Saturday, November 29

Performance of Deathtrap by The Town Players, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12, final performance in production of Ira Levin’s thriller; 270-9144.

Monday, December 1

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

Tuesday, December 2

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

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Bridgewater Town Hall.

Lake Zoar Authority, 7:30 pm, Southbury Town Hall.

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

Wednesday, December 3

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

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

Wednesday, December 3

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House lower meeting room, 31 Main Street, free and open to nonmembers, program by James Grabowski on painting landscapes using acrylics; 426-6654.

Thursday, December 4

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

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

Water Pollution Control Authority, 7:30 pm, sewage treatment plant, Commerce Road

Friday, December 5

Joint meeting of the Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials and the Housatonic Valley Economic Development Partnership, 8:30 am, Holiday Inn, 80 Newtown Road, Danbury, discussion of the 2004 state legislative session.

“You Can Never Have Enough Christmas” boutique, gala opening, 6–10 pm, St Rose of Lima Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, admission $5, live music, wine, cheese, free gift, boutique continues all weekend.

Annual Newtown Tree Lighting Ceremony, 6:30 pm, Ram Pasture, corner Elm Drive at Hawley Road, lighting of town’s holiday tree will be accompanied by caroling by NHS Chorus members, visits with Santa and Mrs Claus.

Saturday, December 6

(details of December 6 events will be offered in the December 5 issue of The Newtown Bee)

Newtown Rotary Club 43rd Annual Pancake Day, 8 am–1 pm, Edmond Town Hall.

Annual Garden Club of Newtown Greens Sale, 9 am–1 pm, Newtown Meeting House.

SNAN Christmas Fair, 9 am–2 pm, Edmond Town Hall.

4th Annual Children’s Tree Holiday Decorating Event, 10 am–noon, C.H. Booth Library.

Organic Café & Market, 10 am–4 pm, St John’s Episcopal Church.

Sandy Hook Village Tree Lighting & Holiday Festival, 10 am–5:30 pm, Sandy Hook Center.

 “You Can Never Have Enough Christmas” boutique, 10 am–7 pm, St Rose of Lima Parish Hall.

Open House at Traditional Irish Art Gallery, 11 am–4 pm, 10 Glen Road.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall.

Newtown Choral Society Concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall.

Sunday, December 7

“You Can Never Have Enough Christmas” boutique, 8 am–2 pm, St Rose of Lima Parish Hall.

Open House at Traditional Irish Art Gallery, 11 am–4 pm, 10 Glen Road, free, see details under December 6; 426-9860.

Family Counseling Center Annual Newtown Holiday Festival, 11 am–5 pm, on and around Main Street, tickets $25 adults, $18 seniors and children (ages 6–14), live music, ballet, Festival of Trees, walking tour of historic private homes, Victorian Tea Room, New England Café, arts and crafts show (opens 10 am), antiques show (opens at 10), more, discounts for advance ticket purchases, fundraiser for Family Counseling Center; 364-0597.

St Rose Christmas Concert, 4 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, sacred and seasonal music featuring St Rose music ministries; 426-1014.