Friday, October 30

Hallelujah Night, 7 pm, Grace Christian Fellowship, 174 Mt Pleasant Road, family event for parents and children to age 12 with music, puppets, skits, games, prizes, lots of candy, nonviolent and nonscary costumes encouraged; 270-1005.

Thriller Dance Party, 7–9 pm, The Graceful Planet, 7 Berkshire Road, $10/family or $5/person, learn “The Thriller Dance,” fundraiser for Cross Cultural Solutions; 426-8215.

King Arthur’s Quest, 7 pm, St Rose of Lima School, 46 Church Hill Road, $10, $6 students age 3 and up, performance by St Rose students through Missoula Children’s Theatre program.

Saturday, October 31

HALLOWEEN

Sunday, November 1

ALL SAINTS’ DAY

“Light Divine: Music of the Baroque,” 4 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, free performance by trumpeter Douglas Myers, countertenor Michael Doran, and organist Fiona Smith Sutherland, of works by Bach, Handel, Albinoni, et al, reception to follow; 426-9070.

Monday, November 2

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

Tuesday, November 3

ELECTION DAY

Polling places are open from 6 am to 8 pm.

Voting District #1: Newtown Middle School gymnasium, 11 Queen Street.

Voting District #2: Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Voting District #3-1: Head O’ Meadow School, 94 Boggs Hill Road.

Voting District #3-2: Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street.

Ad Hoc Dog Park Committee, 6 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Lake Zoar Authority, 7 pm, Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street South.

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Wednesday, November 4

Housatonic Water Utility Coordinating Committee, 10 am, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Public hearing on proposed noise control ordinance, 7 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street. 

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

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

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

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

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

Thursday, November 5

Riparian Buffer maintenance, 10 am–4 pm, Al’s Trail near Deep Brook, Trades Lane, contact James Belden (JbeldenPootatuck@yahoo.com) for info on how to help maintain a restored habitat, will need hand tools and gloves to assist with clearing invasive plants and vines, training provided.

Regional Recycling Task Force, 10:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

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

Opening night for Lost in Yonkers, curtain 7:30 pm, Newtown High School theater, 12 Berkshire Road, tickets $10, performances of Neil Simon comedy by NHS Drama Club will continue nightly until November 7, also Saturday matinee.

Friday, November 6

Church Women United World Community Day celebration, dinner at 6, program at 7, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, $5 suggested donation, dinner, then program following theme of “Piecing Earth Together” including keynote speaker Rob Sibley, co-hosted by Newtown and Greater Danbury CWU units; 426-9024, 426-3454.

Opening reception, 7–9 pm, The Blue Z Coffee House, 127 Main Street South, meet painter Susan Washburn, whose paintings are on view until November 30, also live music; 364-1003.

Lost in Yonkers by NHS Drama Club, curtain 7:30 pm, Newtown High School theater, 12 Berkshire Road, tickets $10, performances continue to November 7.

 

Saturday, November 7

Village Boutique on Main, 9 am–3 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, local merchants, skilled workers, and artisans offering goods and services, babysitting available, also photos with Santa, fundraiser for church’s Confirmation class; 426-9070.

Lost in Yonkers by NHS Drama Club, curtain 2:30 and 7:30 pm, Newtown High School theater, 12 Berkshire Road, tickets $10.

“Artists for Africa Show & Sale,” 4–6 pm, The Graceful Planet, 7 Berkshire Road, children’s art show, refreshments, donations & sale of art to benefit Cross Cultural Solutions; 426-8215.

Holiday Wine Tasting, 6:30–9 pm, St Rose Gathering Hall, 40 Church Hill Road, $25, wines from around the world, also hors d’oeuvres, live jazz, presented by Knights of Columbus Virgilius Council 185 & Sandy Hook Wine & Liquor; 270-9112, 270-1927.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $9 adults, $8 seniors, $3.50 children; 426-9998.

“Pastor’s Pilgrim Journey: The Jewels of Spain and Portugal,” 7:30 pm, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Mt Pleasant at Tory Lane, presentation by travel agent Laurel Mastroianni concerning March 2010 trip being led by Pastor Gregory Wismar, all welcome; 426-6300.

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; 426-9998.

Sunday, November 8

Health & Wellness Fair, 11:30 am–3:30 pm, Congregation Adath Israel, 115 Huntingtown Road, free, variety of providers on hand to answer questions and share info including chiropractic care, family counseling, message therapy, natural health care, skin care, and much more, presented by Congregation Sisterhood; 268-1342.