Saturday, August 20

Newtown Community Flea Market, 9 am-4 pm rain or shine, at Reed Intermediate School, 4 Trades Lane, area vendors with crafts, home goods, clothing, tools, etc, also pancake breakfast, lunch and other refreshments, baked goods and more, sponsored by Newtown Congregational Church; 426-9024, 426-4174.

Annual Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard Open House, 10 am-2 pm, at 2CHG headquarters, 4 Wildlife Drive (off Trades Lane, near Reed Intermediate School), free admission, mounted cavalry drills and musical ride, pony rides for children, meet members of one of country’s oldest horse cavalry units still in service and some of its 36 horses in residence; 426-9046.

Newtown Forest Association Guided Nature Walk, starts half-hour before sunset (rain date August 21), Holcombe Hill Wildlife Preserve, 55 Great Hill Road, easy hour-long hike, NFA is offering monthly walks until mid-October to celebrate Tercentennial; 270-3650.

Sunday, August 21

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

Songs For Smiles: Songs For Parkinson’s, 3 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, suggested donation $8, vocal recital by Erica Tsacoyeanes, Pamela Hoffman and others will include songs ranging from classical to contemporary, all proceeds will benefit CT chapter/American Parkinson’s Disease Association; 203-217-8906.

Monday, August 22

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Sandy Hook Firehouse, Riverside Road.

Tuesday, August 23

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.

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

Book Signing, 7-9 pm, C.H. Booth Library meeting room, 25 Main Street, Newtown resident Andrea Zimmermann will sign copies of her brand-new book, Eleanor Mayer’s History of Cherry Grove Farm; 426-4533.

Fairfield Hills Authority, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Bob Gianotti in concert, 7 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, free concert by vocalist-guitarist-flutist will conclude 4th Annual Summer Concerts in The Courtyard series, seating and refreshments provided, reservations requested; 426-8118.

Wednesday, August 24

Blood pressure screenings, 1-2 pm, Newtown Senior Center, Riverside Road, free screenings by Danbury Visiting Nurse Association.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free demonstration by June Parker on creating a landscape with oil is open to all; 426-6654.

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

The Governor’s Foot Guard Swing Band in concert, 7:30 pm, at Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free concert will also feature CT Swing Dancers Troupe, bring chairs or blankets for seating; 426-5847.

 

Thursday, August 25

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

Sunday, August 28

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