The Lincoln-Sudbury Friends of Music will hold its virtual annual meeting on Tuesday, June 15 at 7 p.m. All community members, especially parents of music students, are invited. Meet fellow music program supporters, get questions answered, and learn about opportunities to get involved. To attend the meeting email receive the Zoom link and password, email lsfriendsofmusic@gmail.com.
Into the Fire, 1861-1896 — an episode of the PBS series The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross (2013) featuring Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Learn more and view the trailer on Kanopy here. Register for the film screening on Zoom here. Please contact Kate at ktranquada@minlib.net with any questions.
Miss Juneteenth (2020). Learn more and view the trailer on Kanopy here. Register for the film screening on Zoom here. Please contact Robin at rrapoport@minlib.net with any questions.
- July 1 — Dzidzor: Poetry, music and African folklore
- July 15 — Zaira Meneses and Friends: San Jarocho music
- July 29 — The Kevin Harris Project: Jazz trio blending the traditional and contemporary
- August 5 — Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band: Engaging, contemporary Jewish music
Performances will take place on the lawn at deCordova at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35 fo adults and $15 for children; click here to purchase. Please bring a picnic blanket or chairs if desired. In case of rain, performances will be rescheduled for a Thursday in August. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
For details, see the library’s kids and parents page. Questions? Email dleopold@minlib.net or call 781-259-8465 x4.
- July 1 — Dzidzor: Poetry, music and African folklore
- July 15 — Zaira Meneses and Friends: San Jarocho music
- July 29 — The Kevin Harris Project: Jazz trio blending the traditional and contemporary
- August 5 — Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band: Engaging, contemporary Jewish music
Performances will take place on the lawn at deCordova at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35 fo adults and $15 for children; click here to purchase. Please bring a picnic blanket or chairs if desired. In case of rain, performances will be rescheduled for a Thursday in August. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
- July 1 — Dzidzor: Poetry, music and African folklore
- July 15 — Zaira Meneses and Friends: San Jarocho music
- July 29 — The Kevin Harris Project: Jazz trio blending the traditional and contemporary
- August 5 — Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band: Engaging, contemporary Jewish music
Performances will take place on the lawn at deCordova at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35 fo adults and $15 for children; click here to purchase. Please bring a picnic blanket or chairs if desired. In case of rain, performances will be rescheduled for a Thursday in August. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Codman Community Farms presents a screening of “The Biggest Little Farm” in the barn on Thursday, July 29 from 7-9 p.m. The documentary chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, they unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm and its seasons (view trailer). Tickets are $10 (includes unlimited popcorn and lemonade) and free for children under 5. Click here to buy tickets.
For details, see the library’s kids and parents page. Questions? Email dleopold@minlib.net or call 781-259-8465 x4.
- July 1 — Dzidzor: Poetry, music and African folklore
- July 15 — Zaira Meneses and Friends: San Jarocho music
- July 29 — The Kevin Harris Project: Jazz trio blending the traditional and contemporary
- August 5 — Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band: Engaging, contemporary Jewish music
Performances will take place on the lawn at deCordova at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35 fo adults and $15 for children; click here to purchase. Please bring a picnic blanket or chairs if desired. In case of rain, performances will be rescheduled for a Thursday in August. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Pack a picnic, grab a blanket, and join Nature Linc as we soak up a summer evening on the lawn with the Hip Swayers. They play an eclectic mix of catchy originals, old-time country, and twangy, reverb-soaked surf. Tickets include an ice cream sundae served by Lizzy’s Ice Cream of Waltham from 6:15–7:15 p.m. Attendees will be notified of cancellation or postponement in case of rain. Some picnic tables will be available, but we advise bringing chairs or a picnic blanket for the lawn.
Tickets: $15, kids under 12 are free (purchase here)
The Racial Justice Advocates (RJA) of the First Parish Church invites everyone to two James Baldwin Summer events: a Zoom screening of “I Am Not Your Negro” on Thursday, Sept. 9 from 7–9 p.m. and a discussion of Baldwin’s first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, on Thursday, Sept. 16 from 7–9 p.m. The Oscar-nominated film, based on Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript Remember This House, explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin’s recollections of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as his personal observations of American history. The novel, based on Baldwin’s experiences as a teenaged preacher in a small revivalist church, describes two days and a long night in the life of the Grimes family.
The Zoom link can be found on the First Parish in Lincoln’s RJA web page.
The 39th annual Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Fair will take place on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Codman Estate (34 Codman Rd., Lincoln). There will be live entertainment, a food court, and work by nearly 100 local artisans—painting, pottery, jewelry, woodworking, clothing and more. $5 admission, free for Historic New England members and kids under 12. For more information, call 617-994-5914.
The Lincoln Library Film Society is back with screenings at the library starting with Kedi on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. The film follows seven of the thousands of cats that roam Istanbul who live between two worlds, neither wild nor tame, and bring joy and purpose to those people they choose to adopt. Movies will be screened on the third Thursday of each month using the club’s new AV system purchased with funds from the Friends of the Lincoln Library and the Ogden Codman Trust. Due to the pandemic, food will not be permitted.
The Racial Justice Advocates (RJA) of the First Parish Church invites everyone to two James Baldwin Summer events: a Zoom screening of “I Am Not Your Negro” on Thursday, Sept. 9 from 7–9 p.m. and a discussion of Baldwin’s first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, on Thursday, Sept. 16 from 7–9 p.m. The Oscar-nominated film, based on Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript Remember This House, explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin’s recollections of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as his personal observations of American history. The novel, based on Baldwin’s experiences as a teenaged preacher in a small revivalist church, describes two days and a long night in the life of the Grimes family.
The Zoom link can be found on the First Parish in Lincoln’s RJA web page.
The library presents an evening with photographer Dmitri Kasterine, author of Who How When Where, on Thursday, Sept. 23 from 7–8:30 p.m. Kasterine was a still photographer for director Stanley Kubrick, and his subjects have included James Baldwin, Mick Jagger and Queen Elizabeth II. For Zoom information, email lrothenberg@minlib.net.