Saturday, October 7

NHS Varsity Cheerleaders Car Wash, begins 8:30 am, Botsford Firehouse, Main Street South, cheerleaders will be washing cars and collecting old cellphones, donations will be used to help team get to Nationals in February.

SNAN Annual Bake Sale, 10 am-2 pm rain or shine, Lexington Gardens, 32 Church Hill Road, fresh homemade baked goods for people and pets, all proceeds to benefit Spay and Neuter Association of Newtown (SNAN).

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner with salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; 426-9998.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see listing above), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-9998.

Sunday, October 8

Opening reception for “Visions of Tranquility,” 2–4 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free, public invited to meet artist Patty Meglio and view the oils on canvas she will have on view at library to end of October; 426-4533.

Monday, October 9

COLUMBUS DAY

Tuesday, October 10

Danbury VNA Flu Clinic, 10 am–2 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, $33 without health insurance, free with insurance card (call for participating plans; preregistration required), flu shots will be administered by members of Danbury Visiting Nurses Association; 270-4310.

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

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Charter Revision Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Newtown Junior Women’s Club Membership Open House, 7 pm, Red Brick Tavern, 1 Glen Road, evening of fun, meet new people and learn about community-oriented club, door prizes; 426-4146.

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

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

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

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

“Flower Design: Artistic Designing Can Be Fun!” 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free program sponsored by Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown will feature guest speaker June Klofer (master gardener and accredited Federated Garden Club Judge) speaking and offering demonstration; 426-5359.

Wednesday, October 11

NHS Guidance Department Financial Aid Night, 7 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, 12 Berkshire Road, program by Charles Wareham will offer information for parents hoping to receive financial aid for college-bound students, sponsored by NHS Guidance Department; 426-7651.

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

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free, oil landscape demonstration by Frank Bruckmann, non-SCAN members welcome; 426-6654.

Thursday, October 12

Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant offices, Commerce Road.

Saturday, October 14

NHS Varsity Cheerleaders Tag Sale, begins 8:30 am, at Newtown Middle School, Queen Street, cheerleaders will be selling household items and collecting old cellphones, donations will be used to help team get to Nationals in February.

Newtown Forest Association hike, 10 am, Bruno Preserve Taunton Hill Road, free and open to all ages, approximately one hour hike led by NFA member(s) will follow trail of “easy-plus” difficulty level, dress properly, use appropriate sun and tick protection, rain date October 15; 270-3650.

16th Annual Waldorf Fall Fair, 11 am–3 pm rain or shine, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, free admission, natural foods, craft demos and activities, puppet show, Pocket Man, live music, vendors and more; 364-1113.

Danbury VNA Flu Clinic, 10 am–noon, Washington Mutual Bank, 359 Main Street South, $33 without health insurance, free with most insurance cards (call for participating plans), flu shots will be administered by members of Danbury Visiting Nurses Association; 730-5239.

“You Caught Me Dancing: The Life of Mark Twain,” 7 pm, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, tickets $20, one-woman show by Karen Tracy, performing as Twain family maid Katy Leary, followed by light refreshments and silent auction of theme baskets; 426-9024, 740-2733.

Sunday, October 15

4th Annual NRPS Kitchens Tour, 11 am–3 pm, tickets $20/advance, $25/day of, kitchens in eight private homes will be open for visits, maps provided with ticket purchase, presented by Newtown Residential Preservation Society; 426-0406, 270-9344.

Monday, October 16

“Thar She Blows: Whaling in New England,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program sponsored by Newtown Historical Society will have Mystic Seaport employee Herma Kluck sharing the history and development of New England whaling, showing a short film and displaying whaling artifacts, light refreshments follow; 426-5937.