Join us for a reading of “The Nutcracker” geared to young children, accompanied by dancers from the Commonwealth Ballet Company acting out some of the parts, on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 10:30 a.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. Children get to meet the dancers after the reading. For all ages; no registration required.
For over 10,000 years, the Indigenous people knew what is now Concord and Lincoln as Musketaquid (“the land between the grassy rivers.” On Saturday, Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. in the Codman Community Farms education pavilion, Joe Palumbo of Concord will explore the history of the first people and what happened when cultures collided after European fur traders and then English colonists arrived. All ages welcome; free but registration is appreciated for planning.
The Lincoln Garden Club welcomes Max Rome, the stormwater program manager for the Charles River Watershed Association, on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in Bemis Hall and on Zoom. In his talk, “From Backyard to Watershed: Gardening for Clean Water,” he will point out gardening methods that help preserve and protect the quantity and quality of water in our yards and our watershed. Register here for the Zoom link.
Come to a vocal and piano concert featuring the LCOA&HS Doo Wop Team with Peter Stewart and friends on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 3–4:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Free entry, but donation welcome — all proceeds will go to the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry in Lincoln. Free root beer floats.
WordsMove Theater presents several performances of “Surprising Encounters between Strangers, Friends and Lovers,” a staged reading of short humorous plays directed by Mary Crowe:
- Friday, Nov. 8 at 12:30 p.m. — Bemis Hall
- Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. — Lincoln Public Library
- Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. — Chelmsford Center for the Arts (1A North Rd, Chelmsford)
- Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. — Congregation Beth El (105 Hudson Rd., Sudbury)
Crowe and several cast members (Corey Becker, Ben Dubrovsky, Sally Kindleberger, and Alice Waugh) are Lincoln residents.
Crowes Pasture will be the headliner at the next Lincoln Open Mic Night on Thursday, Nov. 14 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. Performers should email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com before noon of the open-mike day or (space permitting) sign up at the event.
WordsMove Theater presents several performances of “Surprising Encounters between Strangers, Friends and Lovers,” a staged reading of short humorous plays directed by Mary Crowe:
- Friday, Nov. 8 at 12:30 p.m. — Bemis Hall
- Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. — Lincoln Public Library
- Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. — Chelmsford Center for the Arts (1A North Rd, Chelmsford)
- Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. — Congregation Beth El (105 Hudson Rd., Sudbury)
Crowe and several cast members (Corey Becker, Ben Dubrovsky, Sally Kindleberger, and Alice Waugh) are Lincoln residents.
“The Cask of Amontillado,” a choral drama, will be performed as part of the First Parish in Lincoln’s “Live in Lincoln Center” series on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 8–9:30 p.m. in the church parish house (doors open at 7:30). The chilling retelling of Edgar Allen Poe’s classic story narrated by Lincoln resident David Elliott is intertwined with the haunting music of Carlo Gesualdo and singing by the Boston-based Nightingale Vocal Ensemble.
WordsMove Theater presents several performances of “Surprising Encounters between Strangers, Friends and Lovers,” a staged reading of short humorous plays directed by Mary Crowe:
- Friday, Nov. 8 at 12:30 p.m. — Bemis Hall
- Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. — Lincoln Public Library
- Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. — Chelmsford Center for the Arts (1A North Rd, Chelmsford)
- Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. — Congregation Beth El (105 Hudson Rd., Sudbury)
Crowe and several cast members (Corey Becker, Ben Dubrovsky, Sally Kindleberger, and Alice Waugh) are Lincoln residents.