Friday, September 7

Housatonic Valley Economic Development Partnership, noon, Old Brookfield Town Hall, Routes 25 and 133, Brookfield Center.

Persons with Disabilities Committee, 5:30 pm, Multipurpose Center, Riverside Road, Sandy Hook.

Opening night of The Weir by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theater, Orchard Hill Road, all seats $10, performances of Conor McPherson’s award-winning drama of ghost stories and haunted lives set in a rural Irish pub continue Friday and Saturday evenings through September 29; 270-9144.

Saturday, September 8

Concert by Fanfare Consort, 8 pm, St Rose Church, 46 Church Hill Road, tickets $15 adults, $5 students and seniors, $25 family, four-member ensemble performs modern-day premieres of Baroque music on historically accurate instruments; 203-258-9103.

Sunday, September 9

Two presentations by clinical psychologist, author and comedian Dr Ray Guarendi, begins at noon, St Rose Church, 46 Church Hill Road, admission $10 or $25 per family, program will open with Mass and pizza lunch, reservations requested; 426-2153.

Auditions for Paul Zindal’s The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, 2-5 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, Town Players production needs women ages 11 to 75, director is Suzanne Kinnear, performances weekends in November, call for directions or additional details, auditions also September 9 (7-9 pm); 270-9144.

Concert-picnic featuring The Holden Truelove Band, 2-6 pm rain or shine, Dickinson Park, Elm Drive, tickets $10/advance, $15/gate, afternoon event with picnic-style food will be highlighted by performances by 12-year old Thomaston resident and guitar prodigy and his band, opening set by The Manny Pavone Band, fundraiser for John McCourt; 203-888-7008.

Monday, September 10

Open Space Committee, 8:30 am, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Performance by organist Michael Bender, 6 pm, The Homesteads, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, free public concert hosted by Homesteads to celebrate National Assisted Living Week, post-performance reception, reservations requested; 426-8118.

Auditions continue for Paul Zindal’s The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds, 7-9 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see details under September 8; 270-9144.

Tuesday, September 11

Piano performance by Julie Ketchum, 6-8 pm, The Homesteads, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, free event hosted by The Homesteads to celebrate National Assisted Living Week, post-performance reception, reservations requested; 426-8118.

Parks and Recreation Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

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

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

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

 

Wednesday, September 12

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

Board of Assessment Appeals, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street. 

First rehearsal of new season for Newtown Choral Society, 7:15 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, area singers invited to join non-auditioned group, openings in all voice ranges, director is Mary Andreotta, rehearsals are every Wednesday evening during season; 426-3769.

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

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free and open to non-members, program on painting landscapes with acrylics by guest artist James Grabowski; 426-6654.

Thursday, September 13

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, 10 am, Brookfield Town Hall, Pocono Road, Brookfield.

Open house and performance by The Country Gentlemen, 6 pm, The Homesteads, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, free performance of popular, traditional country-western favorites hosted by The Homesteads to celebrate National Assisted Living Week, post-performance reception, reservations requested; 426-8118.

Friday, September 14

Performance of The Weir by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theater, Orchard Hill Road, all seats $10, performances of Conor McPherson’s award-winning drama of ghost stories and haunted lives set in a rural Irish pub continue Friday and Saturday evenings through September 29; 270-9144.

Saturday, September 15

Board of Assessment Appeals, 9 am, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Antique Car Show & Concert, 10 am-3 pm, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free admission, cars owned by members of Classic Nights Car Club on view, also live music by The Bear Cats Band, rain or shine; 426-5847.