Join the Lincoln Democrats’ planning session to “get fired up and ready to go” for 2020. Hear about the work of Concord Indivisible from co-founders Kate Kavanagh and Denise Gieseke. Share your thoughts on getting out the vote and communications. Explore the critical issues ahead and determine which Lincoln Democrats will prioritize for action. Coffee and pastries starting at 8:30 a.m.; meeting starts at 9.
The METCO Coordinating Committee will hold an estate sale on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15 and 16 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at 18 Cerulean Way in Lincoln. MCC member Joanna Schmergel has been collecting donations of antiques, art, china, silver, and collectibles from supporters all over the MetroWest area, and her basement and attic are stuffed with treasures. Also for sale will be American Girl Doll baskets and fleece hats made by Boston and Lincoln resident students in a social entrepreneurship program. Marika Hamilton, Lincoln METCO director, has been teaching students finance, accounting, marketing, home economics and social responsiveness through this program. All proceeds go toward summer camp scholarships, late buses, field trips, and enrichment programs for Boston-based METCO enrolled children attending the Lincoln School.
In an age of information overload, we have learned to sift through the many “truths” that are thrown at us to develop our own understanding of reality. News outlets tell us their many truths, our loved ones share theirs, and our own lived experience acts as the glue that binds the pieces together and the sieve that sifts for kernels of truth.
Come take apart the messages that are fed to us and craft your own story. Using newspapers, magazines, and advertisements as source materials, put your truth on display with a glass and collage project inspired by the “Truthiness and the News” exhibit. No experience necessary; all levels welcome. All materials provided. Click here to sign up.
The Delvena Theatre Company presents “The Dickens You Say” on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. in Bemis Hall, sponsored by the Lincoln Public Library and the Lincoln Council on Aging.
Through the use of monologues and scenes, the Delvena actors will embody the ridiculous, the romantic and the frightening characters that Charles Dickens created. There’s a bit of scandal and a lot of worship for the writer who loved Boston profoundly. After the show, the cast will lead a lively discussion. Appropriate for patrons 16 and up.
Come and enjoy songs from the repertoire of the Yale Classic Whiffenpoofs. Members of our group, all from the Whiffenpoof groups of the 1960s and ’70s, have enjoyed singing together for the last ten years. Our repertoire includes ballads, barbershop, folk tunes, yodels and traditional a capella songs. Free with admission or membership.
Come to Bemis Hall on Monday, Nov. 18 at 12:30 p.m. when Lisa Welter, Town Archivist, discusses “Treasures for the Town Archives.” Holding an array of objects from our past, including lists of who won town elections (did you know that “fence viewer” was a real job?) to 300 years of Town Meeting minutes to embroidered samplers, maps, hand-drawn illustrations, photographs, and more, the Town Archives tells our story to ourselves and those who will come after us. Town Archivist Lisa Welter will show slides of some of the amazing treasures of our Town Archives, tell you about how and what they collect, and answer questions. The COA provides beverages and dessert. The lectures last about an hour, including a question and answer period. Participants are welcome to stay after the program to continue their discussion. All ages welcome.
Marylou Ferrante is the featured performer at the next LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mike Acoustic) night on Monday, Nov. 18 in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. The event runs from 7–10 p.m., and Ferrante will perform a half-hour set starting around 8:30. She is at home on vocals, guitar, mandolin or banjo while performing blues, old time, country, and folk music. Between songs, she’ll recount stories, arrangements and the history behind the music, and often the difficult circumstances these struggling musicians endured. She covers Blind Boy Fuller’s “Walking My Blues Away” in this video.
Admission is free and refreshments are provided. Performers can sign up at the event or email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com for a slot. There is a sound system with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups.
Meet with a nurse at 50 Wells Rd. in Lincoln Woods on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m.–noon or Bemis Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 9–11 a.m. Blood pressure, nutrition and fitness, medication management, chronic disease management, resources, and more. Services provided by Emerson Hospital Home Care. The Bemis Hall clinic is supported by the Pierce House.
Lincolnites 60 and older are invited to enjoy a delicious gourmet lunch with friends new and old at 11:30 on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at St. Anne’s Church. Our special guests will be the DPW. Come meet them, ask them your questions and give your ideas. Tricia McGean, Lincoln’s public health nurse, will offer free blood pressure readings. The cost of lunch is $5 per person. Caregivers are welcome to come with those for whom they are caring. Let the COA know if you need transportation or a seating partner. The lunch is co-sponsored by the COA, the Friends of the COA, Minuteman Senior Services, Newbury Court, St. Anne’s, and the Lincoln Garden Club. Call the COA at 781-259-8811 to sign up.
