
  • Low tide: 2:34 p.m. (0.7')
  • Sunset: 6:50 p.m.
  • High tide: 8:38 p.m. (7.6')

TODAY IN HISTORY

  • 1806: Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
  • 1845: The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York.
  • 1952: Richard Nixon makes the so-called "Checkers Speech."
  • 2002: The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox is released.

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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