Saturday, February 26
Saturday, February 26
Discovery Science Workshops, 9 am to noon (check in by 8:45 am; guest speaker at 11 am), Newtown High School, hands-on workshops for elementary school students and their parents, snow date March 4.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff puppet play, 10 am, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free puppet show presented by early childhood teachers from Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, suitable for ages 3 and up.
Sunday, February 27
Auditions for Shawâs Pygmalion, 2-4 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, openings for male and female roles of various ages in upcoming production by Town Players, contact director if interested but unable to attend auditions (which continue February 29); 426-9850.
Monday, February 28
Housatonic Water Utility Coordinating Committee, 3 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road, Brookfield.
Commission on Aging, 7 pm, multipurpose center, Riverside Road, Sandy Hook.
Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Hawleyville Firehouse, Hawleyville Road, Hawleyville.
Newtown Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.
Tuesday, February 29
LEAP YEAR DAY
Free assistance with income tax form preparation, 1 to 5 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.
Auditions for Shawâs Pygmalion, 7-9 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, openings for male and female roles of various ages in upcoming production by Town Players, contact director if interested but unable to attend auditions; 426-9850.
Wednesday, March 1
TEAM Mobile Feline Unit in Newtown, call for appointment and location, $39 for spay or neuter surgery and vaccinations against rabies, distemper and upper/lower respiratory infection by stateâs mobile spay/neuter and vaccination clinic for cats, $6 flea and tick treatment also available; 888/367-8326.
Legislative Council, 8 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.
Zoning Board of Appeals, 8 pm, town land use office, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.
Thursday, March 2
Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Newtown Middle School auditorium, 11 Queen Street.
Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Newtown Hook and Ladder Firehouse, 45 Main Street.
Housatonic Valley Sierra Club meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Congregational Church House, 41-A Main Street, free (open to non-members), slide show on âOld Growth & Newer Growth Forests in Pacific Northwest & British Columbiaâ by Yale School of Forestry students; 775-9644.
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Saturday, March 4
10th Anniversary Monthly Pasta Project, 5-7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, adults $7, seniors $6, children $3.50, full spaghetti dinner with salad and dessert choices, all ages welcome, monthly event celebrates its tenth anniversary this month; 426-9998.
Newtown United Methodist Church Coffee House, 7:45-10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $4, live bluegrass music by Roger Sprung, Hal Wylie and friends, musicians welcome to join in, desserts bar and coffee/tea, soda available; 426-9998.
Annual St Rose School Irish Cabaret, begins 8 pm, The Fireside Inn, 123 Main Street South, tickets $15 includes live entertainment by The Bold Fenian Men, coffee and dessert, bring refreshments, cash bar, raffle for 8-day trip to Ireland, proceeds benefit St Rose School; 270-6898.
Sunday, March 5
Matthew Curtiss House Open House, 10 am-4 pm, 44 Main Street, free, headquarters of Newtown Historical Society will be open for visitors, docents will be on hand to offer tours and answer questions; 426-5937.
Newtown Historical Societyâs 15th Annual Antiques Show, 10 am-4 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, admission $3; 426-5937.
Connecticut Master Chorale concert, 3 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, Church Hill Road, tickets $10/advance, $12/day of, performance of Dave Brubeckâs To Hope! and Brucknerâs Te Deum, guest soloists Cynthia McCorkindale and Mark Beams, 55-voice chorus will be accompanied by CT Master Chorale Orchestra; 743-0473.