Friday, May 8

Mother’s Day Flower Sale, 10 am-6 pm, Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue main station, 18-20 Riverside Road, hosted by fire company’s ladies auxiliary, continues May 9.

Mother’s Day Flower Sale, 11 am–2 pm, Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main Street, locally grown potted plants and hanging baskets, proceeds to benefit American Cancer Society through bank’s Relay For Life teams; 426-4440 x3160.

Caught in the Net by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $20, Town Players season opener continues weekends to May 17, wine and cheese at 7:30, silent auction at intermission, fundraiser for NCC Circle of Hope; 270-9144.

Saturday, May 9

Walking For A Silver Lining, 8:30 (Body Pump), 9:30 (Spinning) & 10:30 am (Pilates), The Fitness Loft, 3 Simm Lane, $20–$30, classes offered as fundraiser for Relay For Life; 304-1400.

Town & Country Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale, 9 am–2 pm, The Inn at Newtown, 19 Main Street, member grown and other flowering perennials, bushes, lilacs, deer resistant varieties and more.

Mother’s Day Flower Sale, 10 am–5 pm, Dodgingtown Fire Station, 55 Dodgingtown Road, flowers and plants for sale by Boy Scout Troop 270/Newtown Venture Crew; 426-3833.

Mother’s Day Flower Sale, 10 am-6 pm, Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue main station, 18-20 Riverside Road.

“Past Due” opening reception, 2–4 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, public invited to meet James Jeffrey and John Slaney and view their art, on view to May 31; 426-4533.

Caught in the Net by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $18; 270-9144.

Sunday, May 10

MOTHER’S DAY

Matinee of Caught in the Net by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, performances Friday and Saturday evenings, also Sunday afternoons, to May 17; 270-9144.

Monday, May 11

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

Great Scot! It’s Andrew Carnegie, 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free, one-man reenactment by Richard Clark of the life of one of America’s most successful (and ruthless) self-made millionaires, refreshments follow; 426-5937.

Tuesday, May 12

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

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

Sandy Hook School Chorus Spring Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road; 426-7657.

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, May 13

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

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

“Organic Land Care” program by master gardener Brid Craddock, 7 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free, hosted by Town & Country Garden Club; 426-5495.

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

Pastel painting demo by Tom Brenner, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free program on history of pastels, materials, setting up still life, and demo using still life setup, hosted by Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN); 426-6654.

Thursday, May 14

Blood pressure screenings, noon, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, no appointment needed.

“Advance Care Planning: What You Need To Know,” lunch at noon, program 12:15, Masonicare at Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free (both), presentation by Susanne A. Rosenberg, MS, LCSW (Masonic Home Health & Hospice); 426-5847, 888-679-9997.

Water & Sewer Authority, 7 pm, sewage treatment plant office building, 24 Commerce Road.

“Working in Nature’s Garden: Development of a Garden in the Woods,” 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, presentation by professional gardener, author and educator Sydney Eddison, to be followed by annual Newtown Forest Association meeting; 270-3650.

Relay For Life Community Meeting, 7–8 pm, Newtown Middle School cafeteria, Queen Street, learn about June 13–14 event, volunteer opportunities, etc; 948-3878.

Friday, May 15

Willy Wonka, curtain 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, tickets $5, performances by RIS Drama Club continue tomorrow night; 270-4880.

Caught in the Net by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $18; 270-9144.

Saturday, May 16

Run for Ron Bienkowski Family, registration 8:30 am, starts 9 am, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, walk- or run-a-thon will raise funds for Ron Bienkowski Medical Fund; 270-4880.

Blessing of the Animals, 11 am, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, stuffed and live animals welcome, rain date May 30; 426-9024.

Artists’ Studios Tour, 11 am-3 pm, $15, self-guided tour among 6 Newtown artist studios, hosted by Newtown Woman’s Club; 426-5283.

Willy Wonka, curtain 6 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, tickets $5, by RIS Drama Club; 270-4880.

Caught in the Net by Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $18; 270-9144.

CT Master Chorale 10th Anniversary Concert, 8 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, $20 advance, $25 at door; 743-0473.

Sunday, May 17

Open House & Pottery Demo, 12–4 pm, Newtown Historical Society, 44 Main Street, free, docent tours, potter’s wheel demo; 426-5937.

Antiques Appraisals Day, 12–4 pm, The Woods at Newtown, 176 Mt Pleasant Road, $5/item, limit three items, verbal appraisals by Jay St Mark; 426-0847.

Frisbee Golf & Walking Tour of Orchard Hill Nature Center, 2-4 pm, Huntingtown Road, guided and self-guided tours, Frisbee golf, refreshments and more; 426-5426.

“A Canadian Spring” by Newtown Choral Society, 4 pm, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 85 Mt Pleasant Road, $9, $7 students and seniors, classical and contemporary works by Canadian composers; 426-3769.