Saturday, January 8

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner includes salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds each month for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; 426-0617.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see above listing), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-0617.

 

Sunday, January 9

Annual Free-Throw Contest, 1–3 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, free, boys and girls ages 10–14 welcome, registration at arrival, plaques awarded to winners in all age categories, winners will advance to district competition next month, sponsored by Knights of Columbus Virgilius Chapter 185; 426-8064, chair Patrick Dennen.

Monday, January 10

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 8:30 am–6:45 pm, Trinity Church, 30 Main Street, appointments available (walk-ins welcome), donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in generally good health; 800-448-3543.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Open House, 6–8 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, public invited to learn about ongoing weight loss group; 426-6224.

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Middle Gate Chorus Concert, 7:30 pm, Middle Gate School, Cold Spring Road (snow date January 18); 426-7646, ext 1218.

“The Homestead of Cato Freedom: Findings from Archaeological Excavations,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library community room, 25 Main Street, free presentation by Town Historian Dan Cruson, who participated in excavations at the former homestead, about a slave who lived in Newtown during 18th Century and received his freedom about 1784; 426-5937.

Newtown Republican Town Committee meeting, 7:30 pm, Multi-Purpose Building, Riverside Road, guest speaker State Senator Louis Deluca will discuss the same-sex union bill being considered by the Connecticut legislature, all welcome.

 

Tuesday, January 11

Open Space Committee, 4:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Parks and Recreation Commission, 6 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

PTSA meeting, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, discussion to include how to assist and support students preparing for SAT, ACT, and AP tests; 426-4822.

RIS Sixth Grade Orchestra & Chorus Concert, 7 pm, at Reed Intermediate School, Trades Lane (snow date January 18); 426-7646, ext 1218.

Booth Library Board of Trustees, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street. 

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Wednesday, January 12

Newtown Woman’s Club (GFWC) Informational Coffee, 1:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library meeting room, 25 Main Street, open to any female Newtown residents who are interested in or curious about the club can meet current members and committee chairs, learn of club’s mission, etc, in informal setting; 426-5286.

Borough Zoning Commission, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Public Building and Site Commission, 7 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street.

RIS Fifth Grade Orchestra & Chorus Concert, 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, Trades Lane (snow date January 19); 426-7646, ext 1218.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free and open to nonmembers, program on painting with oils by guest artist Kevin Conklin; 426-6654.

Thursday, January 13

RIS Sixth Grade Band Concert, 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, Trades Lane (snow date January 20); 426-7646, ext 1218.

Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant offices, Commerce Road.

Newtown Democratic Town Committee meeting, 8 pm, Edmond Town Hall’s Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, all welcome, guest speakers will be Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Kevin Sullivan and state Democratic Party Chairman George Jepson.