Friday, October 23

Annual Newtown Senior Center Autumn Bazaar, 9 am–4:30 pm, 14 Riverside Road, handcrafted seasonal items, baked goods and more, continues to Sunday; 270-4310.

SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale, 10 am–5 pm & 6–8 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free exhibition of framed original oils, pastels, watercolors, acrylics, mixed media and graphics by members of The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, opening reception 6–8 pm, show continues daily to October 25; 203-888-8600.

Saturday, October 24

Landowners’ Workshop, 9 am, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, workshop for owners of ten-plus acres interested in conservation, stewardship, and wildlife enhancement techniques, presented by Fairfield County Regional Conservation Partnership, hosted by Newtown Forest Association; 203-938-8809.

Annual Newtown Senior Center Autumn Bazaar, 9 am–3 pm, 14 Riverside Road, handcrafted seasonal items, baked goods and more, continues to Sunday; 270-4310.

NHS Marching Band & Guard 100-Family Tag Sale, 9 am–4 pm, Newtown High School cafeteria and patio, 12 Berkshire Road, rain or shine event will include household items, baked goods, and more.

SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale, 10 am–5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free, framed original oils, pastels, watercolors, acrylics, mixed media and graphics by members of The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown; 203-888-8600.

Mini Light The Night Walk Celebration, registration opens 5:30, walk will run 6–8 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, fundraiser to raise funds and awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society co-chaired locally by Ginny Chion & Colette Ercole, all ages welcome; 426-0851, 426-9035.

Katie Wilson at Flagpole Radio Café, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, $15, performance by Ms Wilson will be coupled with opening set by band Hoe, also sketches and music by The Flagpole Café Players; 364-0898.

Sunday, October 25

Senior Center Fall Bazaar, 9 am–noon, 14 Riverside Road, see October 24 description.

SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale, 10 am–5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see October 24 details.

“Precious and Practical Profundities in The Greatest Book of the 20th Century: The Lord of the Rings,” 3:30 pm, St Rose Monsignor Conroy Room, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown, 3:30 pm, program by author Prof Peter Kreeft, to include discussion of his The Philosophy of Tolkien, book signing follows; 426-1014.

Monday, October 26

Pizza & Politics 2009, 6–9 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, $10, pizza and salad followed by question and answer forum with all candidates for November election.

Board of Fire Commissioners annual dinner meeting, 6 pm, Mona Lisa Restaurant, 160 South Main Street.

Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS), board of directors, 6:30 pm, NYFS offices, 17 Church Hill Road.

Tuesday, October 27

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Public Building and Site Commission, 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane. 

Wednesday, October 28

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.

Republican Town Committee, 7:30 pm, town committee headquarters, corner of South Main Street and Mile Hill Road.

Ad Hoc Tick-Borne Disease Committee, 8 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Thursday, October 29

Riparian Buffer maintenance, 10 am–4 pm, Al’s Trail near Deep Brook, Trades Lane, contact James Belden (JbeldenPootatuck@yahoo.com) for info on how to help maintain a restored habitat, will need hand tools and gloves to assist with clearing invasive plants and vines, training provided.

Friday, October 30

Hallelujah Night, 7 pm, Grace Christian Fellowship, 174 Mt Pleasant Road, family event for parents and children to age 12 with music, puppets, skits, games, prizes, lots of candy, nonviolent and nonscary costumes encouraged; 270-1005.

Saturday, October 31

HALLOWEEN

Sunday, November 1

ALL SAINTS’ DAY

“Light Divine: Music of the Baroque,” 4 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, free performance by trumpeter Douglas Myers, countertenor Michael Doran, and organist Fiona Smith Sutherland, of works by Bach, Handel, Albinoni, et al, reception to follow; 426-9070.