Friday, June 3

Connecticut Piecemakers Quilt Guild Show, 6:30–8:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, $60 (includes admission on Saturday), two-day event will open with lecture by Mary Ellen Hopkins (see June 4 details); 364-0014, 203-838-3427.

Newtown Singles Meet & Mingle event, 7–9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, open to area adults; 261-4210.

Saturday, June 4

Donut Drive-Thru, 9 am–1 pm, St John’s Episcopal Church, 3 Washington Avenue, fresh donuts and gourmet coffee.

Connecticut Piecemakers Quilt Guild Show continues, 9 am–5 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, $60 (includes Friday’s lecture), ongoing demonstrations by special guest Mary Ellen Hopkins, also book signings by Ms Hopkins; 364-0014, 203-838-3427.

Newtown Forest Association Guided Nature Walk, 10:30 am (rain date June 5), Wasserman Preserve-The Glen, Walnut Tree Hill Rd (at Black Bridge Road), easy hike, learning history of the property and plants and wildlife that might be found along the walk, about an hour; 270-3650.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner, fundraiser each month for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; 426-0617.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see above listing), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-0617.

Sunday, June 5

“Tercentennial Folk Art Flag Show” opening reception, begins 2 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free reception to celebrate exhibition of folk art drawings and paintings of American flags, also flag ceremony, guest speakers and more, exhibit then on view until June 30; 426-4533.

 

Monday, June 6

Design Advisory Board, 6:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Board of Selectmen, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Cut-A-Thon, 4-8 pm, Ricci’s Salon and Spa, 99 South Main Street, all proceeds benefit cancer patient Reilly O’Neill, 6, haircuts $25 women; $15 men and children, other services call for appointments; 426-1611.

 

Tuesday, June 7

Public Safety Committee for Garner Correctional Institution, 5 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Police Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School at Fairfield Hills.

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Bridgewater Town Hall.

Lake Zoar Authority, 7:30 pm, Southbury Town Hall.

Wednesday, June 8

Lifeline Screening, 9 am, The Homesteads At Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, screenings for stroke, abdominal aortic aneurysms, peripheral arterial disease and osteoporosis, plus lab tests, fees are charged, appointments required, 1-800-697-9721.

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

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

 

Thursday, June 9

Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant, Commerce Road.

Friday, June 10

Sandy Hook Lobster Fest, 5–9 pm, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire Co. Main Station, Riverside Road, tickets $18/advance, $20/door, full lobster or steak dinner with all trimmings (kids can purchase discount tickets for hamburger dinners), also raw bar, live music, games, runs also June 11.

“Newtown — A Floral Heritage: A Standard Flower Show,” 6–9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free standard flower show created and presented by The Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown will include decorative and educational exhibits with some emphasis on town’s 300th anniversary celebration, show continues on June 11.

Saturday, June 11

“Newtown — A Floral Heritage: A Standard Flower Show,” 9 am-2 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see June 10 details.

Sandy Hook Lobster Fest, 4:30–9 pm, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire Co. Main Station, Riverside Road, tickets $18/advance, $20/door, see June 10 details.

Relay For Life, begins 6 pm, Newtown High School field, 12 Berkshire Road, overnight event to benefit American Cancer Society.