The public is invited to join the Darien Land Trust for their annual meeting on Sunday, November 13 at 5:00 pm. The meeting is located at the Wee Burn Country Club, 410 Hollow Tree Ridge in Darien. 

A special slide presentation by local photographer and birder, Chris Bosak, will also given. 

A full-size PDF of the meeting poster is available. 

On Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Darien Health Department in conjunction with the Darien Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription (and over-the-counter) drugs.  Bring your medications for disposal to the Darien Dump & Town Garage at Ledge Rd.  The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

The upcoming National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.  More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health.  Each day, approximately, 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America.  Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet.

DEA in conjunction with state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the United States conducted National Prescription Drug Take Back Days on Saturday, September 25, 2010 and April 25, 2011.  Nearly, 4,000 state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the nation participated in these events, collecting more than 309 tons of pills. Proper disposal of medications is also important in protecting the environment since low levels of prescription drugs have been detected in surface and groundwater in various locations throughout the country.

So to protect the environment and the health of our children, please:

• clean out the medicine cabinets
• leave the meds in the original containers
• block out any personal identifying information
• bring those prescription and over- the-counter meds to the special collection area at the Transfer Station on Saturday, October 29!
• Never flush meds down the toilet!

Please note that this collection effort is for drugs only. No other items such as needles or hazardous materials will be accepted.

David Knauf , Director of Health

Town of Darien

Vaccine is $30.00, Preservative Free and Available to Anyone over the Age of 3!

• Tuesday, September 27, 2011 from 9:30 to 11:30 AM at the Darien Senior Center
• Thursday, October 6, 2011 from 3 to 7:00 PM at the Darien Town Hall
• Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 9:30 to 11:30 AM at the Darien Senior Center
• By Appointment (Tuesdays Only)

• http://darienhealth.info
• http://darienhealth.com

Effective September 16, 2011                                                 Contact Info. Below

 

DARIEN  GOVERNMENT  ACCESS  TELEVISION - TV79

Bd of Education 9/13   ( runs  2:21 )

                –     Airs  7:00 AM, 1:04 PM, 12:20 AM & PM

RTM Rules Comm. 9/12 ( runs 1:10 )

               –     Airs   2:41 AM, 11:54 AM, 5:06 AM & PM

   RTM Public Health & Safety 9/12 (runs 1:03)

                –     Airs  3:51 AM, 9:30 AM, 3:25 PM, 6:16 AM & PM

    Bd of Ed/Mather Shuffle" 9/14  ( runs 1:21 )

               –     Airs  5:00 AM, 10:33 AM & PM

   Weed Beach Bldg Comm. 9/14 ( runs :36 )

               –     Airs 6:21 AM, 5:30 PM, 7:19 AM & PM


Live coverage (usually weeknight evenings) will pre-empt the schedule above.

To receive TV79’s weekly program schedule, e-mail us at channel79@darienct.gov.   Copies of TV79 coverage are available for $25 per DVD.

AUDITION NOTICE

Coming soon: Weekend One-Acts at Darien Library!

Coming SOONER: Auditions for Weekend One-Acts!

Auditions for "Variations on the Death of Trotsky" by David Ives will take place on Tuesday, September 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. and on Wednesday, September 7, from 6 to 9 p.m. (Callbacks, if necessary, will take place on Monday, September 12, from 6 to 9 p.m.)

Actors should bring a head-shot and resume and current contact information, including mobile phone number. Participants will be given audition sides to perform for the audition.

Performances are Actors’ Equity Association approved.

For best scheduling, contact Erin Shea at eshea@darienlibrary.org to confirm audition appearance and approximate time of arrival. Auditions will take place in the Library’s Conference Room, located on the Mezzanine level. Flexible evening and weekend rehearsal schedule will begin in mid-September.

Summary of Play:

"Variations on the Death of Trotsky" by David Ives is a hilarious one-act comedy, divided into eight parts. The play fictionalizes the day of the death of Trotsky, divided into eight scene variations in which Trotsky dies at the end of every scene progressing the story a bit further each time.

Casting: 2 Males and 1 Female

Character Descriptions:

Leon Trotsky -- Male, (age range, 40-70) -- A Commanding Historical Figure, Trotsky conducts himself as though he is still the Russian Red Army leader, despite his exile in Mexico.

Mrs. Trotsky -Female (age-range, 30s-60) -- A respectful, but often confused wife of Trotsky.

Ramon – Male 25-50s -- Sneaky, guitar-playing Mexican communist.

The performances of Weekend One-Acts will take place in the Community Room on Friday, October 14 at 7 p.m., and on Sunday, October 16 at 2 p.m.

Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen’s).

Weather permitting, on Friday, July 8, from 11 a.m. to noon, the Darien Summer Strings will be performing in the Library's Courtyard.

The Darien Summer Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Jane Minnis, is an ensemble of 20 middle school and high school string players. The group performs classical and popular music favorites at local venues, including Darien Farmer's Market, the Bridgeport Bluefish games, and right here Darien Library!

We happily welcome them back to Darien Library for this special summertime treat. 

Please come by for some great music, linger by the fountain, and enjoy the refreshing sounds of these talented young musicians. 

