Friday, April 7

2nd Annual Flashlight Egg Hunt, 6:30 pm, Dickinson Park pavilion, Elm Drive, ages 9 and up invited to bring their own flashlight and enjoy Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Newtown Parks & Rec, registration requested; 270-4340.

Newtown Singles Meet & Mingle, 7–9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, socializing, wine and cheese, newcomers welcome; 261-4210.

 

Saturday, April 8

SNAN Spring Bake Sale, 10 am–2 pm, Lexington Gardens, 32 Church Hill Road, baked goods by members and friends of The Spay & Neuter Association of Newtown, proceeds will benefit SNAN’s ongoing efforts; 426-0253.

Spring Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza, 10 am, Dickinson Park pavilion, Elm Drive, ages 3–8 invited to join egg hunt (two groups: ages 4 and under, ages 5–8) starting at 10:30 am, also visits with Easter Bunny, prize eggs, Jelly Bean Guess, bring bag to hold eggs; 270-4340.

 

Sunday, April 9

PALM SUNDAY

Open House & Special Display, 1–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free, docents will offer tours and answer questions about historical society headquarters, also display of Samuel Segal’s inventions (including the jimmy-proof deadlatch) by Sandy Hook resident and Mr Segal’s grandson John Glaberson; 426-5937.

Opening reception for “Janice Baragwanath: Paintings,” 2–4 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free reception to celebrate opening of exhibition that will remain on view until April 26; 426-4533.

Pysanka Demonstration & Workshop, 2–4 pm, home of Olga Paproski, 5 Hattertown Road, $5 donation requested, learn history and traditions of Ukrainian Easter eggs, then try to create your own, call for reservations and list of materials to bring; 426-4017.

Biava Quartet in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, tickets $18 adults, $16 seniors, free for ages 5–14 with ticket-holding adult, works of Haydn and Ravel, also Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet with guest clarinetist Pavel Vinnitsky, postperformance reception, sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music; 426-6470.

 

Monday, April 10

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

 “The Second Governor’s Horse Guard,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library community room, 25 Main Street, free presentation by guard officer Sergeant J. Rosa, assisted by three additional troop members, about the military unit and ceremonial escort for governor, refreshments follow, sponsored by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

 

Tuesday, April 11

Planning and Zoning Commission, 2:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Technology Curriculum Committee, 4 pm, Reed Intermediate School, Trades Lane.

Public Safety Committee for Garner Correctional Institution, 5 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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

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

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, Trades Lane.

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, April 12

PASSOVER

BEGINS AT SUNDOWN

Borough Zoning Commission, 7:15 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Genealogy Club of Newtown meeting, 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, all genealogists welcome, presentation by historian and writer Lisa Alzo will offer tips on organizing research findings; 426-3889.

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

“Lasagna Gardening: A Layering Method For Creating Great Soil,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center (multipurpose building), 14 Riverside Road, free program by Mickey Lanza will offer information about an organic gardening process developed by Patricia Lanza, her mother, that creates good soil without digging, tilling, or weeding, sponsored by Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown; 426-5359.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free presentation by Angalee DeForest on painting a landscape with pastels; 426-6654.

Thursday, April 13

Blood pressure screenings, 10 am–noon, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free screenings will be conducted by members of Newtown VNA; 270-4310.

Friday, April 14

GOOD FRIDAY

Sunday, April 16

EASTER