Come to eco-gardener Robin Wilkerson’s garden sanctuary where has been gardening for years to create a diverse habitat for birds, bees and butterflies to learn her methods for gardening to support the ecosystem. Click here for information and registration. Sponsored by Lincoln Common Ground.
During an evening slide show and house tour on Friday, June 9 (as well as July 7, August 11, and September 15) from 7–9 p.m., see how Walter Gropius’s innovative lighting scheme comes to life at night. Gropius, founder of the German design school the Bauhaus, was one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. His 1938 home at 68 Baker Bridge Road highlights the clean lines of Modernist design. Light refreshments are individual “nibbles” picnic bags. $65 for Historic New England members, $75 for nonmembers. Advance tickets required; call 781-259-8098 or buy online.
Codman Community Farms will mark its 50th birthday with a celebration for all ages on Saturday, June 10 from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. This will be a day of games, food, and music, with special T-shirts available for purchase. Among the activities:
- Live music by the Honey Steelers
- Farm themed games & entertainment for kids
- Strawberry pie-eating contest
- “American Gothic” photo contest
- Birthday cake and ice cream for all (cake-cutting at 1 p.m.)
- Food for purchase including Codman’s own smoked ribs or maple sausage, grilled cheese sandwiches, fresh veggie & hummus basket with pita chips, and beer/wine/nonalcoholic drinks
While the event is free for all and no tickets are required, please click here to “purchase” your free tickets as an RSVP. This will ensure enough fun for all.
The Lincoln Library Film Society will screen the Oscar-winning “Ida” (PG-13, in Polish with English subtitles) on Thursday, June 15 at 6 p.m. 18-year old Anna (Agata Trzebuchowska), a sheltered orphan raised in a convent, is preparing to become a nun when the Mother Superior insists she first visit her sole living relative. Naïve, innocent Anna soon finds herself in the presence of her aunt Wanda (Agata Kulesza), a worldly and cynical Communist Party insider, who shocks her with the declaration that her real name is Ida and her Jewish parents were murdered during the Nazi occupation.
The Society for Historically Informed Performance (SoHIP) presents concerts at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church on most Thursdays from June 20 to August 8 from 7:30–9 p.m. The June 20 event, “The Road Less Traveled,” features 18th-century sonatas and dances performed by baroque cello duo Sarah Freiberg and Colleen McGary-Smith of the Handel and Haydn Society. Click here to see the full schedule of performers and to buy tickets ($26 regular admission, $21 for students and seniors, or $150/$117 for a season pass).
The Society for Historically Informed Performance (SoHIP) presents concerts at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church on most Thursdays from June 20 to August 8 from 7:30–9 p.m. Click here to see the full schedule of performers and to buy tickets ($26 regular admission, $21 for students and seniors, or $150/$117 for a season pass).
The Society for Historically Informed Performance (SoHIP) presents concerts at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church on most Thursdays from June 20 to August 8 from 7:30–9 p.m. Click here to see the full schedule of performers and to buy tickets ($26 regular admission, $21 for students and seniors, or $150/$117 for a season pass).
During an evening slide show and house tour on Friday, June 9 (as well as July 7, August 11, and September 15) from 7–9 p.m., see how Walter Gropius’s innovative lighting scheme comes to life at night. Gropius, founder of the German design school the Bauhaus, was one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. His 1938 home at 68 Baker Bridge Road highlights the clean lines of Modernist design. Light refreshments are individual “nibbles” picnic bags. $65 for Historic New England members, $75 for nonmembers. Advance tickets required; call 781-259-8098 or buy online.
The Society for Historically Informed Performance (SoHIP) presents concerts at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church on most Thursdays from June 20 to August 8 from 7:30–9 p.m. Click here to see the full schedule of performers and to buy tickets ($26 regular admission, $21 for students and seniors, or $150/$117 for a season pass).
The Food Project invites everyone to its annual Farm Lunch on Wednesday, July 12 at the intersection of Baker Bridge Road and Route 126. Learn informally about TFP’s mission and programming, including through conversations with teenage members of Root Crew, professional farmers, and regional directors. Arrive by noon for a walking tour of the farm. A complimentary buffet lunch including vegetarian options featuring items from the farm will be provided at 12:30 p.m. as everyone gathers at picnic tables or under the pavilion. While philanthropic support of The Food Project is always welcomed, there is no expectation of a donation associated with these community building events. Due to limited capacity, RSVP is required; email jsoto@thefoodproject.org.
