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Discover local stories, hidden gems, and must-know events.

September 13 – November 8, 2025

Saturday Groups 8:30-9:30AM
MARCH FARM HILLTOP ORCHARD
Bethlehem, CT
OR
Virtual Group Option
Tuesday Evenings 6-7PM

Throughout the week, each group will follow the virtual curriculum. Members can choose between Saturday in person at March farm, or to complete the workshop solely virtually.

Our eco-therapy workshop blends evidenced based intervention to increase experience of connection to self, increase ease in relationships, improve cognitive function and memory, assist with sleep, significantly decrease stress/anxiety, and assist with pain management for injuries and chronic illness.

Each week builds on the next, guiding participants through nervous system regulation and ending the fall in a state of bliss.

Each week you will have a virtual curriculum of:

– Meditations drawing from somatic therapy & mindfulness stress reduction to be preformed outdoors

– Journal Prompts to guide your journey and increase neurobiological change

– Wisdom Readings & Media to assist with connection to mental, physical, and spiritual wellness

– Weekly group to process experience throughout the week with individuals working towards the same goal and a group meditation

Feel free to contact Lauren Gouveia, LCSW with questions.
lauren@holdinghousecounseling.com

Hilltop Orchard on March Farm
160 Munger Ln, Bethlehem, CT 06751
https://www.holdinghousecounseling.com/ecotherapy-workshop

On September 6, at 5 pm, The Cornwall Library presents Nathan Kernan, celebrated author of “A Day Like Any Other: The Life of James Schuyler”, in conversation with Alice Quinn, Columbia professor and past poetry editor at The New Yorker. The talk is followed by a book signing.

Kernan’s is the long-awaited definitive biography of Schuyler, a great American poet (1923-1991) who, along with Frank O’Hara, Barbara Guest, John Ashbery, and Kenneth Koch, was an original member of the so-called New York School of poetry.

The biography traces the tumultuous arc of Schuyler’s life and work. He came to New York City in 1944 but later spent time in Southampton, Long Island, living with Fairfield Porter and his family, and spending summers in Maine. Subsequent years in New York were marked by poverty and mental illness, yet it was during this time that he wrote some of his greatest poems. After moving to the Chelsea Hotel in 1979, his circumstances began to turn around, and when he died, at sixty-seven, his life was stable and fulfilled.

Schuyler’s poetry embodies the quiet beauties of the natural world and the mundane stuff of everyday existence, even as his own life was often messy and troubled. Kernan explores this and other paradoxes of Schuyler’s singular life within the vibrant milieu of mid-century New York’s poets and painters.

Here’s what the critics are saying about “A Day Like Any Other”:

—Dan Chiasson in The New Yorker hails Nathan Kernan’s “intrepid” biography, “this filigreed and astute presentation” of a poet “whose reminiscences form the core of several poems that rank among the glories of twentieth-century American literature.“

—Evan Kindley in The Nation calls the book “engrossing” and “invaluable” and the poems of James Schuyler “one of the permanent joys of American literature…Drawing from dozens of original interviews alongside reams of unpublished archival material, Kernan provides a wealth of detail about a figure who, while hardly unknown, has long retained an air of mystery.”

—Angela Ball at bestamericanpoetry.com says “We have long hoped for a biography of James Schuyler. Now, thanks to Nathan Kernan, who also gave us “The Diary of James Schuyler”, we have it. Not only is it worth the wait, but also a biography truly worthy of its subject: his humility and pride in accomplishment, his extraordinary ordinary life.”

In 1992, Nathan Kernan collaborated with painter Joan Mitchell on “Poems”, which was published by Tyler Graphics. He edited “The Diary of James Schuyler”, published in 1997, and has written numerous art reviews, catalogue essays and monographs.

Attend in-person only. Registration requested: https://cornwalllibrary.org/events/

30 Pine Street
Cornwall, CT 06753

Events

The legendary Labor Day Weekend Benefit Art Sale returns to The Cornwall Library this year, on Labor Day weekend only. It opens with a Cocktail Reception at the Library on Friday, August 29, and continues through Monday September 1. Everyone is welcome.

