Friday, November 18

Final day Book Fair, 8:15 am–4:30 pm, Hawley School, 29 Church Hill Road.

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, 10:30 am, Brookfield Town Hall.

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

Cosmic Jibaros and The Breakfast benefit concert, 8 pm, Edmond Town Hall Theatre, 45 Main Street, tickets $20, proceeds will fully benefit listener-supported radio station WPKN (89.5 FM); 203-331-9756.

A Thurber Carnival by NHS Drama Department, curtain 8 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, 12 Berkshire Road, tickets $8 adults, $6 students and seniors, comedy showcasing a variety of Thurber works continues until November 19; 426-7983.

Saturday, November 19

Annual Fall & Holiday Craft Fair, 10 am–3 pm, Lockwood Lodge and Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, residents of both locations will offer arts and crafts, baked goods, homemade applesauce and pickles, lunch, raffles, White Elephant Bingo, decorations, gift baskets, vendors, and more; 364-3129.

18th Century Candlelight Concert, 4 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free (reservations strongly suggested) concert of 18th Century music performed by The Aulos Ensemble; 426-6470.

A Thurber Carnival by NHS Drama Department, curtain 4:30 and 8 pm, Newtown High School auditorium, see November 18 details.

Sunday, November 20

Colonial Church Service, 10 am, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, all invited to join members of NCC for special service to celebrate town’s tercentennial, Colonial dress optional; 426-9024.

A Winter Wonderland of Gifts Craft Fair, 10 am–3 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, admission $1, professional craft fair, also bake sale, cookbook sale, raffles; 459-0089, 268-1342.

Hearth Cooking Demonstration, 1–4 pm, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, free demonstrations will include preparation of a meal on home’s open fireplace, tours also available; 426-5937.

Santa’s Elves Workshop, 3–4:30 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, $12 per child, openings for 30 children to make two wooden toys (one to keep, one to give away), hosted by Cadet Girl Scout Kateleen Foy; 364-1557.

Monday, November 21

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

Board of Selectmen, 5:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

New Orleans Night of Jazz, 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, Trades Lane, tickets $25 adults, $10 students and seniors, performances by student jazz musicians, also French pastry and beverages, in New Orleans coffee house atmosphere, proceeds to AmeriCares for continued hurricane relief; 426-7644.

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

 

Tuesday, November 22

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School at Fairfield Hills, 25 Main Street.

Wednesday, November 23

Blood Pressure & Weight Check Screenings, 1–2 pm, Newtown Senior Center (in multipurpose building), Riverside Road, free screenings sponsored by Danbury VNA; 270-4310, 730-5226.

Thursday, November 24

THANKSGIVING

Sunday, November 27

Screening of Chocolat, 2 pm, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, free screening sponsored by Alliance Française continues Cinémathèque series; 426-4533.