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April 2026
The Songs and Stories of Frogs and Salamanders – Welles Preserve

April 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

Welles Preserve 49 Town Street, West Cornwall, CT, United States

The Cornwall Conservation Commission and Trust are pleased to offer a unique presentation: The Songs and Stories of Frogs and Salamanders in our wetlands and vernal pools; led by Joe Markow, Zoologist, Ecologist and CCS Science Teacher who has studied amphibians throughout his career. Please dress warmly, wear old shoes or boots and bring a [Read More...]

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			1 event 1 1 event, 1 4:00 pm Recurring Board of Education Meeting – CCS April 1 @ 4:00 pm EDT Recurring Board of Education Meeting – CCS 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	2 events 2 2 events, 2 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library April 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, April 11, 10:30 – noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita. Please register at cornwalllibrary.org., 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Pickleball – CCS April 2 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Recurring Pickleball – CCS Thursday, March 19th Pickleball 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. No pickleball 4-16-26	0 events 3 0 events, 3	0 events 4 0 events, 4
1 event 5 1 event, 5 2026-04-05 Last Day to Register for Park & Rec Baseball Programs Last Day to Register for Park & Rec Baseball Programs April 5 Last Day to Register for Park & Rec Baseball Programs Tball (Kindergarten Group) begins Saturday, April 25, 3-4pm at Foote Field. Please bring your glove. Baseball skills & Drills (grades 1-3 Group) begins Friday April 24th, 5-6 pm at Foote Field. Please bring glove. Last day to register April 5th. Register online at cornwallparkrec.org	1 event 6 1 event, 6 7:30 pm Recurring Cornwall Agricultural Advisory Commission Meeting – Town Hall April 6 @ 7:30 pm EDT Recurring Cornwall Agricultural Advisory Commission Meeting – Town Hall 1st Monday at 7:30pm, except as noted Town Hall January (No meeting) February 2nd -7 pm March 2nd- 7pm April 6th -7:30pm May 4th -7:30pm June 1st- 7:30pm July 5th_ 7:30pm August 3rd- 7:30pm August 31th- 7:30pm September (No meeting) October (No meeting) November (No meeting) December (No meeting)	2 events 7 2 events, 7 5:30 pm Recurring Inlands Wetland Agency – Hybrid April 7 @ 5:30 pm EDT Recurring Inlands Wetland Agency – Hybrid 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 [Read More...], 7:30 pm Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library April 7 @ 7:30 pm EDT Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library 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	0 events 8 0 events, 8	3 events 9 3 events, 9 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library April 9 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, April 11, 10:30 – noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita. Please register at cornwalllibrary.org., 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Pickleball – CCS April 9 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Recurring Pickleball – CCS Thursday, March 19th Pickleball 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. No pickleball 4-16-26, 7:00 pm Recurring Board of Finance Meeting – Zoom or In Person April 9 @ 7:00 pm EDT Recurring Board of Finance Meeting – Zoom or In Person 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	0 events 10 0 events, 10	3 events 11 3 events, 11 10:00 am - 11:30 am Trinity Forest Preserve Hike April 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT Trinity Forest Preserve Hike On Saturday, April 11, at 10am there will be a fun hike up the Trinity Forest Preserve Trail. Meet at the entrance at the top of Dibble Hill Road. Led by CCT Stewards. This is a mile and a quarter walk through beautiful forest, culminating at an extraordinary beaver pond and community. One steep slope. [Read More...], 10:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Asian Brush Painting Basics – Library April 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Asian Brush Painting Basics – Library April 11, 18, and 25. 10am to 11:30. Combine basic Asian brushwork with watercolors to paint nature subjects. The fee is $75 for all three classes, payable to the instructor at the first class. Registration is required at cornwalllibrary.org., 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library April 11 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, April 11, 10:30 – noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita. Please register at cornwalllibrary.org.
3 events 12 3 events, 12 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Opening Reception: “Meandering: Mystery and Illumination” – UCC Parish House April 12 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT Opening Reception: “Meandering: Mystery and Illumination” – UCC Parish House “Meandering: Mystery and Illumination,” a show of photographs by Verne Henshall, April 12 - May 13, 2026 Photos taken in Mexico, India, Morocco, Burma, Italy, Paris, and West Cornwall will be on exhibit. Opening Reception on Sunday, April 12, 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. ALL ARE WELCOME. Gallery hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - [Read More...], 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Opening Reception: Verne Henshall, “Meandering: Mystery and Illumination” – UCC Parish House April 12 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT Opening Reception: Verne Henshall, “Meandering: Mystery and Illumination” – UCC Parish House A show of photographs by Verne Henshall, "Meandering: Mystery and Illumination," images from Mexico, India, Morocco, Burma, Italy, Paris, and West Cornwall! will open on April 12th and run until May 13th at the UCC Parish House. The Opening Reception will take place on Sunday, April 12th, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. All are invited. [Read More...], 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Recurring Democratic Town Committee Meeting – Library April 12 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT Recurring Democratic Town Committee Meeting – Library The Democratic Town Committee welcomes registered Democrats interested in becoming members to attend its meeting April 12. Meetings take place every second Sunday at 4 p.m. at the library; all Democrats (members or not) welcome to attend. New chair is Maja Gray.	0 events 13 0 events, 13	3 events 14 3 events, 14 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Community/Senior Lunch – UCC Parish House April 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT Community/Senior Lunch – UCC Parish House Please email,text or call Bethaney to register by April 11th. Park.recreation@cornwallct.gov. Or 860-419-5337., 5:00 pm Recurring Waste Water Management Project Meeting – Hybrid/Library April 14 @ 5:00 pm EDT Recurring Waste Water Management Project Meeting – Hybrid/Library 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, 7:00 pm Recurring Planning & Zoning Meeting – Hybrid/Library April 14 @ 7:00 pm EDT Recurring Planning & Zoning Meeting – Hybrid/Library 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	0 events 15 0 events, 15	2 events 16 2 events, 16 9:00 am - 10:00 am Recurring Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom or In Person April 16 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT Recurring Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom or In Person 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), 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library April 16 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, April 11, 10:30 – noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita. Please register at cornwalllibrary.org.	1 event 17 1 event, 17 7:30 pm Budget Hearing & Town Meeting – Town Hall April 17 @ 7:30 pm EDT Budget Hearing & Town Meeting – Town Hall Town meeting called for April 17 to vote on three proposals: (1) adopt an ordinance for the town to join the Northwest Resource Recovery Authority to handle municipal waste; (2) allocate $40,000 to capital projects town building repair line from the unallocated interest line; (3) allocate $40,000 to capital project highway line from the unallocated [Read More...]	3 events 18 3 events, 18 10:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Asian Brush Painting Basics – Library April 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Asian Brush Painting Basics – Library April 11, 18, and 25. 10am to 11:30. Combine basic Asian brushwork with watercolors to paint nature subjects. The fee is $75 for all three classes, payable to the instructor at the first class. Registration is required at cornwalllibrary.org., 5:00 pm Author Talk with Anne Whiteside “The Moon in Splinters” – Library April 18 @ 5:00 pm EDT Author Talk with Anne Whiteside “The Moon in Splinters” – Library Interlocutor Gregory Galloway. Anne Whiteside first studied Franco-British relations listening in on conversations between her French mother and British father, Marie and Tom Whiteside, both long term Cornwall residents. Her book is about her mother's brother, whose work in the French Resistance she spent 10 years researching. She’s spent the last 10 years researching her [Read More...], 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The Songs and Stories of Frogs and Salamanders – Welles Preserve April 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT The Songs and Stories of Frogs and Salamanders – Welles Preserve The Cornwall Conservation Commission and Trust are pleased to offer a unique presentation: The Songs and Stories of Frogs and Salamanders in our wetlands and vernal pools; led by Joe Markow, Zoologist, Ecologist and CCS Science Teacher who has studied amphibians throughout his career. Please dress warmly, wear old shoes or boots and bring a [Read More...]
