Saturday, January 8

Open House, 9–11 am, Wesley Learning Center, 92 Church Hill Road (adjacent to Newtown United Methodist Church), parents invited to visit classrooms and meet teachers of programs for ages 2–6; 203-426-6149.

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, January 10

American Red Cross blood drive, 8:30 am–6:30 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, walk-ins welcome; 800-448-3543 (for appointment), 203-426-9024 (church office).

RIS Fifth Grade Global Music & Orchestra Winter Concert, 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, snow date January 24; 203-270-4880.

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

“Town Historian’s Annual Lecture: What’s Old That’s New,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free annual lecture by Dan Cruson will include new photos & stories of early NHS track and football teams, Sandy Hook Athletic Club, also screening of short film of 1939 Memorial Day parade including rare footage of opera singer Grace Moore singing publicly in Newtown; 203-426-5937.

Tuesday, January 11

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.

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

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

RIS Sixth Grade Global Music & Orchestra Winter Concert, 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, snow date January 25; 203-270-4880.

Borough Board of Burgesses, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Wednesday, January 12

Hawley Chorus Winter Concert, 7 pm, Hawley Elementary School, 29 Church Hill Road, snow date January 18; 203-426-7666.

“Searching For Maiden Names in A Family Tree,” 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program by Ray Maki will offer nine techniques used for one of the most difficult aspects of genealogy, hosted by Genealogy Club of Newtown; 203-270-7887.

Borough Zoning Commission, 7:15 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

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

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free demo on painting a figure in landscape using acrylics by Beverly Branch; 203-426-6654.

Ad Hoc Tick-Borne Disease Action Committee, 8 pm, Multipurpose Building, 14 Riverside Road.

Thursday, January 13

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 8:30 am–6:30 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, donors must be at least age 18, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in generally good health, appointments available; 800-448-3543.

Hattertown Historic District Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

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

Middle Gate Elementary School Chorus Winter Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown Middle School, Queen Street, snow date January 18; 203-426-7662.

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

Friday, January 14

The Bickersons, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, $25, staged reading by members of The Stray Kats Theatre Company, Q&A and reception follows; 203-514-2221.

Monday, January 17

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR, DAY