Here are just a few of the events coming up in Lincoln early next month. Click the links for details in the Lincoln Squirrel calendar or on the website of the group that’s running the event.
May Day Merriness — Thursday, May 1
1-2:30 p.m., Drumlin Farm
We’ll make and decorate May baskets, then gather flowers from spring’s bounty to fill them. Plant some flower seeds in the garden and some to take home. This is a great family program for all ages. Registration is required; $12 for Mass Audubon members, $15 for nonmembers. More info…
Farm Connections: Goats and Cheese — Friday, May 2
3:30-5 p.m., Drumlin Farm
Get connected to your food and explore the links between raising healthy livestock, building rich compost, growing nutritious vegetables, and eating well. Prepare a tasty after-school snack with fresh ingredients, then get your hands and boots dirty on the farmyard as you feed the livestock, muck the manure, turn the soil, and plant the garden. Your own connections will build and grow from one program to the next, so come to all four if you can. Registration is required; $15 for Mass Audubon members, $18 for nonmembers. More info…
Party for the Park — Saturday, May 3
6 p.m., deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
This annual benefit gala starts with cocktails and a silent auction and also features dinner, a live auction and a dance party. More info…
Benefit concert for Farrar Pond — Sunday, May 4
5-8 p.m., home of Laura Bossert and Terry King
Come hear sumptuous music in a beautiful setting overlooking the Farrar Pond and Pincushion Island. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be followed by a chamber music concert. More info...
The Story of Wang Laboratories — Sunday, May 4
3 p.m., Bemis Hall
Pioneering computer company Wang Laboratories was launched by Lincoln residents An Wang and G.Y. Chu beginning in 1951. At its peak in the 1980s, Wang Laboratories had annual revenues of $3 billion, employed over 33,000 people, and helped to lead the “Massachusetts Miracle” technology boom. Come hear the story of this amazing company as relayed by Ed Grayson, former Wang Labs corporate counsel. Admission is free. This is the third in a series on Lincoln’s modern legacy of technology entrepreneurism, following earlier events that featured DEC founder Ken Olsen and the Hatsopoulos brothers who founded ThermoElectron. Sponsored by the Lincoln Historical Society.
Precious metal clay workshop — Tuesday, May 6
10 a.m., Bemis Hall
Join Hilary Taylor of Merlin’s Silver Star Studio to make a pendant or pair of earrings using clay embedded with fine silver in a workshop co-sponsored by the Old Town Hall Exchange. After firing, the clay burns off, leaving our piece in silver. The clay enables us to use textures and rubber stamps to create images, so bring items with texture (bits of nature, lace fabric, a piece of metal with a texture) to use in your piece. No experience is needed. You’ll receive your piece 10 days later. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The workshop costs $15. Please sign up by calling 781-259-8811. Sponsored by the Council on Aging. More COA events…
Trail walk at Beaver Pond — Wednesday, May 7
9:30-11:30 a.m., Browning Field riding ring
One of a series of Wednesday trail walks led by Conservation Department staff. More info…
Club Codman — Saturday, May 10
7-10:30 p.m., Codman Community Farms barn
Club Codman turns on the disco lights for the dance event of the season, which is also an important fundraiser for Codman Community Farms. Groove to the wildest dance tunes from the ’70s, ’80s and beyond and prepare to be amazed at lip-synch performances and shredding air-guitar solos throughout the evening. Go to this CCF web page to purchase tickets ($30 apiece) and send your song requests through our new online survey.
State candidate forum — Saturday, May 10
1:30-3:30 p.m., Bemis Hall
Meet candidates for state attorney general and state treasurer. More info…
Lincoln Open-Mike Acoustic with Tom Hanlon and Leslie Bryant — Monday, May 12
7-10 p.m., Bemis Hall
Part of a monthly series of open-mike evenings with featured performers and a chance for residents to perform as well. More info…