Two Lincoln drives for Cradles to Crayons
Lincoln Girl Scout Troop 72886 and project 351 are collecting gently used and new children’s clothing for Cradles to Crayons from March 28 through April 11. Collection bins will be located in the Lincoln Library and the Stone Church at First Parish. Please note that pajamas, socks and underwear must be new. They accept any children’s clothing from birth to size adult medium, but the most-needed items include:
- Boys’ and girls’ size 18-24 months shirts or onesies
- Boys’ sweaters size 14/16
- Boys’ pants size 4/5T to 18/20
- Girls’ shirts size 2T to 7/8
- Boys’ and girls’ spring jackets, all sizes up to 18/20 (adult medium)
Lincoln School eighth-grader Kiran Rajagopal is coordinating collections for Project 351, a youth-driven service organization that unites eighth-grade ambassadors from each of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts for a year of servic, leadership development, and enrichment.
Collection boxes for new or like-new children’s clothing, coats, and footwear will be in the Smith and Brooks entryway and the Lincoln preschool until the morning of April 6. Anyone with questions may email Kiran at kiranthant@gmail.com.
Cradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12 living in homeless or low-income situations with the essential items they need to thrive free of charge. Donated items are processed and packaged by volunteers and distributed to disadvantaged children across Massachusetts through a network of social service agencies and school partners.
L-S Jazz Night on April 5
The Lincoln-Sudbury Music Department presents Jazz Night 2018 on Thursday, April 5 at 7 p.m. in the L-S auditorium. The concert is open to the public and admission is free. April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), a global celebration to advance recognition of jazz as a historical and contemporary art form.
Jazz Night showcases talented student musicians performing jazz literature from the swing, funk, and Latin genres. L-S performing groups include the Symphonic and Concert Jazz Ensembles, the Sax Quartet, and the Select Jazz Combo. The groups are led by Thomas Grandprey, director of instrumental music and graduate of The Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music Collaborative Jazz Masters program.
Special guest groups include the Lincoln Middle School Jazz Band directed by Clayton DeWalt and the Curtis Middle School Select Jazz Band under the direction of Kevin Donegan. The middle school students will combine with the L-S groups for a joint performance of Paul Clark’s fiery Latin composition, “Dance Like No One’s Watching.” Sales of snacks and refreshments will benefit the L-S Friends of Music.
Film Society movies in April
The Lincoln Library Film Society continues its “Swinging London” series of movies in April. All screening are at 3 p.m. in the library’s Tarbell Room.
- April 2 — “Alfie” (1966) starring Michael Caine and Shelley Winters. An unrepentant ladies’ man gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle.
- April 9 — “Georgy Girl” (1966) starring Lynne Redgrave and Alan Bates. A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father’s middle-aged employer while striving to capture some of the glamorous life of her swinging London roommate.
- April 23 — “Morgan” (1966) starring Vanessa Redgrave and David Warner. After his wife leaves him for his former best friend, a failed London artist begins his descent into madness in trying to win her back.
- April 30 — “Blow-up” (1966) starring Vanessa Redgrave and David Hemmings. A mod London photographer finds something very suspicious in the shots he has taken of a mysterious beauty in a desolate park.