Good morning. Today is the 316th day of the year. It is the birth anniversary (1817) of Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Baha’i faith, in Persia. The group preaches unity of all faiths. The Baha’i temple is located in Haifa, Israel.

Well-known people who were born today include former figure skater Tonya Harding, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), actor David Schwimmer (“Friends�), baseball player Sammy Sosa and singer Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young).

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 11 To Meet Tonight.

Tonight, Brooklyn Community Board 11, which covers Bensonhurst and Bath Beach, will hold its regularly scheduled hearing.

The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Holy Family Home, 1740 84th St.

The board is chaired by Bill Guarinello, who also heads the social service agency HeartShare and was part of the team that rescued Victory Memorial Hospital from bankruptcy.

‘DUTCH DAYS’ MENU at First Reformed Church.

This Sunday, Nov. 15, after church, at 12:30 p.m., there will be a Dutch colonial-style dinner at Old First Dutch Reformed Church in Brooklyn Heights. The menu includes such dishes as stewed cabbage, leeks, pumpkin cornmeal cakes, beef with ginger, chicken with orange, pear tart, almond tart and more.

It is based on recipes from an authentic cookbook of the period, De Verstandige Kok (or The Sensible Cook), and will be served with wooden spoons.

The lunch is part of the “Five Dutch Days� festival, which celebrates this city’s Dutch heritage.

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue.

Also this Sunday, at 3 p.m., Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music presents Michi Wiancko and the Violinistas at the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, 131 Remsen St.

Among the pieces to be played are Prokofiev’s Sonata in C Major for Two Violins, Paganini’s Caprice No. 13 for Four Violins, Telemann’s Concerto in G Major for Four Violins and more.

The group includes eight accomplished violinists. As individuals, they have appeared with more than 60 orchestras and performed in 30 countries.

Michi Wiancko has assembled the musicians and devised the program for this concert. For more information, call (718) 985-3053.

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