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“Stove Wars: Gas vs. Induction Cooking”

Induction stoves, long popular in Europe and Asia, are more efficient than gas or standard electric stoves. Some chefs and home cooks are making the transition to induction cooking, whether motivated by a desire for cleaner air or a lower carbon footprint. Join MetroWest Climate Solutions (of which the First Parish in Lincoln is a part) for a webinar on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. to learn more. Speakers are Jonathan I. Levy, chair of the Department of Environmental Health at Boston University, and Steve Sheinkopf, CEO of Yale Appliance. To register, visit metrowestclimatesolutions.org.

Coming up at the library

Haunted Experiences
Sunday, Oct. 29 from noon–1 p.m. (online)
Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group produces haunted attractions all over the U.S., including the Old Joliet Haunted Prison in Chicago. Join CEO Chris Stafford and Jeff DePaoli, host of “That Halloween Podcast,” on Zoom as they talk all about the history and creation of this mega-haunt. Click here to register.

Halloween Dance Party
Tuesday, Oct. 31 from 11 a.m.–noon (Tarbell Room)
Come in costume and groove to children’s songs, oldies, and Halloween favorites. For children ages 5 and under. No registration required.

Diwali Celebration
Thursday, Nov. 2 from 6-8 p.m. (Tarbell Room)
Celebrate the festival of lights and learn henna body art with Manisha Trivedi. This fun, informal class is open to people of all artistic abilities (best for ages 12+). Thanks to the Friends of the Lincoln Library for their generous funding of this event. Space is limited; email sfeather@minlib.net to register.

Pop-Up Art Class: Watercolor Leaves
Friday, Nov. 3 from 3-4 p.m. (Tarbell Room)
Learn the basics of watercolor painting in this autumn-inspired program, drawing our own leaves or using traceable templates. We will watch the colors mingle and blend together using a wet on wet watercolor technique. Registration is limited to 15 adults (age 18+) for this class; click here to register.

Donate to diaper drive

The annual Metro-Boston Diaper Drive co-coordinated by Lincoln’s Kim Jalet runs through October 28. If you’re able, please donate via our Amazon or Target registries, or visit www.mbdiapers.org to help the one in three Massachusetts families struggling to afford enough diapers for their children. SNAP and WIC benefits do not cover diapers leaving many families to make difficult decisions between food, diapers, and other needs. Do you have opened packages of diapers? Contact Kim at jaletkl@gmail.com to learn where you can drop them. All diapers go directly to the Somerville WIC office, which serves Lincoln, Somerville, Cambridge, Arlington, Watertown, Belmont, Lexington, and Bedford.

An evening of classical piano

A unique fall concert featuring classical pieces performed by pianist Sebastian Castillo to support Lincoln-Sudbury Friends of Music will take place on Friday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. in the high school’s Kirschner Auditorium. Tickets will be sold at the door ($5 for students, $10 for adults). LSFoM provides funding to supplement the music department budget and offering programs and opportunities to complement and extend the music curriculum.

“A Night on Broadway” in Lincoln

The First Parish in Lincoln’s next Live in Lincoln Center concert, “A Night on Broadway,” on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall (14 Bedford Rd.) features emcee David Eliot, three singers, and pianist Timothy Steele performing favorite songs from musicals from 1940 to the present. Tickets are $30 and available in advance (recommended) or at the door, with refreshments and mingling at the intermission. Click here to purchase.

Looks for animal signs at FNL

Go into the woods with Farrington Nature Linc Educator and Program Manager Meg Ito to look for “Signs of Animals” on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 2–3:30 p.m. Expect to see some real animal bones, skins, and other signs as part of this workshop (including an introduction to local wildlife and a 45-minute walk around the site) featuring animal track cards and a small piece of snake skin home. Click here to purchase tickets ($25–$45).

Teng joins Care Dimensions

Dr. Alexander Teng of Boston, formerly of Lexington, recently joined Care Dimensions as a full-time hospice and palliative care physician managing the care of hospice patients at home in greater Boston and at the Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln. He completed a hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and was a hospitalist at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington for five years. He also holds an MBA from the Heller School of Public Policy and Management at Brandeis University in Waltham.