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Sherman’s Bridge to close for repairs

Sherman’s Bridge Road over the Sudbury River straddling Wayland and Sudbury (and a major route from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School) will be closed for about three months starting Monday, Nov. 9 for extensive repairs. Learn more about the project here, and about the history of the bridge here.

“Is THIS a Relationship?”

WordsMove Theater, which features many Lincoln residents, returns with “Is THIS a Relationship?” — another set of short humorous staged readings — on Friday, Nov. 13 at 12:30pm in Bemis Hall and Monday, Nov. 16 at 6:30pm in the library’s Tarbell Room. Details and additional dates.

Antique assessments

Do you have an item in your family that you’ve always wanted to know the value of? Rick Keller from Perfect Pastime 617 is offering a community-wide collectibles appraisal event on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 10:15am–1:15pm in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. Registration for a 10-minute time slot is required and registrants must supply photos of what they plan on bringing in well before the event.

Coming up at Bemis Hall

Diwali food and dance
Friday, Nov. 6, 11:30am–1:30pm, Bemis Hall
Celebrate Diwali, the traditional Indian Festival of Lights, with a catered authentic meal at 11:30am followed by a Bharatanatyam dance performance at 12:30 on the Bemis Hall stage. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging and Friends of the Lincoln Library. Suggested donation: $7.

Becky and the Swingin’ Bards
Friday, Nov. 20, 12:30-1:30pm, Bemis Hall
Join the Lincoln Public Library and the Lincoln COA&HS for an array of bluesy tunes from songs made popular by BB King, Aretha Franklin, Delbert McClinton, Bonnie Raitt and more.

Diane Zeigler at next LOMA

Diane Zeigler will be the headliner at the next Lincoln Open Mic Acoustic (LOMA) on Monday, Nov. 9 from 7:00-10:00pm in Bemis Hall (doors open at 6:30pm, featured performers play from 8:30-9:00pm). LOMA is a monthly open mic night event with mics and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. Come and perform (email loma3re@gmail.com to sign up) or just come listen to acoustic music and spoken word. Free admission.

Film: “The Thief Collector”

The Lincoln Library Film Society will screen “The Thief Collector” (2022) on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 6:00pm in the Tarbell Room. This documentary unravels the true story of one of the greatest unsolved art heists in history: the 1985 theft of Willem de Kooning’s painting Woman-Ochre from an Arizona museum and its later discovery in the home of an ordinary couple.

Historical tour at Minute Man Park

Donald Hafner will lead a private guided tour of Elm Brook Hill (also known as “The Bloody Angle”) at Minute Man National Historical Park on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1:00pm. The events at the start of the Revolutionary War unfolded on Lincoln soil, yet Lincoln is often overlooked in the popular accounts of the opening battles of the American Revolution. Hafner, the author of several books on 18th-century Lincoln, is a gifted storyteller, longtime Minute Man Park volunteer, university professor, and historical interpreter. Limited spaces; registration required.