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Meet owls at Farrington Nature Linc

Meet some real owls on Monday, April 17 at 1 p.m. when Farrington Nature Linc hosts naturalist Marcia Wilson from Eyes on Owls. She’ll introduce the audience to owls found in New England and other parts of the world and imitate the owls’ calls herself before bringing out six rehabilitated owls on at a time (each owl has a permanent disability which prevents them from surviving on their own in the wild). There’ll be plenty of time for close-up views, photos, and questions. Click here to register. you can also share a coupon code “SPRING” that will provide a 15% discount.

Walk/Bike/Roll to School Week coming up

The Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is pleased to announce that Walk/Bike/Roll to School Week is back. Dust off your saddle, lube your chain, and get ready to help your kids get to school without a car. This year’s event will run from Monday to Friday, May 1–5 and provide opportunities for children who ride the bus to participate, along with all the perks your kids have come to love — bike trains with their friends, daily bracelets, and sweet treats on Friday afternoon. Volunteers are needed; click here to sign up. This year there will also be an e-bike demonstration in conjunction with Wheelworks, the Council on Aging & Human Services, the ;Green Energy Committee, and Mothers Out Front on Wednesday, May 3 at 6 p.m. in the Brooks gym parking lot. 

Break out your green thumb for plant sale

The Lincoln Garden Club will hold its biennial plant sale on Saturday, May 13 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. at Station Park (corner of Lincoln Road and Ridge Road). Share plant knowledge, see friends, enjoy snacks, and tour the club’s flagship garden. The plants to be sold come from club members’ gardens, parks they maintain, and generous donors around town. If you have plants to donate, please contact Belinda Gingrich at belinda.gingrich@gmail.com. There will also be garden paraphernalia for sale and even a few handmade bluebird nesting boxes which you could set up right away and maybe catch a second laying.

Also on offer will be native plugs ordered through commercial nurseries: Eryngium yuccifolium (rattlesnake master), Polemonium reptans (Jacob’s ladder), Packera aurea (golden ragwort, available after June 19), and Aquilegia canadensis (eastern red columbine, available on or after May 19). These are very small and will need babying in a pot or well tended garden plot. 

Lincoln’s Graf is a hockey champ

The Quinnipiac University men’s hockey team, which includes sophomore Collin Graf of Lincoln, just won its first NCAA Division I national championship, posting a 3-2 comeback victory in overtime over Minnesota at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Graf shot a goal with just minutes left in regulation to tie the game.

Student is a nationally published author

Lincoln School fourth-grader Abdulmalik Opebiyi recently became a published author with a wide audience when his opinion piece about whether kids should have gym class every day was included in the “Debate It!” section of nationally circulated Scholastic News in February. “A very unique and exciting opportunity for him!” said his proud teacher, Thomas Nickerson.

Note on unscheduled transfer station closings

The Department of Public Works reminds residents that unscheduled or emergency closings of the transfer station may occasionally be necessary. The DPW makes every effort to keep the station open during normal Wednesday and Saturday hours.

Unscheduled but pre-planned transfer station closings are mostly due to expected major inclement weather events such as winter blizzards and hurricanes. Such closures are determined after careful consideration of the expected weather. The closures are necessary for the safety of transfer station users as well as DPW staff, who are often needed elsewhere in town for storm-related activities such as plowing. Emergency (un-preplanned) closings may happen if a weather event is unexpectedly sudden or severe, such as the March 14 snow storm, or there is another emergency such as a power failure.

Notice of unscheduled pre-planned transfer station closings and emergency closings will be advertised as far in advance as possible on the town website, the transfer station web page, LincolnTalk, and the Lincoln Squirrel. A reverse 911 call will also be made. Public Safety will be notified in the event of an emergency closing. The DPW realizes that closing the transfer station may cause inconvenience for some residents, but safety is their main priority.  The transfer station is an open-air facility and heavy activity by users of all ages (many carrying heavy objects) along with vehicular activity in a small area.

