Three events coming up at the library
The Lincoln Library Film Society is back with screenings at the library starting with Kedi on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. The film follows seven of the thousands of cats that roam Istanbul who live between two worlds, neither wild nor tame, and bring joy and purpose to those people they choose to adopt. Movies will be screened on the third Thursday of each month using the club’s new AV system purchased with funds from the Friends of the Lincoln Library and the Ogden Codman Trust. Due to the pandemic, food will not be permitted.
Residents are invited to a watch party with Isabel Wilkerson, author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. After the video presentation, there will be a live community conversation on diversity, equity and inclusion led by former State Rep. Byron Rushing and Salem State University professor Roopika Risam. All are invited to participate in the discussion (you need not have read the book in advance). Click here to register. Presented by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the Massachusetts Center for the Book, and public libraries across the state in recognition of the National Book Festival.
The library presents an evening with photographer Dmitri Kasterine, author of Who How When Where, on Thursday, Sept. 23 from 7–8:30 p.m. Kasterine was a still photographer for director Stanley Kubrick, and his subjects have included James Baldwin, Mick Jagger and Queen Elizabeth II. For Zoom information, email lrothenberg@minlib.net.
Daffodil bulb sales benefit SSEF
South Sudanese Enrichment for Families invites residents to purchase daffodil bulbs for fall planting to support sending South Sudanese children to preschool. Preorder at SSEFBoston.org by September 12 and pick up bulbs on October 23 at the Lincoln Mall. All to make your yard beautiful and support educational equality.
COA&HS offers art exhibit and more
“Older, Wiser and Better,” an art exhibition via Zoom, will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. Instructor Janet Schwartz will present work focusing on hard and soft pastels by local artists including Carol Bull, Milt Davis, Liz Lane. Gerri Malcolm, Blanche Richlin, and Joan Seville. Email Amy at gagnea@lincolntown.org to sign up to attend the show.
Join naturalist John Calabria in discovering nature that surrounds us in Lincoln. All are welcome on the monthly “Noticing” walks on September 14, October 5, November 2, and December 7 from 1–2:30 p.m. Please preregister to receive walk location and weather cancellation updates. Choose footwear and clothing appropriate for the weather conditions. Click here to register (email llct@lincolnconservation.org or call 781-259-9251 for help with registration). Sponsored by the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust and the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services.
For a full list of COA&HS activities in September — including clinics, exercise classes, regular meetings of interest groups, and online chats with town officials — see the COAHS’s calendar page or September newsletter. Call 781-259-8811 or email gagnea@lincolntown.org for Zoom links and other information.
Ride to support disadvantaged pet owners
Phinney’s, a Lincoln-based nonprofit that helps low-income people in Massachusetts keep their pets, is gearing up for its eighth annual Phinney’s Ride, a biennial fundraiser to help those living with HIV and AIDS care for their pets. To celebrate the nonprofit’s 25th anniversary, Phinney’s invites everyone to participate by performing any type of ride between September 1 and November 1. Tag @PhinneysFriends and use #phinneysride on social media when sharing photos of their rides.
The registration fee is $20 with a pledge to raise $200 or more. Individuals may also form teams with family, friends, and coworkers. Everyone who registers will get a personalized web page with photos and their bio where they can direct their ride sponsors. This year also marks the introduction of the Phinney’s Ride “Couch Potato Hero Certificate,” which gives those who don’t want to ride the option of showing their support with a donation of $100 or more. To learn more, visit phinneys.org/ride.