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Dukakis to speak in Lincoln

The Bemis Free Lecture Series presents former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis speaking on “America’s Role in a Post-Obama World” on Wednesday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Brooks Auditorium. Admission is free.

Architecture talk at Gropius House

Join Dr. Sophie Hochhäusl, assistant professor of 20th-century architecture at Boston University, for a lecture on how Depression-era scarcity helped shape modern architecture in a talk on Wednesday, May 4 from 7-9 p.m. at the Gropius House (68 Baker Bridge Rd.). The title of Hochhäusl’s talk is “The Werkbund Settlement and the Growing House: Scarcity, Nature, and Architecture in Vienna and Berlin, 1932.” After the stock market crash of 1929, European designers sought new solutions for the looming housing and food crises. Both in Germany and Austria, architects such as Walter Gropius and Adolf Loos sought to combat scarcity through proposing new housing schemes which culminated in ideas such as the “core house” or the “growing house,” which could both expand over time. After World War II, architects such as Martin Wagner adapted this work at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, aligning with American ideals of prefabrication, self-sufficiency, and mobility.

$5 for Historic New England members, $10 for nonmembers. Registration recommended; please call 617-994-6145 or buy tickets online.

Lovelane to hold Run for Love fundraiser

The Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding is holding a Run for Love fundraising 5K road race on Sunday, June 12. Lovelane is needs individual runners and people (both runners and non-runners) to start fundraising pages, as well as companies to become sponsors. The race begins and ends at the Weston town green. There will also be a half-mile kids’ fun run and toddler dash before the main event. This fundraiser is critical because there has been a recent outbreak of strangles among the horses at Lovelane, which has set them back about $50,000 for the year. Last year’s Run for Love event raised about $83,000.

Lovelane also has a vibrant volunteer corps who help during lessons leading horses or walking alongside riders to keep them safe. Volunteers must be 16 years or older. No horsemanship skills required—we will train! Barn help and special event volunteer opportunities also available. If you’d like to become a volunteer, please call 781-259-1177 x 26 (Lisa) or see Lovelane’s volunteer web page.

Volunteer opportunity at Codman Estate

Volunteer alongside Historic New England’s staff experts and members to care for and learn about historic gardens and landscapes at the Codman Estate (34 Codman Rd.) from 10 a.m. to noon on the following Wednesdays:

• May 18
• June 15
• July 20
• August 17
• September 21
• October 19

Work includes seasonally appropriate tasks such as weeding the gardens and paths, dividing plants, planting new materials, removing invasive species, and other clean-up activities. You may choose ongoing participation or just try it out for a day. Garden volunteers get a $10 discount on a family membership. A special appreciation gathering will be hosted in September followed by a tour of the Codman Historic House Museum. Meet at the Italian Garden.