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Coming up at the library

Craft & Chill: Octopuses
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 4:00–5:00pm
Create some colorful cephalopods. These craft events are for giving yourself a mental break and having some fun with other chill adults. All supplies are provided by the library. For ages 16+. 

Lincoln Library Film Society: “Female Perversions”
Thursday, Aug. 21, 6:00–8:00pm, Tarbell Room
In her U.S. film debut, Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton stars as a bisexual lawyer on the edge of professional breakthrough, personal breakdown, and sexual awakening. Shocking when it was first released in 1995, it is now deemed a feminist classic.

Garden Club hosts Lemonade in the Park

The Lincoln Garden Club invites anyone interested in joining the club to come to a Lemonade in the Park party on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 3:00pm. Meet some of the members, socialize, and learn about what the club does. Please RSVP to belinda.gingrich@gmail.com.

Almost Grown-Ups star at next LOMA

Almost Grown-Ups (selected members of The New Grown-Ups) will be the headliners at the next Lincoln Open Mic Acoustic (LOMA) on Monday, Sept. 8 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. Come and perform (contact loma3re@gmail.com to sign up) or just come listen to acoustic music and spoken word. Free admission.

Get early-bird tickets for TEDx Walden Pond

TEDx Walden Pond will return to Lincoln on Wednesday, Oct. 30 in Lincoln featuring a lineup of local and national speakers sharing “ideas worth spreading.” Early-bird tickets for $50 are available through September 1, after which prices will increase to $75. Tickets can be purchased at tedxwaldenpond.com. This year’s lower ticket prices are made possible by the generosity of local sponsors including Bjornson Dentistry, Beacon Driving School, Walsh and Walsh Associates (Concord), and Wellness in Motion (Concord). Special thanks to Dr. Tom and Kelsey Bjornson of Bjornson Dentistry, the event’s first Platinum Sponsor.

Addendum

The August 10 story headlined “My Turn: Protecting animals at Rodenticides Lobby Day” was missing the name of Trisha O’Hagen as one of the two authors. The story has been updated.