Friday, May 7

Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Ladies Auxiliary Mother’s Day Flower Sale, 9 am–-6 pm, Sandy Hook main station, 18-20 Riverside Road, potted plants and flats, also hanging baskets, proceeds to benefit auxiliary’s efforts to support fire company.

Opening night of Move Over Mrs Markham, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, $20, $10 ages 10 and under, season opener for The Town Players of Newtown, performances continue weekends until May 23; 203-270-9144.

Beyond the Wall concert, 8 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, $15, performance by Pink Floyd tribute band to include full performance of The Wall, also guitar raffle; 203-426-2475.

Saturday, May 8

Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Ladies Auxiliary Mother’s Day Flower Sale, opens 9 am, Sandy Hook main station, 18-20 Riverside Road, sale started Friday and may sell out early, see May 7 details.

Town & Country Garden Club Plant Sale, 10 am-–2 pm, The Inn at Newtown, 19 Main Street, perennials, trees, shrubs and concrete planters.

Move Over Mrs Markham, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, see May 7 details; 203-270-9144.

Sunday, May 9

MOTHER’S DAY

Move Over Mrs Markham, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, see May 7 details; 203-270-9144.

Monday, May 10

NHS PTSA meeting, 7 pm, Newtown High School Room B141, 12 Berkshire Road, final meeting of school year to include vote on next year’s budget.

Auditions for The Importance of Being Earnest, 7–9:30 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, director Ruth Anne Baumgartner has all roles open for July production of Oscar Wilde work, also seeking backstage and production help, auditions also running May 12; 203-270-9144.

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

“The History of Stevenson Dam,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program by retired engineer John Babina, hosted by Newtown Historical Society, refreshments to follow; 203-426-5937.

Tuesday, May 11

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

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

Charter Communications Cable Television Advisory Council, 7 pm, Charter Communications, Commerce Road.

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

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

Borough of Newtown, special meeting for property owners and electors on the proposed 2010-11 borough budget, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street; a Borough of Newtown Board of Burgesses meeting is scheduled to immediately follow.

Wednesday, May 12

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

Auditions for The Importance of Being Earnest, 7–9:30 pm, The Little Theatre, see May 10 details; 203-270-9144.

“Encaustic Painting Techniques,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free demonstration by Nash Hyon hosted by the Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN); 203-426-6654.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

“Low Maintenance Landscapes,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free program by UConn extension educator Carl Salsedo hosted by The Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown; 203-426-5359.

“Tracing Immigrant Ancestors from Central & Eastern Europe,” 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free presentation by noted genealogist Matthew Bielawa hosted by the Genealogy Club of Newtown, visitors welcome; 203-270-7887.

Ad Hoc Tick-Borne Disease Action Committee, 8 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street. 

Thursday, May 13

Invasive Plant Removal Group orientation meeting, 3:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center Land Use Office, 3 Primrose Street, info about new volunteer group and its mission to be presented by Deputy Director of Planning & Land Use Rob Sibley; 203-270-4276.

Cultural Arts Commission, 7 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Water & Sewer Authority, 7 pm, sewage treatment plant office building, 24 Commerce Road.

Friday, May 14

Move Over Mrs Markham, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, $20, $10 ages 10 and under, season opener for The Town Players of Newtown continues weekends until May 23; 203-270-9144.

Saturday, May 15

ARMED FORCES DAY

Move Over Mrs Markham, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, see May 14 details; 203-270-9144.

Sunday, May 16

Newtown Historical Society Open House & Living History Demonstration, 12-4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free, docents will offer guided tours by request, ongoing broom making demo by Bob Aborn; 203-426-5937.

Move Over Mrs Markham, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, see May 14 details; 203-270-9144.

3rd annual Orchard Hill Nature Walk, 2–5 pm, Orchard Hill Nature Center, Huntingtown Road, free guided walks along trails, light refreshments, hosted by Town & Country Garden Club, Newtown Lions, Girl Scout Troop 599 and Parks & Rec; 203-426-5426.