Author talk: Priscilla Gilman, Saturday March 25 at 4pm. Priscilla Gilman is a former professor of English literature at both Yale University and Vassar College and the author of The Anti-Romantic Child: A Story of Unexpected Joy (Harper). She will discuss her latest book, a memoir, The Critic's Daughter, published in February 2023. Books [Read More...]
Watercolor Skies and Reflections in Water Scenes: Art class with Collette Hurst. April 8, 15, and 22 from 10am until 11:30am. Capture the colors and moods of sunset skies, cloud formations, weather effects and water reflections in landscapes and seascapes with watercolor. This class presents scene composition, values and shading, techniques of color mixing, brushstrokes, [Read More...]
Watercolor Skies and Reflections in Water Scenes: Art class with Collette Hurst. April 8, 15, and 22 from 10am until 11:30am. Capture the colors and moods of sunset skies, cloud formations, weather effects and water reflections in landscapes and seascapes with watercolor. This class presents scene composition, values and shading, techniques of color mixing, brushstrokes, [Read More...]
Author Talk: Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House by Alex Prud’homme. A history of presidential taste, from the grim meals eaten by Washington and his starving troops at Valley Forge to Trump’s fast-food burgers and Biden’s ice cream—what they ate, why they ate it, and [Read More...]
Watercolor Skies and Reflections in Water Scenes: Art class with Collette Hurst. April 8, 15, and 22 from 10am until 11:30am. Capture the colors and moods of sunset skies, cloud formations, weather effects and water reflections in landscapes and seascapes with watercolor. This class presents scene composition, values and shading, techniques of color mixing, brushstrokes, [Read More...]
International Poetry Event: Local and international poetry month readings. This is a live/zoom hybrid event hosted by C.C. Arshagra. Saturday, April 29, 3 – 4:30pm at the Cornwall Library. Register for either reading or attending at cornwalllibrary.org. Limited slots for readings.
Friday, June 16, 6 pm – “The History of Lawns: From Pasture to Plastic” by Peter Del Tredici, followed by a cocktail reception.
Saturday, June 17, 10 am to 4 pm – Four delightful private Cornwall gardens — three of them new to the tour.
