- February 9, 2023
Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street,
Annual show and sale of works by members of The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, weekdays to February 25; 203-744-7690, SCANart.org.
Read more here: SCAN Color In Winter Show & Sale On View At Municipal Center
Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street
Free for members (nonmembers call for fee details)
Group for local seniors who enjoy singing or playing a musical instrument, all levels welcome, second and fourth Thursday/month, reservations required; 203-270-4310.
Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street
Free for members (nonmembers call for fee details)
Discussion concerning heart healthy habits, registration required; 203-270-4310.
Newtown Community Center, 8 Simpson Street
Free, registration required
Class filled with fun, playful partner poses to uplift and invigorate both, followed by relaxation bliss to conclude class, all levels welcome, registration required; 203-270-4349.
Newtown Community Center, 8 Simpson Street
$150 members, $155 nonmembers
Chef Samantha Miller (Johnson & Wales, degree in baking and pastry arts) will begin with brief history of chocolate, the demonstrate how to temper chocolate, advanced flavor/filling preparations, lead hands-on rolling, dipping and garnishing of chocolate truffles, and share different techniques of enrobing chocolates, registration required; 203-270-4349, facebook.com/newtowncommunitycenter.
Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street
Screening of Episode Four of docuseries that “aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of the United States’ national narrative” (NY Times), to be followed by discussion of Episodes 3-4, episodes 1-3 available on hulu, hosted by Newtown Allies For Change; newtownallies.org.
Read more here: Newtown Allies For Change Hosting ‘The 1619 Project’ Episode Viewings, Discussions
7 pm via Zoom, hosted by C.H. Booth Library in partnership with Library Speakers Consortium
Best-selling author Lana Harper will discuss Back in A Spell, the third installment of her popular The Witches of Thistle Grove series, registration required; 203-426-4533, libraryc.org/chboothlibrary/upcoming.
Newtown Public Works, 4 Turkey Hill Road
Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street, and via Zoom
Presentation by Bill Dillance on “Photojournalism and Event Photography” to include techniques and strategies for storytelling and photojournalism, with focus on selecting and composing photos that effectively convey a story or event, touching on Associated Press and Photographic Society of America guidelines, all welcome; info@FlagpolePhotographers.com, FlagpolePhotographers.com.