Saturday, November 14

Folk Art Santas Open House, 10 am–5 pm, 165 Hanover Road, handmade Santas and related carvings by Frank and Sandy Navone, also open Sunday; 203-426-2927.

Martinmas Lantern Walk, 4 pm, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, $5–$10/family suggested, children and parents will make simple lantern, hear stories about European festival Martinmas, and sing songs while walking into dusk; 203-364-1113.

Sunday, November 15

Folk Art Santas Open House, 10 am–5 pm, 165 Hanover Road, see November 14 details.

 

Monday, November 16

Commission on Aging, 5 pm Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Board of Selectmen, 7:30 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Tuesday, November 17

Economic Development Commission, 7 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Wednesday, November 18

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

Borough Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Informational meeting on plans to replace the Walnut Tree Hill Road bridge over the Pootatuck River, 7 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, 12 Berkshire Road.  

“All Season Color in Your Garden,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free program by garden coach and writer Colleen Plimpton, hosted by The Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown; 203-426-5495.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Fairfield Hills Authority, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street. 

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

Thursday, November 19

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, 10:30 am, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Cultural Arts Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Clean Energy Task Force, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

“Thematic Landscape and Scenic Photography” program, 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library meeting room, 25 Main Street, free program by Gary Spring, hosted by Flagpole Camera Club, also members’ print competition with “Shadows” theme; 203-426-2316.

 

Friday, November 20

Opening night A Christmas Carol by The Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, $18, $12 ages 12 and under, adaptation of Dickens classic continues weekends until December 6; 203-270-9144.

Saturday, November 21

Holiday Craft Fair, 10 am–3 pm, Masonicare at Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, craft and gift items, food and baked goods; 203-369-3128.

A Christmas Carol by The Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, see December 20 details.

 

Sunday, November 22

Newtown Historical Society Open House, 12–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free, circa 1750 Connecticut saltbox will be open for guided tours, docents can answer questions, also open hearth cooking by Bill Brett; 203-426-5937.

Talich String Quartet in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, tickets $20, free ages 5–14 with ticket holding adult, works of Mendelssohn, Yusupov & Shostakovich, reception to follow, hosted by Newtown Friends of Music; 203-426-6470.