The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum will host “Huff and a Puff: Thoreau’s Legacy with Jeffrey S. Cramer and Sarah Montross” on Thursday, March 14 from 6–7:30 p.m. to celebrate the recent installation of Hugh Hayden’s Huff and a Puff on the museum’s front lawn. The piece is a slanted replica of the one-room home where Henry David Thoreau lived in relative isolation at nearby Walden Pond and wrote Walden. The individually cut shingles of the cabin are of cedar, which Thoreau used for his original cabin, and the slanted bricks were custom created using locally sourced clay. The windows are mirrored so visitors can see themselves as well as the ground and sky, further altering the perception of this small house and emphasizing the viewer as part of the work.
Huff and a Puff was commissioned by Art & the Landscape, an initiative of The Trustees of Reservations. Click here for tickets.
The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust invites residents to help out on Stewardship Work Days starting on Friday, March 15 at 1 p.m. Join volunteers and staff from LLCT and LCD to pull non-native plants from conservation land. Tools and snacks will be provided. Click here to sign up.
The Youth Programs Committee at the First Parish in Lincoln is hosting an interfaith candlelight vigil on Wednesday, March 20 from 6–7 p.m. at the white church for all children lost in both the Palestinian and Israeli communities. Children can bring a bird they’ve made for a specific child (see Birds of Gaza for ideas) or for children more broadly. Craft kits with various art supplies to create birds are still available outside the side door of the Stone Church. Birds can be fashioned out of any medium you choose (clay, paper, your own materials, etc.). A short prayer will be offered at the vigil that is appropriate for all ages.
The Lincoln Library Film Society presents “A Coffee in Berlin” (2012, unrated) on Thursday, March 21 at 6 p.m. in the library’s Tarbell Room. The film portrays a day in the life of Niko, a twenty-something college dropout going nowhere fast. Niko lives for the moment as he drifts through the streets of Berlin, curiously observing everyone around him and oblivious to his growing status as an outsider.
Join us for a free live theater show where actors Stephen Collins and Poornima Kirby portray a haunting, darkly funny adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless story of love, ambition, and mortality. This one-hour show draws directly from Shakespeare’s text while adding modern twists. Co-sponsored by Friends of Lincoln Council on Aging and Friends of Lincoln Library.
Babies and their families are invited to join Julie Stepanek and her ukulele as she leads participants in a singalong. This gentle program includes both classic songs and new favorites. Shakers and scarves will also be incorporated in the program. Best for infants through age 3 but older siblings are welcome. No registration necessary.
Want to try an instrument that’s fun and easy to play? Join Julie Stepanek as she shows the fundamentals of ukulele playing. No experience necessary. Ukuleles provided. Best for families with children ages 6 and up. Register here.
Paint the delicate petals of poppy flowers with watercolor paint. Pop Up Art School will teach us how to layer the translucent paint. You’ll work on two paintings concurrently to allow time for the layers to dry. Watercolor painting is fun and relaxing. Registration is limited to 15 adults (age 18+) for this class. Registration opens on Friday, March 8 at 9 a.m. Register here.
The third off-season indoor Lincoln Arts and Farmers Market will take place at Pierce House on Saturday, March 30 from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. There will be an Easter egg hunt (open to all, drop by any time to search), fresh cut flowers, spring potted plants, gift cards, crochet arts, alpaca yarn, honey and hot sauce, pottery, and photo opportunities. Click here to pre-book a sitting with photographer Jocelyn Finlay.
A memorial for the late Susan Sugar will take place on Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m. in the First Parish Church across from the library, with a reception to follow. Sugar died on Nov. 7, 2023 at the age of 90 (click here for her obituary).
The Lincoln Builder’s Club, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Freemasons, and the Mass. Tree Wardens & Foresters Association are giving away small fir seedlings statewide. Visit their tent on Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Simon W. Robinson Masonic Lodge at 3 Bedford St. in Lexington while supplies last. Sponsored by the 14th Masonic District representing Ayer, Bedford, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, and Littleton.
The Lincoln Library Film Society will screen “Anatolian Leopard” directed by Emre Kayisl on Thursday, April 18 at 6 p.m. in the Tarbell Room. At Turkey’s oldest zoo, a lonely zoo keeper and a neglected female staff member form an unlikely bond as they hide the death of the zoo’s oldest inhabitant, an Anatolian leopard, in order to stop the privatization process. In Turkish with English subtitles.
Hosted by the Lincoln Council on Aging and Human Services. Most events are open to Lincoln residents of all ages. For a full list — including clinics, exercise classes, regular meetings of interest groups, and online chats with town officials — see the COAHS’s calendar page or latest newsletter. Call 781-259-8811 or email gagnea@lincolntown.org for Zoom links and other information.
The third annual blood drive in memory of Zack Wall, who died of cancer at age 16, will take place on Tuesday, April 23 from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program (40 Baker Bridge Rd., Lincoln). Click here to sign up to donate.
The Walden Woods Project is hosting “Thoreau and the Miracle of Poetry: An Earth Day, Birthday, and National Poetry Month Celebration” on Tuesday, April 23 at 6:15 p.m. Join us and three contemporary poets who will read from their work in the spirit of Thoreau. A wine and cheese reception with the poets will precede the reading. Click here to register. Sponsored by The Commons in Lincoln.