Friday, October 20

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, executive committee 9:30 am, full agency 10:30 am, Brookfield Town Hall, Pocono Road.

Annual Harvest Bazaar, 10:30 am–4:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, baked goods, afghans, seasonal handmade items, quilts, knit hats, white elephant table, refreshments and more, event continues on Saturday, proceeds to benefit Senior Center; 270-4310.

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

Opening night Annual SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale, 6–8 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free, opening reception with artists tonight (public invited), 180 original framed oils, pastels, watercolors, acrylics, mixed media and graphic works, also unframed portfolio pieces, by members of The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, show continues until October 22.

Saturday, October 21

Newtown Forest Association hike, 10 am, Holcombe Preserve, 55 Great 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 appropriately, use appropriate sun and tick protection, rain date October 22; 270-3650.

Open House, 10 am, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, parents of children entering Early Childhood through the eighth grade invited to gather in school’s Early Childhood Center; 364-1113.

Annual Harvest Bazaar, 10 am–2 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, see October 20 details.

Newtown United Methodist Church Fall Arts & Crafts Fair, 10 am–4 pm, at Reed Intermediate School, 4 Trades Lane, baked goods, cookie booth, theme baskets, arts and crafts table, original art, silent auction and more; 426-9998.

SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale continues, 10 am–5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see October 20 details.

ShoreGrass concert, 4 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 31 Main Street, suggested donation $10, performance by five-member band that offers traditional bluegrass, early country, gospel, folk and original works reflecting roots in contemporary music; 426-9070.

 

Sunday, October 22

St Rose Book Fair opens, 8:30 am–2 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, event continues daily until October 26; 426-5102.

Final day SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale, 10 am–5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see October 20 details.

Parker String Quartet concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall auditorium, 45 Main Street, tickets $18 adults, $16 seniors, free ages 5–14 with ticket-holding adult, works of Mozart, Ligeti and Schumann, postperformance reception with musicians, presented by Newtown Friends of Music; 426-6470.

 

Monday, October 23

St Rose Book Fair continues, 10 am–6 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road; 426-5102.

Commission on Aging, annual meeting 5 pm, special meeting 5:10, Multipurpose Center, Riverside Road.

Board of Fire Commissioners, annual dinner meeting, 6:30 pm, Firehouse Bar & Restaurant, 75 Glen Road.

Tuesday, October 24

St Rose Book Fair continues, 10 am–6 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, special “Moms Morning” today 10 am–noon with free refreshments and child care; 426-5102.

Garden Club of Newtown meeting, 1 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free (nonmembers welcome), presentation by Karla Dalley on “Putting the Garden to Bed for The Winter.”

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

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, Trades Lane.

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

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

“Children and School Success: What Parents Should Know,” 7 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, free workshop led by UConn extension educator Cathy Malley will offer current research on learning and school behaviors, offer exercises and skills to learn; 426-9070.

 

Wednesday, October 25

St Rose Book Fair continues, 10 am–6 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road; 426-5102.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free, watercolor and gouache still life demonstration by Frank Federico, non-SCAN members welcome; 426-6654.

Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART), board of directors, 4 pm, HART offices, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

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

Thursday, October 26

Final day St Rose Book Fair, 10 am–4 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road; 426-5102.

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

“Nature Prepares for Winter,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free slide program by Walt Landgraf (The Stone Museum, Pleasant Valley) will cover winter survival problems faces by plants, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, insects and birds; 264-7807.

Saturday, October 28

5th Annual Newtown Hooked Rug Show, 9:30 am–3 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, admission $8 adults (children free with paying adult), rug displays, 35 vendors, hooking demonstrations, guest speaker Linda Rae Coughlin (1 pm, “Finding A Voice”), partial proceeds to benefit Newtown Meeting House; 270-8293.

Sunday, October 29

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS