Saturday, May 27

Memorial Day Ceremonies at the Veterans Monument, 10 am, Main Street at Hanover Rd, sponsored by American Legion Post 202.

St Rose Youth Group Clothing Drive, 10 am - 3 pm, St Rose Church, 46 Church Hill Rd, group will be accepting clean, reusable clothing for men, women and children, also accepting linen (including towels, sheets, blankets, etc), for redistribution across US & Third World countries, no fabric cuttings, rags, toys or furniture.

“Shakespeare and Love: An Evening of Choral Music from The Globe Theatre, Broadway and The 16th Century,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, tickets $7 adults, $5 seniors and age 12 and under, spring concert by Newtown Choral Society will be directed by Mary Andreotta.

Pygmalion by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Rd, tickets $10, Final performance; 270-9144.

Monday, May 29

MEMORIAL DAY

Tuesday, May 30

Garden Club of Newtown meeting, business meeting begins at noon, program at 1 pm, C.H. Booth Library meeting room, 25 Main Street, free (public invited for program), guest speaker Rea Lubar Duncan (Connecticut magazine; author, Down To Earth, et al) will discuss her favorite perennials; 270-1108.

Wednesday, May 31

Free blood pressure screening, 10 am to noon, Cyrenius H. Booth Library, sponsored by the Ashlar of Newtown Nursing Dept.

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

Thursday, June 1

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, town land use office, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Friday, June 2

Housatonic Valley Economic Development Partnership, bd of dir, 8:30 am, GE Capital offices, 44 Ridgebury Rd, Danbury.

Saturday, June 3

26th Annual Rocking Rooster Run, race begins 8:30 am (entries close 8 am), 5K/3.1 mile course begins and ends at Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, $10 if pre-registered, $12 day of race, 14 divisions, cash prizes and trophies, also prize raffle; 270-4340.

Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5-7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, $7 for adults, $6 seniors, $3.50 children, spaghetti dinner with salads, fruit cup, bread, desserts and beverages; 426-0617.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45-10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 with spaghetti dinner (above), $4 coffee house only, live music by Roger Sprung & Hal Wylie, local musicians welcome to jam, refreshments/desserts available; 426-0617.

Sunday, June 4

Salute to the Big Bands Dinner Dance, 3-8 pm (doors open 2:30, dinner served at 3), The Fireside Inn, 123 Main Street South, tickets $39.50 (cash bar), full dinner followed by dancing to 16-piece Harold Zinno Orchestra, performing music of Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, et al; 426-7001, 203/330-0303.

Teen Mass and Christian rock group performance, Mass at 5 pm, then pizza dinner and celebration concert by Stainless Steel at 6:15 pm, St Rose Church Hall, 46 Church Hill Rd, suggested donation $5, event will honor eighth grade class of 2000; 426-2572.