News acorns – 2/10/15

Snow sculpture winners announced

Awards have been announced for the Lincoln Winter Festival snow sculpture competition (see the Lincoln Squirrel, Feb. 3, 2015).  The winners are:

• Most Accurate and Huggable – “Olaf the Snowman” by Team Bishop, 6 Blueberry Lane
• Most Use of Color and Most Aquatic – “Sea Creatures” by Team Dutkewych, 15 Linway Rd.
• Most Artistic and Adorable – “Polar Bear Dreams” by Team Kramp, 152 Sandy Pond Rd.
• We Come in Peavc and Most Out of This World – “Area 51” by Team McGean, 51 Old Concord Rd.
• Most Patriotic and Vive la France – “Snowpolean” and “Tank” by Team Pelon, 145 Trapelo Rd.
• Most Inviting and Most Relaxing/Difficult to Leave – “Snowcuzzi” by Team Uhrich, 88 Old Sudbury Rd.
• Walter’s Pick and Best for Man’s Best Friend – “Doggie Dream” by Team Volpone, 80 Old Sudbury Rd.
• Best in Form and Function – “Snowman Mailbox” by Team Webber, 11 Minebrook Rd.
• Best in Show and Best Homage to a Lincoln Institution – “Snowcordova” by Team Snell, 84 Old Sudbury Rd.

The awards were handed out on February 5 by representatives of the Parks and Recreation Committee.

String concert at First Parish

“English Strings Serenade” featuring 12 top professional string players is the next  “Live in Lincoln Center” concert hosted by the First Parish Church on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m.

The event will feature English music for strings spanning four centuries, from Purcell in the 17th to Elgar and Britten in the 20th. First Parish Music Director Ian Watson will conduct from the harpsichord (an exquisite replica of a 17th-century instrument) and will also give a pre-concert talk, which provides an educational component that will bring a deeper understanding of the works to be performed.

Seating in the Parish House auditorium (14 Bedford Rd.) is on a first-come, first-seated basis. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. The suggested donation is $20 per person (any amount is appreciated). A reception following the performance will give the audience a time to gather, celebrate and meet some of the musicians.

deCordova announces spring gala

The deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park will hols its annual fundraising gala, “Black and White in the Park,” on Saturday, May 30 at 6 p.m. The event, co-chaired by Joyce Linde and Dan Mathieu, honors Barbara Krakow. Tickets start at $500 and tables at $5,000. Click here to purchase or make a contribution, or contact Lizbie Harbison, development coordinator, at lharbison@decordova.org or 781-259-3621. Reservations must be received by Sunday, March 1 to ensure donor listing on event materials.