Friday, February 4

Newtown Singles “Meet & Mingle” event, 7–9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, area singles welcome; 261-4210.

 

Saturday, February 5

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner includes salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds each month for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; 426-0617.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see above listing), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-0617.

Tercentennial Ball, 7 pm-midnight, Fireside Inn, South Main Street; black tie/period dress optional. This event is sold out; no tickets are available.

Sunday, February 6

“Foolishly Fun Family Show,” 1 and 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall Theatre, 45 Main Street, tickets $5, performance by the entertainer Alex the Jester is sponsored by Newtown Junior Women’s Club; 270-6258.

“Sing When the Spirit Says Sing!” 3 pm, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, freewill donations accepted, recital of tunes “from spirituals to Sondheim” by soprano Mary Andreotta and mezzo soprano Sharon Goodkowski, with pianist Susan Anthony-Klein, will be in loving memory of Betty Williams, proceeds will help raise funds for stained glass window in church’s new Music Room in Mrs Williams’ memory; 426-9024.

Monday, February 7

Board of Education, 6:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School (Room 122), Trades Lane.  

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

 

Tuesday, February 8

Open Space Committee, 4:30 pm, call for meeting location; 270-4276.

Sandy Hook Center Streetscape Project Steering Committee, 4:45 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

47th Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 5–7:30 pm, St John’s Episcopal Church, 5 Washington Avenue, donation $7 adults, $3.50 ages 3–12, traditional meal of pancakes, corned beef hash or sausage, applesauce, and beverages; 426-3112.

Parks and Recreation Commission, 6 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

NHS Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) meeting, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, agenda includes introduction of interim principal Patricia Llodra, discussion of revised format for PSAT, SAT, ACT and AP tests; 426-4822.

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, February 9

ASH WEDNESDAY

Kevin’s Community Center, a free health clinic for under or uninsured Newtown residents, will reopen for patients at its new location in the Kendro/Tier One building, 31 Pecks Lane. Hours of operation will be Wednesdays from 1 - 5pm. First time patients are asked to arrive by noon for registration.

Free flu vaccine clinic, 1-5 pm, Kevin’s Community Center, Kendro/Tier One building, 31 Pecks Lane, for Newtown residents over age 18, free of charge while supplies last. Proof of residency must be presented; sponsored by Newtown Health District,; 270-4291.

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

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, call for meeting location; 270-4276.

Town & Country Garden Club meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, Riverside Rd, free and open to public, program on landscape design by Sara U. McCool (owner, Ungemack-McCool Landscape Associates); 426-5426.

Thursday, February 10

Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant offices, Commerce Road.

Saturday, February 12

US Passport Day, 10 am-3 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, for new and renewed passports, limited supply Ronald Reagan stamps, Marion Anderson stamps, envelopes and post cards which can be cancelled with a special cancellation commemorating Newtown Tercentennial; 426-427

The Bremen Town Musicians, 10 am, Housatonic 1. 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.

 

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.