Saturday, January 28

Guided Walk at Holcombe Hill Preserve, 1 pm, 55 Great Hill Road, members of Newtown Forest Association will lead guided walk, participants asked to arrive before start time, bring proper footwear, warm layered clothing & something to drink; 203-270-3650, www.NewtownForestAssociation.org.

Author & Illustrator program, 1:30–3 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, residents invited to meet editor of The Secret Life of Pancho Villa: Poems and Memories of Other Beloved Pets (writings by the late Newtown resident Donald Dale Jackson, collected and published by his widow Darlene Jackson) and illustrator Koren Harpaz; 203-426-4533.

Tuesday, January 31

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

Wednesday, February 1

Borough Zoning Board of Appeals special meeting, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

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

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

Thursday, February 2

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

Board of Ethics, 7 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street.

“Camera Basics” workshop, 7:30 pm, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street (use lower entrance), free workshop hosted by Flagpole Photographers Camera Club will cover basics, BYO camera, all levels of photographers welcome; 203-270-0483.

Saturday, February 4

Deborah Henson-Conant at Flagpole Radio Café, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, 7 pm, $25, $20 students & senior citizens, dynamic harp sensation will headline evening, also performances by The Flagpole Radio Café Orchestra & radio style comedy sketches by Flagpole Shakespeare Repertory Theatre (rescheduled from October 2011); 203-364-0898.