Darien Morning Briefing, Oct. 17

Today is Monday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Get to Know Your iPad: At 10 a.m., the  hosts a drop-in session on how to use your iPad, including "putting the device to sleep and waking it up, downloading an app, syncing it with your email, borrowing eBooks from the library, and more."
  
• Linda George paintings: From now until Nov. 9,  by Linda George will be on display in the library's Art Gallery.
• Preschool time: Drop by the library from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. for Preschool Time, featuring stories, songs, and act-outs for children ages 3 to 5.
• 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

• The Big Year: 7:00 p.m. (1 hr. 40 min.)
• Real Steel: 7:00 p.m. (2 hr. 7 min.)

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Board of Selectmen: 7:45 p.m., room 206 [agenda]
• RTM Planning, Zoning, & Housing Committee: 7:30 p.m., Town Hall Auditorium [agenda]
• RTM Education Committee: 8:00 p.m., room 119 [agenda]

FORECAST

• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. West wind between 13 and 16 mph. 
• Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind between 9 and 14 mph. 

TIDES & TIMES

• High tide: 3:14 a.m. (6.6')
• Sunrise: 7:07 a.m.
• Low tide: 9:19 a.m. (1.2')
• High tide: 3:20 p.m. (7.1')
• Sunset: 6:11 p.m.
• Low tide: 9:59 p.m. (0.8')

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 539 BC: Cyrus the Great marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile.
• 1888: Thomas Edison files a patent for the optical phonograph (the first movie).
• 1931: Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.
• 1933: Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.
• 1965: The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair closes after a two year run. More than 51 million people had attended the two-year event.
• 1966: A fire at a building in New York kills 12 firefighters, the NYFD's deadliest day until the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• 1979: Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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.