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Mt. Misery parking lot closure

The Mt. Misery main parking lot will be intermittently closed from Tuesday to Thursday, May 5–7 for maintenance. Alternative parking locations to access the Mount Misery trails include the overflow and canoe lot near Lee’s Bridge, designated road shoulder parking off Route 117, and the road shoulder of Old Concord Road near Lindentree Farm. Questions? Email the Lincoln Conservation Department at conservation@lincolnma.gov.

Author talk: “Crimson Courageous”

On Thursday, May 14 at 6:30pm in the library’s Tarbell Room, join local author Christine Omodi-Engola in a reading and discussion of her poetry book Crimson Courageous, an unflinching look at modern life in the world of work and rural America. The heart of the book focuses on the author’s background with a Catholic upbringing, plus historical roots on the African continent. No registration required.

Ten-year-old wins gold in taekwondo

Everly Cotterpong of Lincoln was one of 12 Achieve Taekwondo students from eastern Massachusetts won competitive medals in the April 12 USA Taekwondo Massachusetts State Championship. Ten-year-old Everly, Achieve Taekwondo’s youngest competitor, won gold in her Traditional Poomsae division. Poomsae, or forms, are sets of choreographed Taekwondo movements that simulate combat and develop skills like balance, timing, and technique.

Smithsonian show includes work by Lincoln photographer

Photographer John Anthony Rizzo of Lincoln has been selected for inclusion in an upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery. “Much Here is Beautiful: Photography Surveys of the U.S. Bicentennial” will open in September 2026 and run until April 2027. A selection of Rizzo’s work will be featured in the exhibition and catalogue and remain in the Smithsonian’s permanent collection. Rizzo’s inclusion in the exhibition marks a notable recognition of his longstanding engagement with American life, culture, and landscape through photography. The work was selected from the 1983 NEA-funded grant “The Leather District and Fort Point Channel: A Boston Photo Documentary” project. He was one of six photographers selected by the Massachusetts Council on Arts and Humanities to document Boston’s waterfront.