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Lovelane hoedown benefit on Sept. 15

Lovelane’s 2018 Hoedown, celebrating its 30th anniversary, will be held Saturday, Sept. 15 at Duck Puddle Farm in Wayland from 4–9:30 p.m. The jeans-and-boots outdoor tented event features 15 Boston-area celebrity chefs creating mouth-watering specialties just for this occasion.  Returning favorite local band French Lick will kick off the evening followed by the headliner, multi-platinum Nashville recording artist Josh Turner. Billy Costa is also returning as emcee.

Tickets are $500 each, groups of 6+ tickets are $375 each, and a variety of sponsorship opportunities range from $5,000 to $100,000. For additional information about this event or Lovelane or to purchase tickets, click here or contact Eliza Wall at 781-259-1177 ext. 24 or eliza@lovelane.org.  

Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program is a pediatric therapeutic horseback riding program that provides services to 130 children with special needs each week with the help of 197 volunteers. The benefits from therapeutic horseback riding derive from using the movement of the horse to work the muscles of the rider. Therapeutic horseback riding combines occupational, physical and/or speech therapy techniques with the fun of riding a horse, as well as promoting independence, confidence and joy.

“60 Years of Inflatable Arts”

In conjunction with the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum exhibition Sculpting with Air: Ian McMahon and Jong Oh, guest lecturers Mary Hale and Kate Balug will discuss how inflatable structures have been used in architecture, art, and engineering since the emergence of the hot air balloon in a talk titled “60 Years of Inflatable Arts” on Tuesday, Sept. 11 from 6:30–7:30 p.m. Free admission; registration required.

Lincoln picks its favorite novels

The Great Lincoln Reads results are in, and two books were tied for first place among those who voted: Outlander by Diana Gabladon and Beloved by Toni Morrison. The Lincoln Public Library’s reader survey earlier this summer was based on the PBS series “The Great American Read” about America’s 100 most-loved novels. Other books that received votes included Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. Click here for a complete list of titles or check out the list (and the books!) at the library.