Monday, February 26

Commission on Aging, 5 pm, Multipurpose Ctr, Riverside Rd.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7 pm, Dodgingtown Firehouse, 55 Dodgingtown Road.

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Sreet.

Tuesday, February 27

“Designing A Better Garden: Secrets of the Pros,” 1 pm, C.H. Booth Library Knoepke Meeting Room, 25 Main Street, free program presented by landscape designer Rita Bond will be sponsored by Garden Club of Newtown; 270-1108.

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Ln.

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Ln.

Charter Revision Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, school officials will present the 2007-08 education budget proposal to the Board of Finance.

Wednesday, February 28

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free program by David Lussier on creating an oil landscape; 426-6654.

Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART) board of directors, 4 pm, HART offices, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, public hearing on the 2007-08 budget proposal.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Thursday, March 1

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, deliberations on the 2007-08 budget proposal.

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

Sliabh Notes concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, $20 adults, $5 children, concert by traditional Irish music band suitable for all ages; 203-256-8453.

Friday, March 2

World Day of Prayer, 3 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 30 Main Street, freewill offering, “United Under God’s Tent” worship service presented by Newtown unit of Church Women United will welcome guest speaker Dimples Armstrong; 426-5192.

Friday Night Fish Fry, 5–8 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, $8 adults, $4 children, $30 family (maximum, eat-in only), fresh fried tilapia, fries, and coleslaw, take-out available, also running March 9 and 23; 270-8787.

Saturday, March 3

Newtown Historical Society Annual Spring Antiques Show, 10 am–4 pm, Newtown High School cafeteria, 12 Berkshire Road, admission $5, new day and location for historical society fundraiser chaired by Nancy Taylor; 426-5937.

“Fleshing Out the Inner Character Through Graphoanalysis,” 10:30 am, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free lecture by master handwriting analyst Irene Lambert; 426-4533.

Matthew Curtiss House Open House, 12–3 pm, 44 Main Street, free, headquarters of Newtown Historical Society will be open for visits, guided tours available; 426-5937.

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, March 4

Auditions for London Suite, 12–5 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, directors Mary Poile and Suzanne Kinnear have openings for up to six men and six women, visit TownPlayers.org for production details and character breakdowns; 270-9144.