Friday, May 13

18th Annual Newtown Youth Services Talent Show, 7 pm, Newtown Middle School, Queen Street; 270-4335.

The Amorous Ambassador, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, Town Players; 270-9144.

Saturday, May 14

Letter Carriers’ Annual Food Drive, leave nonperishable donations, bagged, next to mailbox or bring to post office on Commerce Road.

Children’s Adventure Center Fundraiser Tag Sale, 8 am–2 pm, at The Adventure Center/ Multipurpose Building, Riverside Rd, also food including Krispy Kreme Donuts; 426-3018.

Tom-Tit-Tot by The Housatonic Valley Waldorf School Puppetry Group, 10 am, at the school at 40 Dodgingtown Road, free marionette performance of an English fairy tale; 364-1113.

“Newtown Notables, Gone But Not Forgotten,” guided tours at 2, 4 and 6 pm, Village Cemetery, Elm Drive, $5/person (max $20/family), reenactors at gravesites, tercentennial event; 426-5937.

Peter and The Wolf by The Karma Dance Company, 2 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free performance by local dance company; 426-8215.

Free recital by students, all ages, of Heilweil Voice Studio, 4 pm, Edmond Town Hall’s Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street; 364-1326.

“Una Grande Familia: An Italian Night at St Rose,” 5:30–10 pm, St Rose of Lima Parish Hall, Church Hill Rd, tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors, $5 children, ongoing seating, catered dinner, entertainment, door prizes, choir fundraiser; 270-6520.

“Newtown Choral Society: The Tercentennial Concert,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St, tickets $9 adults, $7 seniors and ages 12 and under; 426-3769, 426-9138.

The Amorous Ambassador, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15; 270-9144.

 

Sunday, May 15

Fifth Annual Canine Advocates Tag Sale and Bake Sale, 9 am–4 pm (rain date May 22), parking lot of Dr Donald Evans’s office, 115 Mt Pleasant Road; 426-6540, 426-5327.

Open House & Living History Demonstration, 1–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main St, free program on creation of Windsor sack back chairs by master chairmaker David Douyard, building open for tours; 426-5937.

Matinee performance of The Amorous Ambassador, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15; 270-9144.

Opening reception, 2–4 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, exhibition of photographs by Carol Gibson and Art Anderson, through May 27; 426-4533.

Monday, May 16

Commission on Aging, 5 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Rd.

Organizational meeting for Tercentennial Tableaux Vivant, 7–8:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library’s board room, 25 Main Street, open to anyone interested in learning about and/or participating in the October event.

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

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

Tuesday, May 17

Healthy Lifestyles for Seniors On The Go: A Health & Wellness Fair, 10 am–2 pm, Lockwood Lodge at Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free admission, demonstrations and health screenings, 364-3127.

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

Economic Development Commission, 7:30 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Fairfield Hills Management Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Newtown Friends of Music Annual Meeting, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall’s (in old courtroom), 45 Main St; 426-6470.

 

Wednesday, May 18

“Reducing Stress at Home and Office,” noon, The Taunton Press, 63 Main Street South, Learn@Lunch program by Family Counseling Center, RSVP 426-8103, ext 789.

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

 

Thursday, May 19

Flagpole Photographers, 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free “Mongolia” slide show by Bill Marcy; 364-1719, 426-0558.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

 

Friday, May 20

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall.

The Amorous Ambassador, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, 270-9144.

Saturday, May 21

ARMED FORCES DAY

Rabies Clinic, 1–3 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, for dogs on leashes and cats in carriers, $15 (cash only) per animal; 270-4210.

5th Annual Armed Forces Day Tribute, 7–10:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall auditorium, 45 Main Street, tickets $8/advance, $10/door, music for listening and dancing, refreshments, presented by Rocking Roosters Square Dance Club; 426-4817.

Final performance of The Amorous Ambassador, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, see May 20 details; 270-9144.

“Connecticut Master Chorale Spring Concert: An All-Russian Program,” 8 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, tickets $15/advance, $20/door, performance by CMC, accompanied by CMC Orchestra, 743-0473.

Sunday, May 22

Annual CROP Walk for International Relief, 2 pm, Trinity Church at the flagpole, sponsored by churches of Newtown.

Performances by Pure & Simple, 1 and 3 pm, Reed Intermediate School, Trades Lane, tickets $7, music for and about children, to benefit Newtown’s 2nd Annual Relay For Life; 364-1967, 426-3723.

“Rock 2 Rebuild: A Tsunami Relief Benefit Concert,” 1–6 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, outdoor concert (indoors if rain) with performances by The Daria Musk Trio, Mystic Bowie & The Pallbearers, and Mutti Lewis, also raffles, refreshments, info booths, all proceeds from the all-ages show will benefit UNICEF, sponsored by NHS Student Government; 426-7646.

Monday, May 23

“Digesting The Facts: Getting To Know Your GI System,” 7:30 pm, St Rose School, 40 Church Hill Road, free presentation by John Whalen, MD, on the human digestive process, also discussion on the prevention and treatment of various digestive disorders; 426-2572.