Fairfield Morning Briefing: Thursday, May 17, 2012

Today is Thursday, May 17, 2012. On this day in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case “Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka” that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

Famous birthdays include Dennis Hopper – 1936; Bob Saget – 1956; Sugar Ray Leonard – 1956; Enya – 1961.   

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HEADLINES

• Local Voices
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• Fun in the Sun for Everyone! Win a Caribbean Trip! (announcement)
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COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• : 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., . “Call (203) 254-0666 to reserve a complimentary personal appointment to shop with one of our Style Experts and Chico’s will donate 10% of your sale proceeds to our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.”
• : 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., The Westport Inn (1595 Post Road E, Westport), $60 with reservation/$70 at the door. “This is the Fairfield Chambers fundraiser for 2012.  Food will be provided by 55 Wine Bar & Restaurant; Fairfield Cafe, Moe's Southwest Grill, Eramosa Restaurant, DaPietro's Restaurant; The Pantry (desserts).  Wine tasting provided by Casa DeVino.  Main Sponsor:  People's United Bank.”
• : 7 p.m., , $32. Lindley’s encyclopedic knowledge of music, his indomitable arsenal of stringed instruments, and his deft touch in every style put him on the top of everyone’s list of most able sidemen.”
• : 7 p.m., , $35. “The Jersey-born blues-rocker Walter Trout spent decades as an ace sideman, playing guitar behind the likes of John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, and Joe Tex and even rocked out with Canned Heat and the Bluesbreakers in the ‘80s.”
• : 7 p.m., , free. The club will discuss Patty Duke’s book “A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic-Depressive Illness.”
• : 7 p.m., , free. “This program, with international business consultant Richard Allison, will talk about:  finding the right mindset; working with an international business framework applicable to any size company; integrating cultural, economic and regulatory dimensions; understanding and overcoming the complexities of the cross-border arena; and thinking out-of-the-box to recognize opportunities in international business.”

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 Dictator – 12:35 p.m., 1:05 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 3:10 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 9:25 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (1 hr., 23 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 Lucky One – 1:05 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

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Public Hearing: 4:30 p.m., Old Town Hall (611 Old Post Road) second floor conference room (agenda)
• : 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) Meeting Room II (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday:

• Thursday: “Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind between 7 and 10 mph.”
• Thursday night: “Clear, with a low around 50. North wind between 3 and 5 mph.”

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

• Low tide: 3:43 a.m.
• Sunrise: 5:32 a.m.
• High tide: 9:45 a.m.
• Low tide: 3:47 p.m.
• Sunset: 8:07 p.m.
• High tide: 9:59 p.m.

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