Monroe Weekend Planner: Oct 24-26

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Monroe

Friday, Oct. 24

• Monroe Demonologist Lorraine Warren’s ‘All Hallow’s Lecture’ at Shelton High School, 6:30 p.m, $15

Saturday, October 25

• Monroe Elementary’s 36th Annual Great Pumpkin Fair, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Open to all.
• Jesse McCord Lewis Scholarship Fundraiser, 7-11 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 25

• Trick or Trunk Event for Project Warmth this Weekend, 3-5 p.m.

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Bethel

Bethel’s Imagination Art Walk is Oct. 3-31. Click here for details.

Friday, Oct. 24

• Bethel Historical Society Ghost Tour with storyteller extraordinaire Marty Bishop, 6:30 p.m., 1842 Second Meeting House, hot cider and snacks in the Eleanor and Darius Sutton room after hour-long tour, reservations requested (203) 743-5893. $12 non-members, $10 members, $6 children 5 - 12.

Saturday, October 25

• Trick or Treat Street Halloween Bash, downtown Bethel. Magic Show by Danny Diamond at 1 p.m. in the Municipal Center G.P. Room. Halloween Bash on front lawn of Municipal Center and Trick or Treating along Greenwood Ave.
• Sacred Oath record singing & performance at Disc & Dat, 2-4 p.m.
• Bee U Learning Center Open House & Ice Cream Social, 12-2 p.m. Come learn more about the school and meet the teachers while enjoying Rita’s Italian Ice. Bee U Learnign Center is located at 15 Park Lawn Dr, Bethel. Call (203) 798-0015 for more information.

Sunday, Oct. 26

• Pizzeria Lauretano Jazz Night, 6 p.m., Lalo Conversano & Brass Joy, $15 - great jazz from Italy!
• Stony Hill Four Corners Annual Firehouse Fundraising Pancake Breakfast, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Stony Hill Fire House, 59 Stony Hill Rd., Bethel

Brookfield

Friday, Oct. 24

• Bingo Night at St. Joseph School, doors open at 5:30 p.m., games begin at 6 pm
• Light the Night Kid’s Event at First Assembly of Brookfield, 6-9 p.m, games, treats & more!

Sunday, Oct. 26

• 23rd Annual Brookfield Family Chiropractic 5K Halloween Run, 10 a.m., Brookfield Municipal Center

Danbury

Friday, Oct. 24

• Harvest Dinner at Tarrywile Mansion, 6-10 p.m., $65 per person, call 203-744-3130 to R.S.V.P. by Oct. 10 www.tarrywile.com
• Family and Children’s Aid of Danbury (FCA) book signing with Todd Brewster, 7 p.m.at the Playmakers Village, 80 West Street, Danbury

Saturday, Oct. 25

• Pumpkin Patch Trains at Danbury Railway Museum,10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $10
• Irish Cultural Center Presents Celtic New Year, 7-11 p.m.
• Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Palace Theater Danbury, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 26

• Pumpkin Patch Trains at Danbury Railway Museum, 12:30-3:30 p.m., $10
• OcTORAHfest Danbury - a Feast of Jewish Learning, 2-5:30- p.m., Free afternoon of Jewish Learning, The Matrix

Newtown

Saturday, Oct. 25

• Jesse Lewis Memorial Scholarship Dinner, 7-11 p.m.
• Castle Hill Farm Corn Maze, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 8.50 per person, 3 & under free
• Newtown Historical Society’s Haunted Ghost Walk & Candlelight Tour of the Matthew Curtiss House. Walk begins at 44 Main Street. Walks start at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and will last about 1 hour. Advance registration is required by e-mailing bkwilsonhistory@yahoo.com and a fee of $5/person or $15/family is payable at the event.
• 4th Annual Sandy Hook Village Halloween Walk, downtown Sandy Hook, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Connecticut Spokebenders Wheelchair Basketball Team Weekend-Long Tournament

Sunday, Oct. 26

• St. Rose of Lima 2014 5K Run & Walkathon
• Castle Hill Farm Corn Maze, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 8.50 per person, 3 & under free
• Stony Hill Four Corners Annual Firehouse Fundraising Pancake Breakfast, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Stony Hill Fire House, 59 Stony Hill Rd., Bethel
• Connecticut Spokebenders Wheelchair Basketball Team Weekend-Long Tournament

