Lights, cameras … not much action so far

While there will likely be very limited — if any — public access in the stretch of Beachside Avenue in Westport tonight

A detail of men believed to security agents arrives Monday afternoon at the Weinstein estate prior to the evening fundraiser for President Obama. / Photo: Paul Schott, Westport News

during the hours that President Obama attends a fundraising reception hosted by movie producer Harvey Weinstein at his waterfront estate, the street through the exclusive neighborhood was open most of the day beforehand.

Police are being coy about what time traffic will be detoured around the site, other than to warn of intermittent delays in the Greens Farms neighborhood prior to the president’s arrival from a Stamford fundraiser and during the event. It is expected to be a fleeting foray for Obama — an hour to 90 minutes — before he copters off from nearby Sherwood Island State Park to Air Force One waiting at JFK airport in New York.

There have been only a few passersby checking for signs of daytime preparations for the Weinstein reception, which is expected to be attended by several celebrities and business heavyweights, including actresses Anne Hathaway and Joanne Woodward. The price of admission is unsurprisingly steep: $35,800 per ticket.

Burying Hill Beach, abutting the seaside estate of movie producer Harvey Weinstein, was closed to the public Monday for security reasons because Weinstein plans to host a campaign fundraiser for President Obama on Monday night. / Photo: Nicoletta Richardson, Westport News

Westport News reporter Paul Schott, who spent several hours staking out the outskirts of this privileged precinct this afternoon, reports the arrival of a suited retinue of men, apparently part of the security team, followed later by a catering team, but little else out of the ordinary by 4 p.m.

Perhaps the passerby who made the biggest impression, according to Schott, was a middle-aged jogger who grumbled, “F*** Obama,” as he ran past the Weinstein estate.

John Schwing