Saturday, December 10

Open House, 10 am, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, for parents of early childhood through eighth grade students; 364-1113.

Police Toy Drive For Needy Children, 10 am–2 pm, in front of KB Toyworks, Sand Hill Plaza, 228 South Main Street.

Live Nativity, portrayals begin at 5:15 and 6:30 pm, St Rose of Lima, 38 Church Hill Road, gospel reenactment of Christ’s birth, caroling, then hot chocolate and baked goods in Parish Hall; 426-1014.

Connecticut Choral Society Christmas Concert, 8 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 31 Main Street, tickets $18/advance, $20/door, performance to include works of Broening, Handel, also works with handbells and seasonal carols; 203-263-7603.

Sunday, December 11

Newtown Holiday Craft Festival, 11 am–5 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, free admission, vendors, door prizes and more; 261-2414.

Opening reception for “American Impressionists in France,” 1–4 pm, River Glen Fine Arts Gallery, 3 Washington Avenue, public invited to meet artists Frank Federico and Dick McEvoy and view collection of works they painted in Paris, Giverny, and Provence, exhibit then on view until January 29; 270-1199.

Tercentennial Coffee Table Book Reception, 4–6 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, books $25 each, reception with editor, designers and many photographers involved in producing Newtown 2005: The Way We Are After 300 Years, light refreshments, all welcome; 426-4533.

 

Monday, December 12

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

Middle Gate Winter Concert, 7:30 pm, Middle Gate School, 12 Cold Spring Road, snow date December 13; 426-7646.

Tuesday, December 13

Open Space Task Force, 4:30 pm, town offices 31 Peck’s Lane.

Public Safety Committee for Garner Correctional Institution, 5 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School at Fairfield Hills.

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

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

Wednesday, December 14

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

NHS Winter Concert, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, snow date December 21, different groups performing December 15 (call for specifics); 426-7646.

The Genealogy Club of Newtown meeting, 7 pm, C.H. Booth Library meeting room, 25 Main Street, free and open to anyone interested in family history, program will be a roundtable discussion; 426-3889.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, town offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Thursday, December 15

Christmas Tree Silent Auction, 5–7 pm, The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Road, final bidding and wrap party for 25 miniature trees decorated by local civic groups and businesses, bidding closes at 6:30, winners announced at 7, also holiday refreshments, proceeds to benefit Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Association; 426-8118.

NHS Winter Concert, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, snow date December 21, different groups performing December 14 (call for specifics); 426-7646.

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

Friday, December 16

Newtown Middle School 8th Grade Winter Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, snow date January 13; 426-7646.

Monday, December 19

Newtown Middle School 7th Grade Winter Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, snow date Jan 13; 426-7646.