Fairfield Morning Briefing: Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Today is Tuesday, April 9, 2013. On this day in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.

Famous birthdays include Paul Robeson – 1898; Hugh Hefner – 1926; Dennis Quaid – 1954; Kristen Stewart – 1990.

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HEADLINES

• Pequot Library Funding Could Be Restored for Fiscal Year 2014
• Letter: 'The Great Tuesday Night Culture Massacre' of Pequot Library
• Accepted: Where Are Fairfield Seniors Heading Next Year?
• Police Blotter
• Local Voices

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Play With Your Food: 12 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $43. "PWYF is a theater program that includes a buffet lunch and dessert, short-play readings by professional actors and a post-show discussion. Performances are held from noon to 1:30 p.m. In April, lunch will be catered by Safita Restaurant."
• Graham Parker and the Rumour: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $60. "Known to the world for leading Graham Parker and the Rumour, which formed in 1975 and had worldwide success through 1980, Parker gave himself a new lease on creative life as a solo artist."
• Learn about being a Literacy Volunteer: 7 p.m., Fairfield Public Library, free. "Literacy Volunteers will train you to work with adult learners who want to learn English or improve their reading and writing skills." Learn about the program tonight.
• Barcelona Classics: 7 p.m., Barcelona Restaurant & Wine Bar, $35. "Come join us as we cook up some of Barcelona’s signature dishes. Included in the class are gambas and croquettes as well as a classic cocktail demo from some of our star bartenders."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

• Admission (PG-13) – 3:50 p.m., 7:10 p.m. (1 hrs., 57 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• G.I. Joe Retaliation (PG-13) – 4:15 p.m. ­(1 hr., 39 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• G.I. Joe Retaliation 3D (PG-13) – 7:25 p.m. (1 hr., 39 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Oz the Great and Powerful (PG) – 3:40 p.m., 6:35 p.m. (2 hrs., 10 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Quartet ­ (PG-13) ­– 4:20 p.m., 6:50 p.m. (1 hr., 37 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• Side Effects (R) – 4:30 p.m., 7:20 p.m. (1 hr., 46 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• Silver Linings Playbook (R) – 3:55 p.m., 6:40 p.m. (2 hrs.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer
• The Croods (PG) –5:25 p.m., 7:45 p.m. (1 hr., 38 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• The Croods 3D (PG) – 4:55 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (1 hr., 38 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes ­– Trailer
• The Host (PG-13) – 4 p.m., 7 p.m. (2 hrs., 5 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Osborn Hill Building Committee: 7:30 p.m., Sullivan Independence Hall (725 Old Post Road) first floor conference room (agenda)
• Board of Education: 7:30 p.m., Board of Education Conference Room (501 Kings Highway East, second floor) (agenda)

FORECAST as of 3 p.m. on Monday:

• Tuesday: "A chance of showers, mainly before 10 a.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent."
• Tuesday night: "A slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent."

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

• Low tide: 5:22 a.m.
• Sunrise: 6:23 a.m.
• High tide: 11:21 a.m.  
• Low tide: 5:34 p.m.
• High tide: 7:27 p.m.
• Sunset: 11:37 p.m.

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