Trick Or Treat At The Homesteads

The Homesteads of Newtown is planning a Halloween party from 6 to 8 pm on October 31 for children to come in costume to trick or treat.

There will be prizes for the best costumes, face painting, refreshments, and other treats.

The Homesteads is an assisted-living facility and age-restricted condominium complex located at 166 Mt Pleasant Road (Route 25) in the Hawleyville section of Newtown.

The Homesteads also is holding open houses from 1 to 4 pm on Sundays in October.

On Sunday, November 4, at 3 pm, The Homesteads will present a Portuguese dance performance by the folk group Portugal Canta e Dance. Formed at the Portuguese Community Center in Danbury in 1997, the group has performed internationally.