Saturday, February 12

The Bremen Town Musicians, 10 am, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, free marionette play presented by school’s Early Childhood Puppetry Group is open to all, target audience is children ages 3–6 with parents/guardians; 364-1113.

USPS Passport Day & Tercentennial Cancellation, 10 am–3 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, US Postal Service will be renewing existing passports, also receiving applications for new passports, special cancellation commemorating the Newtown Tercentennial will be available; 426-4271.

 

Sunday, February 13

Trio Solisti in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall auditorium, 45 Main Street, tickets $15, free for ages 5–14 with ticket-holding adult, program to include works of Haydn, Brahms, and Ravel, post-performance reception with musicians, sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music; 426-6470.

Monday, February 14

VALENTINE’S DAY

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

Tuesday, February 15

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, February 16

Housatonic Valley Paddling Club meeting, 7 pm, CL&P Service Center, Barnabas Road, guest speaker Gail Ferris will present “Greenland, My Passion,” about her solo kayak expedition in August 2003, public welcome; 203-263-3281.

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

Moms’ Night Out, 7:30 pm, Proud Mary’s (at The Inn at Newtown), 19 Main Street, join other moms for a relaxing and fun night out, presented by Newtown Newcomers & Neighbors Club; 270-6242.

Thursday, February 17

“Songs of Thought and Inspiration,” 4 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 31 Main Street, recital by the soprano Michele McBride, accompanied by the pianist Susan Anthony Klein, will include 12 Dickinson poems set to music of Copland, also Mozart’s Motet k 165, reception follows; 426-9070.

Maynard Ferguson & His Big Bop Nouveau Band in concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, 12 Berkshire Road, tickets $20, concert by the jazz legend will also include a performance by NHS Jazz Ensemble, proceeds to benefit NHS music department; 270-4644, ext 2263.

Flagpole Photographers meeting, 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free and open to nonmembers, “Yellowstone & The Tetons” slide show by Bob Berthier, members’ monthly print competition has snow theme; 364-1719, 426-0558.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street; public hearing on Fairfield Hills Master Plan.

Friday, February 18

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

Sunday, February 20

Auditions for Michael Parker’s The Amorous Ambassador, 2–4 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, director Evelyne Thomas seeks four males and four females, all ages 20–45, for upcoming Town Players production, backstage and tech help also needed, auditions also running February 21, call for appointment if unable to make auditions; 426-9850.

Monday, February 21

PRESIDENTS’ DAY

Auditions for Michael Parker’s The Amorous Ambassador, 7–9 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see February 20 for details.