Saturday, September 3

Celebrating Unconditional Love Arts Festival & Fundraiser, 12–6 pm, McLaughlin Vineyard, 15 Albert’s Hill Road, free, upbeat animal inspired art by Richard Budman, Karen Kensek, et al, also hors d’oeuvres, wine tastings, donations and proceeds of art sales to benefit The Animal Center; 203-942-4764, 203-426-1533.

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.

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.

Sunday, September 4

Antique Car Cruise, 6–9 pm, Ice Cream Heaven, 10 Glen Road, owners of antique cars and those who appreciate them all invited, weekly event until end of September; 203-426-3560.

Monday, September 5

LABOR DAY

50th Newtown Labor Day Parade, steps off 10 am from Main Street at Hanover Road, Grand Marshal Lee W. Glover will return to reprise role he held for first parade, leading Newtown’s fire companies and bands, school and local groups and clubs, dancers, floats, military vehicles, politicians, and much more, including special appearance by Well Fargo stagecoach, debut of Newtown Police Department Honor Color Guard, and flyover by B-25 and two Texan T-6 Flyers, plus pre- and post-parade fair at Newtown Middle School with refreshments and vendors, parade route follows Main Street to Glover Avenue, then northwest onto Queen Street, ending at Church Hill Road.

Tuesday, September 6

Sandy Hook Organic Farmers’ Market, 2–6 pm, Washington Square at Fairfield Hills, off Primrose Street, weekly market offers locally grown veggies, fruit, preserves and other farm-raised products, also baked goods, fiber art, handmade soaps and more; 203-313-9908.

Public Safety Committee for Garner Correctional Institution, 5 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

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

Lake Zoar Authority, 7 pm, Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street South.

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

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

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

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

Wednesday, September 7

Town Employee Safety Committee, 10 am, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Newtown Toastmasters meeting, 7 pm, Town Hall South Parks & Recreation Conference Room, 3 Main Street, newcomers and guests welcome; 203-313-5507.

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Thursday, September 8

Jefferson-Jackson-Bailey Dinner, cocktail hour begins at 6, dinner at 7, The Villa Restaurant, 4 Riverside Road, $60, local longtime educator and former Democratic Town Committee Chair Earl Smith, Jr, to be honored; 203-426-0065.

Trails Committee, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

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

 

Friday, September 9

Opening night for Picasso at The Lapin Agile, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, $20, $10 ages and under, performances of Steve Martin comedy, by The Town Players of Newtown, will continue weekends to September 25; 203-270-9144, www.NewtownPlayers.org.

Saturday, September 10

6th Annual Fan The Fire Youth Rally, 9 am–9 pm, St Rose of Lima, 46 Church Hill Road, $45 (includes lunch and dinner), open to all students in grades 8–12, daylong event offers opportunity to learn more about Catholic faith with hundreds of young adults from across the state through music, local, regional and national Catholic youth speakers, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, confessions, contemporary Mass, concert, dinner, etc; 203-426-1014.

Picasso at The Lapin Agile, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, see September 9 details.

Sunday, September 11

PATRIOT DAY

Western CT Hamfest, 8:30 am–12:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, $6, free ages 10 and under, ham radio equipment, computer gear, door prizes, vendors indoors & tailgating outdoors, refreshments, seminars; 203-938-4880.

9/11 Memorial Service, 8:15 am, home of Jeanette and Howard Lasher, 68 Dodgingtown Road, public invited for annual event at Flag Memorial to honor those who were lost on September 11, 2001, guest speakers to include First Selectman Patricia Llodra, Rabbi Shaul Praver, State Rep Christopher Lyddy, et al.

9/11 Tenth Anniversary Memorial Ceremony, 8:30 am, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue main station, 18-20 Riverside Road, tenth anniversary event to memorialize the events of September 11, 2001.

Picasso at The Lapin Agile, matinee at 2 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, see September 9 details.

Winsor Music concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, $20 (season tickets available), free ages 5–14 with ticket-holding adult, season opening concert sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music will include “A Song Without Words,” commissioned for tenth anniversary of 9/11, also works of Haydn, Bach, and Mendelssohn, performed by chamber group directed by Peggy Pearson; 203-426-6470, www.NewtownFriendsOfMusic.org

Antique Car Cruise, 6–9 pm, Ice Cream Heaven, 10 Glen Road, owners of antique cars and those who appreciate them all invited, weekly event until end of September; 203-426-3560.

Monday, September 12

Auditions for Sam Shepard’s Buried Child, 7–9 pm, The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Road, open auditions, director Pam Meiser seeking five men and two women for November production by Town Players of Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, character breakdowns available at www.NewtownPlayers.org, auditions continue September 13; 203-270-9144.

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