LLCT plant sale
The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust sale of plants and plant kits is going on through April. Perennials are sourced from Bagley Pond Perennials, and shrubs and trees from Bigelow’s Nursery and New England Wetland Plants. All species are native, straight species and are pesticide-free. A small fee has been incorporated into our prices to help us defray delivery costs and cover some of the plantings we will add to conservation land. All sales are pre-order and pick up is on Friday, May 19 in Lincoln. You can also donate a plant to support planting efforts at LLCT’s pollinator gardens throughout town. Click here to learn more.
Get ready to pull invasive garlic mustard
It’s neighborhood garlic mustard pull season through June 9, and the Conservation Department and the LLCT are offering paper bags and volunteer group workdays on conservation land. Pick up bags (courtesy of the Lincoln Garden Club) on Wednesday, April 26 from 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m.–noon at the transfer station, or at the Conservation Department and LLCT offices when they’re open. Bring filled bags to the DPW yard on Lewis Street and dispose of them in the designated area. Volunteer work days will be Wednesday, May 10 and Saturday, May 20 from 10 a.m.–noon (the second date is also a pollinator planting day. Click here for more information and registration.
Don’t forget to complete the community center survey
Your responses on the Values Survey for the Community Center Building Committee will help the committee to understand the priorities of Lincoln residents as it develops plans for a community center. The deadline is Friday, April 21.
Sculpture Park events on April 22
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum will host an Earth Day Environmental Sculptures Tour on Saturday, April 22 from 1–2 p.m. focusing on the intersection between art and nature in the park. Each tour is a lively conversation about artists, art-making processes, materials, and deCordova’s rich history. Ask about your favorite sculpture, new acquisition, or the history of campus. Capacity is limited; click here to purchase tickets in advance.
Also on April 22, there will be two sessions on “Spring Floral Sculptures: Workshop with Derby Farms” from 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. and 1–2:30 pm. Learn how to arrange flowers in three-dimensional, sculptural ways using early spring garden flowers. Click here to register.
Heat Pumps 201
Do you need a new air conditioner? Do you no longer want fossil fuels in the house? Come to “Heat Pumps 201,” the fifth in Lincoln Green Energy’s Getting to Zero series, on Thursday, April 27 at noon. Rob Basnett from Basnett Plumbing will discuss on myths, design issues, and operating recommendations. Register here for the Zoom meeting, which will be recorded. In “Heat Pumps 101” from February 2022, Michael gave an introduction to heat pumps and Brian Pelton from Net Zero HVAC answersed questions. Bob Zogg from the Heat Smart Alliance also gave this presentation last May.
Register for spring T-ball
Parents of PreK and kindergarteners are invited to register their child for T-ball organized by Lincoln’s Travis Roland and Chris Andrysiak. The goal is to teach kids the basic fundamentals of baseball, teamwork, and having fun. Parents are welcome to assist during practice. Opening Day is Saturday, April 29 and the season will run until June 17. They play at Codman Field next to the town pool on Saturdays from 10:15–11:45 a.m. Players will need their own glove but should not bring a bat (they’ll receive a team shirt and hat. For more information, email Roland at travisroland89@yahoo.com.
“Under Milk Wood” performances
WordsMove Theater will present staged readings of “Under Milk Wood: A Play for Voices” by Dylan Thomas directed by Mary Crowe on the following dates:
- Wednesday, May 3 at 7 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library
- Friday, May 5 at 1 p.m. in Bemis Hall
- Wednesday, May 10 at the Concord Public Library (129 Main St., Concord).
The 1943 play (originally written for radio) is a celebration of life in a small Welsh fishing village, at once moving, hilariously funny, sometimes bawdy and always wildly poetic. Special thanks to Friends of the Lincoln Library for supporting this production. The cast includes Lincolnites Ben Dubrovsky and Sally Kindleberger as well as Crowe. WordsMove Theater was founded in 1993 dedicated to performing poetry and plays by Dylan Thomas in schools, libraries, and arts centers and was recently revived by Crowe, who is also a professional jazz and cabaret singer.
Under Milk Wood was written in 1953 and performed once in New York with Thomas and local actors only months before the authors death Originally commissioned by the BBC as a radio play, it was produced and aired in 1954