Editor’s Note: For all of the holiday-related events happening in Newtown this weekend, please see the separate Weekend Holiday Events listing offered on Page A-1.

Friday, December 5

Opening reception for “Perspectives,” 7–9:30 pm, Koenig FrameWorks, 97 South Main Street, exhibition of photographs by Art Anderson, Bob Berthier, and Frank Gardner on view until December 28, also book signing event with Andrea Zimmermann (The Case Files of Detective Laszlo Briscoe); 270-1887.

Opening night Panto Puss in Boots, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, $10 age 12 and under, Town Players holiday production of a British pantomime continues weekends until December 20; 270-9144.

Saturday, December 6

Police Departments’ Food Drive, 9 am–2 pm, Big Y Supermarket, Queen Street, officers from Newtown and Redding Police Departments will collect nonperishable items and cash donations, to be divided equally between food pantries in both towns.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, $9 adults, $8 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner with salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; 426-9998.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $4 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see listing above), $5 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-9998.

Panto Puss in Boots performance, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, see December 5 details.

Sunday, December 7

Newtown Historical Society Open House, 12–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free, costumed docents will answer questions and offer guided tours, also Reggie Delarm will demo creating decorative and functional clothing ribbons and tapes on a tape loom; 426-5937.

Matinee performance Panto Puss in Boots, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see December 5 details.

Monday, December 8

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

Tuesday, December 9

Conservation Commission, 2 pm, site walk at 46 Eden Hill Road.

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Parks and Recreation Commission, 6 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Design Advisory Board, 7 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Lake Zoar Authority, 7 pm, Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street South.

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, December 10

NMS/NHS Orchestra Winter Concert, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, snow date December 17; 426-7646.

Borough Zoning Commission, 7:15 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Thursday, December 11

Water & Sewer Authority, 7 pm, sewage treatment plant office building, 24 Commerce Road.

NMS & NHS Bands Winter Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, 7 pm, snow date December 18; 426-7646.

Friday, December 12

Christmas Concert by pianist Richard Deal, 7:30 pm, Newtown Bible Church, 35 Sugar Street, free concert will celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, all welcome; 426-6484.

Panto Puss in Boots, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, $10 age 12 and under, Town Players holiday production of a British pantomime continues weekends until December 20; 270-9144.

“Candlelight and Carols” by Connecticut Choral Society, 8 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 31 Main Street, $20, holiday concert will include works of Tomas Luis de Victoria and Morten Lauridsen, Britten, Rutter, and other holiday selections; 203-206-7186.

Saturday, December 13

Photos with Santa Fundraiser, 11 am–4 pm, The Magic Garden, 6 Queen Street, $10, professional photographer Cynthia McIntyre will create 5 by 7 photos of children with Santa, all proceeds to benefit Newtown Youth & Family Services; 364-1592.

Panto Puss in Boots, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see December 12 details.

Amahl and the Night Visitors, curtain 8 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, tickets $12, $8 seniors and students (age 14 and under), full production by WCSU Opera Ensemble, suitable for all ages, all proceeds to benefit Edmond Town Hall Theater Fund; 364-9844.

Sunday, December 14

Newtown Holiday Craft Festival, 11 am–5 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, free admission, featuring many fine area crafters; 261-2414.

Matinee performance Panto Puss in Boots, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see December 12 details but note: this performance will double as Toys For Tots Collection, ages 12 and under admitted free with donation of new unwrapped toy for US Marines collection.

“NHS Art Portfolios” opening reception, 2–4 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, public invited to meet NHS senior art students with work on view until December 20; 426-4533.

 “A Holiday Broadway Celebration,” 6:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, performance by students and staff of Sabrina’s Encore Productions LLC, with guest singers from Newtown High School, will double as fundraiser for theater; 304-1236.