Cornwall CT

Kids Beginner Basic ASL Classes - Town Hall
2026-01-23 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Cornwall Town Hall, 24-26 Pine Street, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
Kids ASL Grade 1-6 Beginner Basic ASL Classes after school at town hall. Friday 3:30-4:30 for 4 4-week session. This is a fantastic opportunity for our young learners to develop a new skill, enhance their communication abilities, and connect with the Deaf community. Limited space available. Please sign up on cornwallparkrec.org.

Pickle Ball - CCS
2026-01-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Cornwall Consolidated School, 5 Cream Hill Road, West Cornwall, CT, 06796
Thursday, Jan 8th (8 weeks) Pickle ball at Cornwall Consolidated School 6-8pm. Adults 18+, Three courts-nets, balls provided. Paddles available for use.
Note: Holidays and school cancellations or early closings there will be NO pickleball.

Book Discussion: "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt - Library
2026-01-22 17:30 - 18:30 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
“The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt argues that the rise of smartphones and social media since the early 2010s has caused a dramatic decline in youth mental health, creating an “epidemic of mental illness”. The book links this to a “great rewiring of childhood,” where a shift from a play-based to a phone-based childhood has led to increased anxiety, depression, and loneliness, while reducing real-world social skills, independence, and resilience. Haidt proposes solutions for parents, schools, and tech companies, including delaying smartphone access and increasing unstructured play. Eiseley Kotchoubey and Margaret Haske will run the discussion. Registration is requested at cornwalllibrary.org.

Community Social Hour - UCC Parish House
2026-01-21 14:00 - 15:00 | UCC Parish House, 8 Bolton Hill Road, Cornwall, CT, 06753
Just drop by UCC Parish House for a snack and drinks with friends.

Board of Selectmen Meeting - Hybrid/Library
2026-01-20 19:30, 2026-01-06 19:30 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
Clerk: Jane Hall – (860) 672-4959
1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month
7:30pm Hybrid/Zoom & In Person – Cornwall Library
Unless otherwise changed by the Board of Selectmen

Ice Skating - Hotchkiss School
2026-01-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-03 19:00 - 20:00
Saturday, Jan 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th. NOT on 31st
Hotchkiss Ice Skating 7-8pm Ice skating at Hotchkiss school. Mars Athletic Center. Must wear hat or helmet. Skating only, no pucks or hockey sticks allowed. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Art Opening: Peter Gerakaris, "Oculus Serenade" - Library
2026-01-17 16:00 - 18:00 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
In his latest exhibition entitled Oculus Serenade, Peter D. Gerakaris’s selection of vibrant tondo paintings literally and figuratively focus the gaze on our wondrous natural world, merging microcosmic and macrocosmic apertures. As luminous portals, the works present motifs such as endangered botanicals, exotic avian species, topographical forms, and aquatic life — which the artist has experienced firsthand whether trekking in semi-tropical jungles, scuba diving amongst fragile coral reefs, or hiking along the Housatonic in Cornwall. These oculi reverberate like stereographic, kaleidoscopic lenses that meld nature and culture.
Having favored the tondo format for over two decades, Gerakaris’s exhibit orbits around a hand-painted, original 4ft diameter “Orchid Oculus Tondo.” This painting evokes a dreamlike cosmos where viewers encounter endangered Amazona Versicolor Parrots (from St. Lucia) and larger-than-life tropical orchids flowing amongst rhythmic foliage. With a harmonious compositional layout, the meticulously-layered elements are hand-painted with a call-and-response process over an initial background where the artist allows chance spills, drips, and dyes to remain exposed — an approach likened to “visual jazz” by curator Simon Watson.
Meanwhile, a set of four smaller “satellite” works on paper float in a constellation around the larger tondo. These “Oculus Reprise” works are each uniquely hand-embellished print versions based on larger parent paintings. Using a matrix of cutting-edge digital scanning and photographic technology to capture the original paintings — an aperture-based process befitting of these aperture-esque artworks — Gerakaris then transforms the imagery into smaller archival pigment prints on fine art paper, over which he painstakingly hand-applies new details with gouache, acrylic, and iridescent paints, sometimes collaging and cutting out shallow relief, or hand-gilding with precious metallic leaf over the surface.
American interdisciplinary artist Peter D. Gerakaris creates vibrant paintings, public installations, origami sculptures, & mosaics that engage nature-culture themes through a global lens. Currently based in Cornwall CT, he was raised a free-range child in New Hampshire and later maintained a NYC studio for nearly two decades. Gerakaris earned a BFA from Cornell University and an MFA from Hunter College where he received the Tony Smith Prize.
The work will be on display until February 28th.

