Saturday, September 3

Opening day of 30th Annual Friends of Booth Library Labor Day Weekend Book Sale, 9 am–5 pm, at Fairfield Hills campus, Wassermann Way, (admission $10 Saturday from 9 to 11 am only; numbers for early admission will be handed out at 7 am), free admission after 11 am, sale of 100,000-plus books clearly-marked in 75 categories, building is handicapped accessible, refreshments available, sale continues daily until September 7; 426-4533.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; 426-0617.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 for those attending pasta dinner (see above listing), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-0617.

Fuddy Meers, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theater, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $18, Town Players will offer performances of David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy weekends until September 24; 270-9144.

Sunday, September 4

Sandy Hook Village Farmers Market, 9 am–2 pm, parking lot at 5 Glen Road, Sandy Hook, local farmers, crafts vendors, baked goods, also nutritional seminars, children’s entertainment, runs weekly through mid-October; 426-2427.

Fashion Show for Make-A-Wish Foundation, 12–2 pm (rescheduled from Aug 28), at Sandy Hook Farmers Market, 1 Glen Road, suggested donation $5, fashion show organized by local teens will feature kids’ and teens’ clothing and accessories provided by local merchants, proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish, show will move to Booth Library if rain.

30th Annual Friends of Booth Library Book Sale continues, 9 am–5 pm, at Fairfield Hills campus, see September 3 for details.

 

Monday, September 5

LABOR DAY

30th Annual Friends of Booth Library Book Sale continues, 9 am–5 pm, at Fairfield Hills campus, books half-price, see September 3 for additional details; 426-4533.

Tercentennial Labor Day Parade, begins 10 am, from Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument on Main Street, to Glover Avenue, to reviewing stand on Queen Street, with plenty of fire departments, schools, marching bands, civic, and other groups participating.

Tuesday, September 6

Sandy Hook Organic Farmers Market, 2–6 pm, behind St John’s Episcopal Church, 5 Washington Avenue, fruits, vegetables, flowers, baked goods, art, pony rides in weekly event running until October 11; 426-9938.

30th Annual Friends of Booth Library Book Sale continues, 9 am–5 pm, at Fairfield Hills campus, all books $5 per bag, see September 3 for additional details; 426-4533.

Public Safety Committee for Garner Correctional Institution, 5 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Police Commission, 7:30 pm,  Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

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

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School at Fairfield Hills.

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall.

Lake Zoar Authority, 7:30 pm, Southbury Town Hall.

Wednesday, September 7

Final day 30th Annual Friends of Booth Library Book Sale, 9 am–-5 pm, at Fairfield Hills campus, anything left is free, see September 3 for additional details; 426-4533.

Newtown Tercentennial Committee, 3:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Thursday, September 8

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

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

Friday, September 9

Newtown Newcomers & Neighbors Club Annual Kickoff Celebration, 7–9 pm, Edmond Town Hall’s Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, free event invites new and longtime residents to meet members of a club that offers social and networking activities for all ages, refreshments, face painting offered (children welcome), door prizes; 270-6481.

Performance of Fuddy Meers, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theater, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $18, Town Players are performing David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy weekends until September 24; 270-9144.

 

Saturday, September 10

Board of Assessment Appeals, 11 am, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

 Newtown Forest Association Guided Nature Walk, 11 am (rain date September 11), Hattertown Pond Preserve, park on Castle Meadow Road at Maltbie Road, easy hour narrated hike;  270-3650.

Opening reception for “Faces of Newtown 2005,” 6–8 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, unveiling of 13 portraits of Newtown “citizens of distinction” by members of CT Society of Portrait Artists, on exhibit through September 30; 426-4533.

Performance of Fuddy Meers, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theater, Orchard Hill Road, see details under September 9.

Sunday, September 11

Sandy Hook Village Farmers Market, 9 am–2 pm, parking lot at 5 Glen Road, Sandy Hook, local farmers, crafts vendors, baked goods, also nutritional seminars, children’s entertainment, runs weekly through mid-October; 426-2427.