Friday, December 10

Friday Night Bingo, doors open 5:45 pm, games begin at 6:30, St Rose of Lima Gathering Hall, 40 Church Hill Road, $17, cash prizes, refreshments available, hosted by St Rose of Lima Home School Association; 203-426-5102.

The Man Who Came To Dinner, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, $25, staged reading by members of The Stray Kats Theatre Company, Q&A and reception follows; 203-514-2221.

Saturday, December 11

2nd Annual NHS Animal Concerns Club Holiday Bazaar, 9 am–3 pm, Newtown High School cafeteria, 12 Berkshire Road, crafts, tag sale items, vendors and more, presented by NHS club to raise funds for local and national animal organizations; 203-426-8115, ext 205.

Skate Park Ribbon Cutting, 11 am, Newtown Skate Park, Brushy Hill Road, public invited to join officials and grassroots volunteers to celebrate opening of town’s first skate and BMX park.

Launch Party & Cocktail Reception for The Newtowner, 6–9 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, public invited to meet staff, view slide show and enjoy refreshments in honor of new magazine’s launch, reservations required; 203-426-4533.

St Rose Living Nativity, 6:30 pm, St Rose of Lima stable, 46 Church Hill Road, outdoor program with live animals, parish members portraying angels, shepherds, kings, Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus, hot chocolate and cookies follow in Gathering Hall (snow date December 12, following noon Mass); 203-426-1014.

Newtown Choral Society Winter Concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, $10, $8 seniors and ages 12 and under, featuring A Child’s Christmas in Wales and seasonal selections; 203-426-3769.

Sunday, December 12

NHS Art Portfolio Student Exhibition, 12–5 pm (opening reception 2–4), C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, student works by students of NHS AP teacher Diane Dutchick will be on view until December 16, public invited to opening reception; 203-426-4533.

Newtown Holiday Craft Festival, 11 am–5 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, free admission, presented by Artisans Alliance; 203-261-2414.

Monday, December 13

Borough Zoning Commission, 7:15 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

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

NMS Grade 8 Winter Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, snow date January 4; 203-426-7642.

Tuesday, December 14

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

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

Connecticut Department of Transportation presentation, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street, informational meeting on the replacement of the two Interstate 84 bridges that pass above Center Street in the Riverside section of town.

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

NMS Grade 7 Winter Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, snow date January 6; 203-426-7642.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7 pm, Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue main station, 18-20, Riverside Road discussion on the Sandy Hook Design District (SHDD) zoning regulations in terms of the ongoing update of the 2004 Town Plan of Conservation and Development.

Borough Board of Burgesses, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Wednesday, December 15

Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control, 10:30 am to 4 pm and 6:30 to 7:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road, public hearing on the possible extension of the United Water public water system from Newtown to the Greenridge residential subdivision in Brookfield.

Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART) board of directors, 4 pm, HART offices, 62 Federal Road, Danbury. 

Head O’ Meadow Elementary School Chorus Winter Concert, 7 pm, HOM School, 94 Boggs Hill Road, snow date December 16; 203-426-7670.

Fairfield Hills Authority, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Ad Hoc Tick-Borne Disease Action Committee, 8 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Thursday, December 16

Sustainable Energy Commission, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Sandy Hook Elementary School Chorus Winter Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, snow date December 22; 203-426-7657.

Friday, December 17

6th Annual Eclipse & Friends Christmas Concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, $20, four-member band will perform holiday music including selections from recently released CD, all proceeds to benefit The International Myeloma Foundation, second performance December 18; 203-426-3939.

Saturday, December 18

Holiday Gift Wrapping, 2–4 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, donations accepted, members of NHS Ecology Club will be recycling wrapping paper, twine, cards, etc to wrap gifts and reduce waste.

Eclipse & Friends 6th Annual Christmas Concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see December 17 details.