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- Explore fire trucks, safety demos and volunteering at Darien's open house
Also on today's calendar: Plan Now, Rest Easy: Free Estate Planning Seminar and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
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- Thursday: Humid, with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Darien Fire Department Schedules Annual Open House (patch.com) — Families in Darien can mark their calendars for the Fire Department's annual open house on Friday, Oct. 10, at the Boston Post Road station. Kids and adults will find hands-on safety demonstrations, including a smoke trailer and crash simulator, along with games, activities, food, and information on how to volunteer with the department.
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- Plan Now, Rest Easy: Free Estate Planning Seminar →
628 Main St, Stamford
12:30 pm - "Celebrating Our Mentors," Women's Mentoring Network Annual Fundraiser →
Indian Harbor Yacht Club, 710 Steamboat Rd, Greenwich
5:30 pm - 🍷 A Night in Burgundy: Wine & Food Experience →
The Grape escape,
9:00 am - All School Open House →
New Canaan Country School, 635 Frogtown Rd, New Canaan
11:00 am - Open House - PreK-12 →
King School, 1450 Newfield Ave, Stamford
1:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
Friday September 25
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
- HAYVN Gather & Gab: Mystic Mingle with Francine Tesler →
HAYVN Coworking - Darien, 320 Boston Post Rd, Darien
5:30 pm - Headshot Day at HAYVN →
HAYVN Coworking - Darien, 320 Boston Post Rd, Darien
9:00 am - Janine Robertson's Reflections of Light art exhibit at the Geary Gallery in Darien, CT →
Geary Gallery, 576 Post Rd, Darien
9:30 am - Author Talk: Mary Keating, "Recalibrating Gravity" →
Darien Library, 1441 Post Rd, Darien
7:00 pm - Janine Robertson's Reflections of Light art exhibit at the Geary Gallery in Darien, CT →
Geary Gallery, 576 Post Rd, Darien
9:30 am - HAYVN Entrepreneurial Women's Collective Luncheon: Great Products Don't Sell Themselves →
HAYVN Coworking - Darien, 320 Boston Post Rd, Darien
12:00 pm - From Stuck to Unstoppable: A Tuning Fork Experience →
Salt Cave of Darien, 555 Post Rd, Darien
6:30 pm - Author Talk: Elise Howard, "Plant This, Not That" →
Darien Library, 1441 Post Rd, Darien
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
Thursday September 17
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