Friday, March 7

St Rose Friday Night Fish Fry, 5–8 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, dinner $10 adults, $5 children, $30 max/family (eat-in only), dinner of fresh fried fish, fries, coleslaw and soft drinks, all welcome; 270-3314.

Shabbat Across America, potluck dinner 6 pm, family service at 7:30, Congregation Adath Israel, 115 Huntingtown Road; 426-5188.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, curtain 7 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, tickets $13 adults, $10 for children and students, available at door, student production will continue Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon; 426-7642.

Saturday, March 8

Passports in the Afternoon, 1–4 pm by appointment only, Hawleyville Post Office, 30 Hawleyville Road, $15 for passport photos (taken on-site), plus $75 passport fees, $60 for ages 16 and under, plus $25 USPO fee, cash and check only, bring original copy of birth certificate and proof of ID; 270-6062.

6th Annual NBLA Dinner & Country Dance, dinner 7 pm (doors open at 6), dancing 8–10:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, tickets $25 (dinner and dance) or $10 (dance only), event presented by Newtown Bridle Lands Association will feature live music by The Wild Notes (caller Bill Fischer), free dance lessons; 426-7032.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, curtain 7 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, tickets $13 adults, $10 for children & students, available at door, student production will continue Sunday afternoon; 426-7642.

Sunday, March 9

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS

(set clocks back one hour)

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, curtain 2 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, tickets $13 adults, $10 for children and students, available at door, final performance of student production; 426-7642.

Connecticut Master Chorale Winter Concert, 3 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, tickets $20/advance, $25/door, program to feature John Rutter’s Winchester Te Deum, also Gounod’s St Cecilia Mass and Rózsa’s Ben-Hur Chorale Suite, with guest soloists and Connecticut Master Chorale Orchestra accompaniment; 743-0473;.

Los Angeles Piano Quartet in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, tickets $18 adults, $16 seniors, free for students in grades K-12 with ticket-holding adult, informal reception to follow, program to include works of Dvorak, Frank Bridge, and Brahmsm (Quartet in G minor, Opus 25); 426-6470.

Monday, March 10

“Nineteenth Century E-mail: Unraveling the Pony Express Myth,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free presentation by Dan Wolinsky will cover 18-month history of the Pony Express, hosted by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

 

Saturday, March 15

Newtown Family History Center Open House, 11 am–1 pm, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 16 Sawmill Road, free, special presentation on “Effective Use of the Internet for Family History: beyond event dates and places” by Kathleen Lenerz, PhD, will open event, then building and library open for visits; 203-438-3026, 426-1752.

 

Sunday, March 16

PALM SUNDAY

Hearts For Harmon, 2–5 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, free admission (donations accepted for Kim Harmon Family Fund), live music, raffles, heart healthy recipes, snacks and refreshments, fundraiser for family of late Newtown Bee Sports Editor Him Harmon; 203-509-2246.

Monday, March 17

ST PATRICK’S DAY

Tuesday, March 18

Blood pressure screenings, 10 am–noon, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free screenings to be conducted by licensed nurse, free related info also available, walk-ins welcome; 426-5847.

“Lunch & Learn: The Use of Technology to Help Seniors Remain Independent,” 12–1:30 pm, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, complimentary lunch at noon, then presentation by James Albert (VP for info services and chief info officer for Masonicare) will offer overview of devices that enable seniors to remain as independent and safe as possible, reservations requested; 364-3117.

Thursday, March 20

FIRST DAY OF SPRING