0 events 19 0 events, 19	1 event 20 1 event, 20 6:30 pm Recurring Park and Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library April 20 @ 6:30 pm EDT Recurring Park and Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library 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	2 events 21 2 events, 21 6:00 pm Freedom of Information (FOI) Training Session – Library April 21 @ 6:00 pm EDT Freedom of Information (FOI) Training Session – Library The Town of Cornwall will be hosting an in-person Freedom of Information (FOI) training session on Tuesday, April 21 at 6:00 pm at the Cornwall Library. This is the rescheduled session from the 3/3/2026 cancellation This session will provide an overview of FOI requirements and best practices for public records, open meetings, and government transparency. [Read More...], 7:30 pm Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library April 21 @ 7:30 pm EDT Recurring Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library 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	1 event 22 1 event, 22 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House April 22 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House Just drop by UCC Parish House for a snack and drinks with friends.	2 events 23 2 events, 23 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library April 23 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, April 11, 10:30 – noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita. Please register at cornwalllibrary.org., 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Pickleball – CCS April 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Recurring Pickleball – CCS Thursday, March 19th Pickleball 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. No pickleball 4-16-26	1 event 24 1 event, 24 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Lego Club – Library April 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT Lego Club – Library 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.	3 events 25 3 events, 25 10:00 am - 11:30 am Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Asian Brush Painting Basics – Library April 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT Recurring Art Class with Collette Hurst: Asian Brush Painting Basics – Library April 11, 18, and 25. 10am to 11:30. Combine basic Asian brushwork with watercolors to paint nature subjects. The fee is $75 for all three classes, payable to the instructor at the first class. Registration is required at cornwalllibrary.org., 5:00 pm Poetry event: “W.S. Merwin and Place” – Library April 25 @ 5:00 pm EDT Poetry event: “W.S. Merwin and Place” – Library John Burnham Schwartz (author, editor and Merwin’s stepson) and Robert Becker (author and former president of the Merwin Conservancy on Maui) will hold an intimate conversation about the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning poet, US Poet Laureate and environmental activist W.S. Merwin and his relationship with France, Hawaii and the importance of place in his work. [Read More...], 5:30 pm Evening Potluck Discussion April 25 @ 5:30 pm EDT Evening Potluck Discussion In anticipation of Cornwall's celebration of America's 250th and our upcoming exhibit, please join us in reading "Litchfield County in the American Revolution" by Peter Vermilyea, followed by an evening potluck discussion with the author on Saturday, April 25. RSVP by April 19 at cornwallhistoricalsociety.org or 860-672-0505.
0 events 26 0 events, 26	2 events 27 2 events, 27 5:00 pm Recurring Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library April 27 @ 5:00 pm EDT Recurring Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library Last Monday of month ( except as noted) At 5:00pm Hybrid/Zoom/In Person at Library January 26 February 23 March 30 April 27 May 18 June 29 July 27 August 31 September 28 October26 November 30 December No Meeting, 7:00 pm Recurring Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Zoom or In Person April 27 @ 7:00 pm EDT Recurring Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Zoom or In Person 4th Monday except as noted * 7:00 p.m. - on Zoom and/or in person Town Hall Meeting Room Monday January 26 Monday February 23 Monday March 23 Monday April 27 Tuesday May 26* Monday June 22 Monday July 27 Monday August 24 Monday September 28 Monday October 26 Monday November 23 Monday December 28	2 events 28 2 events, 28 9:00 am - 10:00 am Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House April 28 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House Please contact Bethaney to register by April 25th via email or phone at park.recreation@cornwallct.gov / 860-419-5337., 7:30 pm Recurring Economic Development Committee Meeting – Hybrid April 28 @ 7:30 pm EDT Recurring Economic Development Committee Meeting – Hybrid 4th Tuesday at 7:30pm (except as noted) On Zoom and/or in person at Cornwall Library January 27 February 24 March 24 April 28 May 26 June 23 July 28 August 25 September 22 October 27 November 24 December 15	0 events 29 0 events, 29	2 events 30 2 events, 30 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library April 30 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT Recurring Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, April 11, 10:30 – noon. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita. Please register at cornwalllibrary.org., 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Recurring Pickleball – CCS April 30 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Recurring Pickleball – CCS Thursday, March 19th Pickleball 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. No pickleball 4-16-26

