Saturday, November 20

Fill the Fire Truck Food Drive, 9 am–2 pm, Big Y (Queen Street) and Stop & Shop (228 Main Street South), members of all five fire companies will be collecting donations of food, money and gift cards, all to then be delivered to FAITH Food Pantry.

20th Annual Fall Fair, 10 am–3 pm, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 1 Jacklin Road, children’s activities, homemade food, live music, early holiday shopping, face painting, obstacle course, also puppet show (11 am & 2:15) and birds of prey show (1 pm); 203-364-1113.

On The Razzle, curtain 2:30 and 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, see November 19 details.

Sleight of Mind, 7 and 9 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, $21, musical mental magic show by classically trained musician Laura Heckmann and magician Gale Alexander.

Sunday, November 21

Newtown Historical Society Open House, 12–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free, open hearth cooking demos by Mary Jo and Bill Brett, docent tours; 203-426-5937.

On The Razzle, curtain 2:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, see November 19 details.

Pianist Vanessa Perez in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, $20, free ages 5–14 with ticket-holding adult, works of Brahms, Albeniz & Chopin, reception with Ms Perez to follow performance, sponsored by Newtown Friends of Music; 203-426-6470.

Monday, November 22

Medicare RX Bus Part D Enrollment Event, 10:30 am–2:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, open to anyone on Medicare who would like to speak with counselors to be enrolled into new Part D plan for 2011, appointments necessary; 800-994-9422.

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

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7 pm, Dodgingtown Firehouse, 55 Dodgingtown Road (Route 302).

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

Tuesday, November 23

Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

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

Wednesday, November 24

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

 

Thursday, November 25

THANKSGIVING

Friday, November 26

Opening night for A Child’s Christmas in Wales, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theater, 18 Orchard Hill Road, $20, $10 ages 10 and under (cash or check only at box office), adaptation by director Mary Poile used material from Thomas works, production runs just two weekends, to December 5; 203-270-9144.

Saturday, November 27

A Child’s Christmas in Wales, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theater, 18 Orchard Hill Road, see November 27 details.

Sunday, November 28

Matinee performance of A Child’s Christmas in Wales, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theater, 18 Orchard Hill Road, see November 26 details.