There will be a Lincoln Arts and Farmers Market Valentine’s Day pop-up market on Saturday, Feb. 10 from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Pierce House. Join the community of vendors and patrons to catch up on the winter happenings around town, buy flowers, find unique handmade gifts and cars for friends and family. Vendors will be:
- Spencer Borden, wooden bowls
- Liz Brown — elixirs, tonics and teas
- Phoebe Clarkson — origami earrings
- Mary Drouin — crochet gifts
- Jocelyn Finlay — photography (Finlay is taking pre-orders for high school senior portraits, corporate headshots, passport photos, fand family photos at the event. Click here to pre-book a 30-minute photo session time).
- Annie Gauger — hats
- Hazen Hill Flowers — tulips, winter flowers, and vases
- Lisa Himelman — jewelry
- Bill Huss — alpaca yarn
- Charlotte Kirsch — gift cards
- John Rizzo — fine art photo prints and cards
- Carolyn Ryan — printed textiles
- William Stason — pottery
- Tracey Terrell — hand-crafted jewelry
There will be an opening reception with Lincoln resident Prajakta Badri for the “Madhubani Art: A Glimpse Into an Indian Folk Art Form” exhibit at the Lincoln Public Library on Sunday, Feb. 11 from 2–4 p.m. Madhubani painting is a traditional art form that originated almost 2,500 years ago in the Mithila region of Bihar, India that typically tells stories with colorful images. The pieces by Badri (a clinical pharmacologist who works in drug development) depict traditional Indian mythological stories, Boston landmarks, and even Native American dance.
The exhibit will be up until February 24. Click here for information on exhibits.
Whet your palette for paint night, deCordova style, in a fun, no-pressure painting session inspired by artwork in the deCordova’s Corporate Loan Program. An experienced instructor will guide you to make unique, creative artworks. You’ll need a sense of adventure, a creative spirit, and clothes that can get messy. All other supplies will be provided. Click here for details and registration.
Lorraine and Bennett Hammond will be featured at the next LOMA open mic night in Lincoln on Tuesday, Feb. 13 from 7–10 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). The Hammonds sing and play instruments including mandolin, harp, banjo, guitar and mountain dulcimer. Check out their video of Banjo Pickin’ Girl performed live at the legendary Caffe Lena coffee house. Come listen or sign up for a slot to play yourself by emailing Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com or signing up at the event. Names of those who are signed up by 7 p.m. will be drawn at random.
Speed dating is the fun and efficient way to meet new people. Bedford, Concord, Carlisle, Lincoln, and Sudbury are teaming up for this event. You’ll meet up to 12 local single seniors (aged 65+) through a series of six minute “pre-dates.” We facilitate the whole thing so there’s no awkwardness, no pressure, no embarrassment… just great fun! After the event, we’ll contact you to let you know if you’ve made a match (more than two-thirds of speed daters match at least one person). Space is limited; sign up by calling 781-259-8811.
Judith Ralitzer, novelist and femme fatale, is seeking characters for her next best-seller. Meanwhile a serial killer has just escaped from a high-security prison. Their paths are about to cross in Claude Lelouch’s tricky thriller, which features a number of characters and a timeline that skips back and forth, keeping the audience guessing. Presented by the Lincoln Library Film Society.
Directed by Claude Lelouch, 2007. French with English subtitles.
Rated R (1 hr 46 min)
North River Music has an Americana sound, playing covers of rock, bluegrass, and country songs from the Eagles and Bob Dylan to the Indigo Girls and Grateful Dead. They’ll play at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. (doors at 6:30). Click here to buy tickets.
Lincoln resident and member of the Screen Actors Guild Sally Kindleberger explains what it’s like to be a movie extra on set. Afterwards, watch “The Holdovers” (2023), in which Sally was an extra. It’s a comedy/drama starring Paul Giamatti, DaVine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa, directed by Alexander Payne.
Music Street, a group will give its 10th anniversary concert on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. From Gershwin, Schubert and Chopin, to a string duo by Mexican composer José Elizondo, cowboy songs by American Libby Larsen and more, “A Few of our Favorite Things” will perform works from their past decade of performances. The ensembles features Lincoln resident Diane Katzenberg Braun (founder and artistic director of Music Street) plus violin, cello, clarinet, and soprano. Sponsored by the Lincoln Public Library and supported by the Lincoln Cultural Council.
Band concert. Each school will perform individually and then combine together for Armory, a composition by Randall Standridge. The concert will be broadcast on Comcast channels 9 and 1074, and Verizon channels 32 and 2130 and will be available as on video on demand a few days after the concert. For more information about supporting L-S music, visit www.lsfom.org.
Orchestra concert with Lincoln and Sudbury middle school students. The L-S Orchestra will perform “Waltz No. 2” by Shostakovich and a movement of “Symphony No. 8 by Dvorak,” and the L-S Select Orchestra will perform “Romanian Folk Dances” by Bela Bartok.
The concert will be broadcast on Comcast channels 9 and 1074, and Verizon channels 32 and 2130 and will be available as on video on demand a few days after the concert. For more information about supporting L-S music, visit www.lsfom.org.
Each Lincoln and Sudbury middle school will perform two pieces. The program includes l-S chamber singers performing a French madrigal and a jazz vocal arrangement of “Georgia on my Mind,” concert choir with sopranos and altos on a Taylor Swift medley, and tenors and basses on “I’m Just Ken” from the Barbie movie, as well as performances by the Musigals, Coro de Chicas and Singing Valentines quartets.
The concert will be broadcast on Comcast channels 9 and 1074, and Verizon channels 32 and 2130 and will be available as on video on demand a few days after the concert. For more information about supporting L-S music, visit www.lsfom.org.
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum will host folk rock artist Melissa Ferrick on Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m. Ferrick is a Professor of the Practice at Northeastern University’s College of Arts Media and Design. They teach courses on songwriting creative entrepreneurship, demo recording and production, live performance, the intersection of psychopathology and creativity, nonprofit arts management. Ferrick performs throughout North America, sharing the stage with Morrissey, Joan Armatrading, Weezer, Tegan and Sara, Bob Dylan, John Hiatt, Ani DiFranco, k.d. lang, Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin, and more. Click here for tickets ($28 for Trustees members, $35 for nonmembers). Ticketholders will be able to place pre-orders from Twisted Tree Café at deCordova.
Come learn how to salsa dance, or try out new moves, at Havana Club in Cambridge. Ticket sales benefit Farrington Nature Linc and include entry and an instructor-led lesson before everyone is free to dance the night away. Click here to purchase.
Samaritans will provide information on suicide risk factors, warning signs, and questions to ask someone who may be at risk. This two-hour suicide prevention training focuses on older adults, but the information is relevant for all ages. Space is limited; call 781-259-811 to sign up. Sponsored by the Council on Aging & Human Services.
Explore the world of natural color with an introduction to dyeing fabric with plants. You’ll create your own set of four dyed cotton napkins using plants, including some foraged at Nature Linc over the summer. Different surface techniques will be explored, including creating resists on fabric with natural materials. Adults only. Pre-registration required.
Folk singer/guitarist Rob Siegel is the featured performer at the next Lincoln Open Mic Night on Tuesday, March 12 from 7–10 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. Come listen or sign up for a slot to play yourself by emailing Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com or signing up at the event. Names of those who are signed up by 7 p.m. will be drawn at random.