Friday, December 4

Tree Lighting, gathering begins 6:30 pm, lighting at 7, Ram Pasture, Elm Drive at Hawley Road, town’s tree lighting will include live music, caroling, visits with Santa & Mrs Claus, hot cocoa; note Elm Drive will be closed to vehicle traffic.

A Christmas Carol by The Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, $18, $12 ages 12 and under, final weekend of adaptation of Dickens classic; 203-270-9144.

Saturday, December 5

Phoenix Performing Arts: Chinese Dances & Instruments, 2 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, $8/advance, $10/door, $7 seniors, $5 children, program re-creates multiethnic dances, folk music and more; 203-206-7671.

Sandy Hook Tree Lighting, activities begin at 5, tree lit at 6, Church Hill Road at Washington Avenue, caroling, karaoke, refreshments, and entertainment.

Flagpole Radio Café, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall auditorium, 45 Main Street, $15, The Yale Whiffenpoofs headlining, also dobro performer Stacy Phillips, The Flagpole Café Players & Radio Café Orchestra, et al.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $4 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see listing above), $5 otherwise, bluegrass and folk music, refreshments; 203-426-9998.

A Christmas Carol by The Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, see December 4 details.

Sunday, December 6

A Christmas Carol, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, $15.

Monday, December 7

Parks and Recreation Commission, 6 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

NHS Choral Winter Concert, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, snow date December 21.

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

Tuesday, December 8

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

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

NHS Band & Orchestra Winter Concert, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, snow date December 22.

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

Borough Board of Burgesses, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

 

Wednesday, December 9

Borough Zoning Commission, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

“Genealogy Tips, Tricks & Websites,” 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free, informal roundtable discussion hosted by the Genealogy Club of Newtown, all welcome; 203-270-7887.

Hawley School Chorus Winter Concert, 7 pm, Hawley School, 29 Church Hill Road, snow date December 10.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

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

Thursday, December 10

Republican Town Committee, 7:30 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Friday, December 11

HANUKKAH

BEGINS AT SUNDOWN

“Candlelight and Carols” by Connecticut Choral Society, 8 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, $20, $10 ages 18 and under, works of Pinkham, Mendelssohn and Rutter, also traditional carols and original works; 203-206-7186.