Author Heather Wolf, author of Birding at the Bridge: In Search of Every Bird on the Brooklyn Waterfront, will discuss via Zoom how to find and identify more birds by picking a “patch,” a place close to home where you can watch birds often. Click for event flier or register here.
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.
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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.
“Storytelling: The Legend of the Inca Empire’s Origin/La Leyenda del Origen del Imperio I.” Recommended for ages 5+. Click here for details and registration.
Lincoln members of the Concord Music Club with sponsor their second annual free public concert on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. Musicians on classical guitar, violin and piano will perform music by Beethoven, Bach, and Olga Amelkina-Vera. For more information, email stevensjb@pathfindermail.com.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Mass. will host a free “Try Girl Scouts” event for girls and parents on Monday, Oct. 7 from 5–6 p.m. at the Lincoln Public Library. Click here for more information, and click here to RSVP.
Explore migration through the art of storytelling in “A Suitcase Story” on Friday, Oct. 11 at 12:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. The International Institute of New England will provide information on their immigrant and refugee work and discuss how you can help support and welcome new Americans. Sponsored by the Council in Aging & Human Services.
Deb Talan, an American singer-songwriter best known for being part of the folk-pop duo the Weepies, will appear in the next deCordova Performance Series event on Friday, Oct. 11 from 7–8:30 p.m. Click here for more information and tickets ($28–$35).
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.
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.
Lincoln’s Doo family invites everyone to their sixth annual Brain Games for a cornhole tournament, live music, a magic show, photo booth, local beers, raffles, and more on Sunday, Oct. 20 from noon–5 p.m. in Pierce Park. Visit doofamilyfun.com for more information on how to participate and donate to Boston Children’s Hospital research on moyamoya disease, which affects Kalea Doo.
TEDx Walden Pond is hosting its second annual TEDx talk in Lincoln on Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 5–9 p.m. In the spirit of Henry David Thoreau’s quote, “It takes two to speak the truth: one to talk, and one to listen,” the 2024 theme focuses on both speaking and listening in our search for compelling truths. There will be 10 speakers, including Alida Zweidler-Mckay of Lincoln and Dr. Eden-Renee Hayes of Wayland. The program will also feature dance (a work by local choreographer Rachel Linsky) and a humorous musical performance of “Anti-Suffragist Reasons” by members of the Concord Women’s Chorus. Click here for tickets, location, and more information and to purchase.
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum has awarded the 25th Rappaport Prize to Maine-based artist Jeremy Frey, the first Indigenous artist to be recognized. He will deliver the Rappaport lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at deCordova’s Dewey Family Hall. Frey uses new materials in combination with unique forms that honor the enduring legacy of traditional basketry practices that have been passed down through several generations of his family. He is an enrolled member of the Passamaquoddy, one of five federally recognized Native tribes in Maine, together known as the Wabanaki Confederacy.
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.
On Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24 and 25 from 6:30–9 p.m., prowl the farm with curious creatures of the night on candlelit paths, visit with nocturnal wildlife in our creepy-crawly mansion, spot your favorite pumpkin in our jack-o-lantern display, and step into a story on our Nursery Rhyme Trail. Visit our spooky snack shack for witches’ brew and take a haunted hayride through Boyce field. Tickets are $18–$21. Click to purchase for October 24 or October 25.
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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.