Cornwall CT

CPR Training
2022-05-19 19:00 (America/New_York) | West Cornwall Fire House, 289 Sharon-Goshen Turnpike, West Cornwall, CT, 06796, United States
The next community CPR training will be held on May 19 at 7pm at the West Cornwall Fire House. The cost of the training is $65. Payment is expected the day of the training and pre registration is required. If you wish to attend or have questions please email Jayne Ridgway at 142jayner@gmail.com

Annual Town Budget Meeting - CCS
2022-05-20 19:30 | Cornwall Consolidated School, 5 Cream Hill Road, West Cornwall, CT, 06796
Annual Town Meeting for the budget on Friday, May 20 at 7:30 at Cornwall Consolidated School.

Joel Simon - Library
2022-05-21 17:00 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
As the Infodemic raged, autocratic governments used the public health emergency to usurp new powers, while democratic populists, including President Donald Trump in the United States, Jair Bolsonaro In Brazil; and Narendra Modi in India, attacked and undermined the independent institutions that challenged their narrative that COVID was under control and would disappear like magic. A global wave of censorship hid from us a broader assault on rights that bolstered autocrats and deepened the democratic recession.
These are some of the arguments that Joel Simon and his co-author Rob Mahoney make in their new book, The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free. The book is out April 26, from Columbia Global Reports.
Joel will discuss his book live at the Cornwall Library. He will be interviewed by Anne Garrels, who was the Senior Foreign Correspondent for NPR for almost 25 years.
Space is limited, please register at cornwalllibrary.org.

Cornwall Child Center Spring Fling - Torrington Country Club
2022-05-21 18:00 - 22:00
The Cornwall Child Center is hosting a Spring Fling Dinner, Dance, and Auction fundraiser at the Torrington Country Club on Saturday, May 21st, 6pm – 10pm. A delicious dinner and dessert, plus open beer and wine bar are included in the ticket price. Dance to the soulful sounds of The Apricot Brandy Band and bid on some fabulous items in both live and silent auctions! All proceeds benefit the Cornwall Child Center. For tickets and more info, visit cornwallchildcenter.org/tickets.

Opening of the CCT Nature Trail at Welles Preserve
2022-05-22 13:00 | Welles Preserve, 49 Town Street, West Cornwall, CT, 06796, United States
The Cornwall Conservation Trust is proud to announce the opening of a new Nature Trail at Welles Preserve (near 50 Town Street) on May 22 at 1 PM. This project is co-sponsored by the Cornwall Conservation Commission. At this event, we will celebrate the trail and review tree identification (and some shrubs). New tree labels will have added QR Codes that link to identifying characteristics and ecological significance. Our guides will be Bruce and Deb Bennett who are offering their decades of horticultural experience. Raindate May 29 at 1 PM. Check the Cornwall Conservation Trust website for updates. Please be prepared for ticks. No dogs, please.

Democratic Town Committee Meeting - Library
2022-05-22 16:00 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
The Democratic Town Committee will meet Sunday, May 22 at 4:00 pm at the Library to nominate a candidate for Registrar of Voters.

Under the Tent Book Sale - Library
2022-05-28 10:00 - 14:00 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
The Book sale under the tent returns for two weekends! It will be held on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday 28th from 10 until 2, Sunday, May 29th from 11 until 2, and Monday, May 30th from 10 until 2, plus Saturday, June 4th from 10 until 2, and Sunday, June 5th from 11 until 2.

