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Auction benefits eighth-grade D.C. trip

The online auction to help defray costs of the eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C., ends on Monday, March 31 at 8:00pm. Auction items donated include a personal trip to school in a Lincoln firetruck or police cruiser, a spot at Lincoln Sports Camp, gift cards to area businesses and restaurants, and a custom acrylic art commission. The students themselves have donated babysitting, dog sitting, party assistance, and home-baked goods. More items are being added before it closes. Click here to see items and bid.

Lottery for Lincolnites to see “The American Revolution” with filmmakers

Documentarian Ken Burns will visit Concord and Lexington on Thursday, April 17 to discuss his new film, “The American Revolution,” timed to the start of the War of Independence on April 19, 1775. Burns will be joined by co-directors Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and historian Rick Atkinson, author of The British Are Coming. Following approximately 40 minutes of clips, the filmmakers and Atkinson will join in a conversation about the film and the meaning of events at Lexington and Concord that led to the American Revolution.

The events will be open to the general public, with reserved seating for Arlington, Concord, Lexington, and Lincoln residents and students. Lincoln residents may enter a lottery to win one or two tickets to one of the April 17 events: from noon–1:30pm at Cary Hall in Lexington and from 7–8pm in Concord-Carlisle High School auditorium. Winners will be determined by a random drawing on Thursday, April 3. Click here to enter the ticket lottery.

Lincoln Garden Club event on goldenrod

Join Francie Von Mertens as she presents “In Praise of Goldenrods, in Gardens and Beyond” on Monday, April 7 on Bemis Hall and online at 7:00pm. Francie, who helped create a stunning pollinator garden at the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, N.H., will discuss which goldenrod species are perfect for perennial gardens and which are best left to field and woodland edges, as well as the role goldenrods play in supporting pollinators. Register here for the Zoom link.

Upcoming Codman Community Farms programs

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Fighting Plants with Plants: Working with Plant Survival Strategies
Sunday, April 6 from 4–5pm

Composting 101
Saturday, April 12 from 9–10:00am

Volunteer work day for all ages
Sunday, April 13 from 2:30–4:30pm

Sunday supper and live entertainment from the Splinters
Sunday, April 13 from 4:30–6:30pm

Walk trails and visit Gropius House, Codman Estate

Historic New England invites everyone to walk Lincoln’s trails and visit two of its properties in Lincoln on Monday, April 21 from 10:00am–2:00pm starting at either the Codman Estate or the Gropius House. Both properties will be open to the public during those hours. Docents will be on site to share information and answer questions. Click here for details about the walk starting at the Codman estate, or click here for details on the walk starting from the Gropius House.