The 19th Annual Newtown Lions Club Great Pootatuck Duck Race will take place on Saturday, May 25, in Sandy Hook Center.

Newtown Choral Society, under the direction of Mary Andreotta and accompanied by Susan Anthony-Klein, will perform “Centuries of Hit Parades” as its spring concert on Saturday, May 18, at 4 pm, at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street.

EverWonder Children's Museum recently received its largest grant to date.

Three local bands will perform during a seven-hour stretch on Sunday, May 19, when Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity presents the sixth annual Rocking The Hook concert.

Town Players will stage the Ray Cooney comedy "Funny Money" as its 2019 season opener. Performances begin Friday, May 17.

In an effort to match available volunteers with local nonprofit organizations, Friends of Newtown Seniors is organizing a Volunteer Fair to take place Friday, May 10, at C.H. Booth Library.

Catherine’s Butterfly Party, a free family festival with pet adoption event, returns Saturday, June 8, from noon to 4 pm, to Fairfield Hills campus.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Children’s Book Week, C.H. Booth Library will host an art show by four local author-illustrators, with a panel discussion, on Sunday, May 5. Bruce Degen, Paul Meisel, Ross MacDonald, and Jennifer Thermes are all planning to participate. Illustrations by the four artists will then remain on display for a few additional weeks.

Student finalists in grades K-12 from throughout the state will compete at the Connecticut Invention Convention on the morning of Saturday, May 4. The event is taking place at the University of Connecticut-Storrs campus, and organizers have confirmed to The Newtown Bee that students from Newtown schools are among those competing.