Saturday, September 11

PATRIOT DAY

Fall Flower Sale, 8 am–2 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, mums and other fall plants, sponsored by and fundraiser for Newtown Junior Women’s Club.

Mozart, Merlot & Mums, 4–7 pm, The Budd House (home of Shane & George Miller), 50 Main Street, $30, wine and food samples, silent auction, tours of Mr Miller’s garden, live music, proceeds to benefit Kevin’s Community Center (rain date Sept 12 if needed); 203-733-9186.

“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

Western Connecticut Hamfest, 8:30 am–12:30 pm rain or shine, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, $6, free ages 10 and under, commercial vendors, ham radio and computer equipment, seminars, tailgating, door prizes and raffle, refreshments, talk-in on 147.300 & PL 100, sponsored by Candlewood Amateur Radio Assn, ARRL sanctioned; 203-938-4880.

Children’s Day at The Little Red School House, 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.

Monday, September 13

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

Tuesday, September 14

Sandy Hook Organic Farmers’ Market, 2–6 pm, Fairfield Hills campus, Primrose Street, local food and craft vendors with fruits, vegetables, jams, baked goods, cut flowers, eggs & more, weekly to mid-October; 203-313-9908.

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 6 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

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

Annual Newtown Toastmasters Humorous Speech & Evaluation Contests, 7 pm, Town Hall South (Parks & Rec meeting room), 3 Main Street, public welcome, members will deliver 3- to 5-minute speeches relaying humorous stories (not jokes or monologues), also 2- to 3-minute evaluations on target speakers; 203-313-5507.

Charter Communications Cable Television Advisory Council, 7 pm, Charter Communications offices, Commerce Road.

Borough Board of Burgesses, annual meeting, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

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

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

Wednesday, September 15

Western Connecticut Tourism District Board, 10 am, Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street South.

Charter Revision Commission, 6:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street. 

Fairfield Hills Authority, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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

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

Thursday, September 16

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, 10:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

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

Sustainable Energy Commission,  7:30  pm,  Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street. 

The Flagpole Photography Club meeting, 7:30 pm. C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, members’ competitions “Open” (black & white and color) and Nature, new members and guests welcome; 203-426-2316, 203-270-9469.

Friday, September 17

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 8:30 am–6:15 pm, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, donors must be at least age 18, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in generally good health, appointments available; 800-448-3543.

Saturday, September 18

YOM KIPPUR

Board of Assessment Appeals, 8:30 am, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.