Friday, July 23

Newtown Summer Fest, 5-8 pm, Village Square Shopping Plaza, 43 South Main Street, fair on the green includes 22 retail shops and professional services, live music, food.

Concert by The Enao Ensemble, 7:30 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 31 Main Street, donations accepted and will support Bishop’s Fund for Children, performance by string quartet will include works of Brahms, Mendelssohn and Shostakovich, also continues church’s ongoing Music At Trinity series, post-concert reception with performers; 426-9070.

Tartuffe, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, performances of Town Players’ production of Moliére’s classic comedy conclude this weekend; 270-9144.

Family Movie Night, dusk, Newtown Christian Church, 210 Sugar Street, free and open to all ages, screening of Tiny Heroes, BYO seating, indoors if rain; 426-6189.

Saturday, July 24

Tartuffe (final performance), curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, closing night for Town Players’ production of Moliére’s classic comedy; 270-9144.

Sunday, July 25

Annual Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard Show, begins 8 am rain or shine, Horse Guard headquarters, 4 Wildlife Drive (near Reed Intermediate School), free admission (small fee for parking; additional donations will benefit troop’s efforts & support for local charities), rated show with English and Western classes, also driving classes, refreshments available; 203-758-8602 (show secretary Pamela King).

Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 9 am–1 pm, 1 Glen Road, fruits and vegetables, baked goods, Sundays through October.

First Annual Newtown G-Fest, 11:30 am-10 pm, Dickinson Park pavilion, Elm Drive, admission $10, celebration of music suitable for all ages will feature at least eight local bands including headliners Dan Bailey, refreshments, raffles, proceeds will be donated to The American Heart Association; 270-9700.

Monday, July 26

Newtown Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

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

Tuesday, July 27

Organic Farmers’ Market, 9 am–2 pm, Sandy Hook Center (behind St John’s Episcopal Church), Washington Avenue, organic farm produce, baked goods, crafts, pony rides, café, continues Tuesdays through October.

Open Space Committee, 4 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

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

 

Wednesday, July 28

Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART), board of directors, 4 pm, HART office, 62 Federal Road, Danbury. 

STC Summer Evening Cabaret, 6:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, free evening of fun, song and dance by students participating in 2004 Summer Theater Connections workshops; 270-6150 extension 1162.

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

Friday, July 30

Cinderella performance by Summer Theater Connections, curtain 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, reserved seats $15, general admission $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, 2004 STC production will feature 130+ greater Danbury students going into grades 6-11 on the stage and behind the scenes, performances repeats July 31; 270-6150 extension 1162.

Saturday, July 31

Cinderella by Summer Theater Connections, curtain 3 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, see July 30 details.

Sunday, August 1

Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 9 am–1 pm, 1 Glen Rd, fruits and vegetables, baked goods, Sundays through October.

“An Afternoon of Music,” 2:30 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, $10 donation (for Alzheimer’s Association of CT), pianist King Bosworth, mezzo-soprano Margaret Capen and violist David Vogel will perform diverse works of Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Rossini, Debussy, Chopin, and Richard Rogers; 426-8118.