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March 3, 2024

“Talking with Your Kids About Current Events”

The First Parish in Lincoln continues its “Conversations on Tap” series at the Tack Room with Rev. Nate Klug in “Talking with Your Kids About Current Events” on Monday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. Open to all spiritual backgrounds and towns. This year especially, with war in Ukraine and the Middle East and a national election upcoming, we may feel overwhelmed in thinking about how to approach current events with our children.

Lincoln and Sudbury school concerts this week

The All Towns Concerts with students from the Lincoln School, Curtis Middle School, and Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School takes place on Monday through Wednesday, March 4–6 at 7 p.m. in the Kirschner Auditorium at L-S. Admission is free.

  • Monday, March 4 — Band concert. Each school will perform individually and then combine together for Armory, a composition by Randall Standridge. 
  • Tuesday, March 5 — Orchestra concert with Lincoln and Sudbury middle school students. The L-S Orchestra will perform “Waltz No. 2” by Shostakovich and a movement of “Symphony No. 8 by Dvorak,” and the L-S Select Orchestra will perform “Romanian Folk Dances” by Bela Bartok.
  • Wednesday, March 6 — Choir concert. Each Middle School will perform two pieces. The program includes l-S chamber singers performing a French madrigal and a jazz vocal arrangement of “Georgia on my Mind,” concert choir with sopranos and altos on a Taylor Swift medley, and tenors and basses on “I’m Just Ken” from the Barbie movie, as well as performances by the Musigals, Coro de Chicas and Singing Valentines quartets.

The concerts will be broadcast on Comcast channels 9 and 1074, and Verizon channels 32 and 2130 and will be available as on video on demand a few days after the concert. For more information about supporting L-S music, visit www.lsfom.org.

LOMA features Rob Siegel

Rob Siegel

Folk singer/guitarist Rob Siegel is the featured performer at the next Lincoln Open Mic Night on Tuesday, March 12 from 7–10 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. Come listen or sign up for a slot to play yourself by emailing Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com or signing up at the event. Names of those who are signed up by 7 p.m. will be drawn at random.

Prepare for the coming eclipse

Prepare for the April 8 solar eclipse with Kelly Beatty, senior editor at Sky & Telescope, at a session on Saturday, March 16 from 1–2:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. After the presentation, weather permitting, we’ll go outside to learn how to safely view the eclipse. Bring your own telescope, binoculars, or handheld solar viewer for a quick check as to function and suitability.

Council on Aging & Human Services activities

All events take place in Bemis Hall on Fridays at 12:30 p.m.

March 8 — Suicide and Aging: Fact or Fiction?
Samaritans will provide information on suicide risk factors, warning signs, and questions to ask someone who may be at risk. This two-hour suicide prevention training focuses on older adults, but the information is relevant for all ages. Space is limited. Call 781-259-811 to sign up.

March 15 — Irish Music in America
John Clark’s multimedia presentation features a treasure trove of music including “Danny Boy” and “Tura Lura Lura” that came with the influx of Irish immigrants. Co-sponsored by the Friends of Lincoln Council on Aging & Friends of Lincoln Library.

March 22 — “King Lear”
Join us for a free live theater show where actors Stephen Collins and Poornima Kirby portray a haunting, darkly funny adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless story of love, ambition, and mortality. This one-hour show draws directly from Shakespeare’s text while adding modern twists. Co-sponsored by Friends of Lincoln Council on Aging and Friends of Lincoln Library.

Film: “A Coffee in Berlin”

The Lincoln Library Film Society presents “A Coffee in Berlin” (2012, unrated) on Thursday, March 21 at 6 p.m. in the library’s Tarbell Room. The film portrays a day in the life of Niko, a twenty-something college dropout going nowhere fast. Niko lives for the moment as he drifts through the streets of Berlin, curiously observing everyone around him and oblivious to his growing status as an outsider.

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