Friday, June 2

Housatonic Valley Economic Development Partnership, 8:30 am, GE Capital offices, 44 Ridgebury Road, Danbury. 

Saturday, June 3

26th Annual Rooster Run, race begins 8:30 am (entries close 8 am), 5K/3.1 mile course begins and ends at Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, $10 if pre-registered, $12 day of race, 14 divisions, cash prizes and trophies, also prize raffle; 270-4340.

Family Safety Fair, 11 am-3 pm, St Rose Church, 46 Church Hill Road, free admission, information about water safety, car seat safety clinic, swimming pool safety, poison information, bike inspections, and home safety info from area agencies and businesses.

Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5-7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook, $7 for adults, $6 seniors, $3.50 children, spaghetti dinner with salads, fruit cup, bread, desserts, and beverages; 426-0617.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45-10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 with spaghetti dinner (above), $4 coffee house only, live music by Roger Sprung and Hal Wylie, local musicians welcome to jam, refreshments/desserts available; 426-0617.

Sunday, June 4

NYS Car Wash, 10 am-2 pm, St Rose Church parking lot, 46 Church Hill Road, free, presented by Newtown Youth Services.

Salute to the Big Bands Dinner Dance, 3-8 pm (doors open 2:30, dinner served at 3), the Fireside Inn, 123 Main Street South, tickets $39.50 (cash bar), full dinner followed by dancing to 16-piece Harold Zinno Orchestra, performing music of Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, et al; 426-7001, 203/330-0303.

Teen Mass and Christian rock group performance, Mass at 5 pm, then pizza dinner and celebration concert by Stainless Steel at 6:15 pm, St Rose Church Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, suggested donation $5, event will honor eighth grade class of 2000; 426-2572.

Monday, June 5

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

Tuesday, June 6

Public Safety Committee, 5 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street. 

“Working with Newtown’s Land Use Agencies,” 7-8:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, small fee (call for details; reservations required), program intended for local business owners, to be presented by members of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation Commission, Borough Zoning Commission, and Borough Zoning Board of Appeals; 426-2695.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Newtown Middle School board conference room, 11 Queen Street.

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

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

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Bridgewater Town Hall, Route 133, Bridgewater.

Wednesday, June 7

Zoning Board of Appeals, 8 pm, Town Land Use Office, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Legislative Council, 8 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Thursday, June 8

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

Water Pollution Control Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant, Commerce Road.

“Eagle, Turkey, Vulture, Owls and Parrot: Large Birds of Connecticut,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Congregational Church Community House, 41-A Main Street, free program presented by Hope Douglas (Wind Over Wings, Westbrook) will discuss these birds. Ms Douglas will also have live birds on-site, sponsored by Housatonic Valley Group/The Sierra Club; 792-1209, 775-9644.

An All-Star Tribute to Rick Danko, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall theatre, 45 Main Street, tickets $30, concert with performances by “Professor Louie” Hurwitz & The Crowmatix, The Honky Tonk Gurus, Artie Traum, Michael Bacon, Mary Ellen Bernard, et al, in tribute to memory of the late Rick Danko (The Band), proceeds benefit WPKN-FM; 203/331-9756.

Saturday, June 10

Annual Low-Cost Rabies Vaccination Clinic, 1-3 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, $10 per animal (*cash only; pet owners on public assistance bring State Public Assistance ID card for one free vaccination), vaccinations will be administered by Dr Brian Silverlieb and Dr Neal Warner, no residency requirements.

Annual Lakeside Gallery Show and Sale, 2-4 pm, 49 Taunton Lake Road, free admission, show and sale of watercolors by Pat Barkman, all are welcome, event continues June 11; 426-8949.

Sunday, June 11

Opening reception for exhibition of artwork by Lois Zimmermann, 2-4 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free, special presentation of works by the late Mrs Zimmerman in pastel, oil, watercolor, and acrylic, presenting a variety of images, created and arranged by Mrs Zimmermann’s daughters (Roberta Jones and Andrea Zimmermann of Newtown), exhibition will remain on view through June 20; 426-4533.