Friday, November 7

17th Annual Christmas in the Country Craft Fair, 6-10 pm, St Rose Parish hall, 46 Church Hill Road, folk art, jewelry, religious items, candles, ornaments, etc, also baked goods and refreshments, continues November 8-9; 270-8126.

Opening night Deathtrap by The Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12, production of Ira Levin’s thriller will continue weekends through November 29; 270-9144.

Saturday, November 8

Handmades for Habitat Craft Fair, 9 am–1 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 30 Main Street, featuring crafts donated by individuals or groups from congregations and organizations in greater Danbury area, all proceeds will benefit Housatonic Habitat for Humanity; 426-4684.

Second Annual Newtown Hooked Rug Show, 10 am–4 pm, Reed Intermediate Show, 3 Trades Lane, admission $5, large display of hooked rugs, presentations by guest speakers Dick LaBarge and George Kahnle, and Amy Oxford, also vendors, rug hooking demos, voting for Visitors’ Vote/Show Favorite, refreshments, raffle, proceeds will benefit Newtown Meeting House Music Fund; 270-8293.

Fraser-Woods Montessori School Scholastic Book & Craft Fair, 10 am–5 pm (event continues during same hours on Sunday), Main Street South, admission $3 adults, free for children, educational materials, classic and new titles for children and adults, performance by children’s entertainer Les Julian (Saturday at 11 am), artwork, clothing, home and garden crafts, more; 270-3629.

17th Annual Christmas in the Country Craft Fair, 10 am-5 pm, St Rose Parish hall, 46 Church Hill Road, see details November 7, event continues to November 9; 270-8126.

Sunday, November 9

Final day of 17th Annual Christmas in the Country Craft Fair, 10 am-2 pm, St Rose Parish hall, 46 Church Hill Road, see details November 7; 270-8126.

Fraser-Woods Montessori School Scholastic Book & Craft Fair, 10 am–5 pm, see details under November 9.

Opening reception for Jim Travers, 2-4 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free celebration and public opening for exhibition of sculpture by local artist, will remain on view until December 2.

“Jewish Music from Sinai to Broadway,” 3 pm, Congregational Adath Israel, 111 Huntingtown Road, free multimedia presentation by Barry Serota; 203-209-4662.

Deathtrap performance, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Rd, tickets $12, see details under November 7; 270-9144.

 

Monday, November 10

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

Tuesday, November 11

VETERANS’ DAY

Wednesday, November 12

Steve Wronker the Comedy Hypnotist, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, admission $5, proceeds to benefit Habitat for Humanity/Youth United and NHS Charity Club.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Borough Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free and open to nonmembers, program by Carmen Lund using watercolors; 426-6654.

Town and Country Garden Club of Newtown meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center/Multi-Purpose Building, Riverside Road, nonmembers welcome, program by Katherine Neville on creating fast and easy decorations for holidays; 426-5359.

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Thursday, November 13

Water Pollution Control Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant, Commerce Road.

Friday, November 14

Performance of Deathtrap by The Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12, production of Ira Levin’s thriller continues weekends through November 29; 270-9144.

Saturday, November 15

Wine Tasting & Silent Auction, 7:30–11 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, admission $10/person, $18/couple, silent bids close 10 pm, sample wines from six international vineyards, also hors d’oeuvres, desserts, etc, presented by Congregation Adath Israel of Newtown; 426-2932, 264-0804.

Deathtrap performance, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12, see details under November 14; 270-9144.

“Fiddlers Two: An Evening with Richard Geene and Julie Lyonn Lieberman,” 8 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, tickets $12/advance, $15/door, bluegrass, swing, blues, Celtic & old-time fiddle performances by bluegrass fiddler Greene and improvisational fiddler Lyonn Lieberman; 364-1510.

Sunday, November 16

Matinee Deathtrap performance, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10, see details under November 14; 270-9144.

The Los Angeles String Quartet in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall auditorium, 45 Main St, tickets $15 (season subscriptions available), children ages 5–14 free when attending with ticket-holding adult, concert continues 2003–04 Newtown Friends of Music season; 426-6470.