Coming up at the deCordova
Halloween in the Morning Mists 
Sunday, Oct. 29 from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Spend a crisp fall morning with your family in the Sculpture Park and complete a series of gently ghoulish activities designed for preschoolers and toddlers and their caregivers. Explore in the morning mist, create a creepy crawly park creature, and work with educators to explore spiders through a collaborative rope web installation and sculptures inspired by the eight-legged arachnids. Costumes encouraged and all ages welcome. Preregistration is required — click here for details.
Family Yoga
Sunday, Oct. 29 from 10:30-11 a.m.
Practice your pumpkin poses and skeleton stretches. This kid-friendly yoga class weaves a rich balance between the imaginative world of the child with the distinct aspects of yoga practice that support mindfulness, self-regulation, and joy. The instructor comes from the teaching team at On The Mat Yoga in Concord. For ages 3-12 with a caregiver; meet on the third floor of the museum and bring a water bottle and mat. Click here for details and registration.
Full Moon Tour
Sunday, Oct. 29 from 7-8 p.m.
Bring your family and friends to see sculptures transformed by the moonlight in this special after-hours tour. Small group tours with deCordova’s experienced museum guides last 60-75 minutes. Bring a flashlight or lantern. Meet the guide in front of the museum. Click here for details and registration.
Gay Christmas/Halloween Dance Party
Friday, Nov. 3 from 7-10 p.m.
Don’t put your costume away just yet! deCordova is celebrating Halloween with a wild, quirky, outrageous Gay Christmas Dance Party inside the museum for both the LGBTQ+ community and enthusiastic allies. Featuring music by DJ Dayglow, a costume contest with prizes, a cash bar, and spotlight performances by a circus and drag artists. Open to all 21+. Creative and fabulous costumes encouraged, but not required. Click here for details and registration.
Pumpkin Smash at Codman Farms
Join us for a smashing good time at the third annual Great Pumpkin Smash at Codman Community Farms on Sunday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. This family-friendly event is all about having fun while also making a positive impact on our planet. Bring your jack-o’-lanterns and decorative gourds to smash and feed to the Codman Farm pigs. Enjoy a Codman Farm breakfast sandwich or scoop of ice cream from Reasons to Be Cheerful and live music with Risa Lavelle and the Honeysteelers. Get tips on how to get started with composting in your home.
Prepare your pumpkins for composting by removing any stickers, candles, and other decorations, and please leave your painted pumpkins at home. Suggested donation of $1 per pumpkin. Want to make this event even greener? Arrive with your pumpkins by bike to receive prizes.
Coming up at the library
“Opera for Everyone” series
Experience three of Giuseppe Verdi’s early operas with Erika Reitshamer. No registration required.
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- “Ernani” — Sunday, Nov.12 from 2-3:30 p.m. (Tarbell Room)
- “Attila” — Sunday, Nov. 19 from 2-3:30 p.m. (Tarbell Room)
Film: “Le Week-End”
“Le Week-End” (rated R, 2013) with Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan. Presented by the Lincoln Library Film Society on Thursday, Nov. 16 from 6-8 p.m. in the Tarbell Room.
Flower Family Yoga with Tara Rachel
Yoga practice is a way of playing together and exploring movement, relaxation, breath and silence in a fun and creative way. Through story, song, and verse in connection with the season of the year, families learn the practice of yoga in this child-entered class. Register by emailing dleopold@minlib.net.
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- Toddlers and preschoolers — Saturday, Nov. 18 from 10:30-11 a.m.
- Grades K-2 — Saturday, Nov. 18 from 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m.