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Virtual Carnival: resource for Lincoln online activities

Lincoln now has its own Virtual Carnival with links to online programs designed to stimulate, educate, support and motivate residents of all ages. The programs by town organizations include:

• Home-based exercise classes and children’s activities offered by the Parks and Recreation Department
• Active Aging, Stretch and Flex, and Line Dancing classes for seniors from the Council on Aging
• Online read-alouds, personalized reading recommendations, and other activities for children and teens from the Lincoln Public Library. Kids who fill out the library’s Book Match form will receive customized lists of books (e-book, audio, and print format) suggestions from the children’s librarians.

Library activities and offerings

• In lieu of the previously planned six-part seminar about Walt Whitman at the Lincoln Public Library, actor Stephen Collins has made available his one-man show, “Unlaunche’d Voices, an Evening with Walt Whitman,” via online video — click here to watch. Funding provided by the Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging and The Friends of the Lincoln Public Library.
• Residents can borrow virtual magazines from the library’s large online collection with hundreds of titles. Browse or search magazines on Overdrive by title, topic, or date added.
• The library will hold its Friday Morning Book Group via Zoom on Friday, May 8 at 9:30 a.m. Participants will discuss Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen. Hepburn participated in the Dutch Resistance, working as a doctor’s assistant during the “Bridge Too Far” Battle of Arnhem, the brutal execution of her uncle, and the ordeal of the Hunger Winter of 1944. Copies of the books are available for download in eBook or audiobook formats. Email lincoln@minlib.netfor assistance and an invitation to the Zoom meeting.

Nature Naturalist Online classes from Drumlin Farm

Drumlin Farm is offering a series of Nature Naturalist Online classes as well as a session on “Learning Bird Song Online” on Thursday, April 30 from 7–9 p.m. Each of the six Nature Naturalist Online program features a Wednesday evening online presentation along with questions and discussion; a week to complete guided outside exploration, observations, gather data, and develop questions; and a second online session for feedback, questions, and discussion. Fees are $25 per program for Mass Audubon members ($30 for nonmembers) or $125 for members for all six programs ($150 for nonmembers).

Program titles and dates are below. To learn more and register, click on one of the session titles, email dfeducation@massaudubon.org, or call 781-259-2220.

• Science, Observations, and iNaturalist — April 29 and May 6 at 7 p.m.
• Biodiversity — May 6 at 8 p.m. and May 13 at 7 p.m.
• Habitats — May 13 at 8 p.m. and May 20 at 7 p.m.
• Communities — May 20 at 8 p.m. and May 27 at 7 p.m.
• Ecosystems — May 27 at 8 p.m. and June 3 at 7 p.m.
• Being a Natural Scientist — June 3 at 8 p.m. and June 10 at 7 p.m.

Council on Aging newsletter now online

Click here for the May COA newsletter, which includes:

• Information on Town Meeting and the town elections
• Greetings and reminders from Tricia McGean, Lincoln’s Public Health Nurse
• Greetings from the food pantry
• A Lincoln history trivia quiz by Jack MacLean
• Practicing self-care
• Benefits for veterans who are unemployed due to the pandemic
• Information from the Fire Department on Knox Boxes and for those with special medical needs
• Hosting virtual family get-togethers
• News from the Conservation Department