Saturday, September 4

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.

Monday, September 6

LABOR DAY

49th Newtown Labor Day Parade, steps off 10 am, route follows Main Street to Glover Avenue, then across Queen Street (ending at Church Hill Road), marching bands, local groups, and organizations will join Parade Marshal Marge Rogers in celebrating theme of “On Stage in Newtown.”

Tuesday, September 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, September 8

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

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

“Finding & Using Irish Genealogy Records,” 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free presentation by Ellen Bohan, Paul R. Keroak, and Pat Heslin will be hosted by the Genealogy Club of Newtown; 203-270-7887.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

“Relax, It’s Only Garden Photography,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free program by garden photographer Rich Pomerantz will share tips on photographing gardens, also share part of his professional portfolio, hosted by The Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown; 203-426-5359.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free program by Joan Jardine on oil painting with a painting knife; 203-426-6654.

Ad Hoc Tick-Borne Disease Action Committee, 8 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Thursday, September 9

Newtown Cultural Arts Commission, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Saturday, September 11

PATRIOT DAY

“A Mass For Peace in Our Time,” 8 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, $20 (advance), $25 door, performance by The Waterbury Chorale and guest soloists of Kenkins’s The Armed Man and other selections will offer tribute to events of 9/11; 203-755-2561, 860-283-6083.

Sunday, September 12

Children’s Day at The Little Red Schoolhouse, 10 am–noon, in front of Middle Gate School, 12 Cold Spring Road, free (donations accepted) open house and programs for ages 6–12 at historic building owned by Newtown Historical Society, programs led by docents to begin at 10:15, 10:45 and 11:15, also outdoor activities for parents and others (canceled if rain; indoor programs regardless of weather); 203-426-5937.

“Eclectica” opening reception, 1–3 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, celebration with artist Anne Marie Foran, whose collection of paintings ranging in mediums and styles is on view all month; 203-426-4533.

Firehouse Ride 2010, 9 am–5 pm, The One-Eyed Pig, 170 Main Street South, $30 per rider, $15/passenger or pig roast only, 40-mile motorcycle ride will start from and return to restaurant for pig roast lunch, live music, raffles, fundraiser for Newtown Hook & Ladder; 203-270-4348.