Ridgefield

Friday, Oct. 24

• Friends of Ridgefield Library Fall Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Ridgefield Library, Ridgefieldlibrary.org
• Autumn Dinner, 7 p.m., 203-438-5555, ridgefieldvna.org
• Charlie Daniels Band, 8 p.m., $110/$95, 203- 438-5795,ridgefieldplayhouse.org

Saturday, Oct. 25

• Friends of Ridgefield Library Fall Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ridgefield Library, Ridgefieldlibrary.org
• Robin Trower, 8 p.m., $65, 203-438-5795,ridgefieldplayhouse.org

Sunday, Oct. 26

• Friends of Ridgefield Library Fall Book Sale, 12 to 5 p.m., Ridgefield Library, Ridgefieldlibrary.org
• Peter Parley School, open house, West Lane and Route 35, 1 to 4
• Jazz Masters, Ken Peplowski, clarinet and Ted Rosenthal, piano, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sarah’s Wine Bar, 20 West Lane, $22 cover/$15 minimum
• Adrian Belew Power Trio, 8 p.m., $35, Ridgefield Playhouse, 203-438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org

Shelton

Friday, Oct. 24

• Monroe Demonologist Lorraine Warren’s ‘All Hallow’s Lecture’ at Shelton High School, 6:30 p.m, $15

Saturday, October 25

• Monroe Elementary’s 36th Annual Great Pumpkin Fair, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Open to all.
• Jesse McCord Lewis Scholarship Fundraiser, 7-11 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 25

• Trick or Trunk Event for Project Warmth this Weekend, 3-5 p.m.

Weston-Redding-Easton

Friday, Oct. 24

• 2nd Annual Halloween Hayride at Warrup’s Farm, Redding. Hayride, maze, farm animals, pick your own pumpkin, $9 per child over the age of 2 with an accompanying adult, no charge for the accompanying adult or children under age 2. MUST register and pay in full in advance. Warrup’s Farm, 11 John Read Road, Redding, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Click here to register.

Saturday, Oct. 25

• Redding’s Trunk or Treat Street, 3 - 5 pm., parking lot of Redding Community Center. Volunteers decorate cars and hand out candy. Children dress up and “trick or treat” from car to car. All ages are welcome. Cost to attend is one bag of individually wrapped candy per child. Register online to help estimate headcount. Walk-ins are welcome. More info: lmayper@optonline.net
• Redding Trick or Treat Street, $10 per child, entrance is from 6-7 p.m. sharp from RES kindergarten wing entrance, park at Community Center parking lot. Families with a pre-schooler may enter early between 5:30- 5:55 p.m.
• Pumpkin Patch Trains at Danbury Railway Museum,10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., $10
• Trick or Treat Street Halloween Bash, downtown Bethel. Magic Show by Danny Diamond at 1 p.m. in the Municipal Center G.P. Room. Halloween Bash on front lawn of Municipal Center and Trick or Treating along Greenwood Ave.

Wilton

Friday, Oct. 24

• Wilton Reads Reception, 6-8 p.m., Wilton Library. Information: 203-762-3950 or wiltonlibrary.org.

Saturday, Oct. 25

• Minecraft Club, 10-noon, Wilton Library. Information: 203-762-3950 orwiltonlibrary.org.
• Lambert Corner Walking Tour, 11 a.m. Information: wiltonhistorical.org, 203-762-7257.
• Free Halloween Family Portraits, 11:30-2:30, Town Green Gazebo, Old Ridgefield Road with Photographer Andrea Topalian. Information: wiltonchamber.com or 203-762-0567.
• Pumpkin Parade and Trick-or-Treating, noon-2, Wilton Center. Parade begins at noon; pets welcome. wiltonchamber.com or 203-762-0567.

Sunday, Oct. 26

• Halloween Hustle 5K, 9 a.m., Town Green Gazebo, Old Ridgefield Road. Check-in at 9, race stars at 10. Come in costume. $30/adults, $10/children includes T-shirt. Information: wiltonchamber.comor 203-762-0567.
• Fall Antiques Market, 9-5, Wilton High School Field House. $10 admission. Information: wiltonhistorical.org, 203-762-7257.
• Scarecrow Scamper Kids Run, Merwin Meadows Pavilion. Begins directly after Halloween Hustle. Entry fee: $10, includes pumpkin medal. Information:wiltonchamber.com or 203-762-0567.
• Candlelight Concert, 4-5:30, Wilton Congregational Church, 70 Ridgefield Road. Ticket information: 203-762-3401 or candlelightconcerts.org.

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