Water Commission speaker series kicks off April 12

The Water Commission, in collaboration with the Conservation Commission, Agricultural Commission and the Land Conservation Trust, is sponsoring the Lincoln’s Hydrology Speaker Series with the first speaker presentation on Wednesday, April 12 from 7–8:30 p.m., when Dr. Max Rome, Stormwater Program Manager with the Charles River Watershed Association will present via Zoom. Come learn about what happens in Lincoln’s watershed (flooding, nutrient pollution, drought and groundwater), drinking supply sources (including private wells), and how all the sources and uses of water in Lincoln interrelate and impact both the water supply and the ecosystems supported by water systems. Click here for the Zoom link.

Future speakers in the series will include Martin Briggs of the U.S. Geological Survey in September) and Dr. Chi Ho Sham, immediate past president of the American Water Works Association, in December.

Film: “Monsieur Lazhar”

The Lincoln Library Film Society will screen “Monsieur Lazhar” in the Tarbell Room on Thursday, April 20 at 6 p.m. At a Montréal grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. In French with English subtitles (94 minutes).

Wine and beer tasting to benefit domestic violence victims

The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable invites the public to a free wine and beer tasting to support its annual Shower for Shelters on Friday, April 21 at 7 p.m. at Spirits of Maynard (4 Digital Way, Suite 3, Maynard). There will be light refreshments provided by the Roundtable and a short presentation by a survivor. Please bring a new, unwrapped housewarming gift to the event. These donations will be collected and given to the clients of Reach Beyond Domestic Violence, The Second Step, and Voices Against Violence. 

Requested items include bedding (twin-size sheets, pillowcases, blankets, comforters, and pillows), crib sheets, bath towels and face cloths, unscented cleaning products and laundry detergent, laundry baskets, kitchen utensils, flatware, dishes, drinking glasses, and small kitchen appliances. Supermarket and departments store gift cards are also welcome.

Sign up for Hazardous Waste Collection Day

This year’s first regional Hazardous Waste Collection Day at the Minuteman Hazardous Products Facility (60 Hartwell Ave., Lexington) will take place on Saturday, April 22 from 9 am.–2 p.m. Advance signup is required. Click here for information on what materials will and won’t be accepted. and click here to sign up.

Barbara Myles retirement celebration

Lincoln Public Library Director Barbara Myles is retiring from the library after nearly 20 years of service and all are invited to her retirement party on Friday, April 28 from 3–5 p.m. Come celebrate Barbara’s time at the library and wish her well with whatever she chooses to do next.

Celebration of the life of Judith Balogh

All are invited to a celebration of the life of Lincoln resident Judith Györgypály Balogh on Sunday, April 30 from 2:30–4:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. Balogh, a retired pediatric psychiatrist, died in October 2022 at the age of 92. In honor of her insatiable love of books and stories, attendees are invited to bring words, photographs, books, or souvenirs to share memories. Please RSVP to charlottebalogh@gmail.com or 978-496-6656.

Join the L-S Community Sing

The annual L-S Community Sing in May is when community members, parents, alumni, and friends are welcome to join in a performance of John Rutter’s “Gloria” with choir, soloists, brass octet and percussion. The L-S Chamber Singers will be singing “The Road Home” and will invite any Chamber Singers alumni to come up and sing with. Masks will be optional for singers.

The L-S Music Department has scores and practice files for the music and text — please email Choral Director Michael Bunting at michael_bunting@lsrhs.net. The dress rehearsal is Monday, May 15 at 7 pm. in the L-S auditorium and the Community Sing concert is Thursday, May 18. Call for singers is at 6:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

May Market Trash and Treasures sale at First Parish

Don’t miss the First Parish in Lincoln’s famous May Market Trash and Treasures sale on Saturday, April 8 at the First Parish Stone Church from 9 a.m.–noon. This is the first time it’s been held since 2018, so we now have five years’ worth of treasures including fine and casual furniture, fabulous jewelry, antiques/collectibles, gardening items, artwork, toys, and housewares of all sorts. We’re holding May Market in April this year because May weekends are just too lovely to be spent at an indoor sale. All items are priced to sell, and you will find treasures from every decade.

