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Fairfield Morning Briefing: Friday, April 5, 2013 [Weekend Planner]

Local events, announcements, and reminders to start your weekend.

Today is Friday, April 5, 2013. On this day in 1614, Pocahontas married English tobacco planter John Rolfe.

Famous birthdays include Spencer Davis – 1900; Bette Davis – 1908; Gregory Peck – 1916; Colin Powell – 1937.

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HEADLINES

  • Pequot Avenue Home Sells for $1.5 Million in Southport
  • Discovery Museum Launches Two New Exhibits
  • Police Blotter
  • Local Voices

 

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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

Friday

  • Fashion Ladies' Night Out: 7 p.m., Our Lady of the Assumption School, $25. "A $25 donation includes appetizers, dessert, coffee and a complimentary glass of wine.  The evening will have vendors, a make-up artist, raffles and a signature drink." 
  • Creed Bratton at the Bijou Theatre: 8 p.m., The Bijou Theatre (275 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport), $38. "Bratton is a founding member of the iconic 1960s bands – the 13th Floor and The Grass Roots – and he’s bringing his unreformed tunes to The Bijou."

Saturday

  • Bone Marrow Drive: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Roger Ludlowe Middle School, free. "If you are between the ages of 18 to 44, stop by RLMS on Saturday and register to become a potential donor. You could be the help that Lara Berkman or someone like her needs."
  • RLMS PTSA Bunny Hop Family Golf Tournament: 10 a.m., Fairchild Wheeler Golf Club, $65. "Come on out and enjoy a wonderful day on the golf course!  And maybe you’ll win one of the prizes!!!  We look forward to seeing you at 'The Wheel'!"
  • Summer College Jumpstart! for Teens and Parents: 2 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Take some pressure off the busy fall by getting some helpful advice about what you can do this summer to prepare."
  • Colgate Professor Peter Balakian to Kick Off National Poetry Month: 4:30 p.m., Fairfield University Bookstore, free. "Colgate Professor Peter Balakian, will read from his latest book of poems, Ziggurat and from his memoir Black Dog of Fate, New York Times notable book."
  • Vivace Violins in Concert: 5 p.m., Fairfield Country Day School, $5. "Inspire the young musicians in your family or simply inspire yourself by hearing the hippest teen music ensemble in Connecticut!"
  • Boz Scaggs: 8 p.m., The Klein Memorial Auditorium, $50. "Grammy Award winning artist, Boz Scaggs, and his band will hit the road in 2013, performing the best known songs of his career."

Sunday

  • Band of Heathens: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $22. "Their most recent studio album Top Hat Crown & The Clapmaster’s Son spiked the already potent punch with a dash of jammy psychedelia."

 

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

 

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Thursday:

  • Friday: "Rain likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible."
  • Friday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph."
  • Saturday: "Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon."
  • Saturday night: "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 8 to 13 mph."
  • Sunday: "A slight chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent."
  • Sunday night: "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44."

 

INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

See also Fairfield Patch’s "Commute” page.

 

TIDES & TIMES

Friday

  • Low tide: 1:43 a.m.
  • Sunrise: 6:29 a.m.
  • High tide: 7:47 a.m.  
  • Low tide: 2:17 p.m.
  • High tide: 7:22 p.m.
  • Sunset: 8:21 p.m.

Saturday

  • Low tide: 2:46 a.m.
  • Sunrise: 6:28 a.m.
  • High tide: 8:49 a.m.
  • Low tide: 3:13 p.m.
  • Sunset: 7:24 p.m.
  • High tide: 9:17 p.m.

Sunday

  • Low tide: 3:43 a.m.
  • Sunrise: 6:26 a.m.
  • High tide: 9:45 a.m.
  • Low tide: 4:04 p.m.
  • Sunset: 7:25 p.m.
  • High tide: 10:08 p.m.

 

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


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