Monday, August 25

Police Commission, 6 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Botsford Firehouse, South Main Street, Botsford.

Tuesday, August 26

Sandy Hook Organic Farmer’s Market, 9 am–1 pm, parking area between St John’s Church and The Villa Restaurant, Washington Avenue, locally grown organic fruits, vegetables, flowers, baked goods, breads, coffee, sandwich café, also pony rides, live entertainment, Tuesdays until October 21; 426-9938, 270-1820.

Housatonic Valley Tourism District, 4:30 pm, Gusto’s Restaurant, 275 Main Street, Danbury.

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

 

Wednesday, August 27

Blood Pressure Screening, 10 am–noon, C.H. Booth Library, free screening conducted by nurse from Ashlar of Newtown; blood pressure information available; 426-5847.

Blood Pressure Screening, 11 am–noon, Nunnawauk Meadows, free screening conducted by Connecticut VNA.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program-meeting, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free and open to nonmembers, program by Lalit Masih on working with watercolors; 426-6654.

Housatonic Area Regional Transit, board of directors, 4 pm, HART offices, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

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

Thursday, August 28

Music From The Heart performance, 7–8:30 pm, Nunnawauk Meadows community room, 3 Nunnawauk Road, free performance of standards by four-member group is open to community; 426-5000.

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Friday, August 29

Double Play in concert, 7 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, free performance by the only tuba-flute duo in the country continues summer concert series; 426-8118.

Saturday, August 30

Newtown Congregational Church Flea Market, 9 am–4 pm, Fairfield Hills soccer fields, Wassermann Way, free admission, group event with tag sale, antiques, crafters, booths by local businesses and organizations, games and entertainment for children, refreshments, etc, fundraiser for church’s building/expansion project, rain date August 31 (or September 6 if necessary); 426-4174, 426-9024.

28th Annual Labor Day Weekend Book Sale opens, 9 am–5 pm daily, Fairfield Hills at Bridgeport Hall, off Wassermann Way, admission $10 Saturday only (free rest of sale), books half marked price on Monday, $5/bag Tuesday, free Wednesday, weekend-long event organized by Friends of Booth Library will offer books in 75 categories, also audio and video offerings, refreshments, more; 426-4533.

Sunday, August 31

Labor Day Weekend Book Sale continues, 9 am–5 pm, Fairfield Hills at Bridgeport Hall, free admission.

Monday, September 1

LABOR DAY

Labor Day Weekend Book Sale continues, 9 am–5 pm, Fairfield Hills at Bridgeport Hall, free admission.

42nd Annual Newtown Labor Day Parade, steps off 10 am, from Soldiers & Sailors Monument on Main Street route follows Main to Glover and then across Queen Street, parade marshals are Roseanne Loring and Debbie Richardson, theme is “Newtown’s Faith In The Future,” annual event offers regional marching bands, civic groups and organizations, politicians, floats, etc.