Saturday, April 10

“A Community Conversation on Underage Drinking: Creating Change,” 8:30–11 am, Reed Intermediate School library, 3 Trades Lane, free, residents invited to join school faculty, students, parents and fellow community members to create plans to reduce underage drinking in Newtown, breakfast provided, reservations requested by April 1; 203-426-2798.

4th Annual Newtown Woman’s Club Federation For Food Collection, 9 am–3 pm, Stop & Shop, 228 Main Street South, members of local Woman’s Club-GFWC will be accepting donations of food and cash, to be divided evenly between Salvation Army and FAITH food pantries.

The Ancestor Road Show, 10 am–2 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free (appointments necessary), meet with members of the Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council to talk family history research and problem solving, hosted by the Genealogy Club of Newtown and the Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc; 203-426-3889.

“Hiving Honeybees” workshop, 11 am (rain date April 11, same time), Cherry Grove Farm, 60 Platts Hill Road, free, hands-on demonstration by members of The Backyard Beekeepers Association will show proper technique to transfer live honeybees into new hive, optional follow-up workshop April 17; 203-743-0541.

 “Lowering the Impact of Development on Your Environment,” 2–4 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street, free, spring educational program co-sponsored by Conservation Commission and Inland Wetlands Commission, public invited; 203-270-4350.

Wild Food & Ecology Tour, 2:30 pm, Sticks & Stones Farm, 201 Huntingtown Road, $25, $10 ages 12 and under, join naturalist, author and environmental educator “Wildman” Steve Brill for 30-minute talk and 90-minute walking tour of farm with a variety of habitats, reservations requested; 914-835-2153.

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.

Yale Alley Cats in concert, 7:30 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, freewill donations, performance by 14-person all-male a cappella singing group from Yale, also performance by Trinity Choristers (church’s young choir), reception to follow; 203-426-9070.

“The Little House That Roared,” 7:30 pm, Congregation Adath Israel, 115 Huntington Road, $18, $10 children and students, musical performances by young adults from across Fairfield County including rock, gypsy/jazz, bluegrass and show tunes; 203-209-4662.

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; 203-426-3112.

Sunday, April 11

Quatuor Parisii in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, tickets $20, ages 5–14 free with ticket holding adult, works of Debussy, Chausson and Franck, reception to follow, hosted by Newtown Friends of Music; 203-426-6470.

Monday, April 12

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

“The First 100 Years of Photography,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program hosted by Newtown Historical Society will feature guest speaker Bob Berthelson; 203-426-5937.

Tuesday, April 13

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.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

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, April 14

Legislative Council, deliberations on proposed 2010-11 budget, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road.

“Getting Started in Searching For Ancestors From Scotland and Beyond,” 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program by Peg Limbacher (vice president, St Andrews Society of Connecticut), hosted by the Genealogy Club of Newtown; 203-270-7887.

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

“Self-Watering Container Gardens,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free program hosted by Town & Country Garden Club will welcome master gardener Lorraine Ballato, who will discuss self-watering containers including how to create your own; 203-426-5359.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free demonstration by watercolor artist Laura Wilk; 203-426-6654.

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

Thursday, April 15

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, 10:30 am, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

RTC Political Forum, 7:15 pm, Multipurpose Building, 14 Riverside Road, Newtown Republican Town Committee will host event to introduce voters to candidates for Regional Judge of Probate, then GOP candidates for 106th District State Representative; 203-470-2728.

Borough Historic District Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Sustainable Energy Commission, 7:30 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Saturday, April 17

Park & Bark Benefit Dinner Party, 6–9 pm, home of Ruth and Robert Hutchinson (address with confirmed reservation), $50, dinner, wine tasting, silent auction, proceeds to benefit future Newtown dog park; 203-364-0316.

 

Sunday, April 18

Intuitive and Healers Expo, 11 am–5 pm, Santosha Yoga Center, 27 Hawleyville Road, free admission, meet intuitives (angelic, tarot, past lives, etc) and healers (holistic and heart healing), also aura photography & retail booths; 203-364-0851.

Newtown Historical Society Spring Open House, 12–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free (donations accepted), tours by junior and senior docents, also spinning demos by Kate LaPlante (Ancient Art of Spinning, Seymour); 203-426-5937.