Saturday, June 21

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

Workcamp Car Wash, 9 am–1 pm (rain date June 22, same time), Century 21, 48 South Main Street, donations accepted and will benefit the young adults from Newtown Congregational, Newtown United Methodist, Sacred Heart, and St Rose churches who will be traveling to North Carolina for one week in July; 426-5333, 482-2981.

Summer Formalwear Sale, 9 am–noon, VNA Thrift Shop at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street (entry from rear parking lot), sale will continue on June 25 (12–3 pm); 270-4377.

USPS Passport Day, 9 am–noon, Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main Street, $10–$120 depending on type of passport and services needed, representatives from US Postal Service will be on hand to notarize paperwork and take photos for passports; 426-4271.

Neighborhood Summer Kickoff Breakfast, 10 am–12:30 pm, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 16 Sawmill Road, free breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon, toast and juice, all welcome; 240-7010.

Summer Sale-A-Bration, 10 am–2 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, marketplace will offer jewelry, home décor, skincare products, gourmet food and more, refreshments available, raffle; 426-8118.

Sunday, June 22

Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 9 am–1 pm, 3–5 Glen Road, Sandy Hook, flowers, fruits and vegetables from local farmers, baked goods, nutritional seminars, monthly family activities, runs weekly until October 26; 426-2427.

Family Fun Day, 12–5 pm, Newtown Middle School, admission $5 adults, $3 children, tour emergency vehicles, meet Newtown’s police dog, participate in crafts and games, enjoy refreshments, also music, proceeds benefit Canine Advocates of Newtown’s Dog Pound Veterinary Care Fund; 426-5327.

Monday, June 23

Newtown Youth & Family Services, Inc annual meeting, 7 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 8 pm, Hawleyville Firehouse, 34 Hawleyville Road.

Tuesday, June 24

Sandy Hook Organic Farmers’ Market, 2–6 pm, behind St John’s Episcopal Church, Washington Avenue, local veggies and fruit, fresh baked goods, jams and handcrafted items, weekly activities for kids, also lectures and cooking demos, continues weekly to mid-October; 313-9908.

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Design Advisory Board, 7 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Wednesday, June 25

CT Veterans Wartime Service Medal Awards Ceremony, 9 am, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, public invited to join veterans who will be honored for their wartime service by CT Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Friends of Booth Library Children’s Book Sale, 9:30 am–3 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, stock up on summer reading at bargain prices, also magic shows at 11 am and 1 pm; 426-4533.

Summer Formalwear Sale, noon–3 pm, VNA Thrift Shop at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street (entry from rear parking lot); 270-4377.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown program, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free demonstration on painting an interior landscape in oil to be presented by Shauna Shane, light refreshments; 798-0560.

Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART), Board of Directors, 4 pm, HART Offices, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

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

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

 

Thursday, June 26

Cultural Arts Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

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

Saturday, June 28

VFW Family Picnic, begins 11 am, VFW Post 308, 18 Tinkerfield Road, donation $15 ($30 max/family), grilled foods, raw clams, salads, corn, etc, also water slide, music, fun for all ages, proceeds to benefit VFW Veterans Fund; 426-9316.

Sandy Hook Village Concerts in the Park: Ron Jones, 7 pm, Sandy Hook Village Park, Glen Road at Church Hill Road, free performance by Philadelphia resident will include smooth jazz and showtunes on saxophone, bring seating, light refreshments available.