Friday, March 20

FIRST DAY OF SPRING

Annie by NMS Drama Department, curtain 7 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, tickets $13, $10 high school students and younger, production continues to March 22.

Saturday, March 21

Annie by NMS Drama Department, curtain 7 pm, Newtown Middle School, see march 20 details.

Sunday, March 22

Annie by NMS Drama Department, curtain 2 pm, Newtown Middle School, matinee performance, see March 20 for other details.

Pianist Katia Skanavi in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, $18, $16 seniors, ages 5–14 free with ticket-holding adult, works of Schubert, Carl Vine and Chopin, reception follows; 426-6470.

Monday, March 23

Volunteer Open Forum, 3–5 pm, Starbucks, 34 Church Hill Road, meet representatives from FISH, Newtown Ambulance, Relay For Life, and Golden Opportunities for volunteer opportunities; 364-1423.

Newtown Youth & Family Services, board of directors, 6:30 pm, 17 Church Hill Road.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7 pm, Dodgingtown Firehouse, 55 Dodgingtown Road.

Tuesday, March 24

“The Crucial Role of Stormwater Practices in The Garden,” 1 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free program by registered landscape architect Jane Didona, hosted by The Garden Club of Newtown; 994-4849.

Community Conversation: Bullying, dinner 5:30, program 6–8 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, co-hosted by Newtown Public School System and Newtown Prevention Council.

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

Public Building and Site Commission, 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Wednesday, March 25

Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART), board of directors, 4 pm, HART offices, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

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

Thursday, March 26

Cultural Arts Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

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

Friday, March 27

Volunteer Open Forum, 3–5 pm, Starbucks, 34 Church Hill Road, meet representatives from FISH, Newtown Ambulance, Relay For Life and Golden Opportunities for volunteer openings; 364-1423.

Saturday, March 28

Newtown Parent Connection’s Parent University, begins 8 am, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, free, daylong event with workshops, speakers and activities geared toward positive parenting, keynote address by Norm Bossio, babysitting available (must register); 270-1600.

2nd Great Donut Dash, 9 am, begins from and returns to Newtown Academy of Karate, 113 Church Hill Road; 270-4335.

24th Annual Newtown Antiques Show, 10 am–4 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, $7, dealers from Connecticut, New England, New York, et al, presented by and fundraiser for Newtown Historical Society; 426-0376.

Sunday, March 29

Newtown Spring Welcome Craft Fair, 11 am–5 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, free admission, featuring area crafters; 261-2414.

In Charge of the Fire: A Play about Paul of Tarsus, 7 pm, St Rose of Lima Gathering Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, $8 advance, $10 day of, $5 students and seniors, performance by Blackfriars Repertory Theatre; 426-1014.