Saturday, November 27

Annual Holiday Gift Sale, 10 am–2 pm, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, free admission, toys, dolls, silks, children’s books and unusual handmade gifts with emphasis on high-quality workmanship and natural materials; 364-1113.

Holiday Memories, curtain 2 and 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, matinee tickets $12, evening $15, see November 26 program details.

Sunday, November 28

Holiday Memories, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12, see November 26 program details.

Monday, November 29

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

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7:30 pm, Botsford Firehouse, South Main Street.

“Freedom of Choice and Freedom from Choice,” 8–9:30 pm, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road, suggested donation $10, talk by master Waldorf educator Eugene Schwartz will cover age-appropriate choices for children, the affect of freedom on children at different stages, and differences between permissiveness, authoritarianism, and authority; 364-1113.

Tuesday, November 30

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

Wednesday, December 1

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program-meeting, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free and open to artists of any level, guest artist Adele Moros will offer a demonstration painting with acrylics from a photo reference; 426-6654.

Newtown Tercentennial Committee, 3:45 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

5th Annual You Can Never Have Enough Christmas Boutique, 7–10 pm (tonight is Men’s Shopping Night, event continues to December 5), St Rose of Lima Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road,  also refreshments, raffle, and free gift wrapping, proceeds benefit parish’s building program.

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

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

 

Thursday, December 2

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Canaan House at Fairfield Hills.

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

Friday, December 3

Joint meeting of the Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials and the Housatonic Valley Economic Development Partnership, discussion with state legislators from the ten-town Housatonic Valley planning region, 8 am, Holiday Inn, 80 Newtown Rd, Danbury. 

Garden Club of Newtown Annual Greens Sale, 2–8 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, sale of decorated wreaths in many styles and themes, also garlands, wall hangings, jellies, etc, all created by garden club members, also raffle for rose hip wreath, sale continues on Saturday.

5th Annual You Can Never Have Enough Christmas Boutique continues, 6–10 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, admission $5, collectibles, holiday decorations, and ornaments, wreaths, gifts, unique treasures, raffle, also live music, wine and cheese (tonight only), proceeds benefit parish’s building program.

20th Annual Newtown Tree Lighting Ceremony, 6:30 pm, Ram Pasture, Elm Drive at Hawley Road, tree lighting at 7, preceded by caroling, hot chocolate and donuts, Santa and Mrs Claus will be visiting after tree is lit.

Newtown Singles “Meet & Mingle” event, 7–9 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free admission, area singles welcome; 261-4210.

Holiday Memories, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $15, The Town Players will present Truman Capote’s The Thanksgiving Visitor and A Christmas Memory (stage versions by Russell Vandenbroucke) concludes this weekend; 270-9144.

Saturday, December 4

44th Annual Newtown Rotary Pancake Day, 8 am–1 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, adults $5, $3 ages 10 and under, unlimited pancakes, sausage, applesauce, and beverages, proceeds fund Rotary charitable and civic projects.

Garden Club of Newtown Annual Greens Sale, 9 am–1 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see details from December 3.

Cut-a-thon benefit for burn victim, 9 am–2 pm, Fun Kutz, Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook, all haircut proceeds benefit Cary DeYoung, 7, of Newtown; 426-7040.

St John’s Farmers’ Market Organic Café, 10 am–4:30 pm, St John’s Episcopal Church, Washington Avenue, featuring organic food (sandwiches, muffins, and other treats) and artisans who participated in 2004 Organic Farmers’ Market season.

5th Annual You Can Never Have Enough Christmas Boutique continues, 10 am–7 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, collectibles, holiday decorations and ornaments, wreaths, gifts, unique treasures, raffle, free admission.

Holiday Memories, curtain 2 and 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, matinee tickets $12, evening $15, see December 3 program details.

Hansel & Gretel by Hat City Music Theatre, performances 3 and 7:30 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, tickets $10–$25, production of Humperdinck’s family opera will include vocalists from Aspen Music Festival, Santa Fe Opera, and Los Angeles Opera, plus instrumentalists from Metropolitan Opera and Broadway; 746-2694.

Sandy Hook Tree Lighting Ceremony, 5–6 pm, The Glen at Sandy Hook, Church Hill Road at Washington Avenue, karaoke caroling, visits with Auntie Claus, tree lighting shortly after 6 pm.

NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, 5–7:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner includes salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds each month for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows; 426-0617.

NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, admission $3 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see above listing), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass and folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-0617.

Sunday, December 5

Final day of 5th Annual You Can Never Have Enough Christmas Boutique, 8 am–2 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, see December 4 details.

19th Annual Newtown Holiday Festival, 11 am–5 pm, events at Edmond Town Hall, Newtown High School, Trinity Church, and private homes on and near Main Street, tickets $25 adults/advance ($28/day of festival), $23 seniors & students/children in advance ($25 day of), arts and crafts show and sale, antiques show and sale, New England Café and NE Café Too!, Victorian Tea Room, live music, Ideas Homes, Festival of Trees and more, annual event is major fundraiser for Family Counseling Center; 426-8103.

Final performance of Holiday Memories, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, tickets $12, see December 3 program details.