Artwork will run the gamut from the antique to the contemporary, from the jazzy and colorful to classic black and white, from realistic to abstract. A range of mediums will be represented: prints, watercolors, posters, photographs and paintings with an occasional small three-dimensional piece. All work will be documented to the extent feasible and will be very reasonably priced, starting at $25 and running up into much more.
As works are purchased, new pieces take their place, refreshing the show every day. Come search for a treasure, a gift, or something to enliven your walls—there will be something here for everyone.

Each work in the sale represents a gift in support of the Library’s collection of books and other media, and its rich programming serving the people of Cornwall and beyond—live and on Zoom—throughout the year.

The Library depends on private contributions and grants to support its programs; all donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Note that donations of art are welcome through August 20 and are tax-deductible. If you would like to donate, please contact the Library at 860-672-6874

Sale Hours:
Friday, August 29, 6 to 8 pm. Includes Cocktail Reception.
Saturday, August 30, 10 am to 4 pm.
Sunday, August 31, 10 am to 4 pm.
Last day: Labor Day, September 1, 11 am to 2 pm.

Visit the library event website for more information about this special sale.

30 Pine Street
Cornwall, CT 06753

Labor Day Art Sale

Join us for a Sunset Sip-n-Snip event after the farm closes to the public anytime between 5 and 7pm. Your ticket purchase includes one complimentary glass of wine from Sunset Meadow Vineyards in Goshen, cheese and crackers, and use of our snips to cut flowers in the you-pick cutting garden. This price includes bringing your own one-gallon pail, or you can purchase a new pail to fill and take home.

As an add-on option, you can bring a guest to enjoy the evening with, which includes one complimentary glass of wine and hors d’oeuvres. You and your guest will share one pail of flowers.

Additional glasses of wine will be purchased directly through Sunset Meadow Vineyards’ server.

A non-alcoholic beverage is available from our Harney drink line of beverages in the farm store.

This event will be held rain or shine, with limited tickets available, and by advance purchase only. Sorry, no refunds.

Northern Farm & Flowers
59 Old Middle Street
Goshen, CT 06756

https://shop.northernctfarm.com/product/sunset-sip-n-snip-august-22-2025/237?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=COHFI3QY352J6K6LG6W6UGLD

Life Changing Fiction: Saturday, September 13 at 12:00 PM
For Grades 6 and up

Registration is required.

Join us for a pizza lunch and themed book talk. This month the theme is Life Changing Fiction–what book has made the biggest impact on your life, so far? Come ready to share your favorite reads with the group and then head home with a list of further reading possibilities.

Oliver Wolcott Library
160 South Street
Litchfield CT 06759

https://www.owlibrary.org/teen-programs.aspx

Preschool Storytime
Thursdays in September at 10:30 AM

Perfect for 3 – 5 year olds, but fun for everyone!
Registration not required.

Join Mrs. Tricia for a classic library storytime–books, songs, bubbles, and more! Come for early literacy skills, social connections, and fun! We will focus on one special picture book author each week.

Oliver Wolcott Library
160 South Street
Litchfield CT 06759

https://www.owlibrary.org/childrens-events.aspx

Rhyme Time & Stay to Play
Wednesdays In September at 10:30 AM

Perfect for 18 – 36 months, but fun for everyone!
Registration not required.

Lots of rhymes, a sprinkling of songs, and one or two shared board books round out this library program that is perfect for little ones who need to get those wiggles out. Stay to PLAY! After the rhymes, stay for some unstructured play time with other kiddos.

Oliver Wolcott Library
160 South Street
Litchfield CT 06759

https://www.owlibrary.org/childrens-events.aspx

End the day with a live concert under the stars, featuring LeAnn Rimes and Brothers Osborne—a night of unforgettable country music.

Keane Stud
217 Depot Hill Rd
Amenia, NY 12501

https://highlandshorseshow.com/liveathighlands

Wrap up your day with a live outdoor concert by Third Eye Blind with special guest Dinosaur Jr. Bring your friends and enjoy a night of music under the stars.

Keane Stud
217 Depot Hill Rd
Amenia, NY 12501

https://highlandshorseshow.com/liveathighlands

The Highlands Cup is the newest addition to the Highlands Horse Show competition roster. Stakes climb to the highest level to feature 5* sport as part of the Major League Show Jumping tour alongside an experience for juniors and amateurs that is second to none.

Keane Stud
217 Depot Hill Rd
Amenia, NY 12501

https://highlandshorseshow.com/