Learn American Sign Language through Drama with the Grumbling Gryphons Saturday & Sunday, November 5 and 6, 2 to 4 pm $30 per participant The Cornwall Library is pleased to present Grumbling Gryphons Traveling Children’s Theater in a sign language/drama workshop incorporating music, movement, Greek mythology and American Sign Language for children ages 6 & [Read More...]
The drama group will perform for parents and the public as the Greek Chorus in the opening scene of The Myth of Persephone: How The Seasons Came to Be presented in both English and ASL. Masks and costumes are made by Ellen Moon and Robert Flannagan. Live musical accompaniment will be provided by trombonist and [Read More...]
The deadline for obtaining an absentee ballot is November 7th. Ballots are available from the town clerk. Completed ballots can be placed in the designated secure drop box outside the town clerk’s office or can be mailed. Do not take your ballot to the polls on Election Day.
Elections will be held on Tuesday, November 8, at the Town Hall, 24 Pine Street from 6 A.M. to 8 P.M. to cast votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, U.S. Senator, Representative in Congress, State Senator, State Representative, Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller, Attorney General, Judge of Probate and Registrars of Voters. There will also [Read More...]
A Cornwall Connecticut Library Literary Seminar by Mark Scarbrough Winner of the Nobel Prize and a capacious talent with his feet firmly in the English tradition of the novel, Kazuo Ishiguro has carved out a slow-growing but astounding career as a post-Proust writer who can morph everything from Arthurian legend to the novels of Jane [Read More...]
The senior monthly luncheon will be held at the UCC Parish House on Tuesday, November 8 at noon. Please RSVP by November 4 to park.recreation@cornwall.gov or call/text 860-480-0600.
New beginner T'ai Chi Ch'uan class: Wednesdays, 5-6 PM, Town Hall. First class: November 2nd. For more information: davidcolbert7@gmail.com. or 860-672-6726.
The Cornwall Women’s Society: Historian and long-time resident of the Yelping Hill Community, Jeremy Brecher, will present a short program on the Yelping Hill Community on Thursday, November 10th at 10:30 A.M. at The Cornwall Library. Some time will be left for questions. The event is free and open to the public.
Thursdays from 3:30 to 5pm. Begins September 15. Planned projects for the fall (subject to change) are listed below. Please join us and invite your friends! We will also have a high school helper to assist with crafts this fall, and Legos and general art supplies for everyone as usual! Feel free to reach out [Read More...]
Free pickleball clinic at new Foote Field court, November 12, noon until 2 P.M. (weather permitting). Bring water, wear sneakers. Todd Piker will instruct on scoring and doubles play.
Conservation and Affordable Housing in Cornwall - A Panel Discussion as part of our Annual Meeting. Saturday, November 12 at 3pm by Zoom. Ingrid Ellen, The Paulette Goddard Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at New York University, will moderate a panel discussion among Jocelyn Ayer, Director, Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity, Ginni Block, [Read More...]
Inaugural Annual Literary Benefit: The Cornwall Library’s first annual literary fundraiser will celebrate the 155th birthday of Georgia O’Keeffe. This will feature a slide lecture by Roxana Robinson entitled, “Georgia O’Keeffe: Reading the Work as the Life.” Robinson will show works that illuminate the artist’s life and reveal the stylistic development of one of America’s [Read More...]
A Cornwall Connecticut Library Literary Seminar by Mark Scarbrough Winner of the Nobel Prize and a capacious talent with his feet firmly in the English tradition of the novel, Kazuo Ishiguro has carved out a slow-growing but astounding career as a post-Proust writer who can morph everything from Arthurian legend to the novels of Jane [Read More...]
Meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. remotely via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. The meetings will all be via Zoom unless otherwise changed to Town Hall by the Board of Selectmen.
Special Meeting of Wastewater Management Project in West Cornwall Construction Committee November 16, 2022 at 3:00 p.m The Local, 415 Sharon Goshen Tpke, West Cornwall, CT AGENDA 1. Discussion and tour of possible sites 2. Engineer Report 3. Public Comment
New beginner T'ai Chi Ch'uan class: Wednesdays, 5-6 PM, Town Hall. First class: November 2nd. For more information: davidcolbert7@gmail.com. or 860-672-6726.
Thursdays from 3:30 to 5pm. Begins September 15. Planned projects for the fall (subject to change) are listed below. Please join us and invite your friends! We will also have a high school helper to assist with crafts this fall, and Legos and general art supplies for everyone as usual! Feel free to reach out [Read More...]
The senior monthly breakfast will be held at the UCC Parish House on Tuesday, November 22 at 9 A.M. Please RSVP by November 18 to park.recreation@cornwall.gov or call/text 860-480-0600.
New beginner T'ai Chi Ch'uan class: Wednesdays, 5-6 PM, Town Hall. First class: November 2nd. For more information: davidcolbert7@gmail.com. or 860-672-6726.
Fun Run on Thanksgiving Day in Cornwall Village. A fun run for all ages! Join us Thursday, November 24 at 9am for a children’s .7 mile run around Cornwall Village, followed by an adult run of 1 mile, also through the Village. $10 registration fee for ages 11 and up. Refreshments will be available. [Read More...]
In a continuation of a Library tradition, and in celebration of Cornwall’s rich literary heritage, this year contemporary writers living in Cornwall will read each other’s work. This year’s writers will include Kurt Andersen, Roxana Robinson, and Phillis Levin. The location will be the Town Hall, followed by a reception at the Library.
New beginner T'ai Chi Ch'uan class: Wednesdays, 5-6 PM, Town Hall. First class: November 2nd. For more information: davidcolbert7@gmail.com. or 860-672-6726.
Thursdays from 3:30 to 5pm. Begins September 15. Planned projects for the fall (subject to change) are listed below. Please join us and invite your friends! We will also have a high school helper to assist with crafts this fall, and Legos and general art supplies for everyone as usual! Feel free to reach out [Read More...]
Calligraphy and Colored Pencils Workshop: Friday, December 2 and 9 from 1pm until 2:30pm with Collette Hurst. Create holiday cards, invitations, place cards, or other keepsakes using calligraphy marker pens and colored pencils or watercolor pencils. Supply list provided prior to class. $40 for the two sessions. Registration is required at cornwalllibrary.org
Local crafts and vendors, Bake Sale, Attic Treasures, Children’s Shopping Room Basket Raffle, Suzie’s Sticky Buns! Pre-ordered wreath will be available for pick-up. To order call the church office at 860-672-6840.
Susan Hellmann presents “A Few of My Favorite Things…” Saturday, December 3 – January 15; Opening Reception December 3, 6-8PM. Registration required: https//cornwalllibrary.org The Cornwall Library is delighted to present a selection of paintings by artist Susan Hellmann, whose lush, heartfelt work often depicts Cornwall. Typical subjects are soft valleys and glades, farm animals, [Read More...]