Saturday, October 15

Newtown Forest Association Guided Nature Walk, 11 am (rain date October 16), Holcombe Hill Wildlife Preserve, 55 Great Hill Road, easy, instructive one-hour hike, final NFA monthly event to celebrate Tercentennial; 270-3650.

Second Annual Harvest Fair, 11 am-4 pm, Paproski Farm, Sugar Lane, NHS Varsity Cheerleaders will sponsor event to include moon bounce for children, face painting, games, raffles, Cake Walk, refreshments and more, event continues on October 16; 426-9527.

Sunday, October 16

Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 9 am-2 pm, parking lot at 5 Glen Road, Sandy Hook, local farmers, crafts vendors, baked goods, also nutritional seminars, children’s entertainment; 426-2427.

Second Annual Harvest Fair continues, 11 am-4 pm, Paproski Farm, Sugar Lane, see October 15 details; 426-9527.

Talich String Quartet in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, tickets $18, $16 seniors and students, free for ages 5-15 with ticket-holding adult, string quartets by Smetena (#1 in E minor, “From My Life”), Janacek (#1, “Kreutzer Sonata”) & Beethoven (String Quartet in D Major, Op 18 #3), also post-concert reception with musicians, opening concert for 2005–06 Newtown Friends of Music-sponsored series; 426-6470.

Monday, October 17

Commission on Aging, 5 pm, Multipurpose Center, 15 Riverside Road.

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

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7 pm, Newtown Hook & Ladder Firehouse, 45 Main Street.

Newtown Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Tuesday, October 18

Voter Registration & Update, 9 am-2 pm, Registrar of Voters office at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, anyone who needs to register or update voting records should stop in, office will be open each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday through October 25 (last day to register prior to November elections); 270-4250.

Blood pressure screenings, 10 am-noon, Lockwood Lodge Wellness Center at Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free screenings will be conducted by licensed nurse, free info also available, all ages welcome, walk-ins welcome; 426-5847.

“The Parent Connection: Discipline That Lasts A Lifetime,” 7-9 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, free program presented by Dr Ray Guarendi will combine humor and wit with vast experience working with parents and children to handle challenging occurrences in all developmental stages; 426-8591, 426-9280.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School at Fairfield Hills.

Economic Development Commission, 7:30 pm, Multipurpose Center, 15 Riverside Road.

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

Meet the Administrators, 8 pm, Newtown High School Lecture Hall, parents of high school students invited to meet the faculty leaders of the high school, sponsored by NHS PTSA; 426-4822.

Wednesday, October 19

Voter Registration & Update, 9 am-2 pm, Registrar of Voters office at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, see October 18 details.

Housatonic Valley Paddlers Club meeting, 7 pm, CL&P Service Center, Barnabas Road, open to anyone with an interest in paddling (canoe, kayak, etc) in and around Housatonic Valley; 203-263-3281.

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

Thursday, October 20

Voter Registration & Update, 9 am-2 pm, Registrar of Voters office at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, see October 18 details.

Flagpole Photographers meeting, 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free and open to photographers of all levels, guest speaker Frank Gardner will discuss “Taking Nature Slides,” club members will then compete with “Nature” slides; 364-1719, 426-0558.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Friday, October 21

Opening day SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale, 10 am-5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free show and sale of works by members of SCAN, also special section devoted to Newtown scenes in honor of town’s Tercentennial, show continues to October 23; 426-1991.

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 11:15 am-4:45 pm, United Methodist Church, Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook, sponsored by Newtown Savings Bank, which is donating $10 for each donor to the ARC Hurricane Fund, for appointments call 1-800-GIVELIFE or www.givelife.org.

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

Saturday, October 22

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for residents of Newtown and other towns, 9 am-2 pm, Danbury Public Works Facility, Newtown Road, Danbury; 775-6256 or www.HRRA.org.

Voter Registration & Update, 9 am-2 pm, Registrar of Voters office at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, anyone who needs to register or update voting records should stop in, office will be open each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through October 25 (last day to register prior to November elections); 270-4250.

SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale continues, 10 am-5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see October 21 details.

2nd Annual Made in Newtown Craft Show, 10 am-5 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, featuring local crafters, presented by Newtown Newcomers & Neighbors Club, proceeds will benefit club’s scholarship fund; 270-6841.

15th Annual Waldorf Fall Fair, 11 am-3 pm, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, craft demonstrations and activities, puppet shows, kids’ games and crafts, live music, lunch, and more; 364-0365.

Sunday, October 23

Final day SCAN Fall Art Show & Sale, 10 am-5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see October 21 details.

Counterpoint concert, 3 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 30 Main Street, 3 pm, free (suggested donation $15) concert by Vermont’s premier choral ensemble, conducted by Robert DeCormier, will include classical to folk offerings; 426-3660.