Cornish Community Initiative

Youth Basketball Clinics
2025-07-30 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Cory Taber Park, 2 Peterson Road, Plainfield, NH, 03781
7th annual free youth basketball clinic in Plainfield!
Who: Youth entering 1-5th grade
Coaches: Stacey Dameron and Chaz Rice
Where: Cory Taber Park behind the Plainfield Community Baptist Church, Plainfield Village
Bring 27.5 ball and water. We will have a lower hoop available.
Register by emailing the youth name, grade entering, and contact email to: erinrbarnett34@gmail.com by July 10th. We need an email group to communicate cancellations due to weather.

Toddler Story Time
2025-08-04 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-08-11 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-08-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-08-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Stowell Library, 24 School Street, Cornish, NH, 03745
Every Thursday!
Stories ~ Songs ~ Free Play
Join us!

Daytime Fiber Group
2025-08-04 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-01 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-08 13:00 - 15:00 | NH
391 East Road
Questions: 603-542-8894

Cornish Fair
2025-08-15 08:00 - 2025-08-17 17:00 | Cornish Fairgrounds, 294 Town House Road, Cornish, NH, 03745

Historical Society Program
2025-09-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Cornish Town Offices, 488 Town House Road, Cornish, NH, United States
Bill Lipfert will give an updated presentation on Balloch’s Crossing and railroads in the area
Please email chs@cornishnh.net with any questions

Sculptural Visions
2025-09-27 11:00 - 16:00 | Saint Gaudens National Park, 139 Saint Gaudens Road, Cornish, NH, 03745
an annual arts festival and fee-free day

Homeschool Adventure Day at Saint-Gaudens NHP
2025-10-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Saint Gaudens National Park, 139 Saint Gaudens Road, Cornish, NH, 03745
Calling all homeschoolers and their families! Visit Saint-Gaudens NHP for special educational programs including ranger-guided programs, drop-in activities, and educational workshops. Space limited for some workshops. Visit https://www.nps.gov/saga/learn/homeschool-adventure-day.htm for more information and instructions to register.

Mindfulness and Therapeutic Harp with Pam Stohrer
2025-10-06 16:30 - 17:00 | Philip Read Memorial Library, 1088 NH-12A, Plainfield, NH, 03781
Unwind with harpist Pam Stohrer in a restorative afternoon of mindfulness and music. This program blends therapeutic harp music with mindful practices to create a calming and uplifting atmosphere for relaxation and well-being.

Cornish Energy Committee
2025-10-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Cornish Town Offices, 488 Town House Road, Cornish, NH, United States
The public is welcome to attend in person or via Zoom. The Zoom link is below.
Proposed Agenda:
1. Approve September minutes.
2. Educational forums:
a. Fall series on building science, building envelope & insulation
b. Methane monitoring & reduction
c. Forum on EV’s and another on heat pumps?
3. Town energy use – next steps
4. Informing solar owners how to obtain their RECs
5. Website subcommittee – next meeting Oct. 14 at 7pm via Zoom
6. Other issues
7. Next meeting: Monday, November 3 at 7pm at the Cornish Town Offices.
To Join Via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89023152719?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 890 2315 2719
Passcode: [REDACTED]
To call in by phone: 929-205-6099 US (New York)
Any questions, please contact josharf@gmail.com

Social Coffee Hour for Seniors
2025-10-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Cornish Town Hall, 294 Town House Rd, Cornish, NH, 03745
Cornish Aging in Place (CAIP) holds a monthly social coffee hour on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am. Note that these are now held at the Masonic Hall on Church Street in Cornish Flat. Seniors living in Cornish, as well as those in Plainfield and Meriden, are warmly invited to attend. Caregivers, family, and friends are also welcome.
CAIP volunteers will set up coffee and tea for attendees. You are welcome to bring your knitting or other handcraft, puzzles, cards, or games.
You are also invited to join us on the 3rd Tuesday of the month for our themed coffee hours. These feature topics suggested by our participants.
CAIP’s goal is to provide our seniors with social time, stimulating conversation, and helpful information related to aging. CAIP wishes to thank the Masons of Cheshire-Mt. Vernon Lodge #23 for allowing us to use their building for our meetings and events.

Groundbreaking
2025-10-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Former Cornish Store, 226 RT-120, Cornish, NH, 03745, United States
Ground Breaking Celebration at new Cornish Library and Community Center Site
226 NH Route 120, Cornish, NH

This will be a simple gathering to celebrate the start of the construction work.
This project has been 4+ years in the making.
The public is welcome to attend.
Thank you and hope to see you there.

