22nd Annual Spring Bird Walk

The 22nd Annual Spring Bird Walk led by Art Gingert and Jean Bouteiller on Saturday, May 8 at 7 A.M. Limited to 12 participants -- first-time birders are welcome! Bring binoculars, wear waterproof shoes and take tick precautions. **Please bring a mask and do not wear white. Rain date, Sunday, May 9. Call Art at [Read More...]

Book Signing with Vicki Kinsella at The Wish House

The Wish House 413 Sharon Goshen Turnpike, West Cornwall, CT, United States

Fresh air book signing at the Wish House with Author Vicki Kinsella and her bilingual Spanish/English book which also doubles as a coloring book for young children. Come Look Up with Me was inspired by my appreciation for this life, our differences, our similarities and our precious time on this earth, which can not be [Read More...]

Farming in the Northwest Corner: Education, Economics and Ecology – Zoom

Virtual

Free. On Zoom. Registration required. Did you know that the Ag program at the High School is called the Housatonic Valley Agriscience and Technology Program and it offers courses in Animal Science, Engineering and Mechanics, Food Science, Natural Resources and the Environment, and Plant Sciences/Horticulture?  Did you know that approximately half of all students at [Read More...]

The Beautiful Birds and Beasts of Cornwall: An illustrated talk by Larry Master – Zoom

Virtual

The Beautiful Birds and Beasts of Cornwall: An illustrated talk by Larry Master - Conservation Biologist, Zoologist, and Photographer.  Sponsored by the Cornwall Library and the Cornwall Conservation Trust Free. On Zoom. Registration required. Larry Master is a conservation biologist, a zoologist, and long-time photographer. After doctoral and post-doctoral studies at the University of Michigan, he spent [Read More...]

Guided Walk at Beaver Ponds on upper Town Street

A guided walk to beaver ponds on upper Town Street as a follow up to The Beautiful Birds and Beasts of Cornwall with Larry Master: Saturday, May 15th at from 9am - 11:30am. Please see the Cornwall Conservation Trust website, https://www.cornwallconservationtrust.org, for details and pre-registration. Limited to 8. Covid rules require masks and distancing. Tick [Read More...]

Verdi Opera Talk: Un Ballo in Maschera by Jeffrey Engel – Zoom

Virtual

Music historian Jeffrey Engel, of West Cornwall, will present a Live Zoom lecture through the Bloomfield Public Library. Verdi’s “Ballo” is about the assassination of a Head of State. This is no laughing matter. Nevertheless, the opera is sprinkled with characters getting the giggles and the chuckles. Jeffrey Engel will detail the background of “Un [Read More...]