Darien Morning Briefing, June 24

Today is Friday, June 24th, the 175th day of 2011. Keep an umbrella handy.

EVENTS

• Summer Nights: continues tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Grove Street Plaza. Performing tonight: the Mars Project, an "awesome trio of seasoned professionals" with a rockin' blues sound.
• The Adjustment Bureau: The hosts a free screening at 7:30 p.m. of The Adjustment Bureau. The 2011 film stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.
• We've Got Game: Ages 10 and up can also drop by the library at 4 p.m. for a chance to play the latest XBox Kinect games.  Tournament winners receive a $10 gift card to Uncle's Brain Food Cafe. 

TIDBITS:

• Dog Licenses: Darien's annual dog licensing period continues 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 ones expire. Owners can stop by the 's office (Town Hall room 101) weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information on fees and required paperwork, check here.
• 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.

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS:

• None scheduled

FORECAST:

• Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind between 8 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. 
• Friday night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. East wind between 6 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

TIDES & TIMES:

• 12:23 a.m.: Low tide (1.09')
• 5:22 a.m.: Sunrise
• 6:14 a.m.: High Tide (6.30')
• 12:28 a.m.: Low tide (1.10')
• 6:37 p.m.: High tide (7.20')
• 8:30 p.m.: Sunset

TODAY IN HISTORY:

• 1916: World War I's Battle of the Somme begins with a week-long artillery bombardment on the German Line.
• 1975: An Eastern Air Lines Boeing 727 crashes at John F. Kennedy Airport, killing 113 people.
• 2010: The U.S.'s John Isner defeats France's Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in the longest professional tennis match in history.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from Tides.INFO (calibrated to Long Neck Point); 'Today in History' items compiled from Wikipedia and other sources.