Friday, September 19

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall.

Auditions for St Rose Cabaret Show, 7–9 pm, St Rose Church Hall, 49 Church Hill Road, open to community entertainers with vocal, instrumental, dancing and/or acting ability, singers should prepare one ballad and one up-tempo song, call for audition time, auditions also running September 21, performances to be October 17–18; 426-1014.

Lives of The Saints, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12, Town Players production of one-acts by David Ives (The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage, Captive Audience and Lives of The Saints), performances continue Friday and Saturday through September 27 (also matinee September 21); 270-9144.

 

Saturday, September 20

4th Annual Classic Car Show & Sock Hop at Ashlar of Newtown, 10 am–2 pm, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free admission, classic cars in great condition, live music, dancing encouraged, all welcome; 426-5847.

Lives of The Saints performance, 8 pm, The Little Theatre, see details under September 19.

Sunday, September 21

Matinee performance Lives of The Saints, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10, Town Players production of one-acts by David Ives (The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage, Captive Audience and Lives of The Saints); 270-9144.

Auditions continue for St Rose Cabaret Show, 7–9 pm, see details under September 19.

Monday, September 22

Commission on Aging, 5 pm, Multipurpose Center, Riverside Road.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Newtown Hook and Ladder Firehouse, 45 Main Street.

Tuesday, September 23

AUTUMN BEGINS

Sandy Hook Organic Farmers’ Market, 9 am–1 pm, parking area between St John’s Church and The Villa Restaurant, Washington Avenue, locally grown organic fruits, vegetables, flowers, baked goods, breads, coffee, sandwich café, also pony rides, live entertainment, Tuesdays until October 21; 426-9938, 270-1820.

The Garden Club of Newtown meeting, noon, C.H. Both Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free and open to new members/anyone interested in learning about club, workshop on arranging fresh and dried fall flowers follows lunch and business meeting; 270-1108.

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

Wednesday, September 24

Blood pressure screening, 10 am–noon, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, sponsored by Ashlar of Newtown, free; 426-5847.

Blood pressure screening, 11 am–noon, Nunnawauk Meadows, Nunnawauk Road, sponsored by Connecticut VNA, free; 756-6664.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free and open to nonmembers, “Painting Flat” interactive demonstration/program by Sandra Kensler, bring your favorite art supplies and be ready to create work.

Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART), 4 pm, HART offices, Danbury

Questions About 9/11, Newtown Meeting House, 8 pm, open discussion of the September 11 investigation, free, everyone invited.

Rocking Rooster Square Dance Club Open House, begins 8 pm, Sand Hill Plaza mall area, 228 South Main Street, free opportunity to meet club members, try dancing, and learn about club without obligation; 426-6548, 426-4817.

Thursday, September 25

Life Line Screenings, 9 am–4 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, costs vary (call for details), screenings offered for stroke and carotid artery, abdominal aortic aneurysms, peripheral arterial disease and osteoporosis, reservations required; 800-407-4557, 426-8118.

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

Friday, September 26

ROSH HASHANAH

BEGINS AT SUNDOWN

Lives of The Saints, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12, final weekend of Town Players production of one-acts by David Ives (The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage, Captive Audience and Lives of The Saints); 270-9144.

Saturday, September 27

Cleanup Project At Orchard Hill Nature Center, 9 am–1 pm, sponsored by Newtown Lions Club, everyone invited to help; 426-6443.

Lives of The Saints, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12, final performance of Town Players production of one-acts by David Ives (The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage, Captive Audience and Lives of The Saints); 270-9144.

Sunday, September 28

Newtown Historical Society Fall Antiques Show, 10 am–4 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, admission $4, proceeds to benefit historical society, its programs and its headquarters (Matthew Curtiss House, which will be open during show hours); 426-5937.

Open House & Demonstration, 10 am–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free and open to all ages, guided tours by costumed docents at headquarters of Newtown Historical Society, also demonstration by copper knocker Nancy Lee Schulz; 426-5937.