Vicki Croke, author of Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II, will make a presentation with archival photos and video on Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Walden Woods Project at 44 Baker Farm Rd. in Lincoln. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. for a wine and cheese reception, and the presentation will begin at 7 p.m. This event is generously sponsored by The Commons in Lincoln. Part of the Concord Festival of Authors. Click here to learn more and register.
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The one-hour concert L-S Fall Music Concert on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school’s Kirshner Auditorium will feature concert choir, chamber singers, string orchestra, concert band and symphonic band. The program includes classic marches, a Nigerian folk song, selections from “The Phantom of the Opera,” and a programmatic piece entitled The Dark Waters which draws from the mythological rivers of the underworld. Concessions will be available and support L-S Friends of Music. The concerts can also be viewed on either the education channel (Comcast 9/Verizon 32) in Sudbury and Lincoln, on the HD channel (Comcast 1074/Verizon 2130) in Sudbury only, or on either of the channels’ livestreams accessible via sudburytv.org.
Fall measures such as composting, “leaving the leaves,” and sheet mulching nurture inset life and soil while avoiding use of fossil fuels for leaf-blowing. Join Lincoln Common Ground (part of Mothers Out Front Lincoln) and the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. for a Zoom discussion on “Leaving the Leaves and More: A Community Q&A about Eco-gardening Practices.” Click here to register for the Zoom link.
The Lincoln Arts and Farmers Market runs weekly from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. on the green outside the Tack Room (145 Lincoln Rd.). the market will take place each Saturday until the end of October. New vendors from the community are welcome to set up a table to sell garden produce, arts and crafts as well as vintage and collectible items. There is no table fee, but it’s nice to tip the band $5 or more as they attract many patrons. Please bring your own table, tent (optional), etc.; you’re welcome to join as many or few markets as you wish. For more vendor information, email Bill Huss at billhuss53@gmail.com.
An interactive musical celebration. Learn more.
For grades 6 and up. Click here for more information and registration.
Several interfaith experts will discuss on how their religious tradition understands God’s mercy and God’s justice at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church. Specific questions to be addressed include whether God is merciful, just, or both, and who receives God’s justice and mercy. Speakers will be:
- Mohamed Lazzouni (Islamic views) — Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m.
- Ligita Ryliskyte (Christian views) — Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m.
- Nicholas Ribush (Buddhist views) — Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
- Ruth Langer (Jewish views) — Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Several interfaith experts will discuss on how their religious tradition understands God’s mercy and God’s justice at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church. Specific questions to be addressed include whether God is merciful, just, or both, and who receives God’s justice and mercy. Speakers will be:
- Mohamed Lazzouni (Islamic views) — Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m.
- Ligita Ryliskyte (Christian views) — Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m.
- Nicholas Ribush (Buddhist views) — Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
- Ruth Langer (Jewish views) — Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m.
On Friday, Nov. 22 at 12:30 p.m., the Lincoln-Sudbury Civic Orchestra will perform music by J.S. Bach, Franz Schubert, Franz Joseph Haydn, Frederick Hofmeister, and Spiros Exaras. Sponsored by the Council on Aging & Human Services.
Broadcast journalist Ted Reinstein, author of Travels through the Heart and Soul of New England, will speak on Friday, Nov. 1 at 12:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Reinstein, a full-time correspondent for the city’s celebrated nightly news magazine, “Chronicle,” has covered sports, politics and especially human interest stories all over Boston and across New England. The event is made possible by the Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging and the Friends of Lincoln Public Library.
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.
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.
Several interfaith experts will discuss on how their religious tradition understands God’s mercy and God’s justice at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church. Specific questions to be addressed include whether God is merciful, just, or both, and who receives God’s justice and mercy. Speakers will be:
- Mohamed Lazzouni (Islamic views) — Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m.
- Ligita Ryliskyte (Christian views) — Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m.
- Nicholas Ribush (Buddhist views) — Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
- Ruth Langer (Jewish views) — Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m.
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.
Several interfaith experts will discuss on how their religious tradition understands God’s mercy and God’s justice at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church. Specific questions to be addressed include whether God is merciful, just, or both, and who receives God’s justice and mercy. Speakers will be:
- Mohamed Lazzouni (Islamic views) — Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m.
- Ligita Ryliskyte (Christian views) — Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m.
- Nicholas Ribush (Buddhist views) — Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
- Ruth Langer (Jewish views) — Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m.