Fairfield Morning Briefing: Friday, May 11, 2012 [Weekend Edition]

Today is Friday, May 11, 2012. On this day in 1934, a massive dust storm raged from the Great Plains to as far east as Atlanta, New York, and Boston.

Famous birthdays include Martha Graham – 1894; Salvadore Dali – 1904; Natasha Richardson – 1963; Cory Monteith – 1982.  

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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

Friday

• : 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., . “For 77 years and counting, members of Greenfield Hill Congregational Church and thousands across Fairfield County have celebrated the beauty of spring with the Dogwood Festival. The Festival is held over Mother’s Day weekend every year and offers a range of entertainment for all ages featuring local history and culture. Proceeds benefit charities near and far.”
• : 4:30 p.m., , free. “Educator, humorist and motivational speaker Dottie Bengoian will kick-off a three-day Educator Appreciation Event at the Fairfield University Bookstore. Ms. Bengoian's presentation LAUGH, LEARN AND LIVE will focus on bringing humor into the classroom while at the same time emphasizing the benefits of fun and laughter in all our lives.”
• : 6 p.m., , free. “Join us for the opening of sculpture artist Susan Tabachnick's show STUFF, on veiw at the Pious Bird. Enjoy a wine reception and meet the artist to find out more about her work.”
• : 7 p.m., , $32. “Hailed as the new Janis Joplin, even before she played the legendary rock icon in the off-Broadway hit Love, Janis, Dana Fuchs is a raspy-voiced blues-rock singer/songwriter whose versatile career has embraced music, theater, and film ("Across the Universe"). Fuchs and her band do freight-train blues-rock but it's her voice that steals the show.”

Saturday

• : 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., 1873 Hillside Drive. “Fairfield County Grange will be having a Tag, Bake and Plant sale. There will be interesting tag sale items. Our bake goods are all home made and delicious and plants ready for your garden are for sale. There will also be ten vendors selling a variety of goods to purchase.”
• : 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., 347 Lalley Boulevard. “Tools, kitchen, electronics, lawn & garden, furniture, outdoor furniture, copper cookware, bedroom sets (queen/twin and dressers), stamp collection.” 
• : 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., , $5. “Get the car shiny clean for Mother's Day! Stratfield School's Webelos will be washing cars, $5 apiece, for community members in the front loop of Fairfield Warde High School. Come one, come all!”
• : 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., . “For 77 years and counting, members of Greenfield Hill Congregational Church and thousands across Fairfield County have celebrated the beauty of spring with the Dogwood Festival. The Festival is held over Mother’s Day weekend every year and offers a range of entertainment for all ages featuring local history and culture. Proceeds benefit charities near and far.” 
• : 10:30 a.m., , free. “Stop stressing over college and tuition costs and save your retirement! Funding college costs might be easier than you think.  Financial planner Michael Dailey is back at the Library, presenting an expanded version of his Paying for College session featured in last month’s College Expo II.” 
• : 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., , free.  “Kelsey Banfield is the founder and editor of THE NAPTIME CHEF.com and producer for THE NAPTIME CHEF Cooking Show, found online. She writes for various other publications including Babble and New York Family Magazine's Yummy Delicious blog. She lives in Fairfield with her husband and her daughter, who still takes afternoon naps.” 
• : 7 p.m., , $62. “Returning to Stage One with an irreverent and rockin' collection of tunes is the smartly hilarious and always thrilling Loudon Wainwright III. Tagged as one of the many “New Dylan” talents in the early ‘70s, Loudon Wainwright III’s music is remembered for its sincere, candid and witty lyrics.” 
• : 9:30 p.m., , free. “Hear all your favorite funk, soul, and R&B classics by the tri- state's premier soul band featuring a four piece horn section.”

Sunday

• : 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., 347 Lalley Boulevard. “Tools, kitchen, electronics, lawn & garden, furniture, outdoor furniture, copper cookware, bedroom sets (queen/twin and dressers), stamp collection.”
• : 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., . “For 77 years and counting, members of Greenfield Hill Congregational Church and thousands across Fairfield County have celebrated the beauty of spring with the Dogwood Festival. The Festival is held over Mother’s Day weekend every year and offers a range of entertainment for all ages featuring local history and culture. Proceeds benefit charities near and far.”
• : 7 p.m., , $32. “It seems like Rick Derringer has been on the rock & roll scene forever -- actually, it's only been since 1965, which makes him one of the more enduring veterans of his generation. Known for the unforgettable song “Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo,” featured in the film Dazed and Confused, Derringer is bringing his brand of anthemic rock to StageOne.”

AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Dark Shadows – 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:35 p.m. 10:05 p.m. (1 hr. 38 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• The Five-Year Engagement – 1:10 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 4 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Hunger Games – 12:30 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (2 hrs., 22 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer 
• The Lucky One – 1 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (1 hr., 41 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes - Trailer
• Marvel’s the Avengers – 12:45 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 10:20 p.m. (2 hrs. 22 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Marvel’s The Avengers 3D – 12:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 9:50 p.m. (2 hrs., 22 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Raven – 9:20 p.m. (1 hr., 43 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – 1:30 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 6:50 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

FORECAST as of 1 p.m. on Thursday:

• Friday: “Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind between 11 and 18 mph.”
• Friday night: “Clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind between 8 and 11 mph.”
• Saturday: “Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind between 8 and 11 mph.”
• Saturday night: “Mostly clear, with a low around 54.”
• Sunday: “Partly sunny, with a high near 70.”
• Sunday night: “A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.”

INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

See also Fairfield Patch’s “Traffic & Gas Prices” 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: 4 a.m.
• Sunrise: 5:38 a.m.
• Low tide: 10:29 a.m.
• High tide: 4:38 p.m.
• Sunset: 8:01 p.m.
• Low tide: 10:55 p.m.

Saturday

• High tide: 5 a.m.
• Sunrise: 5:37 a.m.
• Low tide: 11:27 a.m.
• High tide: 5:37 p.m.
• Sunset: 8:02 p.m.
• Low tide: 11:58 p.m.

Sunday

• High tide: 6:02 a.m.
• Sunrise: 5:36 a.m.
• Low tide: 12:25 p.m.
• High tide: 6:37 p.m.
• Sunset: 8:03 p.m.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to the closest selection to Fairfield, Bridgeport Harbor).