Friday, March 23

Man of La Mancha, NHS drama production, 8 pm, Newtown High School, tickets $12 adult reserved seating, $11 general admission, student/ senior reserved $8, general $7.

 

Saturday, March 24

Man of La Mancha, NHS drama production, 2 and 8 pm, Newtown High School, tickets $12 adult reserved seating, $11 general admission, student/ senior reserved $8, general $7.

 

Sunday, March 25

Western CT Orienteering Club meet (open to public), Paugussett State Park, Dingle Brook Lane, Newtown, continuous starts 10 am-noon, adm $5, bike-orienteering course will be set up if weather permits, otherwise short and easy standard course for spring training, all welcome, instruction and compasses available; 790-7571.

Antiques Appraisal Day, 2-5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, verbal appraisals of antiques $5 per item, large items will be appraised at curbside 4-5 pm or by photograph, sponsored by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

Cellist Ole Akashosi with guest pianist Elizabeth Sawyer-Parisot in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall theatre, 45 Main Street, tickets $14, $12 seniors, children free with ticket-holding adults, sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music, reception follows, 426-6470.

Monday, March 26

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

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Newtown Hook and Ladder Firehouse, 45 Main St.

Tuesday, March 27

Free assistance with preparing income tax forms, 1 to 4:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main St.

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Public hearing on town/school budget, 7:30 pm, Newtown Middle School auditorium, Queen Street.

Wednesday, March 28

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, Main Street, floral watercolor painting demonstration by Patricia Billeci, public welcome.

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

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Thursday, March 29

Charter Revision Commission, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street, work begins on creating the town’s 2003 Plan of Conservation and Development.

 

Friday, March 30

Newtown High School Orchestra concert, 7:30 pm, at Newtown Congregational Church, West Street, admission by freewill offering, reception follows, sponsored by NHS Orchestra and NCC Music Committee.

 

Saturday, March 31

14th Annual Newtown Woman’s Club Arts & Crafts Fair, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 10 am-4 pm, adm $2, 40 juried crafters, all profits will be donated to local charities; 426-4760.

Wake Up Secret Theater, We’ve Got a Show Tonight, 3 and 7 pm, Newtown Middle School auditorium, Queen Street, $5 admission, performance by students of songs from Broadway musicals.

“Music Through The Ages,” 8 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, admission $10, multi-generational choir will perform wide range of music, directed by Danbury High School choral director Patty Jimanex; 860-355-2829.

 

Sunday, April 1

APRIL FOOL’S DAY.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS. Set your clocks ahead one hour at 2 am.

Wake Up Secret Theater, We’ve Got a Show Tonight, 2 pm, Newtown Middle School auditorium, $5 admission, performance by students of songs from Broadway musicals.