Alex Prud'homme Book Signing - The Wish House
2022-05-28 15:00 - 17:00 | The Wish House, 413 Sharon Goshen Turnpike, West Cornwall, CT, 06796, United States
As part of the Wish House 25 year anniversary join us for an Author Event/Children’s Book Signing with Alex Prud’homme.
“Born Hungry is a vivid portrait of Julia in all her glory. Unpretentious, fun, direct, and honest, it describes her love of cooking and teaching throughout her career, from Le Cordon Bleu, to cookbook author, to television food icon. An enjoyable read.”
—Jacques Pépin, author, artist, celebrity chef, and a longtime friend and collaborator of Julia Child’s
Alex Prud’homme is Julia Child’s great-nephew and the co-author of her autobiography, MY LIFE IN FRANCE. He is also the author of THE RIPPLE EFFECT: THE FATE OF FRESHWATER IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY; HYDROFRACKING: WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW; and THE CELL GAME. Alex Prud’homme’s articles have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Time, and People.
Books will be available for purchase and as usual benefit the Cornwall Library.

Opening Reception - "SAMPLER" - Souterrain Gallery
2022-05-28 15:00 - 18:00 | The Souterrain Gallery, 413 Sharon Goshen Turnpike, West Cornwall, CT, 06796, United States
The Souterrain Gallery will host its first of the Season Opening Reception on Saturday, May 28 from 3-6 pm for a group of young artists.
S A M P L E R
​Bound by an interest in craft and materiality, seven artists explore drawing with alternative techniques. The ceramic sculptures of Sam Berenfield harken a nostalgia for childhood that is challenged by the expressive quilts and drawings of Noah Pica, whose work evokes an unflinching humor and sensuality that confront the viewer with color and form. Beautifully sensitive drawings by Krista Young respond to the frenetic and ornate patchwork quilt of Emma Redmond. Elizabeth Schweizer and Stefan Sehringer converse through weaving: material dances in the works of Sehringer, while Schweizer’s surreal images develop through the shifting of color and pattern. Cassie Sheedy intertwines two and three dimensions with multimedia wall reliefs in wood and on paper. Together the artists grapple with the anxiety of being young during uncertain times, of finding and forging a place to call their own.
Jazz by Carol Leven and Nick Moran
All are welcome!

Memorial Day Events
2022-05-30 09:00 - 12:00
In-person Memorial Day events will return this year, fingers crossed. It will begin at the North Cornwall Cemetery at 9 a.m., continue with the Seaman’s Memorial in West Cornwall at 10 a.m., and end at 11 a.m. at the town Green in Cornwall Village for a parade, speech, honor roll, and taps. Though the United Church of Christ is under construction, games and the cakewalk will happen on its grounds and a smaller lunch menu will be available.

CCS Kindergarten Registration/Screening
2022-05-31 | Cornwall Consolidated School, 5 Cream Hill Road, West Cornwall, CT, 06796
Cornwall Consolidated School Kindergarten Registration/Screening for the 2022 -2023 school year will be held Tuesday, May 31, 2022. All children five years of age and over who reach age five on or before the first day of January 2023 are eligible (born during the calendar year of 2017). Parents should call the school office at 860-672-6617 to schedule a time for their child/children to complete the screening. Parents will need to bring their child’s/children’s official immunization record, birth certificate, and proof of residency on the day of registration.

Cornwall's Inaugural Pride Flag Raising
2022-06-01 19:15 | The Town Green, Pine Street, Cornwall Village, CT, 06753
Cornwall’s Inaugural Pride Flag Raising, Town Green, Pine Street (Cornwall, CT 06753)

Inviting all to attend, come amplify pride and love this Wednesday, June 1st on the Town Green with Cornwall’s first official Pride happening.

The flag will fly all month for those to see and enjoy.

Cornwall Garden Club Gardener's Adventure, Earth Tones Nursery and Glebe House, Woodbury, CT
2022-06-02 11:00 - 14:00
Nursery talk/shop at Earth Tones followed by Gertrude Jekyll garden tour and bag lunch at Glebe House. Earth Tones, no fee; Glebe House, Limit 18, fee $10. Rain date, June 9. RSVP by May 27 https://cornwallgardenclub.org/RSVP

CT Trail Days
2022-06-04
All our trails are open. See CornwallConservationTrust.org for details.

