Friday, July 7

Newtown Singles “Meet & Mingle” program, 7-9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, admission $2, group meets first Friday of each month for socializing events, newcomers always welcome; 426-3413.

Annual St Rose Carnival, 7-11 pm, carnival rides, games of skill and chance, bingo, food booths, live music; field behind St Rose Church, Church Hill Road.

Performances continue of The Revenge Tragedy: A New Comedy in the Old Style by Town Players, 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10, new work written and directed by Ruth Anne Baumgartner will continue Friday and Saturday evenings through July 22; 270-9144.

Saturday, July 8

Newtown Historical Society’s House & Garden Tour, 11 am-5 pm (rain or shine), six Newtown properties (two gardens, four homes featured) will be open for public tours, tickets $20, limited tickets to avoid overcrowding; 426-5937.

Annual St Rose Carnival, 7-11 pm, carnival rides, games of skill and chance, bingo, food booths, live music; field behind St Rose Church, Church Hill Road.

The Revenge Tragedy: A New Comedy in the Old Style by Town Players, 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10, new work written and directed by Ruth Anne Baumgartner will continue Friday and Saturday evenings through July 22 (also, matinee performance July 16); 270-9144.

Sunday, July 9

Auditions for By the Sea, By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea, 2-4 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, roles open for three one-acts to be presented in September by Town Players, crew also needed, director is Mary Poile; 203/438-4468.

Monday, July 10

Auditions for By the Sea, By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea, 7-9 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, roles open for three one-acts to be presented in September by Town Players, crew also needed, director is Mary Poile; 203/438-4468.

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

Tuesday, July 11

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, school board conference room, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street.

Parks and Recreation Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7:30 pm, Mary Hawley Room, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Borough of Burgesses, 7:30 pm, Town Hall 3 Main Street.

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

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

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Bridgewater Town Hall, Route 133, Bridgewater Center.

 

Wednesday, July 12

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

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, town land use office, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free admission, guest judge and teacher Marija Pavlovich McCarthy will offer critiques and discussions of SCAN members’ works, public welcome to observe; 426-6654.

Thursday, July 13

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, 10 am, Brookfield Town Hall, Pocono Road, Brookfield.

 A Midsummer Night’s (Musical) Dream, 8 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, tickets $10, $5 children, evening of traditional Irish music and song to be performed by tin whistle player Mary Bergen and premier harpist and singer Antoinette McKenna; 203/256-8453.

Friday, July 14

Concert by The Jackson Pike Skifflers, 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library back lawn, 25 Main Street, free outdoor concert, part of library’s Summer Concert Series, picnics welcome, in library’s meeting room if inclement weather; 426-4533.

The Revenge Tragedy: A New Comedy in the Old Style by Town Players, 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10, new work written and directed by Ruth Anne Baumgartner will continue Friday and Saturday evenings through July 22 (also, matinee performance July 16); 270-9144.

Saturday, July 15

The Revenge Tragedy: A New Comedy in the Old Style by Town Players, 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10, new work written and directed by Ruth Anne Baumgartner will continue Friday and Saturday evenings through July 22 (also, matinee performance July 16); 270-9144.

Sunday, July 16

The Revenge Tragedy: A New Comedy in the Old Style by Town Players, 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10, new work written and directed by Ruth Anne Baumgartner; 270-9144.