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L-S superintendent finalists named

The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee unanimously approved three local educational leaders as finalists for the position of superintendent/principal to succeed Bella Wong. The school committee took its vote after receiving a report and recommendations from its 11-member initial screening and interview committee. The candidates are Jamie Chisum, principal of Wellesley High School since 1999; Allyson Mizoguchi, who started teaching at Wayland High School in 1997 and has been principal for seven years; and Andrew Stephens, principal of Lexington High School since 2017.

“We were fortunate to have a great pool of applicants and a very hard working search committee,” said School Committee member Kevin Matthews who chaired the screening panel. “Each is an experienced building leader and school administrator.” During the last week in March, the candidates will spend a day at L-S meeting with faculty, students, and parents right through the evening session. The candidates will follow up with a formal public interview with the School Committee.

Learn how to “green up” older houses

“Case Studies in Retrofitting Your Older House” is the next event in the Lincoln Green Energy Committee’s “Getting to Zero” series on Thursday, March 30 from 7–9 p.m. on Zoom. Join CFREE and FoMA, and our panel of homeowners, builders, and architects, who will share their experiences with retrofitting their older houses and offer ideas on where to start and how to sequence renovation work. CFREE (Carbon Free Residential, Everything Electric) is a working group of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee dedicated to assisting homeowners work toward net-zero, all electric houses. Co-sponsored by FoMA (Friends of Modern Architecture/Lincoln). Click here to register.

“Breathe-Move-Pray” at St. Anne’s

St Anne’s St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church will host “Breathe-Move-Pray” sessions on Sundays, April 2 and 16 at 4:30 p.m. by the font as we prepare for the quiet of the Contemplative Compline service with a guided practice of classic breath and movement patterns. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a mat if you’d like. For more information, visit StAnnesLincoln.org or the event calendar for additional dates.

Talk on vegetable gardening in containers

The Lincoln Garden Club invites the public to a lecture on vegetable gardening in containers with Sara Rostampour, director of horticulture at Green City Growers, on Tuesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. The lecture will be in person at Bemis Hall as well as on Zoom.  She will cover the basics of container growing such as location, design, and soil while considering garden goals. She will also talk about crop planning and show how to make a crop map for a successful experience. Click here for more information and to register. Click here to register.

Writers share their stuff
Saturday, April 22 at 2 p.m. (in person)
Lincoln’s literary talent will be center stage in the Tarbell Room at the library on Saturday, April 22 to read their own material in genres including memoir, poetry, essay, and fiction. Writers will comment on their selections, answer questions, and generally remove the mystery from how to take the first steps toward being an author. Among these is joining them by becoming a member of The Write Stuff, an accomplished but warmly collegial group that’s sponsoring this event jointly with the library staff.  

Intergenerational book/ice cream event at Bemis

Are you thinking about what to do over school vacation with the grandkids? Bring them to this intergenerational book intro, meet Lincoln resident Ruth Mendelson (author of The Water Tree Way), and enjoy ice cream sundae cups on Friday, April 21 at 1 p.m. in Bemis Hall. There will also be a short video of Jane Goodall, who volunteered to write the preface for the book. RSVP to reserve a free signed copy of the book by calling 781-259-8811 (limited to the first 20 callers; limit one book per household). Sponsored by the Council on Aging & Human Services and the Friends of the Lincoln Library.

St. Anne’s lecture series on encountering the divine

How might we encounter Jesus, and/or the divine more broadly, through faiths beyond Christianity? In this multi-week series, three religious scholars from Boston College will lead us in an exploration of how Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam might help us engage spiritual resources, in a responsible way, beyond the traditional boundaries of Christianity. All sessions are free and meet in Flint Hall at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church from 6:30–8 p.m. The schedule is as follows:

• Thursday, April 13 — “Encountering the Divine through Buddhism” with Yonder Gillihan, Associate Professor of Theology 
• Thursday, April 27 — “Encountering the Divine through Judaism” with Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, director of the BC Center for Christian-Jewish Learning 
• Thursday, May 4 — “Encountering the Divine through Islam” with Natana DeLong-Bas, Associate Professor of the Practice