For details, see the library’s kids and parents page. Questions? Email dleopold@minlib.net or call 781-259-8465 x4.
A four-session hands-on introduction to the farm for kids age 5–7 starting on Wednesday, Aug. 4 from 10:30–11:30 a.m. The three other sessions are at the same time on August 11, 18 and 25. Click here for more information and online registration.
Fresh farm produce, pastries, fabrics, arts and crafts, and more. Vendor earnings can be kept or given to a local charity, as many opt to do. For more information, email Bill Huss at billhuss53@gmail.com or Tom Flint at the_flint@hotmail.com.
Kids age 5–14 are invited to register for the 17th annual Lincoln Kids Triathlon on Saturday, Aug. 14 starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Codman Pool. Race distances range from 25m swim, ¼-mile run and no bike ride (ages 5-6) to 150m swim, 4-mile bike and 1-mile run (ages 13-14). Register on the Lincoln Parks & Rec website for $30 and get a T-shirt, a finisher’s medal and lots of memories. Packet pickup is Friday, Aug. 13 from 12:30–7 p.m. at Hartwell Pod A. Organizers are also looking for volunteers to help out during the race; if you have a few hours to give, please email ginger.reiner@gmail.com.
Fresh farm produce, pastries, fabrics, arts and crafts, and more. Vendor earnings can be kept or given to a local charity, as many opt to do. For more information, email Bill Huss at billhuss53@gmail.com or Tom Flint at the_flint@hotmail.com.
Fresh farm produce, pastries, fabrics, arts and crafts, and more. Vendor earnings can be kept or given to a local charity, as many opt to do. For more information, email Bill Huss at billhuss53@gmail.com or Tom Flint at the_flint@hotmail.com.
The Lincoln Public Library will host bingo on the lawn with caller Sally Kindleberger on Monday, Aug. 23 at 6 p.m. All ages welcome and prizes offered; no registration necessary. If necessary, weather-related cancellation will be posted on the library’s website, Facebook, and Instagram pages by 4 p.m.
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)
Fresh farm produce, pastries, fabrics, arts and crafts, and more. Vendor earnings can be kept or given to a local charity, as many opt to do. For more information, email Bill Huss at billhuss53@gmail.com or Tom Flint at the_flint@hotmail.com.
There will be a Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Lincoln School for children 12 and up, as well as anyone else eligible for a vaccination, on Tuesday, Aug. 31 from 1–4 p.m. in the Reed gym. Children 12-18 do not need to have a parent/guardian with them, but they will need to bring a Lincoln Schools Vaccination Consent Form that’s been printed, completed and signed by a parent. Children attending Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, private school, or home school are welcome. For those receiving their first dose at this clinic, another clinic for second doses will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 21 from 2–5 p.m.
Fresh farm produce, pastries, fabrics, arts and crafts, and more. Vendor earnings can be kept or given to a local charity, as many opt to do. For more information, email Bill Huss at billhuss53@gmail.com or Tom Flint at the_flint@hotmail.com.
Fresh farm produce, pastries, fabrics, arts and crafts, and more. Vendor earnings can be kept or given to a local charity, as many opt to do. For more information, email Bill Huss at billhuss53@gmail.com or Tom Flint at the_flint@hotmail.com.
Fresh farm produce, pastries, fabrics, arts and crafts, and more. Vendor earnings can be kept or given to a local charity, as many opt to do. For more information, email Bill Huss at billhuss53@gmail.com or Tom Flint at the_flint@hotmail.com.
Fresh farm produce, pastries, fabrics, arts and crafts, and more. Vendor earnings can be kept or given to a local charity, as many opt to do. For more information, email Bill Huss at billhuss53@gmail.com or Tom Flint at the_flint@hotmail.com.
Fresh farm produce, pastries, fabrics, arts and crafts, and more. Vendor earnings can be kept or given to a local charity, as many opt to do. For more information, email Bill Huss at billhuss53@gmail.com or Tom Flint at the_flint@hotmail.com.
After a year off, Codman Community Farms’ Annual Harvest Fair returns on Saturday, Oct. 3 from noon–4 p.m. with games for kids and adults including the Barrel Train, the Rooster Run, face painting, pumpkin decorating, a pie-eating contest, and more. Codman-grown burgers, hot dogs and sausages as well as snacks and treats will be available. Click here to pre-purchase bracelets for kids ages 3 and up for lawn and family games and rides, the Rooster Run, and a ticket for donut-on-a-string.
Fresh farm produce, pastries, fabrics, arts and crafts, and more. Vendor earnings can be kept or given to a local charity, as many opt to do. For more information, email Bill Huss at billhuss53@gmail.com or Tom Flint at the_flint@hotmail.com.
Enjoy a crisp evening by the fire as Doria Hughes tells stories about the fall, nature and animals on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Farrington Nature Linc. Tickets for “Tales & Treats: Slightly Scary Stories and S’mores” are $10 each or $30 for a family of four. Feel free to bring blankets and/or chairs to sit around the fire. We also recommend wearing or bringing layers as it will get colder once the sun goes down.
Every journey begins with a single step, or in Anders Morley’s case, the shush of cross-country skis. Morley will discuss his book, This Land of Snow: A Journey Across the North in Winter, on Monday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. The book offers insightful glimpses into life at the edge of the great northern wilderness, the history of cold-weather exploration and Nordic skiing, the right-to-roam movement, winter ecology, and more. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lincoln Public Library For Zoom invitation please, email lrothenberg@minlib.net.
The Annual Harvest Feast will be held under a big tent on Saturday, Oct. 23 with music by local bluegrass band The Splinters. Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 1. Time TBA.