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L-S Friends of Music meet

The Lincoln-Sudbury Friends of Music (LSFOM) will hold their first meeting of the 2026-2027 school year on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 7:00pm in L-S conference room B. The meeting is open to all parents and caregivers of students involved in the L-S music program — meet the choral and instrumental directors and learn more about upcoming concerts, events, and volunteer opportunities.

Artist reception: Paul Angiolillo

The Lincoln Public Library will host a reception for their gallery’s September artist, Paul Angiolillo, on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 2:00-4:00pm.

Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival

The 44th annual Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 10:00am-4:00pm (rain or shine) features the work of nearly 100 artisans with paintings, pottery, photography, jewelry, food wares, glass, fiber art, metalworking, woodworking, clothing, and much more. Live music, food vendors, and Codman Estate tours. Free for Historical New England members and children under 12, $5 for others.

Event to remember Kusik

There will be a celebration of life for Charles “Lem” Kusik on Sunday, Sept. 13 at noon in the Pierce House. Friends and loved ones are invited to bring stories, photo and memories to share. Kusik died on Aug. 14 at the age of 92.

“Recovery City” screening and discussion

As a part of Recovery Month, the Great Meadows Public Health Collaborative that includes Lincoln will host a program on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at the Fairbank Community Center (40 Fairbank Road, Sudbury) that’s open to all residents in the seven-town collaborative. The program includes a screening of “Recovery City” and a Q&A with the cast, as well as local resource tables. Register here.

Coming up at the library

“How My Grandfather Stole a Shoe (And Survived the Holocaust in Ukraine)”
Wednesday, Sept. 16 from 7:00-8:00pm, Tarbell Room
Journalist Julie Masis, who visited her grandfather in the nursing home until he passed away at the age of 102, wrote down his memories about a little-known chapter of the Holocaust in which Ukrainians helped Jews in the ghetto survive and will also share a family legend about a German medic who fell in love with her Jewish grandmother.

Author talk on Cather book
Monday, Sept. 21 from 7:00-8:00pm, Tarbell Room
“The Bright Edges of the World: Willa Cather and Her Archbishop” explores Willa Cather’s travels to the Southwest that inspired her to write her “best book” (her words), Death Comes for the Archbishop. Register here.

Home Sustainability Series
Wednesdays, Sept. 23 through Oct. 21 from 7:00-8:00pm, Tarbell Room
In partnership with CFREE, the Lincoln Public Library will host a five-part series exploring different changes and upgrades homeowners can make to improve their carbon impact and make their homes more sustainable. Session 1 on Wednesday, Sept. 23, will explore the use of the library’s FLIR thermal camera. Attendees will be provided instruction on how homeowners can use it to detect heating leaks in the home, and a Q&A session will follow. Session 2, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, will look at better home insulation options. Registration is recommended.

Domestic Violence Roundtable program

On Monday, Sept. 28 at 7:00pm on Zoom, the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable, joined by the Massachusetts Women of Color Network, will explore how race, gender, class, immigration status, disability, sexuality, and community reputation can affect a survivor’s experience of domestic and sexual violence and their ability to seek safety and support. The speaker will be Kishana Osei, executive director of MAWOCN and the overnight residential counselor at REACH Beyond Domestic Violence. Register here.

Lincoln history: Did you know…

It took over 100 years for the women of Lincoln to broadly embrace the right to vote and voting participation by women nationally did not equal that of men until the presidential election of 1980? Read more on the Lincoln Historical Society website.