First Parish held the first May Market Trash and Treasures sale in 1981. It takes more than 70 people to collect, sort, clean, mark, stage, sell, and clean up. At the end of day, another huge effort begins to donate every single remaining item to local charitable organizations. In 2018, we donated $8,000 worth of furniture and housewares to Household Goods Recycling in Acton and sent four full pickup trucks to Sudbury to go to Nigeria by container ship. Another three truckloads went to the swap table and two full SUVs to Savers (a thrift store in Natick). This end-of-day effort is all part of First Parish’s commitment to helping others as well as keeping as much out of our landfills as possible.

All proceeds from May Market (one of the church’s very few fundraisers) are used for special projects at First Parish.

Henri-Ann Sussman, 1943–2023

Lincoln resident Henri-Ann Sussman passed away at age 80 on April 1. Her obituary and a link to the video of her funeral can be found here.

“What’s Dinner Got to Do with It? Food, Farming and Climate Change”

The food we eat, where we buy it, and how that food is grown affects our health and that of the planet. Join MetroWest Climate Solutions on Tuesday, April 11 at 7 p.m. for a discussion of food, farming and climate change. To register, visit metrowestclimatesolutions.org.

While the food sector contributes to climate change, it’s also vulnerable to climate disruption. Water shortages, extreme weather events, pest and disease variations, and rising temperatures will change the crops that can be grown as well as the viability of farming in some regions. Progressive farmers are adapting with more sustainable techniques. Learn about the changes that lie ahead for our food system and how we can improve our diets while supporting sustainable farming. Speakers will be Lincoln’s Jennifer Hashley, director of the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project at Tufts University; Erin Coughlan de Perez, associate professor at Tufts and a technical advisor to the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre; and Winton Pitcoff, executive director of the Mass. Food System Collaborative.

Piano concert on April 14

There will be a piano concert on Friday, April 14 at 3 p.m. in Bemis Hall featuring Abla Chocair and her grandson Zaineddeen Kawaf playing works by Beethoven and Brahms. The concert is dedicated to Shocair’s mother, Bashira Sadeq.

Kids: join in “The Great Create”

The Lincoln School Foundation invites K-5 students in the Lincoln Public Schools to complete creative challenges at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum on Sunday, April 30 from 2–4 p.m. Students from the Lincoln and Hanscom campuses will work collaboratively to create sculptures using unexpected art making materials. Join us for a fun afternoon of coming together as a community and making new friends — all while supporting the LSF in its mission to inspire and fund innovative teaching.Space is limited and advance registration is required. Visit lincolnschoolfoundation.org for more information and to register (tickets are $25 per child or $50 per family).

Event sponsors are Barrett Sotheby’s International Realty, Coppe and Sears Pediatric Dentistry, Marquis Tree Service, Donelan’s, and Doherty’s Garage. Raffle donors are Clover Food Lab, Codman Community Farms, Colonial Gardens, Debra’s Natural Gourmet | Debra’s Next Door, Feltish Creations, Gymnastic Academy of Boston, Jocelyn Finlay Photography, Nosy Crow, Reasons to be Cheerful, The Tack Room, WeCo Hospitality, and Xtreme Craze.

Community center feedback opportunity

The Community Center Building Committee will host an “open mic night” on Tuesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. in the Hartwell multipurpose room and via Zoom. ICON Architecture is ICON is now working on parallel tracks to help confirm essential and desired program needs and synergies, and to undertake necessary site-related assessments and open-space planning. Click here to join the Zoom meeting and type the passcode of 579905. Browse Lincoln Squirrel stories on this topic here.

Lincoln Climate Action Plan workshop #2

The town of Lincoln is gathering input for a Climate Action Plan that will guide efforts to reduce carbon emissions and increase the community’s resilience to climate change impacts. The second community workshop will take place twice — on Wednesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. and  Friday, April 14 at 8:30 a.m. (both via Zoom). The information shared will be the same, so you only need to attend one. Click here to register for the April 12 event, or click here to register for the April 14 event. Questions or comments? Email Jennifer Curtin at curtinj@lincolntown.org. 

