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Coming up at the deCordova

deCordova Performance Series: Midtown Horns
Saturday, Aug. 22 from 6:30-8:00pm
The concert will take place outdoors on the front lawn — bring a blanket or lawn chair. Tickets are $32/$40 for adults, $12/$15 for children.

Sip and String: Whimsical Wind Chimes
Saturday, Aug. 22 from 1:00-3:00pm
Use found objects, materials collected from the Sculpture Park grounds and delicate metal chimes, create your own symphonic sculptural creations to hang from a porch or in your back yard. All materials plus tea for sipping included. Cost: $48 for members, $60 for nonmembers.

deCordova Performance Series: Tom DiMenna 
Friday, Sept. 4 from 6:30-8:00pm
Recreating the iconic story songs of Cat Stevens, Gordon Lightfoot, and Harry Chapin. Tickets are $32/$40 for adults, $12/$15 for children.

Did You Know …

That one-time Lincoln residents Bernard and Avis DeVoto incurred the wrath of Edgar Hoover and were investigated by the FBI due to their dogged efforts to uncover corruption and protect wild Western landscapes… and that they earned the trust and friendship of Ansel Adams, Wallace Stegner, and Julia Child among others in the process? Read more on the Lincoln Historical Society website.

Garden Club party

The Lincoln Garden Club invites anyone interested in joining the club to a Prosecco and Tea party on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 3:00pm. Committee chairs will be there to answer questions about the many things club does. To RSVP and get the location, or if you can’t make it but are interested in joining, email Belinda Gingrich at belinda.gingrich@gmail.com to RSVP.

Back-to-school PTO picnic

Local groups will have information tables at the back-to-school PTO picnic on Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 5:30-7:30pm in the Lincoln School back fields behind the Smith gym (in the gym in case of bad weather). If you would like your organization to host a table at the picnic, please respond using this form. The PTO will provide water and pizza (one slice apiece) to students. Families are encouraged to set up picnic blankets, bring additional food, and get together to celebrate the kick-off of the school year.