Friday, April 25

“A Carnival of Caring,” 7–10 pm, St Rose of Lima Parish House, 46 Church Hill Road, $5/person, $16 maximum/family, St Rose School sixth grade class fundraiser with dancing, games, silent auction, egg hunt, etc, proceeds to benefit cancer research, reservations suggested (limited capacity); 426-2333.

 

Saturday, April 26

Girl Scout Car Wash, 9:30 am–1 pm, Botsford Fire House, Main Street South, Senior Girl Scout Troop 382 is raising money to pay for a troop trip to Utah in June.

Revolutionary War Reenactment, Fairfield Hills grounds, Mile Hill Road, Newtown, 9:30 am–4 pm, camp life, campfire cooking, and battle reenactment (at 1 pm) of 1st Battalion DeLauncey’s Brigade.

 

Sunday, April 27

2nd Annual Waldorf School 5K Fun Run, registration opens 7:30 am, children’s race begins at 8, adult race at 9, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 1 Jacklin Road, also awards and raffles; 364-1113.

14th Annual Lose The Litter Day, 9 am–1 pm, pick up bags, gloves, and road assignments at Newtown Middle School, “golden” cans hidden around town can be redeemed for Edmond Town Hall movie tickets, sponsored by Lions Club, rain date is May 4; 426-4547.

Pancake Breakfast, 9–11:30 am, Dodgingtown Firehouse, Route 302 at Jacklin Road, proceeds to benefit Housatonic Valley Waldorf School.

Housatonic Valley Waldorf School Open House, 10 am–noon, 1 Jacklin Road, meet teachers and learn about curriculum for preschool and grades K–8, also puppet show presentation by Early Childhood teachers; 364-1113.

 

Monday, April 28

Housatonic Valley Tourism District, board of directors, 4:30 pm, Courtyard By Marriott, 3 Eagle Road, Danbury.

Lyme Disease Forum, Fireside Inn, 123 Main Street South, 7–9 pm, free informational seminar by Dr Bernard Raxlen, sponsored by Newtown Rotary Club and Lyme Disease Task Force.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meeting, 7 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free program by Kevin Bill, program director of the Marcus Cardiac Rehabilitation Center at Danbury Hospital); 426-6224.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Newtown Hook and Ladder Firehouse, 45 Main Street.

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

 

Tuesday, April 29

Garden Club of Newtown program, 1 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free and open to nonmembers, slide and video presentation by Brad Cooper (Cooper Mulch & More) on pond gardening using “Mother Nature-oriented” design and management; 270-1108.

Borough Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

 

Wednesday, April 30

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, 9 am, Brookfield Town Hall, Pocono Road, Brookfield.

Blood pressure screenings, 10 am–noon, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free screenings conducted by registered nurse, no appointment necessary, sponsored by Ashlar of Newtown.

Housatonic Area Regional Transit, 4 pm, HART offices, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

Board of Education, 7 pm, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

 

Thursday, May 1

Connecticut Siting Council, public hearing on proposed construction of a telecommunications tower near Exit 10 of Interstate 84, two sessions, 3 to 5 pm and 7 to 10 pm, Alexandria Room, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7 pm, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

 

Saturday, May 3

AAUW Spring Breakfast, 8:30 am, Fireside Inn, 123 Main Street South, $25, Bridgeport Area Branch of American Association of University Women breakfast event including program by guest speaker Polly Brody.

Fourth Annual Independent Living Day, 9:30 am–3 pm, to assist local senior citizens, volunteers needed for am and pm shifts; call Newtown Youth Services 270-4335.

2nd Annual Sandy Hook Arts & Crafts Festival, 10 am–3 pm, Sandy Hook Center, show and sale by artists and crafters, also farmers’ market, children’s crafts, pony rides and petting zoo, hooked rug display, more, all events within walking distance.

Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 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.

Newtown United Methodist Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 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.

 

Monday, May 5

Annual Election, Borough of Newtown, 6 am to 8 pm, Town Hall South Conference Room.

Auditions for All’s Well That Ends Well, 7–9:30 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, Town Players’ production of Shakespeare work will be presented in July and August under direction of Ruth Anne Baumgartner, all roles open, arrive at theater ready to read from script and without any assumed accents, auditions continue May 6 during same hours; 270-9144, RBaumgartner@fair1.fairfield.edu.

Housatonic Valley Group/Sierra Club meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Congregational Church house, 41-A Main Street, free and open to all, program by Laurie Cooper (from Alaska Rainforest Coalition) on “The Alaska Rainforest & The Arctic Wildlife Refuge”; 792-1209, 775-9644.