Saturday, October 27

14th Annual Northeast Music, Arts and Dance (NOMAD) Festival continues, 10 am-11 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, admission varies from $8-$35 (depending on hours of attendance), discounts for students, children & seniors, festival of traditional music and dance of North America includes concerts, workshops, performances, jams, chorus singing, etc, also children’s & family activities, refreshments, crafts area/folk bazaar, festival continues October 28; 203-372-3890.

 

Sunday, October 28

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

TIME ENDS

Final day 14th Annual Northeast Music, Arts and Dance (NOMAD) Festival, 11 am-5 pm, see details under October 27.

St Rose Parish Nurses Ecumenical High Tea, 2-4 pm, C.H. Booth Library, no charge, all are invited to tea presented by St Rose nurses’ organization and program of short histories of all town churches; 426-2607.

Monday, October 29

Health program on ear infections, 7:30 pm, Msgr Conroy Room, St Rose School, Church Hill Road, sponsored by St Rose Parish Ministry, speaker Dr Brad Weinstein, refreshments; 426-2573.

Wednesday, October 31

HALLOWEEN

Blood pressure screenings, 10 am-noon, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free screenings will be conducted by licensed nurse from Ashlar of Newtown, high blood pressure information will also be available.

Dessert Card Party, 1-4 pm, United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $6, fundraiser sponsored by Newtown Woman’s Club GFWC/CT, card and board games, desserts, coffee and tea, table prizes, door prizes; 426-5286.

Thursday, November 1

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

Housatonic Valley group/Sierra Club meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Congregational Church house, 41-A Main Street, 7:30 pm, free and open to nonmembers, slide program by Jeff Feldman (member Hartford Audubon Society and CT Ornithological Society) on “Connecticut Waterways”; 723-7208.

Friday, November 2

“An Evening of Great Music: The Dartmouth Cords and The Berkshire Big Band,” 7:30 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, 12 Berkshire Road, tickets $10, performances by one of country’s best a cappella performing groups and 17-piece Big Band directed by Chip Zellner, proceeds will help fund new NHS auditorium sound system; 426-5900 (Dr Gellert’s office) or 426-9692 (Dr Braun’s office).

Saturday, November 3

“Home Party,” 9 am-3 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, Church Hill Road, sponsored by St Rose Women’s Club, free event that features more than a dozen vendors who sell through home parties, raffle, bake sale, refreshments, proceeds to reduce church debt; 270-1838.

First Saturday Pasta Project Dinner, 5-7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $8 adults, $6 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner with choice of sauces, also garlic bread, salad, desserts and soft drinks; 426-9998.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45-10:45 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $4 (or $3 if staying after pasta dinner), bluegrass and other music led by Roger Sprung and others, also desserts and coffee/soda; 426-9998.

Sunday, November 4

“Saddle Up Trail Ride,” 9 am to noon, Fairfield Hill campus, Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard St Jude fundraiser will benefit St Jude’s Children’s Hospital, call to participate or to sponsor a rider; 734-5071 or 729-5646.

Opening reception for “Shards Of Time,” 2-4 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free and open to all ages, reception for new exhibit by Sandy Hook artist Mark Aldrich, will be presenting text and illustrations from 15-volume series of graphic novels in the works, show will remain on view through November 21; 426-4533.

The Celebrant Singers, 2:30 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, free concert, ten singers and 12-piece orchestra perform contemporary Christian music, praise and worship, personal testimony and ministry; 426-5250.