Category: Around Town
Darien Emergency Plans & Information
UPDATED 8/26/11: State of CT has created a website specifically for information regarding HURRICANE IRENE. Click here. OFFICIAL UPDATES & INFO For up-to-the-minute updates on storms and other emergency info: Darien Times, Darien Patch, NewsChannel 12 CODE RED/ REVERSE 9-1-1 — are you signed up? The Town of Darien has implemented a system called [...]
Darien and Area Fireworks Scoop 2011
Fireworks are BACK in Darien this year, July 3rd, 2011 — at the Darien High School! For the scoop on parking, rules & regulations, check out the Darien Chamber website here. For a second serving of fireworks fun, don’t miss New Canaan’s Waveny Park on July 4th, 9pm: rain date is July 5th. A July [...]
July 4th Annual Push-n-Pull Parade
REVISED FOR 2011 Start stocking up on red, white and blue streamers and decorations so you’re ready to wrap your bikes and Radio Flyer wagons and join more than 2,000 of your closest friends this Monday, July 4th in the YWCA of Darien-Norwalk 6th Annual Push-n-Pull Parade! It’s a party from the beginning of the [...]
Services for Darien Residents Aged 60+
Darien residents who are aged 60 or older should write down, circle, underline and post this phone number on their refrigerator door: 203-585-4094. You can call this number any time to access a variety of free services to help you navigate living independently in town, thanks to the newly combined not-for-profit entities now called “Aging [...]
Darien Boy Scouts Tag Sale Scoop
So if you’ve never been to the Darien Boy Scouts Annual Tag Sale, I can tell you it is truly a bonanza tag sale event. We’re talking indoor furniture, outdoor furniture, toys, fabrics, sports equipment (last year there were jet skis!), lawnmowers, electronics, jewelry, bikes, strollers, and more. It’s a really fun experience that everybody [...]
Model Boat Regatta at Tilley Pond (how fun?!)
The Darien Youth Commission is responsible for a countless number of fun, family events in Darien throughout the year, my two favorite being the sunset picnics / beach concerts in June and this one: the model sailboat regatta, coming up this Saturday, April 30, at Tilley Pond. So here’s the scoop: you and your kids [...]
Like Kids in a Candy Shop
…. and we actually WERE — kids and parents — at a birthday party in a candy shop! Chunky Pam’s is a sweet little candy store in the shopping plaza across from the Darien Playhouse, and was a perfect location for a birthday party for 12 preschoolers. I might have even enjoyed it MORE than [...]
Hippity Hoppity Around Darien
Last-minute Bunny meetings this year include: – the annual DCA Easter Egg Hunt, outdoors on the lawn of the DCA this Friday the 15th at 10am … SHARPer than sharp. This hunt is no joke: it only lasts a few minutes, so come prepared with baskets to fill and kids who are ready to run! [...]
Pancakes, Pumpkin Fair and Family Fun
On this blustery autumn Friday night, does anything sound better than an all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage feast tomorrow morning on the shores of Holly Pond at the Darien YMCA, hosted by the Y-Guides and Princesses? $6 gets you in from 7:30am to 11am: this is a super casual and very fun family event — a [...]
Project Runway Comes To Darien
This Thursday, October 7th from 6pm to 8pm at Helen Ainson Darien: meet Project Runway winner Irina Shabayeva and see her fall/winter collection on the runway while enjoying complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres from newly opened Scena Wine bar & Restaurant and raising money for Breast Cancer Awareness: the proceeds from the event will be [...]
Big Rig Gig Family Fundraiser
TheAmazingFunBus, excavators, tractors, fire engines, and other exciting trucks and cars are rolling into town this Sunday, October 3 for OPUS’ 8th annual Big Rig Gig, a hands-on truck experience and fundraising event for the whole family. Children of all ages can climb behind the wheels of more than 25 big rigs and cool cars, [...]
Family Harvest Festival
This Saturday, September 25th from 12pm to 3pm: autumn fun for the whole family, including Colonial Arts & Crafts, Scarecrow-making, a performance called “The Top 10 Gross Facts About Revolutionary America,” Needlepoint, Spinning and Metal-Smithing demonstrations, farm stands, refreshments and more! Brought to you by the Darien Historical Society, located at the Bates-Scofield House next [...]
Darien Chamber of Commerce 6th Annual Wine Tasting & Auction Fundraiser
SAVE THE DATE, START YOUR BIDDING NOW! Spend an evening sampling fine wine and good food for a great cause…. the Darien Chamber of Commerce is hosting their 6th Annual Wine/Food Tasting & Auction on Thursday October 14th 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at Nielsen’s Green house, 1405 Post Rd. Guests will enjoy wines sponsored by WinePort~Darien, [...]
