Friday, August 5

The Bearcats in concert, 7 pm, at Fairfield Hills soccer fields, off Wassermann Way, free concert of jazz favorites sponsored by The Tercentennial Committee will conclude Booth Library’s 2005 summer concert series, rain or shine; 426-4533.

Newtown Singles Meet & Mingle event, 7–9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, area singles welcome for networking and socializing; 261-4210.

Saturday, August 6

Tercentennial Birthday Celebration, 9:30 am–dusk, Fairfield Hills campus, Wasserman Way, events for all ages to celebrate town’s 300th birthday with refreshments all day (see pull-out program in this week’s Bee for events and times) to include vintage base ball game, antique car show, 5th Connecticut Regiment encampment, children’s activity tent, Dodgingtown Fire Department Dunking Tank, live music performances, Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard presentation, Newtown Republicans vs Democrats softball game, fireworks, also bocce at The Pleasance; 270-4340 (Parks & Rec Dept).

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.

Sunday, August 7

Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 9 am–2 pm, parking lot at 5 Glen Road, Sandy Hook, local farmers, baked goods, crafts vendors, also nutritional seminars, children’s entertainment, runs weekly through mid-October; 426-2427.

Monday, August 8

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

Tuesday, August 9

Sandy Hook Organic Farmers’ Market, 2–6 pm, behind St John’s Episcopal Church, 5 Washington Avenue, fruits, vegetables, flowers, baked goods, art, pony rides and more in weekly event running until October 11; 426-9938.

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

Parks and Recreation Commission, 6 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

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.

Wednesday, August 10

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

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free demonstration by Janine Wesselmann will show how to develop a café scene using oils, all welcome; 426-6654.

Thursday, August 11

“Lean On Me: Alzheimer’s Lecture & Support,” 7 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, free lecture by attorney Julia Brown on elder law and long-term care needs, planning, Medicaid, and other entitlements, sponsored by Alzheimer’s Association of Connecticut; 426-8118.

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

 

Saturday, August 13

Annual Classic Car Show & Sock Hop, 11 am–2 pm, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free admission, presentation of cars by members of The Classic Nights Car Club (nonmembers also welcome, no registration needed), music by DJ Seth Carley, also Greyhound Rescue & Rehabilitation, refreshments available; 426-5847.