Friday, May 6

Vascular Screenings, call for appointment, Newtown Senior Center/Multipurpose Building, Riverside Road, free screenings for carotid, abdominal aneurysm, and legs for residents ages 60 and over sponsored by Western CT Area Agency on Aging, call for appointment; 270-4310.

35th Annual SCAN Spring Juried Art Show, 12–5 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, exhibition of works by members of Society of Creative Arts of Newtown and works by nonmember regional artists accepted into spring exhibition remain on view until May 8; 203-438-8311 (show co-chair Will Doyle).

Church Women United of Newtown & Bethel May Friendship Day program, 1:30 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 31 Main Street, Scripture-based worship program will explore theme of “Living in The Light: True Friends are Salt and Light,” all welcome, freewill offering will benefit CWU work across the country, reception to follow; 426-5192, 426-9707.

Newtown Singles “Meet & Mingle” event, 7–9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, monthly program open to area adult singles; 261-4210.

The Amorous Ambassador, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, Town Players continue their 70th anniversary season with Michael Parker’s comedy as season opener, weekend performances run to May 21; 270-9144.

Saturday, May 7

AmeriCares HomeFront Day, volunteers work on houses in Newtown and elsewhere, for information on how to help, www.AmeriCares.org or call 800-486-HELP.

Town & Country Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale, 9 am–2 pm, The Inn at Newtown, 19 Main Street, annual fundraiser by Newtown-based garden club will feature debut of The Newtown Rose, also variety of member-grown plants, unusual perennials, shrubs and flower baskets; 426-5359.

Trinity Youth Annual Car Wash & Plant Sale, 9 am–3 pm, Trinity Church, 30 Main Street, car wash and plant sale will raise funds for youth group’s Workcamp Program, event continues on May 8; 426-9070.

DAWS Bake Sale, 10 am–2 pm, Lexington Gardens, 32 Church Hill Road, fresh-baked cakes, cookies, breads, and pies will be sold by members of Danbury Animal Welfare Society (DAWS), with proceeds to benefit the animal shelter; 744-3297, 426-3161.

Mother’s Day Flower Sale, 10 am–4 pm, Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Co. Main Station, Riverside Road.

14th Annual May Fair, 11 am–2 pm, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, free fair celebrates the arrival of spring with Maypole dancing, live music, games, potluck lunch, face painting, pony rides, and more; 364-1113.

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.

NHS Gong Show, 7 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, 12 Berkshire Road, admission $5, community invited for an evening of comedy, laughter, and fun by NHS students, proceeds to benefit a local family; 426-7651.

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.

The Amorous Ambassador, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, see May 6 details; 270-9144.

Sunday, May 8

MOTHER’S DAY

Trinity Youth Annual Car Wash & Plant Sale, 9 am–noon, Trinity Church, 30 Main Street, see May 7 details; 426-9070.

Concert by The Kinkson-Colella Duo, 2:30 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, free performance by the pianist Jeanne Hinkson and drummer John Colella; 426-8118.

Monday, May 9

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

“Great Discoveries of the Past 35 Years,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free program by antiques expert Wayne Pratt, sponsored by Newtown Historical Society (note: location change); 426-5937.

Tuesday, May 10

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

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

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

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Parks and Recreation Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Wednesday, May 11

Newtown Tercentennial Committee, 3:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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

Cub Scout Pack 270 Recruitment Night, 7 pm, Middle Gate School cafeteria, Cold Spring Road, parents/guardians and boys currently in grades K–4 invited to learn about Cub Scouts and Newtown’s Pack 270; 426-5079.

Genealogy Club of Newtown meeting, 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library meeting room, 25 Main Street, nonmembers/newcomers of all levels of researchers welcome, program by Janet Pesky about her research experiences on eastern Europe genealogy and the unique circumstances associated with that area; 270-7887, 426-3889.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Pecks’ Lan.e.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free critique of members’ works by Marija Pavlovich McCarthy (nonmembers welcome to watch); 426-6654.

Thursday, May 12

Team in Training (TNT) meeting, 6:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, information on TNT, which provides training for full or half marathons, cycling events, and triathlons that raise money for battle against blood cancers, also information on upcoming local events, presented by Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Fairfield County; 203-967-8320 extension 15 or 17.

Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant, Commerce Road.

Friday, May 13

18th Annual Newtown Youth Services Talent Show, 7 pm, Newtown Middle School, Queen Street, singing, dancing and other performances by acts of all ages, sponsored by NYS; 270-4335.

The Amorous Ambassador, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, Town Players continue their 70th anniversary season with Michael Parker’s comedy as season opener, weekend performances run to May 21; 270-9144.

Saturday, May 14

Children’s Adventure Center Fundraiser Tag Sale, 8 am–2 pm, at The Adventure Center/Multipurpose Building, Riverside Road, wide range of items, also refreshments including Krispy Kreme Donuts; 426-3018.

Tom-Tit-Tot by The Housatonic Valley Waldorf School Puppetry Group, 10 am, at Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, free marionette performance of an English fairy tale; 364-1113.

“Newtown Notables, Gone But Not Forgotten,” guided tours step off at 2, 4 and 6 pm, Village Cemetery, Elm Drive, Newtown, $5/person (max $20/family), tour of cemetery will include stops at gravesites of some of town’s historic figures, where reenactors will be offering background and anecdotes, event continues town’s tercentennial celebration; 426-5937.

Peter and The Wolf by The Karma Dance Company, 2 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free performance by dance company in residence at The Graceful Planet in Sandy Hook will bring Sergei Prokofiev’s classic children’s story to life; 426-8215.

“Newtown Choral Society: The Tercentennial Concert,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, tickets $9 adults, $7 seniors and ages 12 and under, director Mary Andreotta will lead NCS (with accompanist Susan Anthony Klein) in program to include works of Charles Ives and Aaron Copeland, also spirituals, minstrel songs and selections from American history; 426-3769, 426-9138.

The Amorous Ambassador, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, see May 13 details; 270-9144.

Sunday, May 15

Fifth Annual Canine Advocates Tag Sale, 9 am–4 pm (rain date May 22), parking lot of Dr Donald Evans’s office, 115 Mt Pleasant Road, variety of items to include kitchenware, jewelry, plants and pots, vases, lamps, small appliances and furniture, toys, games and much more, also dog and cat jewelry, crafts and baked goods; 426-6540, 426-5327.

Matinee performance of The Amorous Ambassador, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, see May 7 details; 270-9144.

Opening reception, 2–4 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, public celebration for exhibition of photographs by Carol Gibson of Bethel and Art Anderson of Newtown, show will remain on view until May 27; 426-4533.