Saturday, October 13

Flu shot clinic, 9 am–noon, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, accepted insurances are Medicare Part B, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, ConnectiCare, Oxford,and United Health Care, fee for shot without insurance $15/residents, $30/non-Newtown residents; 426-4291.

6th Annual Newtown Hooked Rug Show, 9:30 am– pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, admission, $8, 35 vendors, guest speaker Meg Little, workshop by Susan Feller, book signings by Linda Rae Coughlin, Jacqueline Hansen, Amy Oxford, and Jessie A. Turbayne, display of hooked rugs & Viewers’ Choice voting, juried exhibition; 270-8293.

CT Child Identification Program, 10 am–3 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free, families will receive packet with videotaped interview with their child, photo appropriate for Amber Alert, fingerprints and child’s dental bite impression, program will also include visits with Tooth Fairy, stick-on tattoos, toothbrushes and more; 426-5900.

17th Annual Housatonic Valley Waldorf School Fall Fair, 11 am–3 pm, at the school, Route 302 at Jacklin Road, children’s crafts, games, puppet shows, jump rope making, live music, natural food lunch, craft vendors; 364-1113.

Puttin’ on the Dog II: A Wine Tasting for Canine Advocates of Newtown, 4–8 pm, The Taunton Press, 63 Main Street South, tickets $50, fundraising event for CAN will include wines from around the world, hors d’oeuvres and desserts, also silent auction; 426-5327.

Sunday, October 14

Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 9 am–noon, 5 Glen Road, local and regional farmers and vendors, weekly event continues until October 28; 426-2427.

“What Makes A Good Antique,” 1–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free, Newtown resident and antiques dealer Tucker Frey will take a close look at a number of objects on historical society’s collection and offer history, craft information, materials and aesthetics info; 426-5937.

Kavafian-Schub-Shifrin Trio in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall auditorium, 45 Main Street, tickets $18 adults, $16 seniors, students through 12th grade admitted free with ticket-holding adult, program to include Bach, Mozart, Schumann and Bartók, 30th anniversary Newtown Friends of Music reception to follow (open to all ticket-holders); 426-6470.

Monday, October 15

Commission on Aging, 5 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Board of Selectmen, 5:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7 pm, Botsford Firehouse, 315 South Main Street.

Public hearings, 7 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street, hearing on proposed leases of town property at Fairfield Hills to private parties.

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

 

Tuesday, October 16

“Lunch & Learn: Your Aching Shoulder — What Can You Do?” lunch at noon, program at 12:30, Lockwood Lodge, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free (reservations requested), program by Dr David Martin (Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center); 364-3109.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Economic Development Commission, 7:30 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Wednesday, October 17

Flu shot clinic, 9 am–noon, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane, accepted insurances are Medicare Part B, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, ConnectiCare, Oxford, and United Health Care, fee for shot without insurance $15/residents, $30/non-Newtown residents; 426-4291.

Borough Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Fairfield Hills Authority, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Thursday, October 18

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Flagpole Photographers meeting, 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, local photographers’ club open to shutterbugs of all levels; 270-8576.

Friday, October 19

SCAN Fall Art Show and Sale, 10 am–5 pm and 6–8 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free admission, weekend show opens today, reception will be held during evening hours, presentation of paintings and drawings by members of The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, show continues daily until October 21; 729-8375.

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, 10:30 am, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall.

Saturday, October 20

NUMC Fall Arts & Crafts Fair, 10 am–4 pm, at Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, free admission, large variety arts and crafts from local and regional artists, Bolivian Boutique, Amber Alerts by Danbury Rotary, homemade baked goods and refreshments, silent auction, theme baskets and more; 426-9998.

SCAN Fall Art Show and Sale, 10 am–5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, see October 19 details; 729-8375.

NJWC Harvest Heyday, 1–4 pm, Sugar Hill Farm, Sugar Lane, pumpkin carving contest (2–4 pm, $10 entry fee/family, bring your own carving tools), pie contest (drop off between 1–2 pm, $5 entry fee, winners announced at 3), face painting, refreshments, presented by Newtown Jr Women’s Club; 426-4917.

 

Sunday, October 21

Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 9 am–noon, 5 Glen Road, local and regional farmers and vendors, weekly event continues until October 28; 426-2427.

SCAN Fall Art Show and Sale, 10 am–5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, see October 19 details; 729-8375.

St Rose Annual Walkathon for Catholic Schools, Mass at noon (at church), walk to follow, St Rose School, 46 Church Hill Road, family BBQ to follow; 270-6525.

CROP Walk 2007, 2 pm, Fairfield Hills, registration on Mile Hill South, five-mile course will follow 2½-mile loop around Fairfield Hills, all welcome, info and pledge sheets available from Christ the King Lutheran Newtown Congregational, Newtown United Methodist, St Rose, and Trinity Episcopal churches; 426-9024.