Thursday, November 27

THANKSGIVING

 

Monday, December 1

Board of Selectmen, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Tuesday, December 2

Public Safety Committee for Garner Correctional Institution, 5 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Open House, 7 pm, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Road; 364-1113.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Booth Library Board of Trustees, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Lake Lillinonah Authority, 7:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Police Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Wednesday, December 3

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

Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Thursday, December 4

Regional Recycling Task Force, 10:30 am, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

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

Head O’ Meadow Elementary School Winter Concert, 7:30 pm, 94 Boggs Hill Road, snow date December 8; 426-7670.

Planning & Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peck’s Lane.

Friday, December 5

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 8:30 am, Danbury Holiday Inn, 80 Newtown Road.

“A Holiday Gathering at Home,” 12–9 pm, 4 Old Green Road, handmade gifts & collectibles for the holidays by 20-plus artisans, continues daily to December 7; 270-9461.

St Rose of Lima Christmas Boutique opens, 6:30–10 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, admission $5 (tonight only, with wine & appetizers, also live entertainment), Santas, holiday jewelry, nativity sets, gifts, ornaments, Irish booth, Russian booth and more, also Candy Cane Café (Saturday and Sunday), event continues to December 7; 426-0109.

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

48th Annual Rotary Pancake Breakfast, 8 am–1 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, $7 adults, $3 age 10 and under, all-you-can-eat breakfast, also Amber Alert ID cards, attendees asked to bring nonperishable donation for FAITH Food Pantry.

Breakfast with Santa & Mrs Claus, 9–11 am, Newtown Middle School cafeteria, Queen Street, free breakfast, Mad Science show, crafts and more fun; 270-4340.

Garden Club of Newtown Annual Greens Sale, 9 am–1 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, wreaths, boxwood trees and arrangements by members of garden club, also club cookbooks; 270-1108.

“A Holiday Gathering at Home,” 9 am–5 pm, 4 Old Green Road, see December 5 details.

Holiday Books & Gifts Sale, 9:30 am–5 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, gift quality books and other items, event continues Sunday; 426-4533.

St Rose of Lima Christmas Boutique continues, 10 am–7 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, see December 5 details.

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, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see December 5 details.

Sunday, December 7

St Rose of Lima Christmas Boutique continues, 8 am–2 pm, St Rose Parish Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, see December 5 details.

“A Holiday Gathering at Home,” 10 am–4 pm, 4 Old Green Road, see December 5 details.

Holiday Books & Gifts Sale, 11 am–5 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, see December 6 details.

23rd Annual Holiday Festival, 11 am–5 pm, locations on and around Main Street, $15, $25 family (one adult & up to four children), $5 ballet or play only, tours of four historic homes, gingerbread house contest, photos with Santa, crafts, Festival of Trees, Victorian Tea, Holiday Boutique, Nutcracker Suite (12 and 1:30 pm), original play ‘Twas (4 and 5:30) and more; 270-4335.

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

Newtown Choral Society Winter Concert, 4 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, $9, $7 seniors & ages 12 and under, performance of Rheinberger’s Der Stern von Bethlehem (The Star of Bethlehem), also songs of celebration from US & Europe; 426-4430.