Email Linda at LHamme@aol.com if this cuddly creature is yours.
Did you lose this toy?
A soft and cuddly toy was found along the edge of Pierce Pond. To reunite your baby with this one, please email Linda at LHamme@aol.com.
DeCordova artists’ market now open
The 26th Annual Holiday Artists’ Market in the deCordova Store featuring regional and national artists is now going on. Browse winter accessories, ceramics, glass, metal work, paper sculpture, home décor, housewares, and more to find the perfect gifts for everyone on your list. Open daily from 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day (see extended holiday hours here) through December 30.
Talk on art and the environment
A talk titled “Art and the Environment: A Local History” on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 6:30–8 p.m. by Associate Professor of Art History Kirsten Swenson will situate the exhibition “Peter Hutchinson: Landscapes of My Life” and the commission “Andy Goldsworthy: Watershed” within the history of land and environmental art, with particular focus on the significance of these artist’s practices within the New England landscape. Free admission; registration requested.
Enjoy art and nature on Black Friday
Instead of shopping, join Massachusetts artists at Drumlin Farm for the annual “Giving Thanks for Nature and Our Senses,” a family art experience on Friday, Nov. 29 from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Engage your senses on a nature walk outdoors and help create a natural animal sculpture, enjoy an indoor art gallery, and make your own nature-inspired crafts to take home. Other highlights include music with the Grey Whisker Pickers; wildlife sketching; installations and gallery artwork by local sculptors, painters, and photographers; and storytelling with Ron McAdow. Local produce will also be on sale. Cohosted by Mass Audubon and the Umbrella’s Arts and Environment program, Musketaquid, and made possible through a generous grant by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Free for Mass Audubon members and Lincoln residents; event takes place ran or shine.
Shop and help a good cause
Join the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable (DVR) for a holiday “sip and shop” hosted by Selections Boutique (435 Boston Post Rd., Sudbury Crossing Shopping Center) on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 6–9 p.m. Enjoy wine and refreshments while you shop. Even if you can’t come, Selections owner Cathy Regensburger, has graciously agreed to donate a percentage of the proceeds from all sales on December 5 to the Roundtable.
The DVR is also collecting gift cards for families served by REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, The Second Step, and Voices Against Violence. Gift cards to Stop & Shop, Market Basket, Target, Marshalls, TJMaxx, Amazon, and Walgreens as well as Visa gift cards would be greatly appreciated.