Saturday, March 31

Flagpole Photographers Annual Photography Competition & Exhibition opens, 9:30 am–5 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, photographs in varying styles by members of local photography club will remain on view until April 30; 203-426-4533, 203-270-0483.

“Perfect Prom Newtown,” 10 am–2 pm, The Garage Teen Center, 57 Church Hill Road, Newtown High School senior promgoers are invited to pick out gently used dresses (available sizes 0–22, some new with tags) that have been collected by Newtown Girl Scout Troop 50843, also enter free raffle for manicure, hair styling, and flowers; 203-304-1859.

Plaza South Block Party, 11 am–4 pm, 274 South Main Street, tenants including Union Savings Bank, Sweet Mango, DOrazio Sisters Bakery, Subway, Good Ideas, Pub 25, Z Place for Fitness, et al, will offer discounts, activities and samples, free photos with Easter Bunny, also fire truck and race car display, wine tasting, bounce house, Bubbles the Elephant, raffle for gift baskets; 203-830-6045.

Artist’s Talk: DeAnn L. Prosia, noon, Koenig FrameWorks Gallery, 97 South Main Street, gallery talk by artist known for her very detailed line drawings, one of two artists with work currently on view at gallery until April 28 (the other being Joanne Conant); 203-270-1887.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $9 adults, $8 seniors, $3.50 children, full pasta dinner with beverages and homemade desserts, take-out available, bonus event in March will make up for no coffee house in April due to Easter holiday; 203-426-9998.

NBLA Wine Tasting & Silent Auction Fund Raiser, 5–8 pm, McLaughlin’s Vineyards, 14 Alberts Hill Road, $30 (reservations required & limited), fundraiser by Newtown Bridle Lands Association will offer catered refreshments & wine tastings, auction items to include restaurant gift certificates, riding lessons, fitness workout certificates, home architectural assessment & more; 203-791-4853.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45-–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $4 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see listing above), $5 otherwise, bluegrass, country and folk music by Roger Sprung & Friends, refreshments available; 203-426-9998.

 

Sunday, April 1

PALM SUNDAY

APRIL FOOL’S DAY

NHS Championship Girls Basketball Team Reception, 1–3 pm, Stone River Grille, 1 Glen Road, residents invited to meet members, coaches and managers of Newtown High School team that just won a state championship, appetizers served, all welcome; 203-270-1200.

Escher String Quartet with Jason Vieaux in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, $20 (season tickets available), free ages 5–14 with ticket-holding adult, finale of 2011-12 season sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music will include works of Castel-Nuovo, Boccherini, Verdi and Vivaldi; 203-426-6470.

Flagpole Photographers Annual Photography Competition & Exhibition opening reception, 3:30–5 pm (library opens at noon), C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, public invited to meet members of local photography club who have work on view until April 30; 203-426-4533, 203-270-0483.

2nd Annual Inter-Faith Passover Seder, 4:30 pm, Congregation Adath Israel, 115 Huntingtown Road, $5 per person (reservations requested, space limited), all invited to Seder with officiating clergy from Congregation Adath Israel and local churches; 203-426-5188.

Monday, April 2

Board of Selectmen meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Tuesday, April 3

Lake Zoar Authority meeting, 7 pm, Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street South.

Board of Education meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Lake Lillinonah Authority meeting, 7:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Police Commission meeting, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Wednesday, April 4

Planning & Zoning Commission workshop, 1 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

EverWonder Children’s Museum information session, 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library meeting room, 25 Main Street, public invited to meet members of nonprofit organization whose purpose is to open a children’s museum in Newtown; 203-304-1924. Newtown Relay For Life 2012 Informational Meeting, 7 pm, Newtown High School cafetorium, 12 Berkshire Road, informational session for 12-hour noncompetition event returning June 1–2 to Fairfield Hills that will again raise funds for American Cancer Society, learn about volunteer opportunities, how to form teams and raise funds, etc, all welcome.

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Thursday, April 5

Regional Recycling Task Force meeting, 10:30 am, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Open House for Smoking Cessation Program, noon, Newtown Municipal Center Council Chambers, 3 Primrose Street, free, Newtown Health District members will be on hand to discuss and answer questions about free program to begin in April, will be held on Thursdays (April 12–May 17), one hour around midday, reservations requested for open house (attendance does not obligate residents to full program); 203-270-4291.

Board of Ethics, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

HDR Photography Workshop, 7:30 pm, Newtown Congregational Church, free hands-on (BYO camera) workshop on the software for High Dynamic Range photography presented by Flagpole Photographers Camera Club, all levels of photographers welcome; 203-270-0483.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Friday, April 6

GOOD FRIDAY

Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Ladies Auxiliary Easter Flower Sale, 9 am–6 pm, Sandy Hook Fire main station, 18-20 Riverside Road, potted seasonal plants and flats of annuals.

Bunny Watch 2012, 10 am–4 pm, Glander Field, Mile Hill Road South, $5 include Bunny Watch Hayride pulled by antique tractor (final ride departs 3:45), meet Easter Bunny, old-fashioned lawn games, bounce house and slide, Pig Says (adapted version of Simon Says) and more, presented by and fundraiser for Newtown High School Odyssey of the Mind team, event also running April 7; 203-426-4001.

Saturday, April 7

PASSOVER BEGINS

Spring Manure Drive, 9 am–noon, Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard headquarters, 4 Wildlife Dr, public invited to BYO containers & take home well-cured horse manure for gardening, donations appreciated, also April 14 & 21; 203-426-9046.

Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Ladies Auxiliary Easter Flower Sale, 9 am–6 pm, Sandy Hook Fire main station, 18-20 Riverside Road, potted seasonal plants and flats of annuals.

Bunny Watch 2012, 10 am–4 pm, Glander Field, Mile Hill Road South, $5 include Bunny Watch Hayride pulled by antique tractor (final ride departs 3:45), meet Easter Bunny, old-fashioned lawn games, bounce house and slide, Pig Says (adapted version of Simon Says) and more, presented by and fundraiser for Newtown High School Odyssey of the Mind team; 203-426-4001.

Artist’s Talk: Joanne Conant, noon, Koenig FrameWorks Gallery, 97 South Main Street, gallery talk by artist known for her very detailed line drawings, one of two artists with work currently on view at gallery until April 28 (the other being DeAnn L. Prosia); 203-270-1887.

Sunday, April 8

EASTER

Monday, April 9

Cut-A-Thon for Baby Alexa, 4–8 pm, Ricci’s Salon, 99 South Main Street, $25 haircuts by salon’s stylists, with all proceeds donated to family with 5-month-old daughter fighting rare form of cancer, appointments strongly encouraged; 203-426-1611.

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

“We’re Still Here: Native American Communities in Western Connecticut,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program by Lucianne Lavin (director of research and collections, The Institute of American Indian Studies) will offer overview of life before, during, and after the arrival of the Europeans on the lives and communities of Native Americans, hosted by Newtown Historical Society, light refreshments; 203-426-5937.