Friday, March 13

St Rose Annual Friday Knight Fish Fry, 5–8 pm, St Rose Gathering Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, $10 adults, $5 children, $30 max family (parents & children), drive-up/takeout service available; 270-3314, 426-1014.

110 in The Shade, curtain 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, tickets $17, $15 seniors & students; 426-0678.

Saturday, March 14

Mother Holle: A Marionette Play for the young child, 10 am, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, free, puppet play for families of all ages; 364-1113.

110 in The Shade, curtain 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, see March 13 details.

Sunday, March 15

Historical Society Open House & Program, 12–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free, docent tours, also presentation by Revolutionary War reenactor Brian W. McCoy; 426-5937.

110 in The Shade, curtain 2:30 pm, Newtown High School, see March 13 details.

Monday, March 16

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

“Are You Smarter Than A Catholic 5th Grader: Finding Our Way Home to God,” 7 pm, St Rose Gathering Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, humorous, engaging event with spirit-filled environmentalist and entrepreneur Father Domenic Jose Roscioli, also being offered March 18; 426-1014.

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

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

Tuesday, March 17

ST PATRICK’S DAY

Blood pressure screenings, 10 am–noon, Lockwood Lodge Wellness Center, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free screenings by licensed nurse, info also available; 426-5847.

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

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

Economic Development Commission, 7:30 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Wednesday, March 18

Irish Music & Entertainment, 4 pm, Nunnawauk Meadows Community Building, 3 Nunnawauk Road, free program of Irish music and dancing, refreshments; 426-5000.

“Are You Smarter Than A Catholic 5th Grader: Finding Our Way Home to God,” 7 pm, St Rose Gathering Hall, see March 16 details.

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

Legislative Council, public hearing on proposed 2009-10 budget, 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road.

Thursday, March 19

“Hear and Now: What We Can Expect From Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids and How We Can Maximize Our Hearing Potential,” lunch at noon (free), program begins 12:15, Masonicare at Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free presentation by audiologist Hillary Lewis; 888-679-9997.

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

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.

“Bellies and Babies” at Flagpole Photographers Club meeting, 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free, presentation by professional photographer Grace Crebbins on photographing expectant mothers and newborns; 364-1441, 426-0558.

Friday, March 20

SPRING BEGINS

Sunday, March 22

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.