Annual Town Picnic
2022-06-10 17:00 - 20:00
Town Picnic at Hammond Town Beach June 10 5 to 8 P.M. Music by Jonny G (of lespecial), burgers, hot dogs, and ice cream sundaes, bring side dish or dessert to share. Shuttles to/from lake provided.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Library
2022-06-11 10:30 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
The Thursday afterschool art program at the Library has decorated a small family of bears and their surprise visitor! Please join us for the unveiling, a reading, and a craft project. The Library and the Cornwall Association have partnered for this fun event.

IN THE FOUNDERS' FOOTSTEPS: A Walk Through History with Adam Van Doren - Library
2022-06-11 17:00 - 20:00 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
Book talk and signing at 5 pm; Artist’s Reception, 6-8 pm
The Cornwall Library is pleased to announce an upcoming book talk and artist’s exhibition by author/artist (and longtime Cornwall resident) Adam Van Doren who will be discussing his newly published volume
IN THE FOUNDERS’ FOOTSTEPS: Landmarks of the American Revolution (Godine), which incorporates his essays and paintings of 32 historic sites of the War of Independence. Historian Nathaniel Philbrick wrote the preface.
The book has received the 2022 Distinguished Book Award from the Society of Colonial Wars, and has been praised by The New Criterion in its recent issue: “Van Doren’s watercolors give the book visual appeal, and the window it opens on the lives of these places, past and present, makes it worth keeping around.”
After the talk, which begins at 5 pm, Van Doren will have books available and will sign them to anyone who purchases a copy. The artist’s reception which will take place from 6-8, features an exhibition of original watercolors and oils from the book, and will be on display and for sale. The art exhibition runs till July 9th.

Wastewater Treatment Informational Meeting - Zoom Copy
2022-06-11 19:30 | Virtual
West Cornwall wastewater treatment facility informational meeting June 11 at 7:30 P.M. via Zoom

Park & Recreation Meeting
2022-06-13 18:30 | Cornwall Town Hall, 24-26 Pine Street, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States

Monthly Senior Luncheon
2022-06-14 12:00 | Foote Fields, Furnace Brook Road, Cornwall Bridge, CT, 06754
Senior Lunch June 14 12 P.M., Foote Field Pavilion MUST RSVP to Jen Markow at prcornwal@gmail.com or call 860-480-0600

Books & Blooms Talk & Cocktail Reception
2022-06-17 18:00 | United Church of Christ (UCC), 8 Bolton Hill Road, Cornwall, CT, 06753
“Bringing Meadows into the Garden”
A presentation by Page Dickey followed by a Cocktail Reception
Page Dickey is a garden writer, lecturer, and designer. She has written on gardening and garden design for House & Garden, House Beautiful, Horticulture, Elle Décor, Architectural Digest, and The New York Times, and is the author of eight books. Her latest, Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again, tells of her recent move to the Northwest Corner and subsequent gardening adventures in Falls Village, where she lives with her husband, Bosco Schell. Page is a director emeritus of the Garden Conservancy and co-founded its Open Days Program. Recently elected as an honorary member of The Garden Club of America, she serves on the boards of Stonecrop Gardens, Hollister House Garden, and the Little Guild. Visit her website and follow her on Instagram.
Page’s talk will be held at the UCC Meetinghouse, 8 Bolton Hill Road in Cornwall Village. The cocktail reception that follows will be held just around the corner at the Cornwall Library.
Tickets are $30 for the Talk & Cocktail Reception, $30 for the Garden Tours or $50 for both.
Proof of vaccination required for the talk. Masks optional.

Cornwall Garden Club X-Collab with Cornwall Library, Books and Blooms 2nd Annual Cut Flowers Sale
2022-06-18 09:00 - 11:00 | The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 06753, United States
Purchase fresh cut buds of spring artfully arranged by fellow gardeners to benefit The Library. Floral donations welcome prior to sale. Front Lawn, Cornwall Library. Pennies to purchase.

