Magic Garden open house
Magic Garden Children’s Center will host an open house for prospective 2017-18 families on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. Magic Garden, which is located in the Hartwell building on the Ballfield Road school campus, offers year-round care for children ages 15 months to 5 years Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. with flexible schedules. While this event is geared towards answering parents’ questions, children are welcome to attend and play in our classrooms. Children’s activities and a snack will be provided. Call 781-259-8161 for more information. Walk-ins are welcome.
‘The Syrian Bride’ screening by GRALTA Foundation
The GRALTA Foundation continues its exploration of the Israel-Palestine conflict with an award-wining Israeli film, The Syrian Bride, in Bemis Hall on Wednesday Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. Set in Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in the Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border, the bride Mona is engaged to get married to Tallel, a TV comedian from Damascus. They have never met, and when Mona moves to Syria, she will lose her undefined nationality and will never be allowed to return home. This “woven” story deals with Mona’s feminist sister, the complex and strained relations within Mona’s family, and government bureaucracy. The film was nominated for seven Israel Film Academy awards and won the Montréal World Film Festival Grand Prix along with three other awards. There is no charge, and light refreshments will be served.
Touch of Christmas Fair
The First Parish in Lincoln will hold its Touch of Christmas Fair on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Parish House Auditorium at 14 Bedford Rd. This annual event features a visit from Santa Claus at 11 a.m., and children can pose for pictures with him. Before and after the visit, attendees can enjoy craft tables, a baked-goods area with lots of holiday treats, and a treasures table with second-hand antiques, housewares and more. Fragrant wreaths and centerpieces are also for sale and made by volunteers the week prior to the fair. Psalm Soup will be available for lunch. There will be a Christmas cookie decorating station, a fishing tree, an ornament-making area and a special children’s Christmas shopping room. For more information, contact Nancy Fleming at nlfleming@comcast.net or Karin Levy at karinlevy54@gmail.com.
How was your home energy assessment?
Have you had a home energy assessment this year? If so, Lincoln’s Green Energy Committee wants to hear from you. We’re working to make these assessments a great experience that results in real savings for you and for our community. Mark Deck is part of the Green Energy Committee team and would like to interview you. Please contact committee member Mark Deck at 781-718-6815 or mark.john.deck@gmail.com. To sign up for a free home energy assessment, call 617-752-1259 or go to LincolnEnergyChallenge.org.
Free classical concert on December 10
Lincoln musicians Jessica Tunick Berens and Trevor Berens present a free concert of modern classical music for voice and piano and for solo piano inspired by Buddhist, Christian and Taoist traditions on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 8-9:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. The program will include John Cage’s One, Yuji Takahashi’s For Thomas Schultz, Arvo Part’s Fur Alina, Frederic Rzewski’s The Turtle and the Crane, Paul Humphreys’ The Legend of Lao Tse and Mel Powell’s Levertov Breviary.
Toys for Tots drive
Lincoln Police are partnering again with the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign, collecting new, unwrapped non-violent toys for boys and girls. Bins are located in the Public Safety Building lobby, Donelan’s, the Parks & Recreation office, Town Hall, the Lincoln Public Library, the Council on Aging, and The Commons in Lincoln. The campaign runs until Friday, Dec. 16.