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Talks, Classes & Workshops
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OCT 1
Today October 1
OCT 2
Tomorrow October 2
OCT 3
Saturday October 3
- 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Anthropomorphic or Natural Mouse Taxidermy with Gotham Taxidermy White Memorial Conservation Center · Litchfield Talks & classes
- 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Saturday Family Storytime at OWL Oliver Wolcott Library · Litchfield Talks & classes
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tour with Kenyon Clark Gunn Museum · Washington Talks & classes
OCT 4
Sunday October 4
- 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Upstairs/Downstairs Monthly Book Sale David M. Hunt Library · Falls Village Talks & classes
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Botanical Workshop: Cyanotype Printing The Litchfield Inn Talks & classes
- 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Black Bears Presentation with Ginny Apple Hotchkiss Library of Sharon Talks & classes
- TBA History & Hops: Witches in CT Talks & classes
OCT 6
Tuesday October 6
- 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Literary Series with Mark Scarbrough: The American Literary Renaissance Reconsidered: Whitman and Hawthorne in Conversation with Douglass and Stoddard – Library The Cornwall Library Talks & classes
- 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM 3D Printed Bookends: A 3D Design Workshop for Adults Gunn Memorial Library · Washington Talks & classes
- 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Insects, Arachnids and Other Creepy Crawlies Library Gallery Space Talks & classes
OCT 9
Friday October 9
OCT 10
Saturday October 10
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Autumn Crafts & Activities- Gunn Jr. Library Gunn Memorial Library Talks & classes
- 1:30 PM Author Talk: Lena Dunham – “Famesick” United Church of Christ · Cornwall Talks & classes
- 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Author Talk: Lena Dunham – “Famesick” – UCC United Church of Christ (UCC) · Cornwall Talks & classes
- TBA Home Mushroom Cultivation Flanders Nature Center Talks & classes
OCT 13
Tuesday October 13
- 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Literary Series with Mark Scarbrough: The American Literary Renaissance Reconsidered: Whitman and Hawthorne in Conversation with Douglass and Stoddard – Library The Cornwall Library Talks & classes
- 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Cooking Class with Chef Ian Chin Litchfield Community Center Talks & classes
OCT 14
Wednesday October 14
OCT 15
Thursday October 15
OCT 17
Saturday October 17
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Lecture on The Inn of the Rising Sun and Washington’s Historic Turnpikes Gunn Museum · Washington Talks & classes
- 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Revolutionary Roundtable: First and Second Continental Congresses David M. Hunt Library · Falls Village Talks & classes
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tour with Kenyon Clark Gunn Museum · Washington Talks & classes
- 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Make Homemade Cannoli Library Gallery Space Talks & classes
- 5:30 PM Stories to Keep You Up at Night Lantern Tour Tapping Reeve Meadow · Litchfield Talks & classes
OCT 18
Sunday October 18
OCT 20
Tuesday October 20
- 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Literary Series with Mark Scarbrough: The American Literary Renaissance Reconsidered: Whitman and Hawthorne in Conversation with Douglass and Stoddard – Library The Cornwall Library Talks & classes
- 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Crafting History: Corn Husk Dolls Gunn Memorial Library · Washington Talks & classes
- 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM America's First Cookbook: American Cookery with John Cilio Library Gallery Space Talks & classes
OCT 22
Thursday October 22
OCT 24
Saturday October 24
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tour with Kenyon Clark Gunn Museum · Washington Talks & classes
- 1:00 PM Author Talk: Harry Moses – “Mad As Hell, How 60 Minutes Took on the Powerful and Made Television History” Talks & classes
- 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Once Upon A Lullaby: A Live Story and Song Experience Children's Department Talks & classes
- 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Norman Dorsen Lecture: Stories of Connecticut’s Black Patriots – Historical Society Cornwall Historical Society Talks & classes
- 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Author Talk: Harry Moses – “Mad As Hell, How 60 Minutes Took on the Powerful and Made Television History” – Library The Cornwall Library Talks & classes
OCT 26
Monday October 26
OCT 27
Tuesday October 27
OCT 31
Saturday October 31
NOV 3
Tuesday November 3
- 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Literary Series with Mark Scarbrough: The American Literary Renaissance Reconsidered: Whitman and Hawthorne in Conversation with Douglass and Stoddard – Library The Cornwall Library Talks & classes
- 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Engraved Journals: A CNC Workshop for Adults Gunn Memorial Library · Washington Talks & classes
NOV 6
Friday November 6
NOV 7
Saturday November 7
NOV 10
Tuesday November 10
- 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Literary Series with Mark Scarbrough: The American Literary Renaissance Reconsidered: Whitman and Hawthorne in Conversation with Douglass and Stoddard – Library The Cornwall Library Talks & classes
- 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Cooking Class with Chef Ian Chin Litchfield Community Center Talks & classes
NOV 11
Wednesday November 11
NOV 12
Thursday November 12
NOV 13
Friday November 13
NOV 14
Saturday November 14
NOV 17
Tuesday November 17
- 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Literary Series with Mark Scarbrough: The American Literary Renaissance Reconsidered: Whitman and Hawthorne in Conversation with Douglass and Stoddard – Library The Cornwall Library Talks & classes
- 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Crafting History: Silouhettes Gunn Memorial Library · Washington Talks & classes
NOV 20
Friday November 20
NOV 21
Saturday November 21
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