Saturday, February 9

Family Skating Party, 6:30–9:30 pm, Dickinson Park pavilion, Elm Drive, free family event will including skating for all ages, also hot chocolate and coffee, registration requested; 270-4340.

The Wilfers in concert, 7 pm, Congregation Adath Israel, 115 Huntingtown Road, tickets $15/advance, $20/door ($10 each for groups 10+), performance by Stamford-based rock band formerly known at The Simms Brothers Band; 459-0089.

Sunday, February 10

“Coming Home To Judaism — A Path Through Conversion,” 2 pm, Congregation Adath Israel, 111 Huntingtown Road, free presentation by Robert Velthuizen will share his story about the development of and conversion to Jewish life, transportation available; 426-1505.

Daedalus String Quartet in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, tickets $18 adults, $16 seniors, children free with ticket-holding adult, concert sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music will include works of Haydn, Janacek, and Brahms; 426-6470.

Monday, February 11

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

“A History of Connecticut Parks,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free presentation by David Levy will cover history of some of the state’s state parks, forests, and greenways, hosted by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

Tuesday, February 12

LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY

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

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

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

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

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 3 Main Street.

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

Wednesday, February 13

 “Invasive Plants: A Complex Problem,” 7 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free presentation by Dave Goodwin (general manager, Planters Choice Nursery, LLC) sponsored by The Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown; 426-1515.

“The Search for the Warnecke Family,” 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, presentation by Allan Warnecke about his great-great-grandfather, who moved with his family from New Jersey to Sandy Hook, and how Mr Warnecke (Putnam County, N.Y.’s historian) researched his family history, hosted by The Genealogy Club of Newtown; 426-1840.

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

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

Thursday, February 14

VALENTINE’S DAY

Public forum with George Coleman, 6:30–8:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, public invited to hear about and comment on proposed changes to state’s high school requirements from Connecticut State Education Deputy Commissioner (note Mr Coleman replaces the previously announced speaker, Commissioner Mark McQuillan); 860-713-6543.

Treehouse Comedy: Women of the Night, 8 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, tickets $20 & VIP $25, performances by Tina Giorgi, Maureen Langan, Tracy Locke, and Carole Montgomery; 268-5857.

Friday, February 15

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

CWU Bible Study, 9:30 am–2 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, free program hosted by Linda Manganaro and Newtown unit of Church Women United will be based on Job 28:20–28 and Luke 10:38–42, can be taken as precursor to CWU World Day of Prayer in March or on its own, bring bag lunch, reservations requested; 426-3496.

Sunday, February 17

“A World in Turmoil — Can I Still Find Peace?” 4 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, free lecture by Roman Kresina hosted by Newtown Christian Fellowship; 203-816-8499.