Friday, July 1

St Rose Carnival continues, church grounds, Church Hill Road, rides 6–10:30 pm, every night is bracelet night, Fourth of July menu, entertainment tonight: rock with the band Makel.

Opening night for A Perfect Ganesh, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, Town Players will present Terrence McNally’s kaleidoscopic drama on weekends through July 23; 270-9144.

 

Saturday, July 2

St Rose Carnival last night, church grounds, Church Hill Road, rides 6–10:30 pm, every night is bracelet night, Fourth of July menu, entertainment: DJ Sounds of Steve Chetcuti.

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.

A Perfect Ganesh performance, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, Town Players is presenting Terrence McNally’s kaleidoscopic drama on weekends through July 23; 270-9144.

Monday, July 4

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Tuesday, July 5

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

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

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

Wednesday, July 6

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

Public hearing on proposed town ordinance establishing the Fairfield Hills Authority (FHA), 6:45 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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

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

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Thursday, July 7

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Friday, July 8

Historic House and Garden Tour, champagne reception and slide presentation “Painted Ladies” by town historian Daniel Cruson, 7:30 pm for ticket holders in conjunction with event on July 9 (see below).

Saturday, July 9

Historic House and Garden Tour, sponsored by Newtown Historical Society, 11 am–5 pm, rain or shine, self-guided tour, limited tickets, $25, include July 8 lecture by Daniel Cruson, tickets on sale at C.H. Booth Library, Main Street, and the Little Green Barn, 4 Washington Avenue, and on July 9 only at Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, from 9:30 am to noon; 426-5937.