Friday, May 9

Family Movie Night, 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, admission donation $5, screening of Alvin and the Chipmunks, concessions and gifts for sale (along with admissions) will benefit Kids For A Cure; 270-4880.

 

Saturday, May 10

11th Annual Town and Country Garden Club Plant Sale, 9 am–2 pm, The Inn at Newtown, 19 Main Street, perennials, bushes, vines, small trees and more will be offered for purchase by local garden club; 426-5359.

Sunday, May 11

MOTHER’S DAY

Monday, May 12

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

“The Multidimensional Ronald Reagan,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library community room, 25 Main Street, free program by retired high school history teacher will cover the life of the late President, hosted by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

Tuesday, May 13

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

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

Design Advisory Board, 7 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

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

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

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

Wednesday, May 14

“Lunch & Learn: Living with Diabetes,” lunch at noon, program 12:30, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free (reservations requested), presentation by Dr Howard Kaplan (board certified in internal medicine, hospice and palliative care); 364-3113.

“Jazzing Up The Garden with Color and Contrast,” 7 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free program by author and landscape designer Karen Bussolini (co-author, Elegant Silvers: Plants for Every Garden) will cover best plant candidates for range of growing and design needs, hosted by Town and Country Garden Club of Newtown; 426-5359.

Hawley Chorus Spring Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road; 426-7666.

Borough Zoning Commission, 7:15 pm Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Verbal critiques by Anda Styler, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free program hosted by The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will have painter Anda Styler offer critique of SCAN member paintings using acetate overlays to show specific changes; 426-6654.

Thursday, May 15

“Am I Better Prepared Than My Parents?” dinner 6 pm, program at 6:30, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free (reservations requested) presentation by Barbara Reynolds on estate planning including asset protection, legal documents, Title 19, and more; 364-3113.

Sandy Hook School Chorus Spring Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road; 426-7657.

Clean Energy Task Force, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Friday, May 16

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road, Brookfield.

Saturday, May 17

ARMED FORCES’ DAY

Newtown Artisan Market, 10 am–4 pm rain or shine, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, admission $5, 35-plus area artisans and crafters will display wares and offer demonstrations of crafts, proceeds to benefit Newtown Youth & Family Services; 270-4335, 270-9461.

Connecticut Master Chorale Spring Concert, 8 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, tickets $20/advance, $25/door, performance by 55-voice chorale will include Orff’s Carmina Burana and Brahms’s Nänie, Chorale will be joined by soprano Louise Fauteux, countertenor Jeffrey Mandelbaum, baritone Dan Kempson, also Litchfield County Children’s Choir, and accompanied by Connecticut Master Chorale Orchestra; 743-0473.

Sunday, May 18

“Water Weeds Workshop: Invasive Aquatic Plants,” 2 pm, Edmond Town Hall lower meeting room, 45 Main Street, free slide presentation by Roslyn Selsky (Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station) will introduce water plants that have become invasive locally, with live specimens, and practical ways to control, reservations requested; 270-4350.