Saturday, February 2

Breakfast with Dr Cary S. Passik, 9:30 am, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free breakfast and meet Danbury Hospital’s chief of cardiothoracic surgery, discuss women’s heart health, presented by Newtown VNA.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner with salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; 426-9998.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see listing above), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-9998.

Sunday, February 3

Magician-Illusionist Stephen Christopher, performances 1 and 4 pm, Edmond Town Hall Theater, 45 Main Street, tickets $5, performances by Mr Christopher sponsored by Newtown Junior Women’s Club; 270-6569.

Monday, February 4

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

Tuesday, February 5

51st Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 5–7:30 pm, St John’s Episcopal Church, 5 Washington Avenue, donation $8 adults, $4 ages 3–10 (free ages 2 and under), traditional meal of pancakes, homemade corned beef hash, country sausage, applesauce and coffee; 426-3112.

Presidential Preference Primaries, 6 am to 8 pm. Polling places are: District 1,  Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street; District 2, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane; District 3-1, Head O’ Meadow School, 94 Boggs Hill Road; District 3-2, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.    

Design Advisory Board, 7 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Lake Zoar Authority, 7 pm, Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street South.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School library, 3 Trades Lane, 2008-09 budget session.

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

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

Wednesday, February 6

ASH WEDNESDAY

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

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Thursday, February 7

Regional Recycling Task Force, 10:30 am, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

“A Quartet of Photographers” slide presentation, 11:30. C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free presentation of favorite images by award-winning photographers Bob Berthier and Frank Gardner, also including works of Art Anderson and Carol Gibson, reception to follow.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School library, 3 Trades Lane, 2008-09 budget session.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Friday, February 8

St Rose Friday Night Fish Fry, 5–8 pm, Saint Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, dinner $10 adults, $5 children, $30 max/family (eat-in only), dinner of fresh fried fish, fries, coleslaw and soft drinks, all welcome, also being offered February 29 and March 7; 270-3314.

The Wilfers in concert, 7 pm, Congregation Adath Israel, 115 Huntingtown Road, tickets $15/advance, $20/door ($10 each for groups 10+), performance by Stamford-based rock band formerly known at The Simms Brothers Band; 459-0089.

Saturday, February 9

Family Skating Party, 6:30–9:30 pm, Dickinson Park pavilion, Elm Drive, free family event will including skating for all ages, also hot chocolate and coffee, registration requested; 270-4340.

Sunday, February 10

Daedalus String Quartet in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, tickets $18 adults, $16 seniors, children free with ticket-holding adult, concert sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music will include works of Haydn, Janacek and Brahms; 426-6470.