Friday, May 5

36th Annual SCAN Juried Spring Art Show continues, 12–5 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free admission, more than 150 works in oil by members of Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, show will be open daily until May 7 (Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; Sunday, 1-5 pm); 426-4533.

Opening night Noises Off, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $20, season-opening production by The Town Players will continue on weekends until May 27 (tickets higher tonight, opening night, due to being fundraiser for Newtown Congregational Church; tickets regularly $12-$15); 270-9144.

Saturday, May 6

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.

“Elvis, Motown and the Beatles: Newtown Choral Society Spring Concert,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, tickets $9 adults, $7 seniors and students, program will include seminal works by Elvis, Motown performers including The Supremes, also the Beatles and jazz favorites by The Manhattan Transfer; 426-3769.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Rd, 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.

Noises Off, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, performance by The Town Players; 270-9144.

Monday, May 8

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 8:30 am–6:15 pm, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, donors must weigh at least 100 pound and be in generally good health, appointments available (walk-ins welcome); 800-GIVE-LIFE (448-3543).

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

Tuesday, May 9

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

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

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

Count Basie Orchestra concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, 12 Berkshire Road, tickets $25 adults, $20 students and seniors, performance by country’s premier swing and jazz band will continue 70th anniversary season, fundraiser for NHS Band Parents Corporation will open with set by NHS Jazz Ensemble; 270-4644 extension 2263.

Pootatuck Watershed Association Kick-Off Event, 5–7 pm, Edmond Town Hall’s Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, public invited to find out what PWA’s mission and goals are, and why residents should be concerned about the watershed; 426-6538.

Wednesday, May 10

Book Talk at The Meadows, 1:30 pm, Nunnawauk Meadows Community Building, 3 Nunnawauk Road, free, Town Historian Dan Cruson will share anecdotes from his latest release, A Mosaic of Newtown History, copies of book will be available for purchase (proceeds to benefit Newtown Historical Society); 270-7257.

Inland Wetlands Commission (formerly known as the Conservation Commission), 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free program on painting an interior scene including a figure to be presented by Shauna Shane; 426-6654.

“Prospect Pat: A Trash to Treasure Program,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free presentation hosted by Town & Country Garden Club will have Pat Cole offering ideas on how to find items at tag sales or roadside and turn them into yard or garden art.

Thursday, May 11

BNI/Newtown chapter meeting, 7-8:30 am, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, free, presentation by Anne Marie Deweese (Washington Mutual Bank); 798-1234, 770-8466.

NYS Outstanding Youth Awards, 4 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, annual awards from Newtown Youth Services will be presented to community’s outstanding youth leaders.

Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant offices, 24 Commerce Road.

Friday, May 12

19th Annual NYS Talent Show, at 7 pm, Newtown Middle School, Queen Street. Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under. Tickets may be purchased at NYS or at the door; 270-4335.

Noises Off, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, performance by The Town Players; 270-9144.

Saturday, May 13

Noises Off, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, performance by The Town Players, 71st season-opening production continues weekends until May 27; 270-9144.

 

Sunday, May 14

MOTHER’S DAY