Don't miss out on Darien's very own Farmers' Market. You'll find fresh fruit and vegetables, baked goods, jams and jellies, and more! Every Wednesday until December 21. Mechanic Street, behind the Fire Department.

This summer at Darien Library, take part in a Beat-the-Heat Challenge – we are working to complete the world's largest commercially sold puzzle! (Keith Haring: Double Retrospect)

The Kick-off!
Saturday, June 18

10 AM -- Ribbon-cutting
2 PM -- Cake and coffee

(Child-friendly puzzles will be available all day in the Community Room.)

Below is a schedule of Puzzling events to be held this summer at the Library: 

Sunday Family Puzzle Days
Every Sunday, 1 – 5pm
Here is a project the entire family can enjoy! Join us for these intergenerational puzzle times.

Senior Saturdays
Every Saturday, 9 – 5pm
Beat the heat with a relaxing day spent building the puzzle, and meet others with similar puzzling interests. It’s the perfect way to keep the mind, body, and soul active.

Puzzle Potlucks
Thursday, July 7 at 7 PM
Thursday, August 11 at 7 PM
It’s Girls’ Night Out at Darien Library! Gather all of your friends for an evening of puzzling, and help us complete the world's largest commercially sold puzzle. We provide the wine, you provide the snacks.

Teen Puzzle Challenge
Tuesday, July 19 at 3 PM
Hey Teens, are you good at puzzles and love competition? Join us for some healthy puzzle competition, food, and fun. The person who gets the most pieces in the correct place in this giant puzzle during the duration of the program wins an iTunes gift card! Refreshments will be served. 

Film Screening of Puzzle
Friday, August 5 at 7:30pm
Maria del Carmen is a forty-something housewife whose only concern over the past twenty years has been the well-being of her husband and of her now grown-up kids. Lost in her life, she receives a puzzle for her birthday and discovers a talent for jigsaw-solving, which opens up a whole new world of people, places, and purpose. Not Rated. Run Time: 90 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles.

To watch the film's trailer, please click here.

Check Out Our Website
Every Tuesday, June 21 – August 19
Visit darienlibrary.org for our DL Puzzler blog of the week, full of interesting facts, trivia, and tips for helping us reach our goal. We’re covering everything related to our puzzle project, from Keith Haring and how a puzzle is manufactured to the health benefits of puzzling and books with puzzle themes.

Follow Our Hashtag On Twitter - #DLPuzzler
We will be keeping you up to date on our Puzzle Contest throughout the summer. Follow #DLPuzzler on Twitter for notes on our progress in completing the world's largest commercially sold puzzle.


Connect the Puzzle, Win Great Prizes!
We appreciate your help, and we are rewarding important puzzle milestones with gift cards to Uncle’s Brain Food Café!
- Four corner finders
- First to complete a full panel

And the first 100 puzzle-challenge participants will receive a puzzle keychain
donated by Darien Toy Box!

For more information about the puzzle and the the challenge, please click here. For puzzle strategy and tips, please click here.

Co-sponsored by:

Revealing the mysteries of "tweet-up" and hashtag, and adding the camaraderie of book-love = FridayReads with Lisa Adams! FridayReads is a global community of thousands of readers who come together online using Twitter each week to share whatever they're reading. Please stop by on Friday, June 17th, between 10 and 11:30 a.m., for a special FridayReads event, FridayReads! with Lisa Adams. It's a "tweet-up"!

Also this summer, help us set a world record!  Join the Darien Library Community and let's complete Keith Haring: Double Retrospect (pictured above), the largest jigsaw puzzle in the world, according to The Guinness Book of World Records! We are going for the records! We'll begin on Saturday, June 18th, with a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. and cake and coffee at 2 p.m.  Also, the first 100 participants will win a puzzle key chain donated by The Darien Toy Box! For all the details, please click here.

To keep up with all Darien Library events, click here.

Live at Darien Library!

FridayReads! with Lisa Adams

Friday, June 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

What are you reading? Tell everyone what you're reading and find out what's trending in the reading world!

FridayReads is a global community of thousands of readers who come together online using Twitter each week to share whatever they're reading. The goal is simple: to raise reading's visibility and encourage more people to join in! Come by the Library on Friday, June 17th between 10 and 11:30 a.m. and let us know what you're reading and we'll share it! Lisa Adams, a Darien resident, master tweeter, and a champion for #fridayreads,  will be here LIVE...it's a "tweet-up"!

FridayReads is a hashtag on Twitter. Every Friday, thousands of people post what they are reading with the FridayReads hashtag (#fridayreads). If you have a Twitter account, all you have to do is type in the title of whatever you are reading and at the end, type #fridayreads.

Also note that #fridayreads will be a regular part of our Adult Summer Reading Program! Join us on Fridays as we "tweet" what we are reading each week, and follow #fridayreads on Twitter to see what others are reading, as well.

FridayReads was invented by Bethanne Patrick, who is a published author and a voracious reader. She is an Editor at Shelf Awareness, an e-newsletter that is a must for anyone in the book industry or, frankly, anyone who loves books.

To learn more about FridayReads, visit fridayreads.blogspot.com or please, click here.