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Educational
Events
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AARP HomeFit Program
FONS is partnering with AARP in promoting the AARP HomeFit Program: smart ways to help you live safely and comfortably in your home by helping identify a range of household […]
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Home Downsizing Workshop: Your Children Don’t Want It. What Can You Do? (Zoom Meeting)
We hear it every day, and it’s happening all over America. In this session, Mike will give you 15 tips designed not only to help you deal with your “stuff”, but hopefully help you make some good money when selling it. Please click here to register to receive the Zoom link. Monday, January 26 at 6:00 […]
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FONS April Roundtable
Newtown Senior Center 8 Simpson, Newtown, CT, United StatesSeniors' Perspective on Newtown Housing. Join the discussion on what seniors need, want and wish for in housing. Discussion will be led by Joan Alexander, FONS Board Member and local […]
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Out of Rushmore’s Shadow – C.H. Booth Library Historical Programs
C. H. Booth Library 25 Main Street, Newtown, CT, United StatesIn this 45-minute special presentation for the entire family, storyteller Lou Del Bianco portrays his grandfather, Luigi Del Bianco, and talks about his unsung contribution as chief carver on our […]
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Newtown in the American Revolution presented by Town Historian Ben Cruson – C.H. Booth Library Historical Programs
C. H. Booth Library 25 Main Street, Newtown, CT, United StatesFrom a 1775 patriot raid to disarm loyalists to the hanging of a traitor, Newtown was the scene of some fascinating but little-known events during the revolution. Join Town Historian […]
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Celebrate American History Through Folksong with Derek Piotr – C.H. Booth Library Historical Programs
C. H. Booth Library 25 Main Street, Newtown, CT, United StatesThe Derek Piotr Fieldwork Archive contains over 1,500 audio recordings made from March 2020 onward, and preserves diverse representations of folklife; ballads, hymns, tales, poems, children’s songs, and interviews among […]
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Newtown Health Fair
Newtown Congregational Church 14 West Street, Newtown, CTThis FREE event is focused on the health and wellness of our community, and we are looking forward to seeing residents come out to this year’s Health Fair. This year […]
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A Purposeful Life: Finding Meaning and Direction at Every Age presentation
Newtown Community Center 8 Simpson Street, Newtown, CTAppropriate for all ages 13-100 What does it mean to live a purposeful life, and how does that question change across the different seasons of adulthood? In this interactive evening, Bradley Wright, Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut and founder of the Life Purpose Lab, will draw on his research on purpose, meaning, […]