Sunday, February 1

Steve Johnson’s Magic Variety Show, performances 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall auditorium, 45 Main Street, tickets $5, second annual children’s show hosted by Newtown Junior Women’s Club will offer 45 minutes of magic, comedy, juggling and audience participation for all ages; 364-0466.

Monday, February 2

GROUNDHOG DAY

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

NHS Space Needs Study Committee, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, Trades Lane.

Tuesday, February 3

Police Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Board of Education, budget review session for 2004-05 fiscal year, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, Trades Lane.

Housatonic Valley Group/The Sierra Club meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Congregational Church House, 41-A Main Street, free and open to non-members, program on current environmental health of Candlewood Lake.

Lake Zoar Authority, 7:30 pm, Southbury Town Hall.

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Bridgewater Town Hall.

Wednesday, February 4

St Rose Divorce Support Group meeting, 7 pm, St Rose, open to anyone in the process of, contemplating or divorces less than two years who needs an evening of sharing and support; 270-1930.

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Thursday, February 5

 Newcomers’ Club Hospitality Coffee, 7 pm, lower level of the Meeting House, Main Street (at the flagpole), open to all Newtown residents who want to learn more about the organization; 364-0597.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Board of Ethics, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Board of Education, budget review session for 2004-05 fiscal year, Reed Intermediate School, Trades Lane.

Saturday, February 7

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner includes salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds each month for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; 426-0617.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see above listing), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-0617.

“Trinity Rocks the Town Hall: 1st Annual Dance Party Benefit,” 7:30 pm-midnight, Edmond Town Hall’s Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, tickets $25/person, $40/couple, live music by classic rock band Fog, hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, proceeds will help defray costs for members of Trinity Episcopal Church’s Workcamp ’04; 270-9116.

Wednesday, February 11

“Edible Landscaping & Herbs,” 7:30 pm, Multi-Purpose Building (Senior Center), Riverside Road, free program by organic farmer, author and environmental artist Bill Duesing (owner, Old Solar Farm, Oxford), sponsored by Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown; 426-5359.

 “Parent Connection: Kid Connection,” 7-9 pm, Newtown Middle School, Queen Street, free forum hosted by The Parent Connection will feature panel of local students answering substance abuse-related questions from parents; 426-9280, 426-6424.