March 29

March 29 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Easter Egg Hunt – Foote Field

March 29 @ 4:00 pm EDT

Democratic Caucus – Library

March 30

March 30 @ 5:00 pm EDT

Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library

There are no events on this day.

April 1

April 1 @ 4:00 pm EDT

Board of Education Meeting – CCS

April 2

April 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

April 2 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Pickleball – CCS

There are no events on this day.

April 6

April 6 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Cornwall Agricultural Advisory Commission Meeting – Town Hall

April 7

April 7 @ 5:30 pm EDT

Inlands Wetland Agency – Hybrid

April 7 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library

April 5

All day

Last Day to Register for Park & Rec Baseball Programs

April 6

April 6 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Cornwall Agricultural Advisory Commission Meeting – Town Hall

April 7

April 7 @ 5:30 pm EDT

Inlands Wetland Agency – Hybrid

April 7 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library

There are no events on this day.

April 9

April 9 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

April 9 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Pickleball – CCS

April 9 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Board of Finance Meeting – Zoom or In Person

There are no events on this day.

April 11

April 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Trinity Forest Preserve Hike

April 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Art Class with Collette Hurst: Asian Brush Painting Basics – Library

April 11 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

April 12

April 12 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT

Opening Reception: “Meandering: Mystery and Illumination” – UCC Parish House

April 12 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT

Opening Reception: Verne Henshall, “Meandering: Mystery and Illumination” – UCC Parish House

April 12 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT

Democratic Town Committee Meeting – Library

There are no events on this day.

April 14

April 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Community/Senior Lunch – UCC Parish House

April 14 @ 5:00 pm EDT

Waste Water Management Project Meeting – Hybrid/Library

April 14 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Planning & Zoning Meeting – Hybrid/Library

There are no events on this day.

April 16

April 16 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT

Cornwall Conservation Commission Meeting – Zoom or In Person

April 16 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

April 17

April 17 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Budget Hearing & Town Meeting – Town Hall

April 18

April 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Art Class with Collette Hurst: Asian Brush Painting Basics – Library

April 18 @ 5:00 pm EDT

Author Talk with Anne Whiteside “The Moon in Splinters” – Library

April 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

The Songs and Stories of Frogs and Salamanders – Welles Preserve

There are no events on this day.

April 20

April 20 @ 6:30 pm EDT

Park and Recreation Meeting – Hybrid/Library

April 21

April 21 @ 6:00 pm EDT

Freedom of Information (FOI) Training Session – Library

April 21 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Board of Selectmen Meeting – Hybrid/Library

April 22

April 22 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Community Social Hour – UCC Parish House

April 23

April 23 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

April 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Pickleball – CCS

April 24

April 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT

Lego Club – Library

April 25

April 25 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Art Class with Collette Hurst: Asian Brush Painting Basics – Library

April 25 @ 5:00 pm EDT

Poetry event: “W.S. Merwin and Place” – Library

April 25 @ 5:30 pm EDT

Evening Potluck Discussion

There are no events on this day.

April 27

April 27 @ 5:00 pm EDT

Affordable Housing Commission Meeting – Hybrid/Library

April 27 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting – Zoom or In Person

April 28

April 28 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT

Community/Senior Breakfast – UCC Parish House

April 28 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Economic Development Committee Meeting – Hybrid

There are no events on this day.

April 30

April 30 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Storybook Hour with Rita Delgado – Library

April 30 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

Pickleball – CCS

May 1

All day

Deadline for Cornwall Conservation Trust Student Grants

There are no events on this day.

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