Fairfield Morning Briefing: Friday, March 8, 2013 [Weekend Edition]

Today is Friday, March 8, 2013. On this day in 1917, Russia's February Revolution began.

Famous birthdays include Hannah Van Buren – 1783; Cyd Charisse – 1922; Freddie Prinze Jr. – 1976; James Van Der Beek – 1977.

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HEADLINES

• Eleven O'Clock Road Home Sells for $1.2 Million in Fairfield
• Beatles Tribute Band to Play SHU's Edgerton Center March 15
• Newtown News Center
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

Friday

• Zumbathon for Alzheimer's: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., The Edge Fitness Club, $15. Non-members welcome; raffles & prizes.
• Jennifer Butler 2013 Spring Fashion Show: 7 p.m., The Delamar Hotel, $70.
  "Join us for an evening of fashion that also benefits the Fairfield Public Library."
• Back to the Eighties Show with Jessie's Girl: 8 p.m., The Bijou Theatre (275 Fairfield Ave in Bridgeport), $19. "Come 'Back to the Eighties!' with the band, Jessie’s Girl!

Saturday

• Emagination Computer Camps Open House: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m., Fairfield University, free. "Directors to provide a program overview and campus tours of the new Connecticut summer camp location."
• Family Day - Renaissance Art & Culture: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., The Bellarmine Museum of Art, free. Drop-in craft activities, child-friendly gallery, talks, story times in the museum. Please call 203-254-4046 or email museum@fairfield.edu to reserve a spot.
• 'Wonder' Reader's Theater: 3 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Have you read "Wonder" yet, Fairfield’s 2013 One Book One Town selection by R. J. Palacio?  See the book brought to life."

Sunday

• Opera in Cinema Series - 'Lohengrin (La Scala)': 1 p.m., The Bijou Theatre, $20. "It is the story of a knight, the prince of Christianity, who comes to the rescue of the mild Elsa of Brabant, to save her from a dishonorable accusation of fratricide."
• Celestial Sounds with Etherea Vocal Ensemble: 4 p.m., First Church Congregational, free. "Celestial sounds will fill the sanctuary on Sunday afternoon, March 10th at 4 pm when Etherea, a group of nine treble voices, sings at First Church."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Les Miserables (PG-13) –12:40 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (2 hrs., 37 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Lincoln (PG-13) – 12:50 p.m. 4:05 p.m., 7:25 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 30 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) ­– 1 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 10 p.m. (2 hrs., 7 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful in 3D (PG) – 12:30 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 6:35 p.m., 9:25 p.m. (2 hrs., 7 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Quartet ­ (PG-13) ­– 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9:15 p.m.  (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Safe Haven (PG-13) – 1:20 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:45 p.m. (1 hr., 55 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Side Effects (R) – 1:35 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook (R) – 1:10 p.m., 3:55 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 9:35 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Zero Dark Thirty (R) – 12:30 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m. ­(2 hrs., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Thursday:

• Friday: "Snow before 3 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow. High near 38. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible."
• Friday night: "Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. North wind 11 to 17 mph."
• Saturday: "Sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 8 to 10 mph."
• Saturday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 30."
• Sunday: "Partly sunny, with a high near 48."
• Sunday night: "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36."

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

• Low tide: 1:58 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:16 a.m.
• High tide: 8:04 a.m.
• Low tide: 2:35 p.m.
• Sunset: 5:52 p.m.
• High tide: 8:36 p.m.

Saturday

• Low tide: 2:57 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:14 a.m.
• High tide: 9:01 a.m.
• Low tide: 3:27 p.m.
• Sunset: 5:53 p.m.
• High tide: 9:28 p.m.

Sunday

• Low tide: 4:50 a.m.
• Sunrise: 7:13 a.m.
• High tide: 10:53 a.m.
• Low tide: 5:15 p.m.
• Sunset: 6:54 p.m.
• High tide: 11:16 p.m.

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