In Newtown Thursday: Live Music, Understanding Medicare

Here's a look at what's going on in Newtown and nearby today:

Understanding Medicare: Margaret Ackley presents a program on the basic options of medicare at C.H. Booth Library. Starts 6:30 p.m.

Off the Hook: Check out some live reggae, R&B and funk at My Place with your dinner and brews. Runs from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

Mud: Last day to see this Southern drama starring Matthew McConaughey at Edmond Town Hall. Showtime is 7:00 p.m.

Positive Discipline Parenting: Learn to balance firm with fair and deal with parental difficulties at this seminar in Brookfield. Starts 7:00 p.m. at 3 Long Meadow Hill Road.