Darien Morning Briefing, Oct. 24

Today is Monday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Dre Towey: At 10 a.m., local musician Dre Towey will hold a concert at the Darien Library. Winner of a 2009 Parent's Choice Award, Towey will share music from her most recent album, Just Cause I Love Ya. Ages 2 to 5 are welcome with a caregiver.
• Linda George paintings: From now until Nov. 9,  by Linda George will be on display in the library's Art Gallery.
• Children of the Desert: From now until Saturday, 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 Ides of March: 7:00 p.m. (1 hr. 38 min.)
• Real Steel: 7:00 p.m. (2 hr. 7 min.)

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Darien Beautification Commission: 9:00 a.m., room B-3 [agenda]
• RTM Rules Committee: 8:00 p.m., room 119 [agenda]

FORECAST

• Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Southwest wind between 5 and 11 mph. 
• Monday night: Scattered showers, mainly before 11 p.m. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 49. South wind around 11 mph becoming west. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

TIDES & TIMES

• Low tide: 3:29 a.m. (-0.1')
• Sunrise: 7:15 a.m.
• High tide: 9:32 a.m. (8.3')
• Low tide: 4:02 p.m. (-0.5')
• Sunset: 6:00 p.m.
• High tide: 10:00 p.m. (7.9')

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1590: John White, The governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists.
• 1648: The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.
• 1929: The Black Thursday stock market crash hits the New York Stock Exchange.
• 1931: The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.
• 1945: The United Nations charter enters into force.
• 2002: Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, DC.
• 2003: The Concorde makes its last commercial flight.
• 2008: Many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst point declines in their history, with drops of around 10% seen in most indices.

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.