Weaving at deCordova

The deCordova is offering weaving workshops and a guided tour of the park in early April. On Sunday, April 2 from 10-12:30 p.m. and also 1:30-4 p.m., join artist Mihoko Wakabayashi in exploring the practice of saori weaving. This freestyle contemporary weaving technique emphasizes the individuality of the maker through spontaneity and freedom of expression. Come for a half-day from session to produce a nature-inspired wall hanging or register for two half-day sessions (five hours total) to create a larger wall hanging, scarf, or placemat. Click on one or both times above to register.

Learn about Ukrainian egg-dyeing

Codman Community Farms will be getting crafty in its farm kitchen with two pysansky classes. On Wednesday, April 5 from 3­–4 p.m. and Saturday, April 8 from 11 a.m.–noon (click here to register), kids age 5­-10 can create natural dyes with plant materials to decorate one-of-a kind eggs from the Codman flock. Each participant will get a dozen hard-boiled farm eggs to decorate and dye in the class… and to snack on later in the week if they choose. Cost is $25; all materials included.

Using beeswax, traditional kistka tools, colorful dyes, and Codman-raised eggs, guest instructor and artist Gretjen Helene will teach “Pyansky Egg Happy Hour” for adults and teens, making both simple and complicated designs with an old wax-resist dyeing technique on Saturday, April 8 from 3–5 p.m. Farm snacks provided. Cost is $80; all materials included. Drop-off and pickup in the farm kitchen. Parents are welcome to pop in and watch as long as there is space for us to move around.

Click here to register for any of these classes.

Learn about No Mo May

On Tuesday, April 11 at 7 p.m., the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust and Lincoln Common Ground will host a town-wide Zoom event to raise awareness about the No Mow May campaign and answer questions. Leaving lawns unmowed, even for a month, allows flowers to bloom, which provides sustenance for bees and other early pollinating insects. Delaying the start of mowing season for just a month can make a positive difference in our local ecology and reduce the town’s carbon footprint by diminishing the use of gas and electric mower. Visit lincolncommonground.com to register. Questions? Email Robin Wilkerson at outsideinformation@gmail.com.

L-S superintendent finalists to meet with community

The three finalists for Lincoln-Sudbury regional high School superintendent/principal will meet the community at forums at 7:30 p.m. in the L-S auditorium on the following days:

• Tuesday, March 28 — Andrew Stephens
• Wednesday, March 29 ­— Allyson Mizoguchi
• Thursday, March 30 — Jamie Chisum

Click on a date to see the agenda for that forum. Biographies of the candidates are available here. During the day, the candidates will visit the L-S campus and meet with faculty and staff, administrators and students, and on Friday, March 31, with the L-S School committee.

González is next speaker in “On Belonging in Outdoor Spaces”

The final session in the “On Belonging in Outdoor Spaces” will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. José G. González, founder of Latino Outdoors and co-founder of the Outdoorist Oath, will speak on “Wayfinding and Belonging in the Outdoors.” As a Partner in the Avarna Group and through his own consulting, his work focuses on equity and inclusion frameworks and practices in the environmental, outdoor, and conservation fields. The series is organized by the Walden Woods Project, Mass Audubon, Farrington Nature Linc, The Food Project, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, and the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. Click here to register.

Sonic Liberation Players concert on Sunday

The Sonic Liberation Players present “Parable” on Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. The works and composers include Marti Epstein’s “See, Even Night” with guest clarinetist, Yhasmin Valenzuela-Blanchard, John Luther Adams’ “Red Arc/Blue Veil” for percussion and piano, John Cage’s “Litany for the Whale” with guest vocalist, Maya Bloom, and Alvin Lucier’s “Love Song” for two violinists. Tickets are $25 (cash or check at the door, or online in advance). The Sonic Liberation players include Lincoln resident Joshua Jade and former Lincolnites Trevor Berens, and Jessica Tunick Berens.

McKibben author talk at First Parish

The First Parish in Lincoln will host a talk by Bill McKibben on his book, The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened at the white church and online on Sunday, April 2 from 3–4:30 p.m. McKibben helped found 350.org, the first global grassroots climate campaign, and recently helped found Third Act, which organizes people over the age of 60 for action on climate and justice. Click here for more information.

