Nov. 27 session on rezoning options
Mothers Out Front – Lincoln invites residents to a virtual meeting about HCA rezoning on Monday, Nov. 27 at noon. Select Board member Jennifer Glass will review how the process has unfolded, talk through the five options, and review the voting process to be used at the December 2 Town Meeting. This will be followed by a discussion by Mothers Out Front members regarding the climate and environmental justice considerations of the various options. Click here for the Zoom link (passcode: 593789
L-S school panel listening session on Nov. 27
The Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee will hold a listening session for students, families, and community members on Monday, Nov. 27 from 6:30–8 p.m. in the Goodnow Library conference room where attendees can raise items with members of the Committee. In attendance will be committee members Ravi Simon and Kevin Matthews. Future listening sessions will take place in Lincoln and virtually with up to two committee members at each. These sessions are not public meetings with an agenda, but rather a casual opportunity to meet with School Committee members.
Scouts are selling Christmas trees
Lincoln Boy Scout Troop 127 is now holding their annual Christmas tree sale at the corner of Lincoln and Codman roads. This year’s batch of balsam firs come from Novia Scotia and range from four to 10 feet tall. Scouts will be selling trees on Saturdays from 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Sundays from noon–6 p.m., and Wednesday evenings from 6:30–8 p.m. Cash only, please.
Wreath-making workshop at deCordova
Decorate your door with a holiday wreath you made yourself at a deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum class on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. You’ll learn a simple technique for making your wreath with evergreen boughs and then decorate it with a variety of natural materials such as berries, pinecones and dried materials. Recommended for ages 13+. We will provide a 12” wreath frame, wire, evergreens, and decorating materials (fee includes $85 for supplies). Please bring a pair of garden pruners, garden scissors, or shears. Also recommended are a pair of gardening gloves and an apron. Tickets required in advance; click here to purchase.
Sulinha’s Trio plays for kids
Sulinha’s Trio will perform songs for children and families on Wednesday, Dec. 6 from 10:30-11:15 a.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. You will hear songs in the style of bossa nova and baiao using Brazilian instruments like berimbau and bandolin. No registration necessary.
Session on the Boston Tea Party
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. In a virtual session on Thursday, Dec. 7 from 7-8 p.m., Prof. Benjamin L. Carp will bring to life the diverse array of people and places that the Tea Party brought together, from Chinese tea-pickers to English businessmen, Native American tribes, sugar plantation slaves, and Boston’s ladies of leisure, and he’ll show how a determined group of New Englanders shook the founders of the British Empire and what this has meant for Americans since. Registration required; click here.
Geoff Goodhue & Friends at next LOMA
Geoff Goodhue & Friends are the featured performers at the next Lincoln Open-Mic Night (LOMA) on Tuesday, Dec. 12 from 7–10 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. Perform or just come listen to acoustic music and spoken word. Admission is free and refreshments are provided. Goodhue performs in genres including bluegrass, traditional folk, country, jazz and rock (a la Grateful Dead) and sings in the bluegrass band Beg, Steal or Borrow.
For a slot at this monthly event, performers should email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com before noon of the open-mic day) or (space permitting) sign up at the event. Names of those who are signed up by 7 p.m. will be drawn at random. We have a sound system with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. Coming to LOMA in 2024:
- January 9 — Zion Rodman
- February 13 — Lorraine & Bennett Hammond
- March 12 — Rob Seigel
- April 9 — Erin Ash Sullivan
- May 14 — Crowes Pasture
- June 11 — Secret Sauce
AgCom newsletter showcases how farms help supply food pantry
The Agricultural Commission’s fall newsletter profiles how Lincoln farms — with funding from the commission — produce eggs and vegetables for Lincoln’s St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry with funding from the commission. Those farmers include, Matlock Farm, Codman Community Farms, Drumlin Farm, Hannan Healthy Foods, Kanner Orchard, and Waltzing Matilda Farm. Go to the Ag Comm website to learn more about its activities or click here for the fall newsletter.