The 29th season of Saturday Pasta Dinners and Coffee House events at Newtown United Methodist Church will continue this weekend.

Flagpole Photographers Camera Club will open the new year with the presentation “It’s Not About Gear; Composition, Perspective, and Presentation.” It will be the first of two programs hosted by the local photography club this month.

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown will have Alain Picard painting a painterly landscape in pastel at its first meeting of the new year.

UPDATE: Due to a winter storm, the library is closed today. All programs have been canceled. || In celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Simpsons, the show’s longest-serving writer and producer offers a humorous look at the writing and making of the legendary Fox series in his book "Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons." Author Mike Reiss will share some of those stories during a Sunday afternoon program this month at C.H. Booth Library.

Knitters, crocheters, spinners, felt makers and needle felters, dyers, weavers, embroiders, rug hookers, and anyone into fiber arts, yarn, and textiles are all invited to join a recently formed group for a launch meeting.

EverWonder Children’s Museum has announced its calendar for January 2019.

Newtown Hikers, an open group welcoming anyone interested in hiking and the outdoors, has announced its winter 2019 schedule. The first hike of the new season is planned for Saturday, January 5.

On New Year’s Day, America’s State Parks have all 50 states offering free, guided First Day Hike Programs. Nine Connecticut state parks are participating in the event, including Kettletown State Park in Southbury.

The 29th season of Saturday Pasta Dinners at Newtown United Methodist Church will continue on January 5.

Knitters, crocheters, spinners, felt makers and needle felters, dyers, weavers, embroiders, rug hookers, and anyone into fiber arts, yarn, and textiles are all invited to join a recently formed group for a launch meeting. CT Woolcrafters Fiber Arts Community is planning its inaugural meeting for January 8 at C.H. Booth Library.