Friday, March 18

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, 10:30 am, Brookfield Town Hall.

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall

Parks & Rec Flashlight Egg Hunt, 6:30 pm, Treadwell Park, Philo Curtis Road, ages 11 and up invited to new event sponsored by Newtown Parks & Rec Department; 270-4340.

Saturday, March 19

Board of Tax Assessment Appeals, 8 am, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Spring Into Spring: St Rose Easter Boutique & Flower Sale, 10 am–7 pm, St Rose of Lima Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, Easter plants, traditional Easter and spring decorations from around the world, refreshments, raffle baskets, also large selection of Easter baskets made by Father Bob, event continues on March 20.

Annual Parks & Rec Easter Eggstravaganza, events begin 10:15 am (see details for different age groups), Treadwell Park, Philo Curtis Road, hunt for ages 5–6 will begin at 10:20 am, ages 7–8 begins at 10:25, ages 9–10 begins at 10:30, and ages 3–4 will begin at 10:45 am, also Jelly Bean Guess Contest and visits with Easter Bunny; 270-4340.

Annual Easter Egg Hunt, 1–3 pm, Newtown Christian Church, 210 Sugar Street (Route 302), rain/snow date March 26, public invited; 426-6189.

3rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt, 1:30–3:30 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown Retirement Community, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, games and prizes, photos with Easter Bunny, family concert with guitarist Les Julian, RSVP requested; 426-8118.

Second Annual Newtown Woman’s Club Silent Auction, 4–7 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, tickets $5, theme baskets, overnight accommodations, and items for many other interests, also refreshments and door prizes; 426-2226, 426-5283.

Sunday, March 20

FIRST DAY OF SPRING

Spring Into Spring: St Rose Easter Boutique & Flower Sale, 8 am–2 pm, St Rose of Lima Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, see March 19 details.

Ukrainian Traditional Easter Egg Demonstration & Workshop, 2–4 pm, home of Olga Paproski, Hattertown Road, $5, workshop for all ages will include history of Ukrainian Easter traditions while participants learn how to create Pysanka (Easter eggs decorated in traditional style of wax resist technique), call for list of needed items; 426-4017.

 “Winners’ Recital: The Select Student Competition,” 3 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free recital will present winning students from recent Western Connecticut Music Teachers Association Select Student Competition including Don Sun of Newtown; 792-6985.

Monday, March 21

LifeLine Screenings, call for appointment, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, noninvasive painless screenings by certified technicians including stroke/carotid, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral arterial disease, and/or osteoporosis screening, $45 each, discount packages available; 800-710-1913.

Commission on Aging, 5 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Public hearing on community development federal grant application, 7 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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

Newtown Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Tuesday, March 22

Garden Club of Newtown meeting, 1 pm, C.H. Booth Library’s lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free and open to nonmembers, program on ornamental grasses by guest speaker Kathleen Nelson; 270-1108.

Open Space Committee, 4:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School at Fairfield Hills.

Wednesday, March 23

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free (open to nonmembers), program by guest artist Gayle Asher on painting with watercolors; 426-6654.

Conservation Commission/Wetlands Agency, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Thursday, March 24

MAUNDY THURSDAY

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

“Tracking Dinosaurs in Connecticut,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free slide lecture by author Brendan Hanrahan, presented by Lillinonah Audubon Society; 203-263-7670.

Friday, March 25

GOOD FRIDAY

Easter Flower Sale, 10–4 pm, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Main Station, Riverside Road, large selection of flowers sold by members of SHVF&R Ladies Auxiliary, event continues tomorrow.

Easter Flowers & Donut Sale, United Fire Company of Botsford Firehouse, 315 Main Street South, seasonal flowers ($5 and up) and Krispy Kreme donuts ($6/dozen glazed), proceeds will benefit fire company’s purchase of new equipment and training for its volunteers, sale runs to March 27.

 

Saturday, March 26

Easter Flower Sale, 10–4 pm, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Main Station, Riverside Road, see March 25 details.

Newcomers & Neighbors Club Pub Night, 8 pm, Proud Mary’s at The Inn at Newtown, 19 Main Street, nonmembers invited to meet club members for monthly social event; 270-6242.

Easter Flowers & Donut Sale, United Fire Company of Botsford Firehouse, 315 Main Street South, see March 25 details.

 

Sunday, March 27

EASTER

Easter Flowers & Donut Sale, United Fire Company of Botsford Firehouse, 315 Main Street South, see March 25 details.

Monday, March 28

“Reconstructive Surgery: Nose To Toes,” 7:30 pm, St Rose School Msgr Conroy Room, 46 Church Hill Road, free program presented by plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon Dr David M. Goldberg on reconstructive surgery including pros and cons, question and answer session will follow; 416-2573, ext. 11..