Friday, May 4

Housatonic Valley Economic Development Partnership executive committee, noon, partnership offices, Old Brookfield Town Hall, Routes 25 and 133, Brookfield Center

Opening night Town Players’ An Ideal Husband, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10, 66th season of Newtown’s community theatre will open with Oscar Wilde’s classic, weekend performances continue through May 26; 270-9144.

Saturday, May 5

Registrars of Voters, 9 am to noon, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street,voter making session for the May 7 borough elections, intended for borough residents who turned 18, who became a citizen, or who moved to Newtown after April 23; 270-4250.

Opening day 31st Annual SCAN Spring Juried Art Show, 10 am-5 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main, opening reception and awards ceremony 2-4 pm, all-new works of Society of Creative Arts of Newtown members in oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, graphics, sculpture, and mixed media including collage, show continues during regular library hours until May 13; 270-8587, 270-6952.

10th Annual Waldorf School May Fair Festival, 11 am-3 pm, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, free admission, singing, dancing, games, May Pole dance, etc; 364-1113.

First Saturday Pasta Project Dinner, 5-7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $8 adults, $6 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner with choice of sauces, also garlic bread, salad, desserts and soft drinks; 426-9998.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45-10:45 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $4 (or $3 if staying after pasta dinner), bluegrass and other music led by Roger Sprung and others, also desserts and coffee/soda; 426-9998.

Sunday, May 6

Annual Kite-Flying Contest, Ram Pasture, noon, sponsored by Newtown Park & Rec Department, prizes awarded in several categories; 270-4340.

St Rose Festival Chorus performance, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown, 7 pm, tickets $12 adults, $8 age 12 and under, inaugural performance by 85-voice chorus of the sacred cantata I Am under direction of Joseph Jacovino, Jr, also performances of anthems; 364-1064.

Monday, May 7

Borough of Newtown Elections, 6 am to 8 pm, Town Hall South lower level conference room, 3 Main Street.

Blood Drive, 8:30 am-6:45 pm, United Methodist Church, 94 Church Hill Road, sponsored by Newtown Savings Bank, for each pint of blood NSB will donate $5 to Newtown Ambulance and $5 to Habitat for Humanity; appointments, 800-GIVE-LIFE (448-2543).

Auditions for The Comedy of Errors, 7-9:30 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, 18 performers needed (various ages) including five women, readings from script (no accents), option to offer Shakespearean comic monologue allowed, crew and tech workers also invited to speak with director Ruth Baumgartner (contact at rbaumgartner@fair1.fairfield.edu), performances will be weekends July 6-28 (one matinee, July 22), non-paying community theatre production (auditions also on May 8, same time); 270-9144.

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

Tuesday, May 8

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

Auditions for The Comedy of Errors, 7-9:30 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see specifics in May 7 listing.

Parks and Recreation Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

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

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

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

United States Air Force Band concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, Berkshire Rd/Rte 34, Sandy Hook, free but tickets need to be reserved in advance, program highlights America’s musical diversity and cultural heritage, contact Joseph Grasso for details, ticket reservations; 426-9633.

Hawley School Chorus Spring Concert, 7:30 pm, Hawley School, 29 Church Hill Road, Newtown, 7:30 pm, free performance by student group.

Wednesday, May 9

Newtown Meals-on-Wheels Volunteer Coffee, 9:30 am, Trinity Church, 30 Main Street, all volunteers invited, RSVP requested; 426-0714, 426-5286

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

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Head O’Meadow School Band and Orchestra Spring Concert, 7:30 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, free performance by student music groups.

Thursday, May 10

Charter Revision Commission, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

 

Friday, May 11

Annual Newtown Youth Services Talent Show, 7 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, admission $4 adults, $2 children; 270-4335.

Town Players performance of An Ideal Husband, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10, 66th season of Newtown’s community theatre continues with Oscar Wilde’s classic, Friday and Saturday evening performances continue through May 26; 270-9144.

 

Sunday, May 13

MOTHER’S DAY