Adult Charcuterie Board Class - UCC Parish House
2026-01-17 11:00 - 13:00 | UCC Parish House, 8 Bolton Hill Road, Cornwall, CT, 06753
Adult Charcuterie Board Class: Create your own charcuterie board at UCC Parish House on January 17 from 11am-1pm. Sign up on corwallparkrec.org by Jan 14th. Cost is $25/per person, all food and instruction included.

Art Class with Collette Hurst: Pastels for Beginners - Library
2026-01-17 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-01-10 10:00 - 11:30 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
Saturdays – January 10, 17, and 24 (10 am to 11:30 am). Try the art medium of pastels and experiment with vibrant colors and quick painting and drawing time. Beginner class providing presentation of different types of pastels and supplies, and techniques to achieve a variety of landscape painting effects. Supplies will be available at the class if you do not already have them. This class is being offered free of charge due to a grant from the Joelle Sander Memorial Fund. Registration is required at cornwalllibrary.org. Maximum Participants 8. In order to ensure maximum use of the grant, please be sure you are available to attend all 3 dates as space is very limited.

Board of Finance Meeting - Zoom or In Person
2026-01-15 19:00
Clerk-Barbara Herbst – (860) 672-2707
3rd Thursday of month, except as noted *
at 7:00 p.m., Zoom or in person meetings
January 15
February 19
March 19
April 9*
May 7*
June 18
July 16
August 20
September 17
October 15
November 19
December 17

Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting - Zoom or In Person
2026-01-15 09:00 - 10:00
3rd Thursday of month, except as noted*
at 9:00 a.m. on Zoom (In person at Cornwall
Library in March and November)
January 15
February (No meeting)
March 19 In Person
April 16
May 21
June 18
July 16
August 20
September 17
October 15
November 19 – In person
December (No meeting)

Planning & Zoning Meeting - Hybrid/Library
2026-01-13 19:00 | Zoom, United States
Clerk-Spencer Musselman- (860) 672-4957
Planning & Zoning Commission
2nd Tuesday -7:00 p.m. Except as noted***
Zoom/Hybrid/or in person – Cornwall Library

P&Z Meeting - Library
2026-01-13 19:00 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
The regular P&Z Meeting on January 13 at 7:00 in the Library will include an in-person public hearing on an amendment to reduce the lot size requirement in West Cornwall.

Waste Water Management Project Meeting - Hybrid/Library
2026-01-13 17:00
2nd Tuesday of month at 5:00pm
Hybrid/Zoom/In Person – Cornwall Library
January 13
February 10
March 10
April 14
May 12
June 9
July 14
August 11
Septembers
October 13
November 10
Decembers

Community/Senior Lunch - UCC Parish House
2026-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 | UCC Parish House, 8 Bolton Hill Road, Cornwall, CT, 06753
MUST RSVP by Jan 9th to park.recreation@cornwallct.gov or call/text Bethaney Mastrocola (860) 419-5337

Park and Recreation Meeting - Hybrid/Library
2026-01-12 18:30 | Zoom, United States
Director-Bethany Mastrocola- (860) 672-4071
3rd Monday of month, except as noted*
6:30 p.m
Cornwall Library, Hybrid/Zoom & In Person
January 12 at 6:30*
February 9 at 6:30*
March 16
April 20
May 18
June 15
July 20
August 17
September 21
October 19
November 16
December 21

