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April 7 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Cornwall Agricultural Advisory Commission – Town Hall

Cornwall Town Hall 24-26 Pine Street, Cornwall

1st Monday at 7:30pm, except as noted Town Hall

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35 events found.
  • April 2025

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2 events, 1
7:00 pm
Inland Wetlands Agency Meeting – Hybrid/Town Hall
April 1 @ 7:00 pm EDT
Inland Wetlands Agency Meeting – Hybrid/Town Hall

1st Tuesday - 7:00 p.m., except as noted* Zoom/Hybrid/ or in person -Town Hall

7:30 pm
Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library
April 1 @ 7:30 pm EDT
Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library

Clerk: Jane Hall - (860) 672-4959 1st and 3rd Tuesday of month 7:30pm Hybrid/Zoom/ In Person – Cornwall Library Unless otherwise changed by the Board of Selectmen

2 events, 2
4:00 pm
Board of Education Meeting – CCS
April 2 @ 4:00 pm EDT
Board of Education Meeting – CCS

Clerk-Annie Kosciusko- (860) 672-2939 ext.3 1st Wednesday of month (Except January 15th) 4:00 p.m. CCS Library or on Zoom if indicated

4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
First Class: Beginners’ Tai Chi
April 2 @ 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm EDT
First Class: Beginners’ Tai Chi

Beginners’ Tai Chi Wednesdays, from 4:45 to 5:45 P.M., town hall. First class April 2. $15/class (first class free.) More information from Dave at 672-6726 or davidcolbert7@gmail.com.

1 event, 3
7:00 pm
Republican Town Committee Meeting – Library
April 3 @ 7:00 pm EDT
Republican Town Committee Meeting – Library

The Cornwall Republican Town Committee will hold a meeting on April 3rd to select delegates for the state central convention at 7:00 pm at the Cornwall Library.

0 events, 4
3 events, 5
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor – Library
April 5 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor – Library

Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor, April 5, 12 and 19 from 10:00 until 11:30. $75 includes all 3 Saturday sessions – payable to the instructor at [Read More...]

5:00 pm
Community Information: Community Health & Wellness – Library
April 5 @ 5:00 pm EDT
Community Information: Community Health & Wellness – Library

Community Information: April 5, 5pm. Community Health & Wellness is the only federally qualified health center (FQHC) in the far Northwest Corner of CT. Nobody is turned away. Staff from [Read More...]

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2 events, 6
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
“To Welcome Spring: A Show of Kinetic, Textile and Graphic Arts” Opening Reception – UCC Parish House
April 6 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT
“To Welcome Spring: A Show of Kinetic, Textile and Graphic Arts” Opening Reception – UCC Parish House

At the UCC Parish House, "To Welcome Spring: A Show of Kinetic, Textile and Graphic Arts" by Susan Hellmann and Richard Griggs, April 6-May 15. The Opening Reception will be [Read More...]

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Spring Celebration – Foote Field
April 6 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Spring Celebration – Foote Field

Sunday, April 6th Spring Celebration 1-2pm @ Foote Field (rain or shine event) Hop on over to decorate eggs, make slime with Makayla, take a picture with the Park and [Read More...]

1 event, 7
7:30 pm
Cornwall Agricultural Advisory Commission – Town Hall
April 7 @ 7:30 pm EDT
Cornwall Agricultural Advisory Commission – Town Hall

1st Monday at 7:30pm, except as noted Town Hall

3 events, 8
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Community/Senior Lunch UCC – Parish House
April 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Community/Senior Lunch UCC – Parish House

Tuesday, April 8th Community/Senior Lunch UCC Parish House @ 12:00p.m. MUST RSVP by April 6th to park.recreation@cornwallct.gov or call/text 860-480-0600

5:00 pm
Wastewater Management Project In West Cornwall Village Construction Committee Meeting – Hybrid/Library
April 8 @ 5:00 pm EDT
Wastewater Management Project In West Cornwall Village Construction Committee Meeting – Hybrid/Library

2nd Tuesday of month at 5:00pm (except as noted*) Hybrid/Zoom/In Person – Cornwall Library

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0 events, 9
1 event, 10
7:00 pm
Board of Finance – Zoom
April 10 @ 7:00 pm EDT
Board of Finance – Zoom

