Step Into the Past at Pequot Museum’s 17th Century Encampment

‘Evening Under the Stars’ Gala Fundraiser for Darien Arts Center on Saturday, June 24

Start Your Own Business: Get Tips at Upcoming Tuesday Night Workshops at Darien Library

Darien Library’s Pride Film Fest for Monday Nights in June: ‘Stonewall’ on June 5

Darien High School DECA Business Club Brings Home International Trophy

Criminal Mischief: Stop Signs and Traffic Gates Vandalized on Kensett Lane

Darien Summer Nights Concert Series for 2017 Runs June 23 Through Sept 15

Camp for Summer Reading at Darien Library Open for Registration Monday, June 5

Darien YMCA Golf Scramble Rescheduled from Monday to June 21

Racial Slurs in Chalk Found at Weed Beach Tennis Court

Police: Driver Caught With Marijuana in Car on Hoyt Street

‘The Founder’ — About McDonald’s Ray Croc — Is Darien Library’s Friday Night Feature Film

Twelve Amazing Photos of Dolphins in Long Island Sound

Darien Art Show and Sale Starts Saturday, Runs Through June 10

‘Flamboyance’ of Flamingos Flock for the Summer at Maritime Aquarium

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Step into the past at Pequot Museum’s 17th Century Encampment with re-enactors showcasing various aspects of daily New England life in the 1600s on the weekend of at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum. The Pequot Museum will feature a live 17th century encampment complete with Native American, English, Dutch and French re-enactors showcasing various aspects of daily New England life in the 1600s. Travel back in time at the museum farmstead to experience Native American and European life in the 17th Century! Participate in wampum making, cooking, militia drills, cannon drills, basket making, pottery, archery, lacrosse, children’s games and more. Explore living history displays from the Pequot War (1636-1637) and King Philips War (1675-1677) periods.

The Darien Arts Center invites the community to support its first-ever gala fundraiser, “An Evening Under the Stars,” from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 24. The benefit will feature live entertainment from Lew and Mary Green and Friends, as well as cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a raffle. It takes place at the DAC’s Weatherstone Studio and Garden at 2 Renshaw Road, behind Town Hall

Proceeds from An Evening Under the Stars will benefit the DAC, which relies solely on donations, ticket sales, tuitions and grants for funding. Over 6,000 individuals participate in programs and attend performances at the DAC annually, with over 1,000 students from toddlers to seniors taking classes in dance, visual arts, music, theatre, and martial arts. DAC outreach programs include partnerships with the Darien Library, Darien Nature Center, Atria, Maplewood, Darien After Schools Program and Overtime Athletics.

Want to start a business but don’t know where to start? This workshop series, conducted by a team of professionals from the SCORE Fairfield County Chapter,will provide a solid foundation for your business to grow and thrive. __________

— an announcement from Darien Library

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The second workshop in the series runs from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the library’s Conference Room.Check-in starts at 5:30 p.m. The place, times and day of the week are the same for the rest of the workshops. Register here

June 6, Week 2: Marketing Strategy & Research

Learn the importance of market research and planning to start-up and build a competitive and successful business. Emphasis will be on sound market positioning of a small business’s products or services within its target market that will enhance profitable sales and success.

Stonewall is a drama about a fictional young man caught up during the 1969 Stonewall Riots. Danny Winters (Jeremy Irvine) is forced to leave behind friends and loved ones when he is kicked out of his parent’s home and flees to New York. You can watch this film at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 5 in the Darien Library Community Room. Alone in Greenwich Village, homeless and destitute, he befriends a group of street kids who soon introduce him to the local watering hole The Stonewall Inn; however, this shady, mafia-run club is far from a safe-haven. As Danny and his friends experience discrimination, endure atrocities and are repeatedly harassed by the police, we see a rage begin to build.

Darien High School brought home its first international DECA trophy since business teacher Claudia Gray started the local chapter of this club four years ago. Six Darien students traveled to California to compete against winners from 50 states and five countries at the International Career Development Conference on April 26 — 29. The students earned the right to compete at the international level by ranking top in their designated competition area in the Connecticut state competition in March. ____________

— an announcement from Darien High School

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The ICDC event brought together more than 18,000 industry leaders, policymakers, teacher-advisers, and the next generation of leaders in business and entrepreneurship. Student members from the United States, Canada, China, Korea, Mexico and Spain took part in several days of leadership activities and competition.

Stop signs and traffic gates were damaged on Kensett Lane by unknown suspects, police said. At 8:08 a.m. on Monday, May 29, a resident of Kensett Lane reported to police that two traffic fences and a stop sign had been hit and damaged on the Kensett property. The damage was probably done by a vehicle, police said. The cost to repair the damage is unknown, police said, and officers are following up with property management. There are no suspects at this time.

