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 “Journey to Victoria Falls and Okurango Delta” with Lincoln resident Ed Tam is part of the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services “Lincoln Academy” series.

These gently paced walks are all about the journey, not the destination. They take place on first Tuesdays and mid-month Wednesdays from September 18 through December 11. Click here or more details, dates and locations, and registration.

Get together with friends and families of all ages for a board gaming afternoon at the library on All kinds of games will be provided or bring your own. Ages 6+, no registration necessary.

Join the Walden Woods Project and RESTORE: The North Woods for “Thoreau, Landscape Scale Wildlands and Natural Democracy” with wilderness activist and author Jamie Sayen will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 6:15–8 p.m. at the Walden Woods Project (44 Baker Farm Rd., Lincoln). Thoreau proposed the establishment of reserves decades before the designation of the first national parks. Click here to learn more and register.

LLCT welcomes Tia Pinney, a senior naturalist at Mass Audubon, to speak about the science of fall foliage via Zoom. Click here to register.

Local author Bob Ainsworth shares the story of swindlers from ancient Greece to today. art of the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services “Lincoln Academy” series.

The Tour de Codman on Sunday, Sept. 22 will start at Codman Farm and will take cyclists on a nine-mile loop through Lincoln along roads and paths, featuring stops at three remote pastures where farm staff and volunteers will give a short talk on the farm’s sustainable, pasture-based agriculture before returning to the farm. All ages welcome, but cyclists must be comfortable maintaining a 10-12 mph pace along Lincoln’s roads. The route will spend as much time as possible on bike paths and quiet roads. Any bike in good working order should suffice. Bring your own water and snacks for the route, and don’t forget your helmet (required). The total time for the ride (including stops) should be under two hours. Click here to register.

Author Heather Wolf, author of Birding at the Bridge: In Search of Every Bird on the Brooklyn Waterfront, will discuss via Zoom how to find and identify more birds by picking a “patch,” a place close to home where you can watch birds often. Click for event flier or register here.

Author Bev Stohl shares her story of running the MIT office of the renowned linguist and social critic Noam Chomsky for nearly two and a half decades. Part of the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services “Lincoln Academy” series.

Explore migration through the art of storytelling in “A Suitcase Story” on Friday, Oct. 11 at 12:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. The International Institute of New England will provide information on their immigrant and refugee work and discuss how you can help support and welcome new Americans. Sponsored by the Council in Aging & Human Services.

The 12th annual Scarecrow Classic 5K to benefit the LLCT takes place on Sunday, Oct. 20 starting at 9:30 a.m. Participants enjoy a course through Lincoln’s roads and trails, with colorful scarecrows along the route and cider donuts at the finish line. Register by Monday, Oct. 7 to guarantee a Scarecrow Classic Tech Shirt on race day. Pre-registration closes the Friday before the race and limited same-day registrations are available. Learn more and register at scarecrowclassic5k.com. The LLCT is also looking for sponsors and volunteers. Email llct@lincolnconservation.org if you can help.

For grades 6 and up. Click here for more information and registration.

Several interfaith experts will discuss on how their religious tradition understands God’s mercy and God’s justice at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church. Specific questions to be addressed include whether God is merciful, just, or both, and who receives God’s justice and mercy. Speakers will be:

• Mohamed Lazzouni (Islamic views) — Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. 
• Ligita Ryliskyte (Christian views) — Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. 
• Nicholas Ribush (Buddhist views) — Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
• Ruth Langer (Jewish views) — Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Several interfaith experts will discuss on how their religious tradition understands God’s mercy and God’s justice at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church. Specific questions to be addressed include whether God is merciful, just, or both, and who receives God’s justice and mercy. Speakers will be:

• Mohamed Lazzouni (Islamic views) — Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. 
• Ligita Ryliskyte (Christian views) — Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. 
• Nicholas Ribush (Buddhist views) — Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
• Ruth Langer (Jewish views) — Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m.

The town will offer Covid booster vaccinations to seniors age 60+ on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in the First Parish Church auditorium, across from Bemis Hall. Wear short sleeves and bring your insurance card. To sign up and/or arrange a ride, call 781-259-8811.

Several interfaith experts will discuss on how their religious tradition understands God’s mercy and God’s justice at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church. Specific questions to be addressed include whether God is merciful, just, or both, and who receives God’s justice and mercy. Speakers will be:

• Mohamed Lazzouni (Islamic views) — Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. 
• Ligita Ryliskyte (Christian views) — Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. 
• Nicholas Ribush (Buddhist views) — Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
• Ruth Langer (Jewish views) — Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Several interfaith experts will discuss on how their religious tradition understands God’s mercy and God’s justice at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church. Specific questions to be addressed include whether God is merciful, just, or both, and who receives God’s justice and mercy. Speakers will be:

• Mohamed Lazzouni (Islamic views) — Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. 
• Ligita Ryliskyte (Christian views) — Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. 
• Nicholas Ribush (Buddhist views) — Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
• Ruth Langer (Jewish views) — Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m.

First Parish in Lincoln Music Director Miranda Loud will lead a Community Singalong for Hope and Solidarity on Monday, Nov. 18 from 6–7 p.m. with songs everyone knows (“If I had a Hammer,” “I’ve Got Peace Like a River,” “We Shall Overcome,” “Down by the Riverside,” “Imagine,” etc.). The event will be in the Stearns Room if it’s too cold outside by the rainbow chairs. People are welcome to bring guitars or hand drums.

Join the Walden Woods Project for a virtual presentation on “Each Town Should Have a Park: 100 New National Parks for America” with Michael Kellett on Wednesday, Dec. 4 from 7–8 p.m. The New National Parks campaign has proposed 100 new national parks to help relieve pressure on existing parks, help fight climate change, and avoid biodiversity loss. Kellett is executive director of RESTORE: The North Woods and has 40 years of experience in the land conservation movement, including developing the proposal for a 3.2 million-acre Maine Woods National Park, which led to President Obama’s 2016 designation of Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Click here to register for the Zoom event.

Local actors and musicians showcase their talents with humorous short holiday skits and songs, including a comical version of Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.”