Author talk: John Seabrook, "The Spinach King" - Library
2026-01-10 16:00 - 18:00 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
John Seabrook will discuss his book “The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty, ” which was chosen by the New York Times as one of the top 10 notable books for 2025. The book chronicles the history of his family’s frozen vegetable empire, Seabrook Farms, exploring its rise as an agricultural giant and its eventual collapse due to corruption, family betrayal, and dark secrets.
John Seabrook is a longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, where his writing on technology, music and culture has been widely anthologized. He is also the author of six books, including “Nobrow: The Culture of Marketing, The Marketing of Culture”; the best-selling “The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory”; “Flash of Genius” which was the basis for the film starring Greg Kinnear and Lauren Graham; and the recently published memoir “The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty. He and his wife, Lisa Reed, and their two children live in Brooklyn and Vermont.
Seabrook will be in conversation with Ledlie Laughlin. Ledlie and John have known one another since their youth, when the Seabrook’s moved to “Nimrod North” in South Woodstock, VT. Ledlie is an Episcopal priest who recently retired after leading churches in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, PA, and beyond. He has a mix of interests – practicing Zen Buddhism, reading poetry, learning and telling tales about colorful characters among his ancestors. With deep family roots in Cornwall, Ledlie and (his wife) Sarah recently moved to Redding, CT, where they spend time with grandchildren and explore nearby woods and trails.
Books will be available for sale and signing. Registration is required at cornwalllibrary.org.

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado - Library
2026-01-10 10:30 - 12:00 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, January 10 and Saturday, January 31. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita.

Hart Preserve Hike
2026-01-10 10:00 - 11:00
Announcing a new 2026 roster of hikes to showcase our preserves on the second Saturday of every month at 10 a.m.
The First will be January 10 at the Hart Preserve, towards the end of Cherry Hill Road, hosted by Matt Petrillo and Terry Burke. This is a lovely .75 mile walk though fields, meadows and woods with a moderate incline to stunning view of the Housatonic River Valley. Possible critter tracking ID included.

LEGO Club - Library
2026-01-09 17:00 - 18:00 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
Calling all builders! Join us in the community room for a monthly LEGO club meeting. We will work on a theme-related project together and then spend time free-building. We’ll provide the bricks, just bring your imagination! Registration required, ages 5 and up.

Cornwall Republican Town Committee Caucus - Library
2026-01-07 19:00 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
The Cornwall Republican town committee will be holding a caucus to elect members of the Cornwall Republican town committee on January 7th at 7:00pm at the Cornwall Library, 30 Pine Street, Cornwall, CT.

Board of Education Meeting - CCS
2026-01-07 16:00 | Cornwall Conservation Trust, 7 Railroad Square, West Cornwall, Connecticut, 06796
Clerk-Annie Kosciusko- (860) 672-2939 ext.3
1st Wednesday of month (Except July & August)
4:00 p.m.CCS Library or on Zoom if indicated

Inlands Wetland Agency - Hybrid
2026-01-06 17:30
1st Tuesday – 5:30 or 7:00 p.m., as noted
Zoom/Hybrid/ or in person
Town Hall or Cornwall Library
January 6th- 5:30 – Library
February 3rd -5:30-Library
March 3rd -5:30-Library
April 7″‘- 5:30- Library
May 5th- 7pm- Town Hall
June 2nd- 7pm- Town Hall
July 7th-7pm- Town Hall
August 4h- 7pm- Town Hall
September 1st-7pm-Town Hall
October 6th -7pm- Town Hall
November 3rd- 5:30- Library
December 1st- 5:30-Library

Annual New Year's Day Pancake Breakfast - UCC Parish House
2026-01-01 09:00 - 12:00 | UCC Parish House, 8 Bolton Hill Road, Cornwall, CT, 06753
Pancakes, sausage, beverages. Proceeds go to local charities.
