Darien Morning Briefing, Sept. 29

Today is Thursday, Sept. 29, the 272nd day of 2011. Shana Tova!

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Classical Guitar: At 7 p.m., Bret Williams will appear at the  for a classical guitar performance featuring Domeniconi, Llobet, and Piazzolla. The event features a wine and cheese reception.
• Baby Laptime: At 9:30 a.m., the library hosts a "lapsit" storytime for pre-walking babies and caregivers.
• 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

• None scheduled

FORECAST

• Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Thursday night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind between 5 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

TIDES & TIMES

• High tide: 12:54 a.m. (8.3)
• Low tide: 7:11 a.m. (-0.6')
• Sunrise: 6:48 a.m.
• High tide: 1:15 p.m. (9.1')
• Sunset: 6:40 p.m.
• Low tide: 7:48 p.m. (-0.9')

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 480 BC: The Greek fleet under Themistocles defeats the Persian fleet under Xerxes I in the Battle of Salamis.
• 1907: The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital.
• 1916: John D. Rockefeller becomes the second billionaire.
• 1951: The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC.
• 1982: The 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders begin when the first of seven individuals dies in metropolitan Chicago.
• 2005: United States Senate confirms John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States.

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.