Saturday, August 21

Newtown Community Flea Market, 9 am–4 pm, Fairfield Hills campus, Wassermann Way, free admission, tag sales, artists and crafters, vendors, refreshments, proceeds benefit Newtown Congregational Church; 426-4174.

Sunday, August 22

Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 9 am–1 pm, 1 Glen Road, fruits and vegetables, baked goods, Sundays through October.

Newtown Community Flea Market continues, 9 am–4 pm, Fairfield Hills campus, see details under August 21.

Monday, August 23

Booth Library Book Sale Work Party, 10 am–noon and 7–9 pm (daily through August 26), Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, volunteers invited to drop in to help sort books and set up hall for upcoming book sale; 426-2524, 426-3889.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Dodgingtown Firehouse, Dodgingtown Road.

Tuesday, August 24

Organic Farmers’ Market, 9 am–2 pm, Sandy Hook Center (behind St John’s Episcopal Church), Washington Avenue, organic farm produce, baked goods, crafts, pony rides, café, continues Tuesdays through October.

Booth Library Book Sale Work Party, 10 am–noon and 7–9 pm (daily through August 26), Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, see details under August 23.

“100 Years of Headware & Accessories,” 2–4 pm, Lockwood Lodge at Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, public invited to join members of Red Hat Society for free fashion show and high tea, reservations requested; 364-3179

Open Space Committee, 4 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Public Buildings and Sites Commission, 6:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

 

Wednesday, August 25

Blood pressure screenings, 10 am–noon, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free screenings will be conducted by a registered nurse, no appointment necessary, all welcome.

Booth Library Book Sale Work Party, 10 am–noon and 7–9 pm (daily through August 26), Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, see details under August 23.

Blood pressure screenings, 11 am–noon, Nunnawauk Meadows community building, Nunnawauk Road, free screenings will be conducted by CT Visiting Nurse Association, no appointment necessary, all welcome.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free demonstration (open to public) on woodcutting by Mike Goscinsky; 426-6654.

Blood pressure screenings, 1–2 pm, Newtown Senior Center (multipurpose building), Riverside Road, free screenings by Danbury Visiting Nurse Association, no appointment necessary, all welcome.

Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART) board of directors, 4 pm, HART office, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

 

Thursday, August 26

Booth Library Book Sale Work Party, 10 am–noon and 7–9 pm, Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, see details under August 23.

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

Friday, August 27

Town Players’ Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opens, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, production of Edward Albee’s play will run weekends until September 11; 270-9144.

 

Saturday, August 28

NCC Sunday School Open House, 9 am–noon, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, public invited to join church members for demonstration of new Sunday school program (Workshop Rotation Model), see new classrooms, enjoy light refreshments, all welcome.

Newtown Junior Women’s Club Annual Fall Mum Sale, 9 am–3 pm, Newtown Middle School front lawn, Queen Street, plants $7 each or three for $20.

Irish Danceathon, begins 10 am, Gray School of Irish Dance, 3 Simm Lane, 24-hour marathon will benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association; 270-7001.

Performance of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Town Players of Newtown, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see details under August 27.

Sunday, August 29

Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 9 am–1 pm, 1 Glen Road, fruits and vegetables, baked goods, Sundays through October.

Annual Ukrainian Festival, begins 11 am with Divine Liturgy, Paproski’s Christmas Tree Farm, 5 Hattertown Road, Ukrainian and picnic-style food all afternoon, also Ukrainian song and dances, hayrides, pony rides, children’s activities, live music; 426-4017.

Matinee of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Town Players of Newtown, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12 (tickets reduced for matinees); 270-9144.

Monday, August 30

Connecticut Choral Society Sing-In, registration 7 pm (singing begins 7:30), Trinity Episcopal Church, 31 Main Street, $7 (includes music and refreshments), all interested choral singers invited to join CCS for Beethoven’s Mass in C and other selections; 800-555-5250.

Auditions for Tina Howe’s The Art of Dining, 7:30–9:30 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, roles available for six women and three men in upcoming Town Players production, auditions continue on August 31; 270-9144.