Friday, February 5

Opening reception, 7–9 pm, The Blue Z Coffee House, 127 Main Street South, reception for collection of mixed media works by Doug Calderone, many of which depict rock and roll musicians, on view until February 28; 203-364-1003.

 

Saturday, February 6

Escape The Winter Craft Show & Sale, 10 am-–4 pm, Lexington Gardens, 32 Church Hill Road, two-day events will run each weekend in February, with different artists each weekend; 203-270-9461.

Google Model Your Town Competition overview, 2-5 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, meet Newtown team leader Scot Wilson, learn about competition, Google Sketchup modeler review and techniques, newcomers welcome; 203-426-8538.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $9 adults, $8 seniors, $3.50 children; 203-426-9998.

Flagpole Radio Café, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, $15, headliner is jazz musician Phil Bowler, also performances by Jim Allyn, Rick Brodsky, Dick Neal, Chris Teskey, Barbara Gaines, Jennifer Rogers, David Wheeler, and Martin Blanco.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $4 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see listing above), $5 otherwise, bluegrass and folk music, refreshments; 203-426-9998.

 

Monday, February 8

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

“The Paine of Revolution,” 7:30 pm. C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free presentation by lifelong history buff Dan Wolinsky on the pivotal figure of the American Revolution; 203-426-5937, 203-426-4533.

Tuesday, February 9

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Parks and Recreation Commission, 6 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

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

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

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

Wednesday, February 10

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

Genealogy Club of Newtown meeting, 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library community room, 25 Main Street, free program by genealogist Matthew Bielawa will cover how to trace the roots of ancestors who came to US from Central & Eastern European nations; 203-270-7887.

“Relax, It’s Only Garden Photography,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free program by freelance photographer Rich Pomerantz will discuss photographing gardens, hosted by Town & Country Garden Club.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Ad Hoc Tick-Borne Disease Action Committee, 8 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Thursday, February 11

Water & Sewer Authority, 7 pm, sewage treatment plant office building, 24 Commerce Road.

Friday, February 12

LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY

Saturday, February 13

Escape The Winter Craft Show & Sale, 10 am–4 pm, Lexington Gardens, 32 Church Hill Road, two-day events will run each weekend in February, with different artists each weekend; 203-270-9461.

Sunday, February 14

VALENTINE’S DAY

“Defending Faith and Family in Connecticut,” 1:15 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, freewill donation, program presented by Family Institute of Connecticut Executive Director Peter Wolfgang; 203-426-6030.

Paris Piano Trio in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, tickets $20, free ages 5–14 with ticket holding adult, works of Mozart, Ravel and Schubert, reception to follow, hosted by Newtown Friends of Music; 203-426-6470.