Saturday, February 4

The Three Feathers, 10 am, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, free puppet play of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale suitable for young children; 364-1113.

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 5

Voice recital by students of Newtown Music Studio, 2 pm, Edmond Town Hall’s Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, tickets $9, students of Jackie Gaudet will perform; 270-8915.

Monday, February 6

Board of Selectmen, 5:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Board of Ed meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown High School lecture hall, 12 Berkshire Road, special meeting for purpose of receiving public input regarding high school space needs.

Tuesday, February 7

Lake Zoar Authority, 7 pm, Southbury Town Hall.

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

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School Media Center, 3 Trades Lane, budget planning session will include public Q&A and budget workshop.

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

Wednesday, February 8

Junior College Planning Night, 7 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, 12 Berkshire Road, for parents and students in 11th grade; 426-7652.

Genealogy Club of Newtown meeting, 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free and open to anyone with an interest in genealogy, presentation by Penny Hartzell and Erin Nikitchyuk on how to best use courthouse and land records for research; 426-3889.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

“Native Plants for Birds and Butterflies,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center (multipurpose building), Riverside Road, 7:30 pm, free presentation by Bent of the River Audubon Center director John Longstreth will cover making backyards friendlier for native plants and wildlife, also discussion of invasive plants, the needs of birds and more, sponsored by Town & Country Garden Club; 264-5098.

Thursday, February 9

BNI/Newtown chapter meeting, 7 am, My Place Restaurant, 8 Queen Street, newcomers welcome, presentation on “Auto and Homeowners Coverage 101” by Alexia Mouyiaris, reservations requested; 798-1234, 770-8466.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School Media Center, 3 Trades Lane, budget planning session will include workshop and vote to adopt budget.

Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant office building, Commerce Road.

Sunday, February 12

LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY

Pianist Katia Skanavi in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall Theatre, 45 Main Street, tickets $18 adults, $16 seniors, free for ages 5–14 with ticket-holding adults, program to include works of Handel, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff, also postperformance reception, performance sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music; 426-6470.