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Lincoln Library Film Society hosts fall screenings

The Lincoln Library Film Society kicks off its fall offerings on Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room with The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) directed by John Cassavetes and starring Ben Gazzara (rated R). A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man when his gambling addiction gets him into trouble with the mob, leaving him only one option. The next showing will be Splendor in the Grass (1961) at 7 p.m. in Bemis Hall. A fragile girl’s love for a popular boy leads to heartache and madness. Directed by William Inge and starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beattie.

The group meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month. All screenings begin at 7 p.m. alternating between the library and Bemis Hall. Refreshment will be served.

Cardboard Ox plays at LOMA on Sept. 12

Cardboard Ox (Tracie Potochnik and Steve Allain) is the featured performer at the fall’s first LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mike Acoustic) on Monday, Sept. 12 in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. The duo will perform a 30-minute set starting around 8:30 p.m. Cardboard Ox’s eponymous debut EP, a collection of six original songs, was released last year. The leadoff song, The Fisherman, can be seen on YouTube or heard on the Carboard Ox website.

LOMA is a monthly event. Performers can sign up at the event or email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com for a slot. There is a sound system with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups.

‘Boys in the Boat’ to be discussed by book group

The Friday Morning Book Group will read and discuss fiction and nonfiction books about sports at the Lincoln Public Library starting with The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown on Friday, Sept. 16 at 9:30 a.m. The book tells the true story of the American rowing team in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Copies in various formats will be available at the front desk; call the library to see what has arrived. Coffee and refreshments will be served. Click here to see the list of books to be discussed by the group will read in 2016-17.

Operation LIPSTICK featured in September

The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable will join the Leagues of Women Voters of Sudbury and Wayland to present a forum on the work of Operation LIPSTICK (Ladies Involved in Putting a Stop to Inner City Killing) on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Sudbury Police Department (75 Hudson Rd., Sudbury). The guest speaker will be Judy Rose, the organization’s program director. Operation LIPSTICK aims to remove women and girls from the chain of gun procurement by working to prevent them from being used to buy, hide or hold guns for those who are legally prohibited from possessing guns. A public and media education campaign encourages the media and public to ask “Where did the gun come from?” to shine a light on the sources of guns used in crime in order to reduce gun violence.