Darien Morning Briefing, Sept. 26

Today is Monday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Medicare 411: From 10:00 a.m. to noon, drop by the  to learn the ins and outs of signing up for Medicare. The event will take place in the Community Room.
• 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.
• American Flag Project: From now until Oct. 1, a photographic exhibit by Steven Willard titled "" will be on display in the library'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

• Representative Town Meeting: 8:00 p.m., Town Hall Auditorium [agenda]
• RTM Public Health and Safety Committee: 7:15 p.m., room 213

FORECAST

• Monday: Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind. 
• Monday night: Patchy fog after 1 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind. 

TIDES & TIMES

• Low tide: 4:48 a.m. (-0.4')
• Sunrise: 6:45 a.m.
• High tide: 10:49 a.m. (8.5')
• Low tide: 5:15 p.m. (-0.6')
• Sunset: 6:45 p.m.
• High tide: 11:15 p.m. (8.4')

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1580: Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
• 1777: British troops occupy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.
• 1783: The first battle of Shays' Rebellion begins.
• 1960: In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
• 1973: Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.
• 1981: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.

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.