Darien Morning Briefing, Oct. 5

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Farmers Market: The Darien Farmers Market is open for business from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the municipal parking lot off of Mechanic Street (across from Goodwives Shopping Center).
• Favorite Cars Discussion: At 12:30 p.m., Donna Spellman — Director of Self Sufficiency and Independent Living with Family Centers — will be at the for her . This week's topic: favorite cars.
• Linda George Paintings: From now until Nov. 9,  by Linda George will be on display in the 's art gallery.
• 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

• Dolphin Tale: 7:00 p.m. (1 hr. 52 min.)
• Contagion: 7:00 p.m. (1 hr. 45 min.)

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Environmental Protection Commission: 7:30 p.m., Town Hall room 206 [agenda]
• Advisory Commission on Coastal Water: 7:30 p.m., Town Hall room 213 [agenda]

FORECAST

• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind between 13 and 17 mph. 
• Wednesday night: Clear, with a low around 46. North wind between 9 and 14 mph. 

TIDES & TIMES

• Low tide: 12:45 a.m. (0.6')
• High tide: 6:44 a.m. (6.9')
• Sunrise: 6:54 a.m.
• Low tide: 1:07 p.m. (0.9')
• Sunset: 6:30 p.m.
• High tide: 7:11 p.m. (7.2')

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1921: The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.
• 1947: The first televised White House address is given by President Harry S. Truman.
• 1962: Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.
• 1969: The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC.
• 1970: The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
• 1982: Johnson & Johnson initiates a nationwide product recall in the United States for all products in its Tylenol brand after several bottles in Chicago are found to have been laced with cyanide, resulting in seven deaths.
• 2001: Robert Stevens becomes the first victim in the 2001 anthrax attacks.

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.