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Candlelight vigil for domestic violence victims

The Domestic Violence Services Network is sponsoring a “Light in the Darkness” candlelight vigil with guest speaker Kishana Smith-Ose, executive director of the Massachusetts Women of Color Network, on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at Bemis Hall. The event will honor all Massachusetts residents whose lives were lost to domestic violence. Click here for more information.

Staged readings of humorous short plays

WordsMove Theater presents several performances of “Surprising Encounters between Strangers, Friends and Lovers,” a staged reading of short humorous plays directed by Mary Crowe:

• Friday, Nov. 8 at 12:30 p.m. — Bemis Hall
• Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. — Lincoln Public Library
• Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. — Chelmsford Center for the Arts (1A North Rd, Chelmsford)
• Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. — Congregation Beth El (105 Hudson Rd., Sudbury)

Crowe and several cast members (Corey Becker, Ben Dubrovsky, Sally Kindleberger, and Alice Waugh) are Lincoln residents.

Choral drama: “The Cask of Amontillado”

“The Cask of Amontillado,” a choral drama, will be performed as part of the First Parish in Lincoln’s “Live in Lincoln Center” series on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 8–9:30 p.m. in the church parish house (doors open at 7:30). The chilling retelling of Edgar Allen Poe’s classic story narrated by Lincoln resident David Elliott is intertwined with the haunting music of Carlo Gesualdo and singing by the Boston-based Nightingale Vocal Ensemble.

Codman chickens get their 15 minutes of fame

Jason Mikell, a meteorologist from WBZ CBS Boston, recently visited Codman Community Farms to record a “Do Your Job” segment on what involved in caring for the farm’s pastured chickens. Watch the full video here.

Crowes Pasture coming to LOMA

Crowes Pasture will be the headliner at the next Lincoln Open Mic Night on Thursday, Nov. 14 from 7–10 p.m. in Bemis Hall. LOMA is a monthly open mike night event with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. Performers should email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com before noon of the open-mike day or (space permitting) sign up at the event.