Fairfield Morning Briefing: Friday, March 15, 2013 [Weekend Planner]

Today is Friday, March 15, 2013. On this day in 44 B.C.,  Julius Caesar was killed.

Famous birthdays include Andrew Jackson – 1767; Fabio – 1959; Eva Longoria – 1975; Will I Am – 1975.

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HEADLINES

• Beatles Tribute Band to Play SHU's Edgerton Center Tonight
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

Friday

• Connecticut Dance School Recital: 6 p.m., Westport Country Playhouse, $45. "2013 Annual Benefit featuring intermediate and advanced level dancers. Performance at 7:00 p.m., Silent Auction begins at 6:00 p.m. and continues after the performance."
• Band Together for the Alzheimer's Association: 6:30 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $35. "Back in March 2006, a simple idea of gathering local musicians and artists to play music and raise money for local charities, Band Together CT, was born."

Saturday

• : 11 a.m., Pequot Library, free. "Meet four large birds of prey which are unable to survive in the wild, but have learned to adapt as feathered 'ambassadors.'"
• Fairfield District 4 Representative Town Meeting: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "This meeting will provide the opportunity for District 4 residents to make any concerns known to their local representatives."
• Saving Civility with Author Sara Hacala: 1:30 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Author and manners expert Sara Hacala will explore how we can each contribute to making the world a more pleasant place to live through mutual respect, consideration and acceptance."
• American Brass Quintet Free Concert & Master Class: 2 p.m., Pequot Library, free. "Music for Youth & Pequot Library present the American Brass Quintet in a 50 minute FREE Young Persons Concert followed by masterclasses for advanced students in trumpet, horn, and trombone."
• New Riders of the Purple Sage: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $37. "Having originally featured most of the members of the Grateful Dead, The New Riders of the Purple Sage still brings honor to psychedelic country/rock."

Sunday

• Holy Cross Church St. Patrick's Day Luncheon: 12 p.m., Holy Cross Church, $15. "Complete dinner featuring Corned Beef, Cabbage, Potatoes, Carrots, Irish Soda Bread, Coffee & Dessert."
• Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Damien & Sally Connolly: 3 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Fairfield’s own talented Damien and Sally Connolly return to the Library to reprise last year’s popular performance."
• U2 Nation: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $22. "U2Nation is a four-piece U2 tribute band known for live performances that capture the look, sound, and feel of a U2 concert experience."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

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FORECAST

See the National Weather Service forecast for March 15 - 17.

INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

See also Fairfield Patch’s "Commute” page.

• Westport: northbound, south of Exit 19 – Maple Lane
• Fairfield: southbound, Exit 19 – Mill Hill Road
• Fairfield: northbound, Exit 21 – North Pine Creek Road
• Fairfield: northbound, Exit 22 – Fairfield Service Plaza
• Fairfield: northbound, Exit 22 – North Benson Road
• Fairfield: southbound, north of Exit 24 – Brentwood Avenue
• Bridgeport: northbound, Exit 26 – Wordin Avenue

TIDES & TIMES

Friday

• High tide: 2:06 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:04 a.m.
• Low tide: 8:35 a.m.
• High tide: 2:35 p.m.
• Sunset: 7 p.m.
• Low tide: 8:44 p.m.

Saturday

•  High tide: 2:49 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:03 a.m.
• Low tide: 9:18 a.m.
• High tide: 3:20 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:01 p.m.
• Low tide: 9:27 a.m.

Sunday

• High tide: 3:33 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:01 a.m.
• Low tide: 10:04 a.m.
• High tide: 4:08 p.m.
• Sunset: 7:02 p.m.
• Low tide: 10:15 p.m.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Southport Harbor).