Friday, September 3

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Town Players of Newtown, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, production of Edward Albee’s play runs weekends until September 11; 270-9144.

 

Saturday, September 4

29th Annual Booth Library Labor Day Book Sale opens, 9 am–5 pm, Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, admission $10 from 9 am to noon, then $5 from noon to 5 (free admission remainder of sale, which continues to September 8), over 160,000 books and records in 76 categories, also refreshments, proceeds benefit C.H. Booth Library; 426-2524, 426-3889.

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 includes salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds each month for church, 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 earlier pasta dinner (see above listing), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-0617.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Town Players of Newtown, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see details under September 3.

Sunday, September 5

Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 9 am–1 pm, 1 Glen Road, fruits and vegetables, baked goods, Sundays through October.

29th Annual Booth Library Labor Day Book Sale continues, 9 am–5 pm, Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, free admission, see September 4 for details.

Matinee of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Town Players of Newtown, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12 (tickets reduced for matinees); 270-9144.

 

Monday, September 6

LABOR DAY

29th Annual Booth Library Labor Day Book Sale continues, 9 am–5 pm, Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, all items half price, see September 4 for additional details.

43rd Annual Newtown Labor Day Parade, step-off at 10 am, Gordon Marshall will serve as Grand Marshal for parade that will go from Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument along Main Street, turns onto Glover Avenue, then onto Queen Street, featuring marching bands, local clubs and organizations, politicians and invited guests, and others.

Tuesday, September 7

Organic Farmers’ Market, 9 am–2 pm, Sandy Hook Center (behind St John’s Episcopal Church), Washington Avenue, organic farm produce, baked goods, crafts, pony rides, café, continues Tuesdays through October.

29th Annual Booth Library Labor Day Book Sale concludes, 9 am–5 pm, Bridgeport Hall at Fairfield Hills, off Wasserman Way, remainders free.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, September 8

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 8:30 am–6:45 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, anyone in generally good health, age 17 or older and weighing at least 117 pounds should be able to give blood, appointments available (walk-ins welcome); 800-448-3543.

Newtown Tercentennial Committee, 3:45 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Genealogy Club of Newtown meeting, 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, public invited, guest speaker Toni McKeen will discuss her years of genealogical research and teaching; 426-3889.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting-program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House (lower room), 31 Main Street, free program by guest artist David Dunlop on using Renaissance painting techniques to create luminous landscapes in oil, public welcome; 426-6654.

Thursday, September 9

Water Pollution Control Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant, Commerce Road.

Friday, September 10

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Town Players of Newtown, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, production of Edward Albee’s play runs weekends until September 11; 270-9144.