Saturday, September 15
Saturday, September 15
Board of Assessment Appeals, 9 am, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.
Daffodil Bulb Sale, 10 am-2 pm, St Rose Church, 46 Church Hill Road, $5 per dozen, sale presented by NHS Freshman Cheerleading Squad to benefit Coins for the Cure, sale will be repeated September 29.
Antique Car Show & Concert, 10 am-3 pm, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free admission, cars owned by members of Classic Nights Car Club on view, also live music by The Bear Cats Band, rain or shine; 426-5847.
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Sunday, September 16
Screening of East/West, 2 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free screening of film in French & Russian with English subtitles is sponsored by Alliance Française of Northwestern CT; 426-4533, 203-263-4096.
Newtown Historical Society Open House, 2-4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free, costumed docents (guides) will offer tours of the 18th Century home, also demonstrations in blacksmithing by Joseph Magnarella; 426-5937.
Monday, September 17
ROSH HASHANAH BEGINS AT SUNDOWN
Registrars of Voters, 10 am, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.
Commission on Aging, 5:30 pm, multipurpose center, Riverside Road, Sandy Hook.
Tuesday, September 18
La Leche League of Newtown meeting, 10 am, Newtown Congregational Church House (Parlor Room, main floor), 41-A Main Street, free and open to mothers and mothers-to-be (babies and toddlers also welcome), program on âAdvantages of Breastfeeding to Mother and Babyâ; 364-1617, 426-6242.
Board of Selectmen, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.
Economic Development Commission, 7:30 pm, multipurpose center, Riverside Road, Sandy Hook.
Borough Board of Burgesses, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.
Wednesday, September 19
Legislative Council, 8 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.
Open House and square dance demonstration, 8 pm, Rocking Rooster Square Dance Club of Newtown, Sand Hill Shopping Plaza Mall (next to T.J. Maxx) on Route 25; free, refreshments.
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Thursday, September 20
Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.
Newtown Chamber of Commerce Open House, 5-7 pm, The Fraser-Woods School, 173 South Main Street, refreshments, co-hosted by school and chamber of commerce; 426-2695.
Friday, September 21
Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, Pocono Road, Brookfield.
2001 Country Jamboree, 6:30-10:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, admission $5 (includes refreshments), dancing to two-steps, polkas, waltzes, contras, Eastern & Western square dancing, performances of bluegrass, western, country & folk music, all levels of dancers (including first-timers) welcome, soft-soled shoes required, musicians invited to join (set-up begins 5 pm), hosted by Rocking Roosters Square Dance Club of Newtown; 426-4817, 264-6855.
Performance of The Weir by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theater, Orchard Hill Road, all seats $10, performances of Conor McPhersonâs award-winning drama of ghost stories and haunted lives set in a rural Irish pub continue Friday and Saturday evenings through September 29; 270-9144.
Saturday, September 22
Newtown Health District Health & Safety Fair, 10 am-2 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, free admission, also free health screenings, exhibits, giveaways, raffles, demonstrations, contests, tours of fire trucks and an ambulance, visit by the Life Star helicopter, also visits with Candy (a Jersey heifer from the Paproski farm); 270-4291, 426-6264.
Sunday, September 23
Newtown Meeting House Organ Dedication Recital, 2 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free performance to celebrate the restoration of the buildingâs 1924 pipe organ after September 1999âs Hurricane Floyd caused major damage to the instrument; 426-1767.
Matinee of The Weir by Town Players, 2 pm, The Little Theater, Orchard Hill Road, all seats $10; 270-9144.
Concert by The Greenleaf Chamber Ensemble, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall auditorium, 45 Main Street, tickets $14 adults, $12 seniors, children between ages 5-12 with ticket-holding adult admitted free, works of J.S. Bach, Haydn, Brahms, also premiere of new work by Martin Brody, season-opening concert of performances sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music; 426-6654.