Five Things to Know About Darien, June 1

Annual Dog Licensing: Darien's annual dog licensing period begins today and runs through the end of the month. To avoid a penalty, new licenses must be procured on or before June 30, when the current licenses expire. Owners can stop by the 's office ( room 101) weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information on fees and required paperwork, check here.

Amazing Park Pursuit: The 's Amazing Park Pursuit . The nature-based scavenger hunt runs through Sunday, when the center will host a 2 p.m. ice cream party for participants. If you haven't done so yet, drop by the center between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to pick up your family's Passport to the Parks, a guide to the hunt.

Tri-M Senior Recital: Join 's Tri-M Music Honor Society tonight at 7:30 p.m. for . Senior members of the society will perform "a variety of music, including jazz and classical" in the DHS band room. Refreshments will be served.

Exploring Much Ado About Nothing: Tonight at 7 p.m., Mark Schenker, associate dean at Yale University, will lead a discussion about Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing at the . Advanced reading of the play is not necessary, and copies will be made available during the lecture. (Shakespeare on the Sound's production of the play goes up June 16-26 in Rowayton's Pinkey Park.)

Boards and Commissions: Meeting tonight at Town Hall are the Environmental Protection Commission (7:30 p.m., room 206) and the Advisory Commission on Coastal Waters (7:30 p.m., room 213). The EPC is set to elect a new chairman following the resignation of outgoing chair Peter Hillman.