Friday, October 7

Art Auction, preview 6 pm, auction begins at 7, Edmond Town Hall’s Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, tickets $10/person, $15/couple (if purchased night of event, need to pay with check or credit card), auction conducted by Ross Galleries (Holbrook, N.Y.), ticket sales and partial auction proceeds will benefit Cullens Youth Association, Venturing Crew 70 of Newtown & Greater Candlewood Valley Exchange Club; 426-4755, 775-7060.

Newtown Singles Meet & Mingle event, 7–9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street; 261-4210.

Saturday, October 8

SNAN Fall Bake Sale, 10 am–2 pm, Lexington Gardens, Church Hill Road, sale of baked goods sponsored by and benefit for Spay and Neuter Association of Newtown; 426-0253, 426-1933.

Newtown Forest Association Tercentennial Guided Nature Walk, 11 am (rain date Oct 9), Bruno Preserve, Taunton Hill Road, join NFA board members for easy one-hour hike while learning the history of the property and discussion of local plants and wildlife; 270-3650.

10th Annual Joseph P. Grasso Invitational Marching Band Competition, stadium opens 5 pm, competition and performances begin shortly thereafter, Newtown High School Blue & Gold Stadium, 12 Berkshire Road, $7 adults, $5 seniors and students, performance by NHS marching band, competitive performances by 8 regional high school bands; 426-0365.

Sunday, October 9

Sandy Hook Village Farmers Market, 9 am–2 pm, parking lot at 5 Glen Road, Sandy Hook, local farmers, crafts vendors, baked goods, also nutritional seminars, children’s entertainment, runs weekly through mid-October; 426-2427.

“Harvest For Hurricane Relief,” 9 am–2 pm, at Sandy Hook Village Farmers Market, 5 Glen Road, in addition to regular features farm market will also offer raffles, karate demos, inflatables, pony rides, live music and more, donations to benefit Salvation Army’s hurricane relief efforts.

3rd Annual Blessing of The Animals, 9:30 am, St John’s Episcopal Church, 5 Washington Avenue, furry, feathered and finned friends will be blessed by the Reverend Daniel Mattila; 426-9938.

“One-Room Schoolhouses of the 19th & 20th Centuries,” 1–4 pm, Middle Gate’s one-room schoolhouse, Cold Spring Road, free program with retired teacher Dot Wenblad; 426-5937.

Oktoberfest, 1:30–7 pm, St Rose of Lima, 46 Church Hill Road, $7 adults, $5 children, family $20/max, German-style refreshments, raffle, pumpkin painting and other games, vintage base ball game, beer barrel race, pony rides, horseshoe tourney, live music; 426-1014.

“Walk In The Woods For Fitness,” 2 pm, Orchard Hill Nature Center, off Huntington Road, all ages invited to participate in family-style outing, VNA and Parks & Rec department will incorporate local history and ecology into trail walk.

Monday, October 10

COLUMBUS DAY

Tuesday, October 11

Voter Registration & Update, 9 am–2 pm, Registrar of Voters office at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, open for anyone who needs to register or update voting records prior to November elections; 270-4250.

Final appearance for 2005 Sandy Hook Organic Farmers Market, 2–6pm, behind St John’s Episcopal Church, 5 Washington Avenue; 426-9938.

Open Space Task Force, 4:30 pm, town offices 31 Peck’s Lane.

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

College Fair, 7–9 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, free, 120 colleges will have reps on hand; 426-4822.

Newtown Junior Women’s Club Open House, 7 pm, Mocha Coffee House, Glen Road, meet current members of club and learn about activities; 426-4917.

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.

“Treasures of The Past: Clothing of The Past 300 Years,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program by Donna Locke will look at clothing styles from 18th to 20th centuries; 426-5937.

Wednesday, October 12

YOM KIPPUR BEGINS

Voter Registration & Update, 9 am-–2 pm, Registrar of Voters office at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, see October 11 details.

Newtown Woman’s Club Informational Coffee/Tea, 1 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, open to anyone interested the club and its activities, with presentations by officers and committee chairmen; 426-5286, 264-1122.

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

Relay For Life 2006 Organizational Meeting, 7 pm, Newtown High School Lecture Hall & Room A114, 12 Berkshire Road, past participants and anyone interested in joining next year’s June 10-11 event encouraged to attend; 426-2995

Genealogy Club of Newtown meeting, 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, non-members welcome, special presentation by Robert Law on researching German genealogy; 426-4533.

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

“Grow For Show: A Town & Country Garden Club Program,” 7:30 pm, Multi-Purpose Building (Senior Center), Riverside Road, free program by Ronnie Schoetzel on requirements for standard flower shows; 426-5359.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free (non-members welcome) slide program by pastel and oil painter Peter Seltzer; 426-6654.

Thursday, October 13

Voter Registration & Update, 9 am–2 pm, Registrar of Voters office at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, see October 11 details.

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

Saturday, October 15

Newtown Forest Association Guided Nature Walk, 11 am (rain date October 16), Holcombe Hill Wildlife Preserve, 55 Great Hill Road, join NFA board members for easy hike while learning the history of the property and discussion of local plants and wildlife; 270-3650.

Second Annual Harvest Fair, 11 am–4 pm, Paproski Farm, Sugar Lane, moon bounce for children, face painting, games, raffles, cake walk, refreshments and more, event continues on Oct 16; 426-9527.

Sunday, October 16

Sandy Hook Village Farmers Market, 9 am–2 pm, parking lot at 5 Glen Road, Sandy Hook, local farmers, crafts vendors, baked goods, also nutritional seminars, children’s entertainment; 426-2427.

Second Annual Harvest Fair continues, 11 am–4 pm, Paproski Farm, Sugar Lane, see October 15 details; 426-9527.

Talich String Quartet concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall Theater, 45 Main Street, tickets $18, $16 seniors and students, free for ages 5–15 with ticket-holding adult, string quartets by Smetena, Janacek and Beethoven, also reception with musicians, opening concert for 2005-06 Newtown Friends of Music-sponsored series; 426-6470.