Books & Blooms Garden Tour
2022-06-18 10:00 - 16:00
Tour of 4 Cornwall Gardens
Four very special Cornwall gardens featuring the legendary Cornwall Castle, an enchanting garden in a village location, a dreamy spot alongside the Housatonic River, and a landscape garden in a bucolic country setting.
On Sale at The Cornwall Library:
New and out-of-print gardening books
Tea towels designed by Cornwall artist Debby Jones
Cut flowers arranged and donated by members of the Cornwall Garden Club
At 10am on Saturday, Books & Blooms Country Gardens 2022 features some truly magical gardens to inspire visitors. A special addition to the mix this year are the gardens of the legendary Cornwall Castle which has been featured on the cover of Litchfield Magazine. (Transportation from the Library to the Castle will be provided by all-day shuttle bus service.) The three other gardens are equally enchanting and represent the varying landscapes found in Cornwall, including a village location, a dreamy spot alongside the Housatonic, and a landscape garden in a bucolic country setting.
Tickets are $30 for the Talk & Cocktail Reception (Friday, June 17), $30 for the Garden Tours or $50 for both.
Please visit our website for all garden descriptions and ticket purchases. https://cornwalllibrary.org/books-blooms-2022/

Cornwall Garden Club Gardener's Workshop, Buck Mountain Farm
2022-06-23 11:00 - 13:00
Join Pat Bramley for an herbal garden tour, craft workshop and herbal themed lunch. Limit 12, fee $25. Rain date, June 30. RSVP by June 16 https://cornwallgardenclub.org/RSVP

Finding Freeman's opening at Cornwall Historical Society part 2 6/25/22
2022-06-25 08:00 - 17:00

New CCT Nature Trail Hike at Welles Preserve
2022-06-25 10:00
Welles Preserve has various ecosystems including a vernal pool, woodland, wetland and rocky shelf. Each accommodates different species of trees, plants, and critters. Come hear Deb and Bruce Bennett point out the distinguishing characteristics and try out our new labels and QR Codes.

Opening Reception: "Finding Freemans" - Cornwall Historical Society
2022-06-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Cornwall Historical Society, 7 Pine Street, Cornwall, CT, 06753
Cornwall Historical Society to oOpen new exhibit. With images, objects, and documents drawn from the exhibition, Finding Freemans celebrates Naomi Freeman and her family, some of Cornwall’s first free Black residents. Opening Reception: June 25 4 – 6 P.M. For more information, visit cornwallhistoricalsociety.org.

Wastewater Treatment Informational Meeting - CCS
2022-06-25 19:30 | Cornwall Consolidated School, 5 Cream Hill Road, West Cornwall, CT, 06796
West Cornwall wastewater treatment facility informational meeting June 25 in person at CCS at 7:30 P.M.

Senior Breakfast
2022-06-28 | Foote Fields, Furnace Brook Road, Cornwall Bridge, CT, 06754
Senior Breakfast June 28, Foote Field Pavilion MUST RSVP to Jen Markow at prcornwal@gmail.com or call 860-480-0600

Dog Licensing Deadline
2022-06-30
Dog Licensing in 2022: The State of Connecticut requires all dogs six months of age or older be licensed annually on or before June 30 in the town clerk’s office in the town where the dog is owned or kept. Licenses will be available on June 1. A current rabies vaccination certificate must be submitted or be on file. Neutered or spayed dogs cost $8, and male or female dogs $19. For a neutered or spayed dog being licensed for the first time, a certificate from a licensed veterinarian must be presented. Penalties apply for late registration.
There will be three options for obtaining your dog’s license: You may register in person, by mail (enclose a SASE for return of tag and license) OR online license renewal, but only for dogs that were licensed last year. The Cornwall website cornwallct.org will show the link on June 1. New dogs and others that failed to renew their licenses last year will need to use the mail option or register in person. A Rabies Vaccination Clinic & Dog License Day will be held at Housatonic Valley Regional High School on Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. Vaccines will be $20 CASH ONLY. All cats & dogs must be crated or leashed.
