Friday, April 7

Housatonic Valley Economic Development Partnership, 7:30 am, executive committee; 8:30 am board of directors, Danbury City Hall.

Newtown Singles “Meet & Mingle,” 7-9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, free, group meets first Friday each month for social opportunities. Newcomers always welcome; 426-3413.

 

Saturday, April 8

Annual Children’s Fishing Derby, 8 am-noon, Dickinson Park Pool, Brushy Hill Road, free and open to all children age 12 and under. Town pool will be stocked with 250 trout. Children in 3 age groups can earn prizes for largest catch, first 5 fish caught, first fish caught, et al. Refreshments for purchase, also bait and tackle for purchase. Sponsored by Newtown Fish & Game Club.

Newtown Woman’s Club 13th Annual Arts & Crafts Fair, 10 am-4 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street; 40 artists and crafters, baked goods and refreshments, all proceeds going to local charities. 426-5532.

Newtown Coffee House, 7:30 pm, Newtown Congregational Church House, 41-A Main Street. Admission $5, includes performance and refreshments. Evening begins with one hour of open mic for local performers, then concert by guest performer Dave De Angelis of traditional sea chanteys and contemporary sea music; 270-8858.

Sunday, April 9

Broomsquire & Hand Weaver at Mathew Curtiss House-Museum, 1-4 pm, 44 Main Street, free, demonstrations by costumed broommaker Robert Aborn and hand weaving by Sharon MacRae, also tours of Curtiss House by costumed docents, hosted by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

Monday, April 10

Newtown Health District Board of Directors, 9 am, town offices, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

“The Colonial Tavern: An Architectural and Cultural Perspective,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street; free slide lecture by restoration specialist Steven Bielitz will concern architecture of the Colonial buildings and how they changed American culture, sponsored by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

 

Tuesday, April 11

Free assistance with preparing income tax forms, 1 to 5 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street.

Parks and Recreation Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

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

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

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

Newtown Junior Woman’s Club meeting, 7:45-9:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House (lower meeting room), 31 Main Street, free, all women age 18 and over invited; 426-6416.

Wednesday, April 12

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

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, town land use office, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Hattertown Historic District Commission, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free (non-members welcome), program on portrait painting with oils by guest artist Bob Crofut (meeting will be preceded by Board of Directors’ meeting, 6:15 pm); 426-6654.

Town and Country Garden Club of Newtown meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, Riverside Road, free (non-members welcome), program by photographer Frank Gardner on “Nature’s Landscape,” will focus on flowers and landscapes for all seasons; 426-3469.

Thursday, April 13

 Zoning Board of Appeals, 8 pm, town land use office, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Friday, April 14

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials personnel committee, 10:30 am, HVCEO office, Route 25 and 133, Brookfield Center.

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, workshop session on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Brookfield Town Hall, Pocono Road, Brookfield.

Sunday, April 16

St Petersburg String Quartet in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall theatre, 45 Main Street, tickets $14, $12 students and seniors, performance of works by Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Borodin, sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music; 426-6470.