The Great Meadows Public Health Collaborative (GMPHC) invites parents and caregivers to “Just Talk About It: Anxiety, Leaving High School, and Adolescent Mental Health,” a virtual program about youth mental health focusing on anxiety and young adults, on Wednesday, July 12 at 6:30 p.m. (click here for the Zoom link). Join clinician Sara Eldridge for a dynamic presentation providing a framework to understand and navigate your young adult’s emotional health, the signs and symptoms of the most prevalent mental health concerns, and how to be an effective support as they transition out of high school. A student will also share her experience with anxiety.
The GMPHC was established through two state grants and includes Bedford, Carlisle, Concord, Lincoln, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston. Its goal is to pool resources, increase staff capacity and expertise, attract additional funding, and deliver better health protections, programs, and outcomes. For more information, contact Regional Public Health Nurse Katie Rines at krines@wayland.ma.us.
State Representative Carmine Gentile (D-Sudbury), whose district includes Lincoln’s Precinct 1, will hold in-person office hours on Friday, July 21 and virtual office hours on Thursday, July 27. In-person meetings will take place at the Sudbury Senior Center (40 Fairbank Road, Sudbury) from 10-11:00 a.m. Virtual meetings will take place via Microsoft Teams video call from 11 am.–12:30 p.m. RSVP is required to attend virtually, and is strongly encouraged to attend in person. Sign up for a 20-minute time slot by emailing Rep. Gentile’s legislative aide, Ravi Simon, at ravi.simon@mahouse.gov.
The American Traveling Morrice brings the Morris dance (an English country tradition with roots in medieval street theater) to a new geographical region each summer. The dancers, with small bells strapped to their legs, leap through complex figures accompanied by the music of the accordion, fiddle, or the ancient pipe and tabor. They will appear twice in Lincoln on Monday, July 24: at the deCordova Sculpture Park at 3:15 p.m. and in South Lincoln behind Donelan’s at 5:30 p.m. They will also appear that week in Sudbury, Concord, Maynard and other area towns; click here for the full schedule.
The American Traveling Morrice brings the Morris dance (an English country tradition with roots in medieval street theater) to a new geographical region each summer. The dancers, with small bells strapped to their legs, leap through complex figures accompanied by the music of the accordion, fiddle, or the ancient pipe and tabor. They will appear twice in Lincoln on Monday, July 24: at the deCordova Sculpture Park at 3:15 p.m. and in South Lincoln behind Donelan’s at 5:30 p.m. They will also appear that week in Sudbury, Concord, Maynard and other area towns; click here for the full schedule.
The Society for Historically Informed Performance (SoHIP) presents concerts at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church on most Thursdays from June 20 to August 8 from 7:30–9 p.m. Click here to see the full schedule of performers and to buy tickets ($26 regular admission, $21 for students and seniors, or $150/$117 for a season pass).
State Representative Carmine Gentile (D-Sudbury), whose district includes Lincoln’s Precinct 1, will hold in-person office hours on Friday, July 21 and virtual office hours on Thursday, July 27. In-person meetings will take place at the Sudbury Senior Center (40 Fairbank Road, Sudbury) from 10-11:00 a.m. Virtual meetings will take place via Microsoft Teams video call from 11 am.–12:30 p.m. RSVP is required to attend virtually, and is strongly encouraged to attend in person. Sign up for a 20-minute time slot by emailing Rep. Gentile’s legislative aide, Ravi Simon, at ravi.simon@mahouse.gov.
Lincoln residents age 60+ are invited to hear a concert at Tanglewood on Sunday, July 30. Before the show, there will be a brunch at Shortstop Bar & Grill in Westfield. The Boston Symphony Orchestra will play Ellen Reid’s When the World as You’ve Known It Doesn’t Exist, Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Prokofiev’s Suite from Romeo and Juliet. The bus leaves the Donelan’s lot at 9 a.m. and returns at approximately 8 p.m. Sponsored by Friends of the LCOA. Tickets are $120; mail checks made out to “FLCOA Trips” to LCOA&HS Trips, c/o Town Offices, 16 Bedford Rd., Lincoln MA. For more information, call Amy Rettig at 781-259-8811 ext. 102.
The Society for Historically Informed Performance (SoHIP) presents concerts at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church on most Thursdays from June 20 to August 8 from 7:30–9 p.m. Click here to see the full schedule of performers and to buy tickets ($26 regular admission, $21 for students and seniors, or $150/$117 for a season pass).
The Society for Historically Informed Performance (SoHIP) presents concerts at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church on most Thursdays from June 20 to August 8 from 7:30–9 p.m. Click here to see the full schedule of performers and to buy tickets ($26 regular admission, $21 for students and seniors, or $150/$117 for a season pass).