Monday, November 27

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Dodgingtown Firehouse, Route 302, Dodgingtown.

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

Tuesday, November 28

Ad Hoc Open Space Task Force, 3:30 pm, town land use office, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Booth Library, 45 Main Street. 

Wednesday, November 29

Blood Pressure Screenings, 10 am-noon, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free screenings will be conducted by registered nurse, blood pressure information also available; 426-5847.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free and open to non-members, program on painting with oils by Shauna Shane; 426-6654.

Housatonic Area Regional Transit, 4 pm, HART offices, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

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

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, discussion on revising the town’s zoning regulations on housing for the elderly, town land use office, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills. 

Thursday, November 30

Charter Revision Commission, public hearing, 7 pm, special meeting; 8 pm, public hearing, Newtown Middle School auditorium, 11 Queen Street.

Friday, December 1

16th Newtown Tree Lighting Ceremony, 6:30 pm, Ram Pasture, Glen Road, caroling, refreshments, visit by Santa and Mrs Claus, all to culminate with lighting of Newtown’s official Christmas tree.

 

Saturday, December 2

Annual Rotary Pancake Breakfast, 8 am-2 pm, Alexandria Room, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, tickets at door or from Rotarians, pancakes, sausage, applesauce.

Garden Club of Newtown Annual Greens Sale, 9 am-2 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free admission, wreaths, swags, kissing balls and Colonial-style fruit-covered door ornaments, poinsettias and basket arrangements by members, also garden author Sydney Eddison signing copies of her Self-Taught Gardener; 270-1108.

Housatonic Valley Waldorf School Open House, 10 am-12:30 pm, 40 Dodgingtown Road (Route 302), free admission, parents invited to meet teachers, see classrooms and learn about Waldorf education; 364-1114.

The Children’s Tree, 10 am-2 pm, side courtyard of C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street (inside library if rain/snow), free program for all area children who would like to create ornaments for 2nd Annual Children’s Holiday Tree (non-denominational) at library, light refreshments.

Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5-7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook, $7 for adults, $6 seniors, $3.50 children, spaghetti dinner with salads, fruit cup, bread, desserts and beverages; 426-0617.

 Newtown Choral Society Holiday Concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, tickets $7 adults, $5 students and seniors, performance of Strook’s Hodie will be accompanied by organist Phil Crevier, also WCSU percussion students Nick Albano and Chris Riviera, plus accompanist Mae Steinberg, program to also include seasonal songs from Spain and Nigeria, Celtic-style songs and traditional holiday carols.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45-10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 with spaghetti dinner (above), $4 coffee house only, live music by Roger Sprung and Hal Wylie, local musicians welcome to jam, refreshments/desserts available; 426-0617.

 

Sunday, December 3

15th Annual Newtown Holiday Festival, 11 am-5 pm, on and around Main Street, admission $15 adults ($12 if tickets purchased in advance), $8 seniors and children ages 9-14, walking tour of Main Street and area historical homes, businesses and churches decorated for the holidays, strolling musicians, antiques show, crafts show (crafts & antiques shows open 10 am), ballet & other musical performances, Victorian Tea, New England Café, Festival of Trees (silent auction), proceeds benefit Family Counseling Center, Inc.; 426-8103.

Annual Madrigal Feast, social hour begins 5 pm, dinner and performance 6 pm, Stony Hill Inn, Danbury-Newtown Road, Bethel, tickets $32, annual evening of wassailing and fine dining with live entertainment by Newtown High School Singers; 364-0305.