Friday, November 9

SCAN’s Annual Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 am-5 pm, Newtown Meeting House (lower level), 31 Main Street, free admission, framed paintings and portfolios by members of Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN), Inc, opening reception is 6-8 pm Friday, show continues through November 11; 264-3414 (show chairman Laura Clough).

Opening night Annual St Rose Christmas Craft Fair, 6-10 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, works by professional artisans, also homemade baked goods, hot food & refreshments, photos with Santa, children’s games, more, fair continues through November 11.

Performances continue of The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $10. Town Players is presenting Paul Zindel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Friday and Saturday evenings (plus Sunday afternoon, November 18) through November 24; 270-9144.

Saturday, November 10

St Rose Christmas Craft Fair continues, 10 am-4 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, see details under November 9.

SCAN’s Annual Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 am-5 pm, Newtown Meeting House (lower level), 31 Main Street, free admission, framed paintings and portfolios by members of Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN), Inc, show continues through November 11; 264-3414.

 

Sunday, November 11

Veterans’ Day Ceremonies, 11 am, VFW/American Legion Post, Tinkerfield Road.

Newtown Hook and Ladder Volunteer Fire Company Open House, 11 am-3 pm, Hook and Ladder Firehouse, 45 Main Street, new ladder truck on display, emergency drills conducted, thermal imaging cameras will be demonstrated, refreshments served.

Final day St Rose Christmas Craft Fair, 10 am-2 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, see details under November 9.

“Author! Author! – Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen,” 2 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program by the author and illustrator of popular Magic School Bus children’s book series will include slide program and book signing of newest release, Ms Frizzle’s Adventures: Ancient Egypt; 426-4533.

 

Monday, November 11

VETERANS’ DAY OBSERVED

 

Tuesday, November 13

“The Social History of Dolls,” 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program will examine the world of dolls in context larger than being playthings for girls and hobby for women, sponsored by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

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

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

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

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

 

Wednesday, November 14

Borough Zoning Commission, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Conservation Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House, Fairfield Hills.

Town & Country Garden Club meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, Riverside Road, free meeting open to everyone interested in gardening will feature presentation by Karen Murphy (co-owner, Petal Pushers), who will demonstrate floral arrangements for the holidays; 426-5359.

 Thursday, November 15

Winterset Ski Club Kick-Off Event, 7-10 pm, Sandy Hook Fire and Rescue Hall, 18 Riverside Road, all current members and anyone interested in club invited to enjoy raffles, club information including upcoming trips, demos on winter sports physical fitness, and newest in boots and equipment, refreshments; 270-0431, 426-5272.

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

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