For each of the last six summers, Darien residents have been treated to free concerts in Grove Street Plaza on Friday nights, and this year’s series is promising to be bigger and better than any before it. The Darien Summer Nights Concert Series was launched by Darien residents David Genovese and Penny Glassmeyer, who head up Baywater Properties and Grove Street Plaza, respectively. ___________

— an announcement from Darien Summer Nights

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During the winter of 2008/2009 the two decided it was time to do something positive for residents who would be staying around town because of the unsettled economic climate, and to encourage them to shop locally and support Darien’s merchants. Borrowing from the successful Alive at Five Concert Series in Stamford, Baywater Properties and Grove Street Plaza sponsored a concert series in the summer of 2009 that was held in various venues around downtown. The first night of the series will be Friday, June 23.

Camp is in session at Darien Library this summer as the Darien Children’s Library invites all kids ages birth to 12 to participate in this year’s Summer Reading Club, “Camp Darien: Choose Your Adventure!”

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— an announcement from Darien Library

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Registration is set to open Monday, June 5 here or at the Library. Participants who register between June 5 and June 15 will be entered into a special raffle for an awesome camp prize! The Library will draw a winner on Friday, June 16th at 5:30 p.m.

The Library offers two summer reading options for children: one for pre-readers and one for independent readers. Pre-readers aged five and under are welcome to join the “Read to Me Club” and use a Read to Me Log to record all the books read together. For every 10 books (up to 30 books) you share with a grown-up, you will be entered in a special Read to Me Club raffle.

The Darien YMCA Golf Scramble event, which had been scheduled for this coming Monday, June 5, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, June 21 due to expected bad weather.

The annual event raises money to fund programs for children with special needs. __________

— an announcement from Darien YMCA

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Times will remain the same:

7:30 a.m. Check-In & Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Shotgun Format Tee Time
1 – 4 p.m. Lunch, Prizes, and Open Bar
$175 per golfer
$75 per non-golfer Luncheon Only

Please see our website for further details. For questions, please contact Amy Kiser at akiser@darien-ymca.org

The event takes place at the Griffith E. Harris Golf Club, 1300 King St., Greenwich.

Someone wrote a racial slur and drew a swastika on a tennis court at Weed Beach on Saturday, but police found the vandalism was removable because it had all been done in chalk. At 10:54 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, officers at Weed Beach saw the racist markings on one of the tennis courts. There was a third marking in chalk, but it was illegible. There was no permanent damage to the court, no witnesses have been found and police have no suspects.

An 22-year-old driver seen crossing the double-yellow line on Hoyt Street was caught with marijuana after being stopped by police. Darien police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:

At 12:57 a.m. on Thursday, May 25, an officer on patrol was traveling north on Hoyt Street near Camp Avenue. A vehicle in front of him crossed the double-yellow dividing line twice. The officer stopped the vehicle. The driver, a resident of Mulberry Street in the Springdale section of Stamford, said he was driving home from work and didn’t realize that he crossed the dividing lines.

Businessman Ray Kroc fights for control of McDonald’s, and turns it into a global franchise in “The Founder,” Darien Library’s “Friday Night Feature” at 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. Friday in the Community Room. This 2016 movie features Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, Linda Cardellini, Patrick Wilson, John Carroll Lynch; Rated PG-13; 115 minutes; Presented with Captions for the hearing impaired. __________

— an announcement from Darien Library

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Official website | IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | Wikipedia

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Check out these photos of dolphins frolicking in Long Island Sound near Greenwich last week.

Our friend Patty Doyle was in Long Island Sound around noon on Friday, May 19 when she spotted a pod of dolphins swimming and jumping out of the water. With her good instincts, she whipped out her trusty camera. Thank you Patty for sharing your photos. __________

—This article originally was published by Greenwich Free Press

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The 58th Darien Art Show and Sale is being held in the DAC Weatherstone Studio from Saturday, June 3 through Saturday, June 10, from noon to 5 p.m. daily. Cash awards will be given in multiple categories to all ages and the winner of Best in Show will be given a solo exhibit in the Town Hall in the spring of 2018. __________

— an announcement from the Darien Arts Center

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Admission to the show is free and artwork is available for purchase. To find out more about the 58th Darien Art Show and Sale, visit darienarts.org or call (203) 655-8683. Darien Rowayton Bank is corporate sponsor of the Art Show and Sale.

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No bird may claim a cultural influence as big and long as the flamingo, and no place in Connecticut is featuring the big pink icons this summer except The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. A small flock, or “flamboyance,” of flamingos will be standing — often, on one leg — in the aviary on the Maritime Aquarium’s riverfront courtyard. They started on Memorial Day weekend and will be there through Labor Day. (That’s May 27 to Sept. 4.) The exhibit is free with Aquarium admission.