- October 4, 2023
Newtown Municipal Center Art Gallery, 3 Primrose Street
Hosted by Newtown Cultural Arts Commission, weekdays to October 31.
Helpsy-Big Brothers Big Sisters Donation Center, 127 South Main Street
Donations of clothing including accessories and footwear, linens, and other items including luggage, sports jerseys and stuffed animals, all clean, dry and odorless, being accepted for SHVFR LA (donations should be bagged and marked), continues to October 31; SandyHookLadiesAuxiliary@hotmail.com, facebook.copm/sandyhookladiesaux.
C.H. Booth Library (The John Angel Gallery/third floor alcove), 25 Main Street
Works by members of fiber collective, who took on the challenge of interpreting works by other artists and re-creating them in the fiber medium they work in, to October 31; 203-426-4533.
C.H. Booth Library (meeting room and Entry Hall), 25 Main Street
Art created by inmates of Connecticut prisons through program mean to positively and constructively change their lives through the encouragement of unique, personal and evolving artistic pursuits, to November 30; 203-426-4533.
Edmond Town Hall (Alexandria Room), 45 Main Street
Free lessons, games $12/person ($9 NBC members), weekly offering by local club for players who would like assistance in bidding or play; 203-733-8525, director@newtownbridge.org, newtownbridge.org.
Art & Frame Gallery, 77 Main Street
Show and sale of works by artists from diverse professional backgrounds who meet regularly to learn from each other and have fun while doing so, to October 13; 203-270-0222.
Edmond Town Hall (Alexandria Room), 45 Main Street
Free lessons, games $13/person ($10 NBC members), ACBL sanctioned games hosted weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays; 203-733-8525, director@newtownbridge.org, newtownbridge.org.
C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street
Free
For ages 3-6 with an adult caretaker, weekly program promoting creating with a variety of art mediums, dress for a mess, registration requested; chboothlibrary.org
5-9 pm (rain date October 11)
NewSylum Brewing Company gazebo, 36 Keating Farms Avenue
$30/person, reservations required (cash bar)
Full thematic catered dinner, live music by Solid Gold Times Two, hosted by Friends of Newtown Seniors; 203-430-0633, 203-648-6905, msbevtoo@yahoo.com.
Read more here: FONS Planning Second Annual OktoberFest
Fairfield Hills
Get ready for the Turkey Trot with a fun-filled Couch to 5K program, every Wednesday at 5:30 pm until November 23, hosted by the C.H. Booth Library, registration required; 203-426-4533, chboothlibrary.org
Newtown Community Center, 8 Simpson Street
New members always welcome (current active duty members of US Armed Forces and anyone who served at least one day during conflicts dating back to World War II eligible; overseas service not mandatory), local Post meets first Wednesday of the month, August to June; 203-577-9568, americanlegionnewtown@gmail.com.
C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street
Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Street