Clerk-Barbara Herbst – (860) 672-2707 3rd Thursday of month, except as noted *   at 7:00 p.m., Zoom or in person meetings

2 events, 11
7:00 pm
Budget Hearing – Library/Hybrid
April 11 @ 7:00 pm EDT
Budget Hearing – Library/Hybrid

The Budget Hearing will be on April 11, 7:00 pm, at the Cornwall Library & Hybrid on Zoom.   4.7.25_FY '26 Budget proposal_view   4.7.25_FY '26 Budget proposal_print

7:00 pm
Evening Songs and Stories of Frogs and Salamanders – Welles Preserve
April 11 @ 7:00 pm EDT
Evening Songs and Stories of Frogs and Salamanders – Welles Preserve

On Friday April 11 at 7pm at Welles Preserve we are pleased to offer this unique presentation: The Songs and Stories of Frogs and Salamanders in our wetlands and vernal [Read More...]

1 event, 12
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor – Library
April 12 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor – Library

Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor, April 5, 12 and 19 from 10:00 until 11:30. $75 includes all 3 Saturday sessions – payable to the instructor at [Read More...]

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0 events, 14
1 event, 15
7:30 pm
Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library
April 15 @ 7:30 pm EDT
Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library

Clerk: Jane Hall - (860) 672-4959 1st and 3rd Tuesday of month 7:30pm Hybrid/Zoom/ In Person – Cornwall Library Unless otherwise changed by the Board of Selectmen

1 event, 16
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House
April 16 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House

Wednesday, April 16th Community Social Hour 3:00-4:00 pm Just drop by UCC Parish House for snack and drinks with friends

1 event, 17
9:00 am
Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom
April 17 @ 9:00 am EDT
Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom

3rd Thursday of month, except as noted* at 9:00 a.m. on Zoom (In person at Cornwall Library in March and November)     

0 events, 18
2 events, 19
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor – Library
April 19 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor – Library

Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor, April 5, 12 and 19 from 10:00 until 11:30. $75 includes all 3 Saturday sessions – payable to the instructor at [Read More...]

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Opening Reception: Works on Paper by Sari Goodfriend and Eddie Watkins – Library
April 19 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
Opening Reception: Works on Paper by Sari Goodfriend and Eddie Watkins – Library

Art Opening: Traces, Places and Faces: Works on Paper by Sari Goodfriend and Eddie Watkins. Opening reception April 19 at 5pm. While Sari’s professional photography consists mostly of portraits and [Read More...]

0 events, 20
2 events, 21
6:30 pm
Park & Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library
April 21 @ 6:30 pm EDT
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

7:00 pm
Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Town Hall
April 21 @ 7:00 pm EDT
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

3 events, 22
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House
April 22 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT
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

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Celebrate Earth Day: “Sacred Nature” by Karen Armstrong Book Discussion – Library
April 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
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 [Read More...]

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0 events, 24
0 events, 25
4 events, 26
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Storytime with Rita Delgado – Library
April 26 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT
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.

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Gardener’s Lab: Apple Tree Workshop – Ridgway Farm
April 26 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
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

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4 events, 27
2025-04-27
*NEW DATE* Clean Up Cornwall
*NEW DATE* Clean Up Cornwall
April 27
*NEW DATE* 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 [Read More...]

10:00 am - 11:00 am
RESCHEDULED – Hike with Naturalists – Rattlesnake Preserve
April 27 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
RESCHEDULED – Hike with Naturalists – Rattlesnake Preserve

RESCHEDULED TO SUNDAY, APRIL 27 AT 10AM On Sunday, April 27 at 10am Terry Burke and Deb Bennett will be taking people around the Rattlesnake Preserve for a seasonal survey [Read More...]

12:00 pm
The Second Person: Poetry Workshop with Phillis Levin – Library
April 27 @ 12:00 pm EDT
The Second Person: Poetry Workshop with Phillis Levin – Library

The Second Person: Poetry Workshop with Phillis Levin, April 27 at noon. In this workshop students will explore the power of direct address in poetry. The act of speaking to [Read More...]

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1 event, 28
5:00 pm
Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library
April 28 @ 5:00 pm EDT
Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library

Last Monday of month (except as noted*) At 5:00pm Hybrid/Zoom/In Person at Library   January 6* via Zoom February 24 March 24 April 28 May  TBD* June 23 July 28 [Read More...]

