Newtown Public Schools Director of Visual and Performing Arts Michelle Hiscavich recently announced the upcoming performance events open to the community.

The following is the list of December and January events.

December 5: Newtown Middle School eighth grade concert, band/chorus/orchestra, 7 pm, snow date December 7, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road.

December 6: NMS seventh grade concert, band/chorus/orchestra, 7 pm, snow date December 7, at NHS.

December 19: NHS chorus concert, 7 pm, snow date December 22, at NHS.

December 20: NHS band concert, 7 pm, snow date December 22, at NHS.

December 21: NHS Orchestra and Jazz Improv Class Concert, 7 pm, snow date December 22, at NHS.

January 7-8: NHS Unified Theater Production, snow date January 14-15, Saturday at 6 pm, Sunday at 2 pm, at NHS.

January 9-27: Scholastic Art Show, Monday-Friday, 10-4 pm, weekends noon-4 pm, Silpe Art Gallery, Hartford Art School, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Harford.

January 9: Hawley Elementary School fourth grade chorus concert, 7 pm, snow date January 17, at Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

January 10: Head O’ Meadow Elementary School fourth grade chorus concert, 7 pm, snow date January 18, at Head O’ Meadow, 94 Boggs Hill Road.

January 11: Middle Gate Elementary School fourth grade chorus concert, 7 pm, snow date January 18, at NHS.

January 13-14: Western Region High School Music Festival, snow date January 20-21, at Greenwich High School, 10 Hillside Rd, Greenwich.

January 19: Reed chorus concert, snow date January 23, at Reed; fifth grade chorus at 6:30 pm; sixth grade chorus at 8 pm.

January 24: Reed fifth grade band concert, snow date January 30, Blue House at 6:30 pm, Green House at 8 pm, at Reed.

January 25: Reed sixth grade band concert, snow date January 31, Blue House at 6:30 pm, Green House at 8 pm, at Reed.

January 26: Reed grades five and six orchestra concert, snow date February 1, grade five at 6:30 pm, grade 6 at 8 pm, at Reed.