Saturday, July 7

Absentee voting session for the referendum on the proposed town budget for 2012-13, 9 am–noon, town clerk’s office, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, see July 8 details.

Sunday, July 8

Grand Opening Ceremony for Brian J. Silverlieb Animal Care & Control Center of Newtown, 4 pm, Old Farm Road, formal celebration of recently constructed animal control facility, all welcome.

Monday, July 9

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Tuesday, July 10

The Farmers Market at Fairfield Hills, 2–6 pm, Washington Square, Keating Farms Avenue, Connecticut-grown heirloom and organic fruits and vegetables, also flowers, baked goods, jams, handcrafts, live music and more, tenth anniversary season continues weekly until mid-October; 203-313-9908.

Parks and Recreation Commission, 5 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

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

Conservation Commission, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street. 

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

Lake Zoar Authority, 7 pm, Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street South.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street. 

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

Wednesday, July 11

Borough Zoning Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Summer Sounds Concert Series, 42 Street Band in concert, 7 pm, Masonicare at Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free performance of rock, blues, and jazz, bring seating, light refreshments for purchase, rain date July 12; 203-364-3128.

Journey Group: Emotional Freedom Technique, 7–9 pm, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, $20, program by Cindy Miller (Trinity Productions) and Robin Friedman will share “simple technique where you can change how you feel about something in a matter of minutes”; 203-426-9448.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street. 

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street. 

Newtown Arts Festival Committee, 7:30 pm, My Place Restaurant, 8 Queen Street.

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

 

Thursday, July 12

Referendum voting on the proposed 2012-13 town budget, 6 am to 8 pm, Newtown Middle School gymnasium, 11 Queen Street.

Water & Sewer Authority, 7 pm, sewage treatment plant office building, 24 Commerce Road.

The Frank Porto Band concert, 6:30–8 pm, Dickinson Park, Elm Drive, free performance of music of the 1930s and 40s will continue Newtown Parks & Rec 2012 Concert Series, bring seating, picnics welcome, under pavilion if light rain; 203-270-4340.

Friday, July 13

Brighton Beach Memoirs, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, $20, $10 ages 10 and under, performances of Neil Simon work by The Town Players of Newtown continue weekends until July 28; 203-270-9144, www.NewtownPlayers.org.

Saturday, July 14

37th Annual Friends of Booth Library Book Sale, 9 am–5 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, $5, free ages 17 and under, thousands of books in dozens of styles and genres (including collectibles, antiques, etc), children’s books, CDs, LPs, books on tape and CD, etc, sold by Friends to benefit C.H. Booth Library, event continues daily until July 18; 203-426-4533, www.boothbooksale.org.

Opening Reception for “Third Annual Society of Creative Arts of Newtown Summer Art Show,” 8 am–4 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street, nearly 80 original works, representing approximately 35 members of SCAN, partial proceeds from sales of works to benefit SCAN Scholarship Fund, presented annually to Newtown High School students, show on view Monday through Friday until July 31; 203-426-5283, 203-426-2226.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, see July 13 details.

Sunday, July 15

37th Annual Friends of Booth Library Book Sale, 9 am–5 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, free admission, see July 14 details.

Matinee performance of Brighton Beach Memoirs, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, $15, $10 ages 10 and under, performances of Neil Simon work by The Town Players of Newtown continue weekends until July 28; 203-270-9144, www.NewtownPlayers.org.