Learn about food at Codman Estate and farm

Historic New England is hosting two consecutive events at the Codman Estate and Codman Community Farms on Sunday, April 23 starting at 1:30 p.m. During “Sort Apples, Make Butter – Country Life!” Family Food Fun, adults on a special outdoor/indoor tour will learn what was grown and preserved on the estate and visit with Codman lead guide Camille Arbogast, who will discuss how the Codmans’ approach to food connects to present culinary attitudes. Meanwhile, kids age 6 and up will have fun in the kitchen with Codman site manager Wendy Hubbard, shaking, making, and stamping butter while eating apples. They can take home their work along with some tasty shortbread cookies from the Codman family’s recipes. Admission is $5 for kids and $10 for adults. Advance registration required; click here to register.

At about 2:30 p.m., the “Sow Seeds. Make Broth – It’s Spring on the Farm!” tour will highlight Codman Community Farms’ innovative and sustainable farming approach, highlighting its no-till market garden and historic barnyard, livestock, egg-washing process, and commercial kitchen. Participants will take home a seasonal farm treat. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children.

Volunteer sought for Conservation Commission

The Conservation Commission is seeking to fill a vacancy with a Lincolnite who is interested in wetland permitting and land management discussions and favors open space protection. For information about the commission’s roles and responsibilities, please visit the LCC website. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact the Conservation Department staff at 781-259-2612 or conservation@lincolntown.org.

L-S superintendent finalists named

The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee unanimously approved three local educational leaders as finalists for the position of superintendent/principal to succeed Bella Wong. The school committee took its vote after receiving a report and recommendations from its 11-member initial screening and interview committee. The candidates are Jamie Chisum, principal of Wellesley High School since 1999; Allyson Mizoguchi, who started teaching at Wayland High School in 1997 and has been principal for seven years; and Andrew Stephens, principal of Lexington High School since 2017.

“We were fortunate to have a great pool of applicants and a very hard working search committee,” said School Committee member Kevin Matthews who chaired the screening panel. “Each is an experienced building leader and school administrator.” During the last week in March, the candidates will spend a day at L-S meeting with faculty, students, and parents right through the evening session. The candidates will follow up with a formal public interview with the School Committee.

Learn how to “green up” older houses

“Case Studies in Retrofitting Your Older House” is the next event in the Lincoln Green Energy Committee’s “Getting to Zero” series on Thursday, March 30 from 7–9 p.m. on Zoom. Join CFREE and FoMA, and our panel of homeowners, builders, and architects, who will share their experiences with retrofitting their older houses and offer ideas on where to start and how to sequence renovation work. CFREE (Carbon Free Residential, Everything Electric) is a working group of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee dedicated to assisting homeowners work toward net-zero, all electric houses. Co-sponsored by FoMA (Friends of Modern Architecture/Lincoln). Click here to register.

“Breathe-Move-Pray” at St. Anne’s

St Anne’s St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church will host “Breathe-Move-Pray” sessions on Sundays, April 2 and 16 at 4:30 p.m. by the font as we prepare for the quiet of the Contemplative Compline service with a guided practice of classic breath and movement patterns. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a mat if you’d like. For more information, visit StAnnesLincoln.org or the event calendar for additional dates.

Talk on vegetable gardening in containers

The Lincoln Garden Club invites the public to a lecture on vegetable gardening in containers with Sara Rostampour, director of horticulture at Green City Growers, on Tuesday, April 4 at 7 p.m. The lecture will be in person at Bemis Hall as well as on Zoom.  She will cover the basics of container growing such as location, design, and soil while considering garden goals. She will also talk about crop planning and show how to make a crop map for a successful experience. Click here for more information and to register. Click here to register.

Writers share their stuff
Saturday, April 22 at 2 p.m. (in person)
Lincoln’s literary talent will be center stage in the Tarbell Room at the library on Saturday, April 22 to read their own material in genres including memoir, poetry, essay, and fiction. Writers will comment on their selections, answer questions, and generally remove the mystery from how to take the first steps toward being an author. Among these is joining them by becoming a member of The Write Stuff, an accomplished but warmly collegial group that’s sponsoring this event jointly with the library staff.  

