Friday, December 3

Joint meeting of Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials and Housatonic Valley Economic Development Partnership, 8 am, Holiday Inn, 80 Newtown Road, Danbury, discussion with state legislators from the ten-town Housatonic Valley planning region.

Garden Club of Newtown Annual Greens Sale, 2–8 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St, decorated wreaths, garlands, wall hangings, jellies, etc, created by garden club members, also raffle,  other special items, sale continues on Saturday.

5th Annual You Can Never Have Enough Christmas Boutique continues, 6–10 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Rd, admission $5, collectibles, holiday decorations and ornaments, wreaths, gifts for teachers and friends, unique treasures, raffle, also live music, wine and cheese (tonight only), proceeds benefit parish’s building program.

20th Annual Newtown Tree Lighting Ceremony, 6:30 pm, Ram Pasture, Elm Dr at Hawley Road, tree lighting at 7, preceded by caroling, hot chocolate and donuts, Santa and Mrs Claus will be visiting after tree is lit.

Newtown Singles “Meet & Mingle” event, 7–9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free admission, area singles welcome; 261-4210.

Holiday Memories, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, The Town Players will present Truman Capote’s The Thanksgiving Visitor and A Christmas Memory (stage versions by Russell Vandenbroucke) concludes this weekend; 270-9144.

Saturday, December 4

44th Annual Newtown Rotary Pancake Day, 8 am–1 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main St, adults $5, $3 ages 10 and under, unlimited pancakes, sausage, applesauce, and beverages, proceeds fund Rotary charitable and civic projects.

Garden Club of Newtown Annual Greens Sale, 9 am–1 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see details from December 3.

Cut-A-Thon, 9 am-2 pm, Fun Kutz, Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook, all proceeds to benefit local seven-year-old burn victim; 426-7040.

Winter Wonderland for Children, 10 am–noon, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, all children invited to join Fraser Woods parents and students in creating icicle and snowflake ornaments for pine tree outside children’s department at library, indoors if necessary; 426-3390.

St John’s Farmers’ Market Organic Café, 10 am–4:30 pm, St John’s Episcopal Church, 5 Washington Ave, featuring organic food (sandwiches, muffins, and other treats) and artisans who participated in 2004 Organic Farmers’ Market season.

5th Annual You Can Never Have Enough Christmas Boutique continues, 10 am–7 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, free admission.

Holiday Memories, curtain 2 and 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, matinee tickets $12, evening $15, see December 3 program details.

Hansel & Gretel by Hat City Music Theatre, performances 3 and 7:30 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Rd, tickets $10–$25, production of Humperdinck’s family opera will include vocalists from Aspen Music Festival, Santa Fe Opera, and Los Angeles Opera, plus instrumentalists from Metropolitan Opera and Broadway; 746-2694.

Sandy Hook Tree Lighting Ceremony, 5–6 pm, The Glen at Sandy Hook, Church Hill Rd at Washington Ave, karaoke caroling, visits with Auntie Claus, tree lighting shortly after 6 pm.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner; coffee house/musical event follows; 426-0617.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3-$4, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-0617.

Sunday, December 5

Final day of 5th Annual You Can Never Have Enough Christmas Boutique, 8 am–2 pm, St Rose Parish Hall.

19th Annual Newtown Holiday Festival, 11 am–5 pm, events at Edmond Town Hall, Newtown High School, Trinity Church and private homes on and near Main Street, tickets $25 adults/advance ($28/day of festival), $23 seniors & students/children in advance ($25 day of), arts and crafts show and sale, antiques show and sale, New England Café and NE Café Too!, Victorian Tea Room, live music, Ideas Homes, Festival of Trees and more, annual event is major fundraiser for Family Counseling Center; 426-8103.

Final performance of Holiday Memories, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12, see December 3 program details.

Monday, December 6

Board of Selectmen, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Tuesday, December 7

HANUKKAH

BEGINS AT SUNSET

Public Safety Committee for Garner CI, 5 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Bridgewater Town Hall.

Lake Zoar Authority, 7:30 pm, Southbury Town Hall.

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

“Sunset Series: Decisionmaking At The End of Life, Part II — Choices To Be Made,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free, speakers from Yale-New Haven Transplant Center/New England Organ Bank will address resuscitation options, also organ donation and transplantation, reservations strongly suggested; 426-5436.

Wednesday, December 8

Borough Zoning Commission, 7 pm, Town Hall So, 3 Main St.

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

Thursday, December 9

Support Our Schools (SOS) meeting, 6–6:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House lower meeting room, 31 Main Street, quick discussions planned for new board members and change of group’s name, newcomers welcome; 426-1035, 364-1988.

Water and Sewer Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant, Commerce Road.

Saturday, December 11

Breakfast With Santa, 9–10 am, Newtown Middle School, Queen Street, free, bagels, donuts, juice, coffee, visits with Santa and Mrs Claus, performance by magician.

Winter Wonderland Fine Arts & Crafts Sale, 10 am–5 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, free admission, handcrafted jewelry and clothing, weavings, decorative objects, also art show and silent auction on decorated theme trees; 426-8118.

Newtown Choral Society Winter Concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, $9 adults, $7 seniors and students, Geoffrey Bush’s In Praise of Mary, works of Mozart and Thompson, also songs of the season, accompanied by Todd Gorski; 426-3769.

Sunday, December 12

Newtown Holiday Craft Festival, 11 am–4 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, free admission, 30 crafters expected, presented by Artisans Alliance; 261-2414.

 “A Song Is In The Air: A Christmas Recital,” 4 pm, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, donations welcome, recital featuring vocalists Lynn Williams, William Joyner, Anne Wright Coffman, and Mattie and Caroline Joyner, violinist Amy Lonsinger, organist Phil Crevier, classical guitarist Larry Williams, bassoonist Jackie Sifford Joyner; 426-9024.

5th Annual St Rose Choral Festival Concert, 4 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, freewill donations accepted, performance by church’s Festival and Folk choirs, directed by Joseph Jacovino, Jr, will feature a major cantata (Martin’s “The Voice of Christmas”) with narrations and biblical characters; 426-1014.