1 event, 29
2025-04-29
CCS Kindergarten Registration
CCS Kindergarten Registration
April 29
CCS Kindergarten Registration

CCS Kindergarten Registration for the 2025-2026 school year will be held on Tuesday, April 29, and Wednesday, April 30, for children born between January 1 and August 31, 2020. Please [Read More...]

1 event, 30
2025-04-30
CCS Kindergarten Registration
CCS Kindergarten Registration
April 30
CCS Kindergarten Registration

CCS Kindergarten Registration for the 2025-2026 school year will be held on Tuesday, April 29, and Wednesday, April 30, for children born between January 1 and August 31, 2020. Please [Read More...]

0 events, 1
0 events, 2
4 events, 3
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Hike the Day Preserve
May 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
Hike the Day Preserve

On Saturday, May 3 at 10 am, Fiona Ocain and Terry Burke will lead an introductory hike on the Day Preserve. Meet at the entrance between The Little Guild and [Read More...]

10:00 am - 11:30 am
Birds, Blooms, and Butterflies Multi-Media with Collette Hurst – Library
May 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
Birds, Blooms, and Butterflies Multi-Media with Collette Hurst – Library

Art Class: BIRDS, BLOOMS AND BUTTERFLIES MULTI-MEDIA with Collette Hurst. Saturdays – May 3, 10, and 17 (10 am to 11:30 am) This class is being offered free of charge due [Read More...]

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April 1
April 1 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Inland Wetlands Agency Meeting – Hybrid/Town Hall

April 1 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library

April 2
April 2 @ 4:00 pm EDT

Board of Education Meeting – CCS

April 2 @ 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm EDT

First Class: Beginners’ Tai Chi

April 3
April 3 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Republican Town Committee Meeting – Library

Notice
There are no events on this day.
April 5
April 5 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor – Library

April 5 @ 5:00 pm EDT

Community Information: Community Health & Wellness – Library

+ 1 More
April 6
April 6 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT

“To Welcome Spring: A Show of Kinetic, Textile and Graphic Arts” Opening Reception – UCC Parish House

April 6 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Spring Celebration – Foote Field

April 7
April 7 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Cornwall Agricultural Advisory Commission – Town Hall

April 8
April 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Community/Senior Lunch UCC – Parish House

April 8
April 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Community/Senior Lunch UCC – Parish House

April 8 @ 5:00 pm EDT

Wastewater Management Project In West Cornwall Village Construction Committee Meeting – Hybrid/Library

+ 1 More
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April 10
April 10 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Board of Finance – Zoom

April 11
April 11 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Budget Hearing – Library/Hybrid

April 11 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Evening Songs and Stories of Frogs and Salamanders – Welles Preserve

April 12
April 12 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor – Library

Notice
There are no events on this day.
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There are no events on this day.
April 15
April 15 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library

April 16
April 16 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House

April 17
April 17 @ 9:00 am EDT

Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom

Notice
There are no events on this day.
April 19
April 19 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Art class with Collette Hurst: Paint Spring in Watercolor – Library

April 19 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT

Opening Reception: Works on Paper by Sari Goodfriend and Eddie Watkins – Library

Notice
There are no events on this day.
April 21
April 21 @ 6:30 pm EDT

Park & Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library

April 21 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Town Hall

April 22
April 22 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT

Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House

April 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Celebrate Earth Day: “Sacred Nature” by Karen Armstrong Book Discussion – Library

+ 1 More
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April 26
April 26 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Storytime with Rita Delgado – Library

April 26 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

Gardener’s Lab: Apple Tree Workshop – Ridgway Farm

+ 2 More
April 27
All day

*NEW DATE* Clean Up Cornwall

April 27 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT

RESCHEDULED – Hike with Naturalists – Rattlesnake Preserve

April 27 @ 12:00 pm EDT

The Second Person: Poetry Workshop with Phillis Levin – Library

+ 1 More
April 28
April 28 @ 5:00 pm EDT

Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library

April 29
All day

CCS Kindergarten Registration

April 30
All day

CCS Kindergarten Registration

Notice
There are no events on this day.
Notice
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May 3
May 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am EDT

Hike the Day Preserve

May 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Birds, Blooms, and Butterflies Multi-Media with Collette Hurst – Library

+ 2 More
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