American Red Cross Blood Drive, 8 am-1 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, donors must be at least age 18, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in generally good health,
appointments available,
walk-ins welcome; 203-426-9024, 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2762).
Parent Empowerment University 2012, 8 am-1:45, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, $5, parents invited to attend two
workshops with proactive and positive parenting strategies
for children of all ages, also keynote by Bonnie Harris, breakfast and lunch included, Kids University (free, child-appropriate programs) also available, registration strongly encouraged, presented by Newtown Parent Connection, Inc., Brookfield Substance Abuse Coalition and SMART, Inc (Southbury-Middlebury Acting Responsibly Together); 203-270-1600,
NewtownParentConnection.org.
Egg Hunt, 10 am, Dickinson Park, 50 Elm Drive, free, ages 3-8 invited to annual Parks & Rec event that will feature hunt for hidden eggs (bring bag to hold eggs), visits with Spring Bunny,
registration requested,
rain date March 31; 203-270-4340.
Meadows Seminar,
10 am-noon, Newtown Municipal Center Council Chambers, 3 Primrose Street, speaker Dan Holmes will discuss meadows, why they are important habitats for various plant and animal species, and how to install and maintain a meadow on private property for beauty and natural diversity, sponsored by Newtown Conservation Commission and Newtown Land Use; 203-426-6518,
dan@HolmesFineGardens.com.
Breakfast With The Easter Bunny, 9-11 am, Newtown United Methodist Church Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, $20/family (up to five members), fried egg sandwiches, bagels, doughnuts and other breakfast choices, also silent auction, presented by and fundraiser for Wesley Learning Center; 203-426-6149.
Battle of the Books 2012, 1 pm (snow date March 25),
C.H. Booth Library,
25 Main Street, free, public invited to watch annual trivia contest for teams of students in grades 5-8, with questions this year about
Gollywhopper Games
by Jody Feldman,
Princess of the Midnight Ball
by Jessica Day George,
Scat
by Carl Hiaasen, and
Savvy
by Ingrid Law; 203-426-4533.
Flagpole Radio Café featuring Livingston Taylor,
7 pm, Edmond Town Hall Theatre, 45 Main Street,
$25, $20 students and senior citizens,
performance by Mr Taylor, also performances by The Flagpole Radio Café Orchestra and Flagpole Shakespeare Repertory Theatre; 203-364-0898,
info@flagpoleproductions.org.