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Dairy Day in its final year

Dairy Day at Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary will take place for the last time on Saturday, June 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This annual festival celebrates National Dairy Month, highlighting sustainable farming practices and the many products made using milk, from ice cream and butter to soap and lotion. Bring a picnic lunch and watch milking demonstrations with Drumlin Farm’s beloved dairy cow Jane (while milk supply and Jane’s patience lasts!) and try milking on your own at our practice stations. There will also be crafts and games for kids in our Get Moovin’ zone; cheese, butter, and ice cream-making demonstrations; up-close viewing of our heritage breed cattle; and hayrides to celebrate the crowning of the Drumlin Farm Dairy Princess. Click here for a detailed schedule.

“We’re just trying to think of new ways to keep things fresh at the farm,” said Drumlin Farm spokesperson Mimi Palmore, explaining the discontinuation of Dairy Day. Other programs will include element of the event, such as ice cream at an upcoming concert series.

Tickets are $10 for Mass Audubon members, $12 for nonmembers, and free for children under age 2 (walk-ins only; no advance ticket sales). Dairy Day will take place rain or shine.

Register for fall soccer by May 31

If you have a child entering grades 3-8 who’s interested in Lincoln Youth Soccer, please register for the Fall 2017/Spring 2018 as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday, May 31. Timely registration is needed so we can determine the number of travel teams by age group. Click on this link and then click on “Registration” next to “Fall 2017–Spring 2018.”

Lessons on painting Codman Estate’s Italian garden

Join artist Dustin Neece, a classically trained Impressionist painter, for four sessions of en plein air painting in the setting of the Codman Estate Italian Garden at the height of its June blooming season. Learn how to capture shifting light and shadow, how to mix colors for quality and energy, and how to compose a landscape. This class is suitable for adult students from beginners to advanced.

The sessions are on June 12, 15, 19 and 22 at the Codman Estate Italian Garden at 34 Codman Rd. (rain dates TBD). A suggested material list will be sent with registration confirmation. Cost is $140 for Historic New England members, $180 for non-members. Registration is required. Call 617-994-6690 for more information or register online.