Saturday, November 15

16th Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot, 9–10:45 am, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, $10/team (adult-child; call for division times for competition), winning teams go home with Thanksgiving turkey, proceeds to benefit Newtown Health Fund; 270-4340.

Life Line Screenings, 9 am–4 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $40, carotid artery, abdominal aortic aneurysm and ankle brachial index (ABI) screenings available, also atrial fibrillation test and finger stick blood screenings available, appointments requested; 800-324-1851.

Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair, 10 am–3 pm, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, Sandy Hook, 10 am–3 pm, craft & gift items, homemade baked goods, lunch also available; 369-3128.

Book Fair-Family Fun Day, 10 am–3 pm, The Fraser-Woods School, 173 Main Street South, books for all ages, Billy Steers (12–3 pm), crafts, inflatable stations, henna art (11–1) and more; 426-3390.

Blithe Spirit, curtain 2 and 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, $10, $8 students and seniors, final performances of Noel Coward’s comedy by NHS Drama Dept.

Sunday, November 16

Open House & Program, 12–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House Museum, 44 Main Street, free tours of circa 1750 saltbox house by costumed docents, also ongoing demo of open hearth cooking; 426-5937.

Monday, November 17

Commission on Aging, 5 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

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

Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Tuesday, November 18

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School.

Economic Development Commission, 7:30 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

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

Wednesday, November 19

Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART) Board of Directors, 4 pm, HART offices, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

Borough Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street

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

Thursday, November 20

“The Future of Knee Arthritis Treatment,” 3 pm, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free discussion by Dr Ronald Tietjen (chief & medical director, orthopedic surgery at Danbury Hospital); 888-679-9997.

Cultural Arts Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Flagpole Camera Club meeting, 7:30 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, nonmembers invited to view members’ competition (June photos taken at The Pleasance), also slide show of Pleasance photos; 364-1441.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Friday, November 21

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Organist Dr Neal Campbell in concert, 8 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, donations accepted, performance to include works of Swann, J.S. Bach, Handel, and Mendelssohn to be followed by reception; 426-9070, extension 11.

Saturday, November 22

Annual Fill The Fire Truck Food Drive, 9 am–2 pm, Super Stop & Shop, 228 Main Street South, volunteer firefighters from Botsford and Dodgingtown will be collecting items for FAITH Food Pantry.

Annual Fill The Fire Truck Food Drive, 9 am–2 pm, Big Y, 6 Queen Street. volunteer firefighters from Sandy Hook, Hook & Ladder, and Hawleyville will be collecting items for FAITH Food Pantry.