William Lamson, Untitled, 2014 (click to enlarge)
deCordova winter exhibits opening
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum’s first winter exhibit this year, PLATFORM 15: Oscar Tuazon, Partners, opened on October 8 and will be up until Sept. 1, 2015. Two more winter exhibits, Walden, revisited (featuring works by contemporary artists inspired by Walden Pond and Henry David Thoreau) and The Social Medium (largely inspired by a recent gift of one of Andy Warhol’s Little Red Books) open on October 31 and run through April.
Organ concert “Live in Lincoln Center” on Oct. 19
The First Parish Church will host a concert celebrating the renovation and expansion of its 1970 Noack 2-manual, 19-stop tracker organ on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. Ian Watson, organ virtuoso and resident conductor of the Handel & Haydn Society as well as director of music at First Parish, will display the organ’s euphonious capabilities as he plays works by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and Viernes. Accompanying the organ will be Amy Watson, violin, and Guy Fishman, cello.
Seating is limited and is first-come, first seated; doors will open at 2:30 p.m. A reception will follow the performance. Suggested donation is $20 per person. but any amount is appreciated. At this event, the church will also offer a CD of the May 2014″Via Vivaldi” concert as a thank-you gift (while they last) to our most generous donors—those who contribute double the suggested donation.
Please mark your calendar for our winter concert, when Arcadia Players perform The Messiah at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20.
The Wednesdays come to Lincoln on Monday
The Wednesdays will play a half-hour set at about 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 20 at the Lincoln Public Library as part of the LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mic Acoustic) series, which takes place once a month starting at 7:30 p.m.
In two short years, The Wednesdays (Meg Smallidge and Jeff Harris) have made a strong impression in the Boston-area folk/Americana scene with sold-out appearances at clubs such as Passim, Lizard Lounge and Sally O’Brien’s. Their heartfelt, catchy tunes are supported by close harmonies and well-choreographed guitar and piano work from Meg and Jeff. Their first CD, Red Letter Day, was issued last year. You can hear some of their songs on their Soundcloud page.
LOMA is a monthly event of acoustic music and spoken word. Performers can sign up at the event or email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com before noon of the open-mike day for a slot. Names of those who are signed up by 7:15 p.m. will be drawn at random. We have a sound system with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. Local high school and college-age residents are encouraged to perform and/or listen to their friends play acoustically. We expect everyone will have a chance to perform one or two pieces. Refreshments will be served.
Learn how art and landscape intersect
Sue Klem, local author and Lincoln Land Conservation Trust trustee, will lead a tour through the deCordova Sculpture Park on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. The tour will focus on the art and how geologic history formed the landscape on which it’s placed. Admission is free for Lincoln residents.
Peter Sugar signs copies of his new book
Longtime Lincoln resident and architect Peter Sugar will sign copies of his new book of pen-and-ink drawings, Impressions of Italy, on Sunday, Oct. 26 from 4-6 p.m. at the Lincoln Public Library. Copies of the book, as well as his earlier Impressions of Lincoln, can be purchased from Sugar’s website.
Sandeep Das and Mike Block of the Silk Road Ensemble (click to enlarge).
Silk Road Ensemble concert on Nov. 16
The Birches School presents a Silk Road family concert with musicians from Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Sandeep Das (Indian tabla drums) and Mike Block (cello) will also explain their instruments and the musical traditions of the Silk Road as those traditions are interpreted and transformed by the Silk Road Ensemble. Admission is free. Supported by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council.