Join Jane Cooper and her watercolor class students for a special reception to celebrate their exhibit, “Expressions in Watercolor,” on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 2:30 p.m. at Bemis Hall. The exhibit will be on view in the map room at Bemis Hall in November and December. Featuring many still lifes and images drawn from nature, as well as portraits and other subjects, the paintings are the work of Jane and those who have taken watercolor with her at the COA and elsewhere over the years.
Every day new technology comes out that can assist elders to be safer in their homes, whether it monitors well being and sends information to caregivers or others, provides virtual assistants, or offers support for those with hearing or visual impairments. Learn more about what is available, as well as their advantages and possible challenges, when Margaret McLaughlin comes to Bemis Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. Ms. McLaughlin is professor of communication at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, and is currently Distinguished Visiting Research Scholar in the College of Communication at Boston University.
The Annual Meeting of Members of the Lincoln Old Town Hall Corporation will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Town Office Building. The agenda will include the election of trustees for the ensuing year, as well as financial reports and a review of the past year’s activities. The Annual Meeting of Trustees will immediately follow, and will include the election of officers and the conduct of such other business as may be brought before the meeting. All members are urged to attend.
On Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 6:30–8 p.m., Care Dimensions will present “Restoring Inner Peace, Sense of Self After Soul Injury” at Bemis Hall in Lincoln. This is for anyone who has experienced loss, heartache, or trauma, or has been a victim of combat, crime, abuse, neglect or other unattended emotional injuries, including but not limited to military veterans and their families. Soul injury presents as a sense of emptiness and a loss of meaning, or the feeling that a part of the self is missing. People who have experienced loss such as bereavement, divorce, or betrayal by a significant other may also suffer from soul injury, as can personal and professional caregivers. Open to the public; please RSVP by Nov. 18 to 781-373-6574 or jcorrigan@caredimensions.org.
Let’s Do Galaxy Zoo
November 21
Galaxy Zoo is an online amateur science project that has been running for over 10 years that aims to help professional astronomers understand how galaxies form and evolve. In this project, amateurs view images from a database containing hundreds of thousands of galaxies and use simple criteria to classify those galaxies in various ways. In addition to contributing to fundamental research and gaining insights into how science is done, you can see a stunning collection of images of exotic galaxies.
Join Lincoln’s Veterans Services Officer Peter Harvell on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 10:15 a.m. at Bemis Hall for an overview of the VA’s Health Benefits system. Get an overview of the system and how it works and what benefits it offers and find out if you or a family member might be eligible. Come find out what you need to know.
The Commons in Lincoln, Right at Home In-Home Care and Assistance, and the Lincoln Council on Aging invite those with dementia and their family, friends, and caregivers to the free Lincoln Memory Café on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the main building of The Commons in Lincoln. Enjoy delicious refreshments and the song and tap dance of Ted Powers. The Memory Café is held each fourth Thursday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at The Commons in Lincoln (except in November and December when it will be the third Thursday due to holidays). Call Elizabeth Kaupp of Right at Home at 781-275-1400 or the COA at 781-259-8811 for more information.
A talk titled “Art and the Environment: A Local History” on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 6:30–8 p.m. by Associate Professor of Art History Kirsten Swenson will situate the exhibition “Peter Hutchinson: Landscapes of My Life” and the commission “Andy Goldsworthy: Watershed” within the history of land and environmental art, with particular focus on the significance of these artist’s practices within the New England landscape. Free admission; registration requested.
What are the impacts of climate change, and what can we do about it? Come Bob Moore of Climate Reality discuss the causes of climate change and its impacts on our economy, national defense, food and water supply, as well as the surge in infectious diseases, on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Public Library. Each of us has a role to play to ensure that our country’s future is healthy and sustainable; see the tools we already have to change our trajectory. Discussion will follow the presentation.
Lincoln’s annual Thanksgiving Night Contradance will take place on Thursday, Nov. 28 from 7–10 p.m. at the Smith School featuring Caller Chris Ricciotti, Larry Unger on guitar, and Carol Bittenson on fiddle. All ages and abilities are welcome. Tickets (sliding scale) are $6–10 for adults and students, $4–5 for children 10 and under. Sponsored by the First Parish in Lincoln. For more information, email kwinchell@comcast.net.
Lincoln’s annual Thanksgiving Night Contradance will take place on Thursday, Nov. 28 from 7–10 p.m. at the Smith School featuring Caller Chris Ricciotti, Larry Unger on guitar, and Carol Bittenson on fiddle. All ages and abilities are welcome. Tickets (sliding scale) are $6–10 for adults and students, $4–5 for children 10 and under. Sponsored by the First Parish in Lincoln. For more information, email kwinchell@comcast.net.