On Sunday, October 21, at 2 pm, people from various faith communities from Newtown will be participating in the annual CROP Hunger Walk, a 2½-mile walk to support the efforts of Church World Service to overcome hunger and poverty within local communities and around the world.

For those who missed the opportunity to attend the 1964-65 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., or simply want to relive it, Newtown Historical Society will host a virtual trip on Monday, October 15, at C.H. Booth Library.  

The Escape Alive Self-Defense program, in partnership with Jane Doe No More, will be offered at Newtown Congregational Church on Sunday, November 4. Participation is free but limited to fifty women and girls age 15 and up.

As 2018 Newtown Arts Festival events continue into National Arts Month, master weaver Tina Puckett will be presenting a workshop at The Garage. All ages are invited to join Ms Puckett for the workshop at the town’s teen center on Saturday, October 13.

On Wednesday, October 10, The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown will host Peter Seltzer, who will critique the work of SCAN members. The public is welcome, free of charge.

The next featured speaker for the Town & Country Garden Club, Ceil Rossi, will be demonstrating an art form that is new to many in New England: a three-dimensional art medium, the gourd.

The group Rolling Stone magazine calls “The Best Eagles Tribute Band on Earth,” Another Tequila Sunrise will perform on October 13 at Masuk High School in Monroe. Congregation Adath Israel in Newtown is hosting the show.

A growing number of chefs and restaurant operators are getting as excited about creating specials for the 2018 Newtown/Sandy Hook Restaurant Week as foodies and hungry patrons are to sample them.

EverWonder Children’s Museum has announced its calendar for October.

The summer of 2018 rolled out a diverse and highly entertaining selection of concerts to attend and review, culminating in a breathtaking multi-act bill as Connecticut hosted its first Farm Aid, which appropriately happened on the first full day of Autumn.