Friday, April 30

ARBOR DAY

Saturday, May 1

MAY DAY

Independent Living Day, 8:30 am–3 pm, get assignments at Newtown Youth Services, 41-A Main Street, youth and families can help seniors with spring chores during morning, afternoon, or both; 270-4335.

Donut Drive-Thru, 9 am–2 pm, St John’s Episcopal Church, Washington Avenue, fresh homemade donuts, gourmet coffees, and other treats.

3rd Annual Sandy Hook Arts & Crafts Festival, 10 am–3 pm rain or shine, presented by stores and businesses in Sandy Hook Center (intersection of Church Hill Road, Washington Avenue, Riverside Road, and Glen Road), free admission, vendors, crafts for kids, pony rides, reptile show, more.

34th Annual SCAN Spring Juried Art Show opens, 10 am–5 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, opening reception 2–4 pm, awards ceremony at 3, approximately 150 works by SCAN members will be on view during library hours until May 9; 426-1212, 203-445-9975 (evenings).

Annual May Fair, 11 am–3 pm, Housatonic Valley School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, free admission, demonstrations of Maypole dancing and Morris dancing (11 am), Robin Hood play, music, potluck lunch (bring plates, silverware, and something to share), face painting, garland making, more; 364-1113.

AmeriCares HomeFront Days (May 1 and 2), volunteers working on home repairs of local households in need, volunteers still needed; 800-887-HOPE (4673).

Sunday, May 2

Annual Kite-Flying Festival, noon, Ram Pasture, Elm Drive at Sugar Street, all welcome, awards presented at 12:30 by Parks & Recreation and The Newtown Bee for highest flying kite, most colorful, best kite flyer, smallest kite that flies, best homemade kite, most unusual kite, largest, kite, longest tail.

CROP Walk for hunger, 2 pm, beginning at Trinity Church parking lot, walking to Head O’ Meadow School and back, refreshments; 426-6300.

Monday, May 3

Planning and Zoning Commission, 11 am, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Lyme Disease Forum, 7–9 pm, Fireside Inn, 123 Main Street south, free informational lecture with opening remarks by Richard Blumenthal, presentations by guest speakers Dr Richard Horowicz & Pat Smith.

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

Tuesday, May 4

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School at Fairfield Hills.

Police Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Bridgewater Town Hall.

Lake Zoar Authority, 7:30 pm, Southbury Town Hall.

Wednesday, May 5

Sandy Hook Center Streetscape Project Steering Committee, 2 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Chulrua concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, tickets $15 adults, $5 students/children, performance by internationally acclaimed trio (button accordion icon Paddy O’Brien, fiddler Patrick Ourceau, and guitarist Pat Egan) presented by Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society; 203-256-8453.

Thursday, May 6

Planning and Zoning Commission, 1:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Tercentennial Commission, 3:45 pm, Newtown Savings Bank,  39  Main Street.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Friday, May 7

May Friendship Day Celebration, 2:30 pm, Lockwood Lodge at Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free (donations accepted) service led by members of Church Women United/Newtown-Bethel will follow theme of building friendships through faith, light refreshments, all welcome; 426-9707, 426-5192.

17th Annual Newtown Youth Services Youth Talent Show, 7 pm, Newtown Middle School auditorium, Queen Street, admission $5 adults, $2 ages 12 and under, performances by singers, dancers, musicians, and other entertainers of all ages; 270-4335.

Opening night of Don’t Dress for Dinner by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $20 (this performance only, regularly $15), season opener for Town Players is Marc Camoletti’s comedy, opening night performance is fundraiser for Newtown Congregational Church, performances continue weekends to May 29; 270-9144.

Saturday, May 8

Annual Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown Plant Sale, 9 am–2 pm rain or shine, The Inn at Newtown, 19 Main Street, sale of flower baskets, member-grown perennials, and other plants, proceeds benefit club’s civic activities.

34th Annual SCAN Spring Juried Art Show, 10 am–5 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, approximately 150 works by SCAN members will be on view during library hours until May 9; 426-1212, 203-445-9975 (evenings).

Una Grande Famiglia Italian dinner with entertainment, 5–9 pm, St Rose of Lima parish hall, to benefit the St Rose Choir’s musical pilgrimage to Italy, tickets at door $15 adults, $10 children under 12; 270-6520.

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.

Don’t Dress for Dinner by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, Marc Camoletti’s comedy continue weekends to May 29; 270-9144.

Sunday, May 9

MOTHER’S DAY

Final day 34th Annual SCAN Spring Juried Art Show, 1–3 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street.