Friday, September 22

FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN

St Rose Junior Youth Group Back-To-School Kickoff, 6-8 pm, St Rose Church and parish grounds, 46 Church Hill Road, open to all Newtown sixth through eighth graders, dunk tank and other events, light refreshments; 426-1014.

Annual Newtown Newcomers Club New Member Kick-Off, 7-9 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, open to new residents of Newtown (Sandy Hook, Hawleyville, etc), also recently engaged or married residents, new or expectant parents, anyone with recent lifestyle change, evening will offer club information and member networking, light refreshments; 270-8065.

By The Sea, By The Sea, By The Beautiful Sea, 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10, three one-act plays by The Town Players, performances run Friday and Saturday evenings through September 23; 270-9144.

 

Saturday, September 23

Newtown United Methodist Church Fair, 10 am to 4 pm, church grounds, 92 Church Hill Road, free admission, baked goods, and grilled food, silent auction including artwork and theme baskets, children’s activities, games, moon walk, crafts, etc; 426-9998.

HRRA Recycling Day for old computer equipment, televisions, stereos, and VCRs; on Plumtrees Road opposite the Danbury Water Treatment Facility and just north of the Motor Vehicle Emissions Station, 11 am to 3 pm; also free tours of environmental educational van.

By The Sea, By The Sea, By The Beautiful Sea, 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10, three one-act plays by The Town Players, final performance; 270-9144.

Sunday, September 24

Family Bikes, Boards, and Blades Day, noon to 3 pm, Fairfield Hills near former library parking lot, sponsored by Newtown Youth Services. Check-in noon to 2; four bike routes, beginner to advanced, area for rollerblading, skateboarding, and scooters; free food stops; registration $7 for adults and $5 for youths 13 and under; prizes for all plus raffle; bike safety check-in, youths 18 and under must wear bike/skate helmets; 270-4335.

Concert by The Broyhill Ensemble, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall theatre, 45 Main Street, tickets $14, $12 seniors, students free when accompanied by ticket-holding adult, performance of stylistic and instrumental combinations is season-opener for Newtown Friends of Music-sponsored events, reception with performers follows; 426-6470.

Monday, September 25

The Victorian Lady at Booth Library, 7 pm, 25 Main Street, fun presentation by Kandie Carle concerning Victorian era fashion, society, leisure, and arts (approximately 90 minutes), light refreshments, suitable for all ages, sponsored by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, United Fire Company of Botsford Firehouse, South Main Street, Botsford.

Newtown Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Tuesday, September 26

“Electric Restructuring: What Consumers Need to Know,” free program sponsored by the Newtown Woman’s Club, 1 pm, at the Cyrenius H. Booth Library. Guest speakers from the Connecticut Department of Utility Control.

 Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Wednesday,

September 27

Free Blood Pressure Screening, 10 am to noon, Cyrenius H. Booth Library, sponsored by the nursing department of Ashlar of Newtown.

Housatonic Area Regional Transit, 4 pm, HART offices, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, town land use office, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Thursday,

September 28

Water Pollution Control Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant, Commerce Road.

 

Friday,

September 29

ROSH HASHONAH

BEGINS AT SUNSET

Newtown Country Jamboree, 6:30-10:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, free admission (donations accepted), bluegrass performers, fiddlers, square dancing, vocalists of different music styles, possible open mic, refreshments, all welcome, hosted by Rocking Roosters Square Dance Club; 426-4817.