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Jazz concert on June 9

There will be a classic jazz concert of music from the 1930s and 1940s featuring Steve Taddeo’s Swing Senders with special guest Eric Baldwin on guitar on Saturday, June 9 at 2 p.m. in Bemis Hall.

Passes to Massachusetts sites available

The Lincoln Public Library is now offering Trustees of the Reservation “Go Passes,” which offer free or discounted admission to more than 100 natural, cultural and historical places across Massachusetts including the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, the Old Manse in Concord, World’s End, and Crane Beach and Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich. See this website for more information about the sites.

Sparrow Blue performs at next LOMA

Sparrow Blue is the featured performer at the next LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mike Acoustic) night on Monday, June 11 in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. The event runs from 7–10 p.m., and Sparrow Blue (Katy Boc on fiddle and Todd Nickerson on guitar) will perform a half-hour set starting around 8:30. The duo recently their third CD, “Rabbit in the Moon,” which had three tracks reaching the top 12 in the folk DJ charts

LOMA is a monthly event. Admission is free and refreshments are provided. 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.

Event with artist Saul Melman

Celebrate the longest day of the year and join artist Saul Melman for a conversation about his sculpture “Best Of All Possible Worlds” as the sun sets and activates the installation on Thursday, June 21 from 6–8 p.m. In this work, a series of translucent casts of doors delineate the floor plan of an absent apartment and capture the changing daylight. Free, but please register online.

Lincoln Library Film Society screenings in June

The theme this month is”Native American Journeys.” All screenings start at 3 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room.

• June 4 — “Smoke Signals” (PG-13)
• June 11 — “Songs My Brother Taught Me” (not rated)
• June 18 — “Skins” (R)
• June 25 — “Maina“