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Holiday Model Railroad Exhibit

What’s Open, What’s Closed on Thanksgiving Weekend

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DMV Closes Early Friday and What Else Is Open, Closed Columbus Day Weekend

Holidays

By David Gurliacci | December 16, 2017

Holidays 2017

By Stamford Model Railroad Club | November 25, 2017

Holidays

By David Gurliacci | November 22, 2017

Holidays

By David Gurliacci | November 21, 2017

Holidays

By David Gurliacci | October 5, 2017

The Darien Department of Human Services provides gifts to low-income families and seniors in Darien. Gift cards are especially helpful and needed for the “sometimes hard-to-buy-for” teens and seniors so their families can pick out just the right gift for them. _____________

— This is an announcement from Community Fund of Darien on Impact Vine. _____________

Please help us raise the money to purchase:

15 $10 gift cards and ($150)
15 $25 gift cards ($375)

for 15 of our neighbors in need! Your donations will help us:

Spread Some Holiday Joy – Help parents buy toys for their children with a $25 gift card from Wal-Mart, Target, CVS, Walgreens, or Kohl’s, or
Provide A Holiday Meal –Fresh produce and meat is expensive.

Stamford Model Railroad Club Annual Open House — the TWO Saturdays after Thanksgiving! Watch dozens of highly detailed model trains and trolley cars run through miles of city, town and scenic countryside on a GIANT 150’ x 51’ operating O-Scale model train layout.

View scale houses and buildings with amazing attention to detail — inside and out. Plus the always popular Circus Train! A holiday tradition celebrating 78 years! The club is located in the basement of St John’s Episcopal Church — corner of Grove & Elm Streets (the entrance is on Grove Street). Admission: $5/Adults, $4/Children – under 5 Free! Downtown Stamford, close to Stamford Town Center shopping mall. Municipal parking nearby. Hours: 1 to 5pm and 7 to 9pm. Closed between 5 and 7 p.m.

Here’s what closes and what stays open on Thanksgiving Day for 2017, and on Friday and the weekend, along with changes in hours and transportation:
Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve — Nov 22
See also: Tuesday Predicted To Be Busiest on Roads: AAA’s Travel Advisory for Thanksgiving 2017

Darien Library closes early, at 6 p.m.

Darien public schools close early:

Early Learning Program (ELP) — 12 p.m.
Darien High School — 12:20 p.m.
Middlesex Middle School — 12:30 p.m.
Hindley, Royle, Tokeneke elementary schools — 1 p.m.
Holmes, Ox Ridge elementary schools — 1:25 p.m.

Grocery store closing times:

Palmer’s Market — 8 p.m.
Trader Joe’s — 9 p.m.
Stop & Shop (both stores) — 10 p.m. (also open Thanksgiving)
Whole Foods Market — 11 p.m.

Pharmacy closing times:

CVS — 10 p.m. (pharmacy closes at 9 p.m.)
Grieb’s Pharmacy — 5 p.m.
Walgreens — 10 p.m. (pharmacy closes at 9 p.m.)

Thursday — Thanksgiving Day — Nov 23
Government offices at the local, state and federal level are closed. Darien Post Office is closed. If it’s a business, expect it to be closed, although many pharmacies, supermarkets and stores selling items for Christmas gifts may be open. Thanksgiving Morning Service at First Church of Christ Scientist, Darien

Also closed

Darien Library
Palmer’s Market
Trader Joe’s
The pharmacy at Walgreens (the store will be open). Open

Darien YMCA will be open from 7 a.m. to 12 noon.

This Thanksgiving, American roads and airports will be stuffed with an estimated 51 million folks — a 3.3 percent increase over last year and the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2005, according to AAA. — This article is a combination of announcements from AAA, AAA Northeast and, at the bottom, from Metro-North. The AAA annual holiday travel survey says that of the overall number hitting the roads and flying skies in time for Granny’s pumpkin pie:

89 percent, or 45.5 million people, expect to drive 50 miles or more. This is a 3.2 percent increase over last year. Another estimated 5 percent, or 3.95 million, will travel by plane, up 5 percent compared to last year; and
1.1 percent or 1.48 million will go by train, boat or some other type of transportation.

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In addition to the state Department of Motor Vehicles, which will close early at 12:30 p.m., Friday and not reopen until Tuesday morning, here’s what’s open and what’s closed during Columbus Day weekend in and around Darien:
Friday, Oct. 6
Department of Motor Vehicles — offices will close at 12:30 p.m., remain closed on Saturday and reopen Tuesday at 7:45 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 7
Darien Recycling Center (also known as the Transfer Station and the town Dump) — open regular hours (7 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.)

Department of Motor Vehicles — offices will be closed all day Saturday and reopen Tuesday at 7:45 a.m., including the Norwalk office

U.S. Post Offices are open. Monday, Columbus Day

OPEN:

Darien Recycling Center (regular hours, 7 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.)

Almost all larger stores are open; check with small shops. Metro-North will operate a regular weekday schedule.