Saturday, March 20

FIRST DAY OF SPRING

Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, 7 am–noon, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, breakfast presented by Lions Club and NHS Leo Club will raise funds to continue work on Al’s Trail, $7 for adults, $5 seniors, $3 ages 6–12, free age 5 and under.

Board of Assessment Appeals, 9 am–noon, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

The Three Feathers puppet show, 10 am, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, free performance of Grimms fairy tale will be presented by school’s early childhood teachers, suitable for ages 4–6 and parents; 364-1113.

Income Tax Assistance, 10 am–2 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free help by members of IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), program continues weekly through April 10, no appointment necessary.

Canine Search and Rescue Fundraiser, 11 am–2 pm, Dickinson Town Park, Elm Drive, admission $5 per person, $10 per family, demos of rescue techniques by underwater divers and rescue dogs, proceeds to benefit Connecticut Canine Search & Rescue (CCSAR) and Newtown Underwater Search & Rescue (NUSAR); 426-0738, 426-0253.

“Beautiful Baskets and Beautiful Things,” 4–7 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, tickets $5, silent auction of 12 theme baskets presented by Newtown Woman’s Club, also live music by Peter Obre, wine tastings, proceeds to benefit local social services and community organizations; 426-5283, 426-5321, 426-2226.

Sunday, March 21

Pianist Melvin Chen in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall auditorium, 45 Main Street, tickets $15, children ages 5–14 free when attending with ticket-holding adult, works of Scarlatti, W.A. Mozart, Higdon, Ravel, Debussy, and Gottschalk, concert continues 2003-04 Newtown Friends of Music season; 426-6470.

Monday, March 22

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Dodgingtown Firehouse, Dodgingtown Road, Dodgingtown.

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

Tuesday, March 23

Open Space Committee, 5 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Wednesday, March 24

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free and open to nonmembers, program on painting with pastels by Leslie Levy; 426-6654.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Legislative Council, public hearing on the proposed 2004-05 budget, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School at Fairfield Hills.

 

Thursday, March 25

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

Saturday, March 27

“A Window Into Waldorf: Educating Through The Arts,” 10 am–noon, at Newtown Middle School, Queen Street, free exhibition of art and performance of songs, poetry, instrumental music and exercises from current studies by students in grades 1–7 of Housatonic Valley Waldorf School; 364-1113.

Income Tax Assistance, 10 am–2 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free help by members of IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), program continues weekly through April 10, no appointment necessary.

Sunday, March 28

6th Annual Antiques Appraisals Day, 2–5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, verbal appraisals $5 per item (limit three items per visit), appraisals by Jack DeStories, Tucker Frey, Wayne Mattox, and Steve Stieglitz, proceeds benefit Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.