CCI (Cornish Community Initiative)

Cornish Historical Society Program
2025-10-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Cornish Town Offices, 488 Town House Road, Cornish, NH, United States
CHS Secretary Caroline Storrs will give a presentation on Cornish Colony members who contributed artistically to art and architecture in Washington, D.C. When the Cornish 8th graders visit Washington DC, these connections are an important focus of the trip and an important reminder to our graduates that Cornish has a unique and important place in the study of our past. Note: this will double as our annual meeting
Please email chs@cornishnh.net with any questions

Plainfield Natural Resources Inventory
2025-10-08 18:30 - 19:00 | Meriden Library, 22 Bean Rd, Meriden, NH, 03770
Join us to learn more about the Plainfield Natural Resources Inventory update and to share your thoughts and opinions on Plainfield’s significant natural areas and open spaces.
Evening activities hosted by the Plainfield Conservation Commission and Moosewood Ecological LLC
Light refreshments provided
For more information on the Plainfield NRI please contact:
Plainfield Conservation Commission pcc@plainfieldnh.org

Indigo Dyeing Day with Berkley Heath
2025-10-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Philip Read Memorial Library, 1088 NH-12A, Plainfield, NH, 03781
Join artist Berkley Heath for a hands-on afternoon of indigo dyeing. Participants will dye small fabric samples and may bring a clean natural-fiber item from home (cotton, linen, wool) to transform with indigo. Discover the history of this ancient dye and how Berkley cultivates Japanese indigo right here in Claremont.
Email Jim Allen to reserve your spot at jim.allen@plainfieldlibraries.org – First ten people will get a spot.
Sponsored by the Friends of PRML

Fairy House Building
2025-10-11 08:00 - 17:00 | NH
If you enjoyed our Enchanted Forest fairy houses, please join us on Saturday, October 11th to build one of your own! We will provide glue guns, cardboard bases, baskets of natural materials, and a Waldorf-style felt gnome for each home.
Please bring some natural materials to share, if possible, and a packet of mini glue gun glue sticks (all temp), or a small donation to help cover our glue stick purchase. This is an event for ages 8 and up as even cool temp glue guns get hot.
If your garden club is interested in reserving a spot, please message us. Individuals should use the link below to sign up.
https://signup.com/mobileweb/2.0/vspot.html?activitykey=11382870085#choose_jobs_page
231 Route 12A, north of the corner of Platt Rd and 12A, CORNISH.
Parking available on site.
Please check out The Green Scene Activity Club FB page for info about this and other events.
Hope to see you soon!!

Annual Maxfield Parrish Show & Sale
2025-10-11 10:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 | Plainfield Town Hall, 1079 Route 12A, Plainfield, NH, 03781
Dawn to dusk light show every two (2) hours beginning at 10:30 a.m. until 4:30.
Visit Plainfield’s hidden treasure from 1916 and enjoy seeing the only three-dimensional stage set existing today designed by Maxfield Parrish.
As one visitor said, “Visiting the Plainfield Town Hall is like stepping into a Maxfield Parrish Painting.
Free – Donations are gratefully accepted.
Benefits the preservation of the Town Hall and the Maxfield Parrish Stage Set
For more information ParrishinPlainfield@gmail.com
See our Facebook Page

Open Garden/Social
2025-10-11 11:00 - 13:00 | NH
8 Daniels Road, Plainfield, NH
Gardeners, drop by to celebrate the end of the gardening season and the beginning of the next! Come ready to share your stories of success and your hopes and interests for the upcoming season. Refreshments will be served in the summerhouse. We are looking forward to seeing you.
Questions: Hank at 603.675.2907

The Six Pillars of Brain Health
2025-10-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Philip Read Memorial Library, 1088 NH-12A, Plainfield, NH, 03781
Boost your brainpower in this lively, interactive session from AARP. Learn six science-based habits—healthy eating, stress management, restorative sleep, physical activity, lifelong learning, and strong social connections—that support cognitive health and resilience. Free and open to all.

Understanding Bobcats in New Hampshire
2025-10-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Meriden Library, 22 Bean Rd, Meriden, NH, 03770
Discover the hidden world of New Hampshire’s only wild cat—the bobcat. Join Donna Roscoe, NH Fish & Game Steward, for an engaging presentation on bobcat behavior, habitat, diet, and the remarkable recovery of their population. Ideal for nature lovers, hikers, and curious minds of all ages.

Cornish Garden Club
2025-10-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Cornish Town Offices, 488 Town House Road, Cornish, NH, United States
***Note: Second Tuesday of the month!
Maggie Andrews – Permaculture Gardening
Maggie will share what she has learned regarding site selection, design, implementation and management of a permaculture system. She will also be discussing how permaculture pulls from both traditional gardening methods while at the same time implementing new methods and applications.
