Real estate team Jeannine Taylor and Jessica Packineau invite residents to an opening event for their own office on Friday, April 26 from 4–7 p.m. at 152 Lincoln Rd. Explore the renovated space and get your burning real estate questions answered while enjoying music by Casey Murray (banjo, guitar, cello) and Molly Tucker (fiddle) and artwork by Lincoln’s Pauline Curtiss.
The Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee will hold a listening session for students, families, and community members on Monday, April 29 from 7–8 p.m. on Google Meet. These sessions are not public meetings with an agenda, but rather a casual opportunity to meet with committee members (in this case, Lucy Maulsby and Mary Warzynski). Click here to join the meeting.
What’s something you always wanted to do but weren’t able? Author Emily Falcon was held back by her heart condition until she was 35, but now she can run races. Her memoir, From the Sidelines to the Finish Line: A Chronic Illness Survivor’s Challenges and Everyday Triumphs is a story of survival and how her physical situation shaped and limited her. She intends this story to be a helpful resource to families, caregivers, and physicians who want to gain insight into a patient’s point of view.
The 18th annual L-S Boosters Golf Classic fundraiser kicks off on Friday, May 10 at 7:45 a.m. (breakfast and registration starting at 6:45 a.m.) at the Wayland Country Club (121 Old Sudbury Rd., Wayland. Money raised from this event goes directly to benefit L-S athletic teams at all levels. Over the years, the Boosters have approved grants averaging $50,000 per year totaling over $1.5 million. Click here to register to play, be a sponsor, or come to a post-golf lunch. Raffle tickets are also available online through Wednesday, May 8 at 8 p.m. Click here to purchase raffle tickets.
The Battle Road BioBlitz at Minute Man National Historical Park from Saturday, May 11 to Friday, May 17 will engage scientists, naturalists, and the interested public to survey and document as many species as possible within a designated time period. The 10 free events at various times and locations — including Amphibians and Aquatic Organisms, Battle Road Botanizing, Biodiversity at Dusk, Pollinators and Plants, and Quest for Uncommon Species — take place at various locations and times at the park; sign up for one or several (space is limited). Click here to register or view the entire collection on Eventbrite.
Co-sponsored by MMNHP and Friends of MMNHP; the towns of Concord, Lexington, and Lincoln; the Concord and Lincoln Land Conservation Trusts; the Brookline Bird Club, and Zoo New England. Questions? Contact Margie Brown at margie_coffin_brown@nps.gov.
Join us for a poetry reading with Lincln resident Linda Lamenza, a poet and literacy specialist for Lincoln Public Schools. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, and her chapbook, Left-Handed Poetry, was a finalist for Hunger Mountain’s May Day Mountain Chapbook Series. Feast of the Seven Fishes, her first full-length book, is forthcoming.
Caregivers, students, and community members from our Lincoln and Hanscom schools will have the opportunity to raise items with Matina Madrick and Yonca Heyse of the Lincoln School Committee on Tuesday, May 21 from 6-7 p.m. on Zoom. This session is not a public meeting with an agenda, but rather a casual opportunity to meet with committee members. Click here for the Zoom link.
Author Bev Stohl ran the office of renowned linguist and social critic Noam Chomsky for nearly two and a half decades. Chomsky and Me: A Memoir is her account of those years, working next to a man described by the New York Times as “arguably the most important intellectual alive today.” There will be time for Q&A.
“Hikes Through History” with author and adventurer Alison O’Leary provides a sampling of fun and interesting hikes in eastern Massachusetts from her Appalachian Mountain Club guidebook Best Day Hikes Near Boston. The program on Thursday, June 6 from 7–8 p.m. talks about the history of the land we hike on, including the people and historic events that shaped our parks and open spaces. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lincoln Library. Registration required; click here.
For families of rising ninth-graders who’s interested in playing a sport at L-S next year, there will be a sports fair on Monday, June 10 from 6–7 p.m. in the high school gyms. Meet coaches and athletes from every L-S sports team and program. For more information, email athletic_director@lsrhs.net.
Hear author Caitlin Cass discuss her book, Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. Part graphic novel, part map of the suffrage movement, this book tells the story of the fight for the right to vote by women from the very beginning. Click here to register.
Children are invited to the library for balloon sculpting (balloons for ages 3+), crafts and other fun, ice cream, and a magic show by Ed Popielarczyk at 4 p.m. Learn about the library’s summer reading program and pick up reading challenge forms. The Friends of the Lincoln Library (FOLL) will also be holding a sale of used children’s books for kids ag 5-12 priced from 50 cents to $2.00.
No registration required. The event will move indoors in the event of inclement weather. Funding provided by FOLL.
The transformative power of books helps us connect with those around us. Author Lucy Gilmore discusses her book The Library of Borrowed Hearts, the follow-up to The Lonely Hearts Book Club. We’ll be chatting about these heartwarming novels about some of our favorite things: friendship, books, and how important it is to find the family you were always meant to have. Register here.
Lincoln’s Splash, Mash, Dash Kids’ Triathlon is back on Saturday, June 29 for its 20th year. The race starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Codman Pool. Kids ages 5-14 are invited to participate. Race distances are as follows:
- Ages 5-6: 25m swim (1 length), quarter-mile run (no bike portion)
- Ages 7-8: 25m swim (1 length), one-mile bike ride, half-mile run
- Ages 9-10: 50m swim (2 lengths), two-mile bike; half-mile run
- Ages 11-12: 75m swim (3 lengths), two-bike, 3/4-mile run
- Ages 13-14: 150m swim (6 lengths), four-mile bike, 1 mile run
Racers ages 8 and younger are individually accompanied by a guard in the water. Click here to register ($35 includes a t-shirt and a finisher’s medal). Pick up packets on Friday, June 28 from 12:30–6: p.m. in Hartwell Pod B. Volunteers are also needed during the race; email ginger.reiner@gmail.com if you can help.
See the July 2 News Acorns for details.
Come play Dungeons and Dragons in the library with DM Nikolas Metcalf. Registration required; for ages 11+. Register here.
We invite you to spend a day visiting local libraries to find out what’s special about each and what they have to offer you and your family. This is an event for all ages – all you need is a love of libraries and a way to get from place to place. The challenge is to visit as many libraries as you can and take a picture of yourself with a designated item in each library – it’s a 21st-century scavenger hunt! Post your pics and tag the libraries #mlncrawl2024. Each library will have handouts and giveaways – show your pictures to a librarian (or if you don’t have a camera, just tell a librarian you’re on the crawl — we’re pretty trusting) and receive a prize. Download your “passport” with all the relevant information.
In 2023, the world learned the tragic news that actor Bruce Willis was suffering from aphasia, a cognitive disorder, that subsequently worsened to become frontotemporal dementia. Join us as we discuss Bruce’s life, work, and future with Sean O’Connell, author of Bruce Willis: Celebrating the Cinematic Legacy of an Unbreakable Hollywood Icon. We will also be discussing the essential question: is “Die Hard” a Christmas movie or not? Register here.
Join other parents for a cozy evening of warmth and laughter around a crackling bonfire on Friday, Aug. 23 from 8–10 p.m. at 8 Bedford Rd. next to First Parish and across from the library (not in Flint Field or at the farm) — park at the Parish House or library. We’ll have marshmallows ready for roasting as well as beer, wine, and nonalcoholic beverages, good company, and a chance to unwind under the stars. $10 per person payable upon RSVP via Venmo @LincFam or cash at the event. Open to everyone. Click here to RSVP.