Friday, October 15

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, Pocono Road, Brookfield.

Fourth annual Joseph P. Grasso Marching Band Festival, 6 pm, Newtown High School Bruce Jenner Stadium, 12 Berkshire Road; admission $7, $5 students & seniors, competition features seven area high school marching bands, performance (non-competitive) by NHS Band; 426-1341.

Saturday, October 16

Voter Registration Day, 10 am-2 pm, Edmond Town Hall Registrar of Voters office, 45 Main Street, office open for anyone who needs to register to vote; 270-4250.

Community Chicken BBQ, 4-7 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road; $8 adults, $7 seniors, $5 children; chicken dinner with corn on the cob, salads, dessert buffet, coffee/soda; 384-2729, 205-6836.

Sunday, October 17

Dedication of Wesley Learning Center playground as the Richard Rauner Memorial Playground, 11:15 am, Newtown United Methodist Church, Church Hill Road, 92 Church Hill Road; refreshments.

Family Bikes, Boards, and Blades Day, noon to 3 pm, Fairfield Hills near Shelton House, sponsored by Newtown Youth Services; four bike routes, areas for skateboarding and inline skating; $7 for persons over 13; $5 for 13 and under; 270-4335.

 

Monday, October 18

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Sandy Hook Firehouse, Riverside Road.

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

Tuesday, October 19

Newtown La Leche League meeting, 9:45 am, at member’s home (directions upon reservation); free, new/non-members welcome, program on “The Steps to Successful Breastfeeding”; 426-1162, 426-6242.

Voter Registration Day, 10 am-2 pm, Edmond Town Hall Registrar of Voters office, 45 Main Street; office open for anyone who needs to register to vote (last opportunity before November 2 municipal elections); 270-4250.

“Good Nutrition and the Lost Art of Canning,” 12:30-1:30 pm, Lockwood Lodge at Ashlar of Newtown, Toddy Hill Road, free Lunch and Learn program by blue-ribbon canner and gardener Mary Ann Novaco and registered dietician Muriel Schmitt; space limited/reservations suggested; 426-5847.

Persons with Disabilities Committee, 5 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Economic Development Commission, 7:30 pm, multipurpose center, Riverside Road.

Wednesday, October 20

Legislative Council, 8 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Thursday, October 21

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Room A-107, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road.