Friday, March 12

Friday Knight Fish Fry, 5–8 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, $10 adults, $5 children ($30 max/family), takeout service available, fried fish dinner presented by St Rose Knights of Columbus; 203-426-1014.

Gypsy, curtain 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, $10, production by NHS Drama Department continues to March 14; 203-426-0678.

Saturday, March 13

The Coffee Party kick-off meeting, 3–5 pm, Mocha Coffeehouse, 3 Glen Road, kick-off meeting of local chapter for national movement, hosted by Ben Roberts; 203-364-9200.

Vaneese Williams at Flagpole Radio Café, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall auditorium, 45 Main Street, $15, headlining performance by R&B sensation, also music and theater by regional musicians (including Mary Beth and Gary Sippin) and actors; 203-364-0898.

Third Annual International Food & Wine Tasting, 7–10 pm, Edmond Town Hall’s Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, $25, selection of international wines, food, also entertainment, silent auction, cash for gold (Becker’s Jewelry), presented by Trinity Church, proceeds to benefit youth pilgrimage and Haiti earthquake relief; 203-426-9070.

St Rose Irish Cabaret, begins 7:30 pm, St Rose Gathering Hall, 42 Church Hill Road, $25 (includes entertainment, coffee & Irish soda bread; BYOB and snacks), live music by Keltic Kick, early reservations strongly suggested; 203-270-1838, 203-426-1696.

Gypsy, curtain 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, see March 12 details.

Sunday, March 14

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS

(set your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night)

Violist Jennifer Stumm and Pianist Tom Poster in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, tickets $20, ages 5–14 free with ticket holding adult, works of Clarke, Britten, Schubert, et al, reception to follow, hosted by Newtown Friends of Music; 203-426-6470.

Connecticut Master Chorale Winter Concert, 3 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, $20/advance, $25/door, performance by 55-voice ensemble with works of Rutter and Mack Wilber, with guest soloist soprano Louise Fauteux, accompaniment by CT Master Chorale Orchestra and organist Joseph Jacovino, Jr; 203-743-0473.

“A Festival of Purcell and Britten,” 4 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, free performance by church’s Choir of Men & Women and Trinity Choristers (church’s children’s choir) with sacred and secular, plus folk songs by the two composers, freewill offering to be collected, reception to follow; 203-426-9070 x11.

Final performance of Gypsy, curtain 2:30 pm, Newtown High School, see March 12 details.

Monday, March 15

NHS PTSA meeting, 11 am, Newtown High School Room B141, 12 Berkshire Road, special guest Judy Blanchard, district health coordinator, will present results from 2009 Drug & Alcohol survey, membership will also vote on 2010-11 BOE budget.

Commission an Aging, 5 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

 “How Much Can You Save With A Home Energy Audit?” 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free, presentation by Cory O’Neill will cover how cutting energy usage is a step toward controlling global warming, hosted by Housatonic Valley group/The Sierra Club; 203-775-9644.

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

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

Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Tuesday, March 16

Blood pressure screenings, 10 am–noon, Masonicare at Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free checks by licensed nurse, walk-ins welcome; 203-426-5847.

“Lunch & Learn: An Overview of Diabetes,” lunch at noon (also free), program at 12:30, Masonicare at Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free presentation by John Lujanac, reservations requested; 203-426-5847.

Board of Assessment Appeals, 6 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Dog Park Committee, 6:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Economic Development Commission, 7 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

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

Wednesday, March 17

ST PATRICK’S DAY

Fairfield Hills Authority, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

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

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

 

Thursday, March 18

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

Board of Assessment Appeals, 6 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

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

Sustainable Energy Commission, 7:30 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Flagpole Photographers Camera Club meeting, 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free (nonmembers welcome), presentation on “Scrapbooking in the Digital Age” by Creative Memories consultant Kirsten Bazuros, also members’ competition on “Booth Library.”

Saturday, March 20

SPRING BEGINS

(Vernal Equinox occurs at 1:32 pm)

 

Sunday, March 21

Open House & Woodturning Demo, 12–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free, tours of Newtown Historical Society’s headquarters, also ongoing demo by Jim Degen (Lost Loon Wood Works, Brookfield) on portable lathe; 203-426-5937.