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Hannan Health Foods Farm fest on Saturday

Join Hannan Healthy Foods for its annual Farm Fest on Saturday, June 15 from noon–3 p.m. at Umbrello Field (270 South Great Rd). There will be food, farm tours, children’s activities, live music and more! The event is free and open to the public, but requires registration due to parking capacity. See the farm’s website for more information about the farm and CSA shares.

Teen violist plays in the great halls of Europe

Violist Margaux Hemant of Lincoln, a recent L-S graduate, is now in Europe as part of a two-week tour with the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BPYO), a tuition-free, 120-member ensemble of musicians age 12-21. The orchestra will perform a program including Schumann’s Cello Concerto and Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in some of Europe’s most famous concert halls: the Stadtcasino in Basel, the Rudolfinum in Prague, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Musikverein in Vienna, and the Philharmonie in Berlin.

Margaux auditioned successfully for the BPYO last year because her grandmother, who suffered from Alzheimer’s, loved Zander’s master classes. “Those recordings brought her through tough times as the illness progressed,” she said.

The young musicians will also have musical and cultural exchanges with local young people and youth orchestras. “It’s going to be fantastic — so many concerts, so many things to see, and enough time to visit museums and experience the culture,” said Margaux, 17, who’s been playing violin and viola since age 6. She joined the group last fall and hopes to continue with them after recently learning that she got into Tufts University.

Register for kids’ triathlon

Lincoln’s Splash, Mash, Dash Kids’ Triathlon is back on Saturday, June 29 for its 20th year. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Codman Pool. Kids ages 5-14 are invited to participate. Race distances are as follows:

• Ages 5-6:  25m swim (1 length), quarter-mile run (no bike portion)
• Ages 7-8:  25m swim (1 length), one-mile bike ride, half-mile run
• Ages 9-10: 50m swim (2 lengths), two-mile bike; half-mile run
• Ages 11-12: 75m swim (3 lengths), two-bike, 3/4-mile run
• Ages 13-14: 150m swim (6 lengths), four-mile bike, 1 mile run

Racers ages 8 and younger are individually accompanied by a guard in the water. Click here to register ($35 includes a t-shirt and a finisher’s medal). Pick up packets on Friday, June 28 from 12:30–6: p.m. in Hartwell Pod B. Volunteers are also needed during the race; email ginger.reiner@gmail.com if you can help.

Show off your electric vehicle on July 4

Do you have an EV you’d like to show off? CFREE is looking for ambassadors and their cars and trucks to join us on July 4 at the EV car show after the parade. We will be at the Pierce House from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. but participants must park their cars before the parade to avoid traffic. Lincoln Road is closed during the parade.

Please email Belinda Gingrich at belinda.gingrich@gmail.com if you’re interested in joining us. CFREE (Carbon Free Residential, Everything Electric, a working group of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee) is hoping for one of each model car.