Expect an actioned packed holiday weekend in Cornwall starting with farmers markets on Saturday morning. It should be some good damp weather for the Cornwall Conservation Trust’s Annual Mushroom Walk to get some local perspective on all things fungi. Also on Saturday Local author, Mark Scarbrough will be launching his new book via zoom.
The esteemed Housatonic Camera Club will be holding an opening reception on Sunday at the UCC Parish house. Also on the calendar for Sunday is the weekly Black Lives Matter Vigil on the Cornwall Bridge Green. Sunday culminates with the Great Cornwall Apple Bake Off Benefitting the Cornwall Food Pantry! Join award-winning food editor/stylist Stephana Bottom as she moderates three all-star Cornwall master bakers in a Zoom bake-off of their best apple recipes. Celebrated culinary wizards Susie Lily Ott, Susan Saccardi, and Frances Boswell will surprise, delight, and educate a hungry Cornwall audience. Finally, a zoom lecture titled Torrington Revealed with the Torrington Historical Society where the origins of the towns of Cornwall and Torrington will be compared and contrasted prior to delving into Torrington‘s development as a small city.
There are only a couple more days left to register for next week’s Run & Wag 5k, which benefits the Little Guild, so register today!
Weekend Events List
Park & Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library
Director-Jennifer Markow- (860) 672-4071 3rd Monday of month, except as noted* 6:30 p.m except as noted* Cornwall Library, Hybrid/Zoom/In Person
Cornwall, CT 06753 United States
Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Town Hall
4th Monday except as noted * 7:00 p.m. – on Zoom and/or in person Town Hall Meeting Room
Cornwall, CT 06753 United States
Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House
Tuesday, April 22nd Community/Senior Breakfast UCC Parish House @ 9:00 a.m. MUST RSVP by April 20th to park.recreation@cornwallct.gov or call/text 860-480-0600
Cornwall, CT 06753
Celebrate Earth Day: “Sacred Nature” by Karen Armstrong Book Discussion – Library
Celebrate Earth Day, April 22 at noon at the Cornwall Library. Katie Freygang will lead a discussion of the book Sacred Nature by Karen Armstrong, This book reassembles ecological wisdom[...]
Cornwall, CT 06753 United States
Economic Development Commission – Library
4th Tuesday at 7:30pm (except as noted*) On Zoom and/or in person at Cornwall Library
Cornwall, CT 06753 United States
Clean Up Cornwall
Clean Up Cornwall Partner with C & M Carting Get out & Clean up the roads near you &/or your favorite trails in Cornwall. Trash bags, safety vests, & a[...]
Hike with Naturalists – Rattlesnake Preserve
On Saturday April 26 at 10am Terry Burke and Deb Bennett will be taking people around the Rattlesnake Preserve for a seasonal survey of flora and fauna. No dogs during[...]
West Cornwall, CT 06796 United States
Storytime with Rita Delgado – Library
Storytime with Rita Delgado: Saturday, April 26th from 10:30am until noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita.
Cornwall, CT 06753 United States
Gardener’s Lab: Apple Tree Workshop – Ridgway Farm
Meet Gordon and Ian Ridgway for a hands on exploration of grafting and planting Cornwall's heritage apple trees. 142 Town Street. Free. RSVP by Wednesday, April 23. RSVP to: cornwallgardenclub1@gmail.com
West Cornwall, Connecticut 06796