Intergenerational book/ice cream event at Bemis

Are you thinking about what to do over school vacation with the grandkids? Bring them to this intergenerational book intro, meet Lincoln resident Ruth Mendelson (author of The Water Tree Way), and enjoy ice cream sundae cups on Friday, April 21 at 1 p.m. in Bemis Hall. There will also be a short video of Jane Goodall, who volunteered to write the preface for the book. RSVP to reserve a free signed copy of the book by calling 781-259-8811 (limited to the first 20 callers; limit one book per household). Sponsored by the Council on Aging & Human Services and the Friends of the Lincoln Library.

St. Anne’s lecture series on encountering the divine

How might we encounter Jesus, and/or the divine more broadly, through faiths beyond Christianity? In this multi-week series, three religious scholars from Boston College will lead us in an exploration of how Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam might help us engage spiritual resources, in a responsible way, beyond the traditional boundaries of Christianity. All sessions are free and meet in Flint Hall at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church from 6:30–8 p.m. The schedule is as follows:

• Thursday, April 13 — “Encountering the Divine through Buddhism” with Yonder Gillihan, Associate Professor of Theology 
• Thursday, April 27 — “Encountering the Divine through Judaism” with Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, director of the BC Center for Christian-Jewish Learning 
• Thursday, May 4 — “Encountering the Divine through Islam” with Natana DeLong-Bas, Associate Professor of the Practice 

Lincoln Climate Action Plan discussion for kids and parents

Are you a kid — or do you know a kid — who is learning about climate change? The Town of Lincoln is gathering input for a Climate Action Plan that will guide efforts to reduce carbon emissions and increase our community’s resilience to climate change impacts. We want to hear from you! Please join us for a Climate Action Plan discussion at the Lincoln Public Library on Wednesday, March 22 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Questions or comments? Email Jennifer Curtin at curtinj@lincolntown.org.

“Big Night” is coming

“Big Night” is often used to describe the annual ritual of certain frogs and salamanders when they migrate from their upland overwintering habitat towards their spring breeding ground. During Big Night, you have a chance of seeing spotted salamanders, wood frogs, spring peepers, and other amphibians heading towards a vernal pool (generally a small pond or wetland which dries up in the summer months and does not support fish populations). Big Night is hard to predict but it generally happens on the first few rainy nights in March when the night temperature is above 40 degrees. Most years, Lincoln does not have one “Big Night” but rather lots of smaller movements.

However, there are risks, especially to the amphibians crossing roads in the dark of night. The Conservation Department advises drivers to stay off the roads on rainy nights if at all possible, or at least avoid the three major salamander crossings on Conant Road, Lexington Road, and Silver Hill Road. If you see one, moisten your hands in a puddle and movie it off the road in the direction it’s heading. For more information, see Safety Tips for Big Night. If you’re interested in receiving emails from the Conservation Department about when Big Night(s) may be happening and/or if you’d like to help amphibians cross a Lincoln Road this year, watch this training video and fill out this online form.

Rep. Peisch to visit Lincoln

All Lincoln residents regardless of political affiliation are invited to a conversation with State Rep. Alice Peisch (D–14th Norfolk) on Monday, April 3 from 6:45–8 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. Peisch represents Precinct 2 in Lincoln as well as Weston and Wellesley. Peisch was elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 and is currently the House Assistant Majority Leader. She served as House chair of the Joint Committee on Education from 2011-2023. This meeting offers an excellent opportunity not only to meet our new rep, but also to ask questions on matters of concern to Lincoln residents and hear her views on significant issues such as changes at Hanscom or the Housing Choice Act. Hosted by the Lincoln Democratic Town Committee.

Eighth-grader chosen for music festival

Lincoln School eighth-grader Shuman Yuan was selected through an audition process to participate in the Massachusetts Music Educators Eastern District Junior Festival that was held at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School on March 10 and 11. Shuman studies with Susan Gottschalk, violin teacher and Lincoln Middle School orchestra director. Over 900 outstanding music students in grades 7–9 from 30 school districts auditioned on January 28 and less than half were accepted.

Leadership change in Lincoln Democratic Town Committee

The Lincoln Democratic Town Committee (LDTC) welcomes Travis Roland as new co-chair, succeeding Barbara Slayter, who stepped down on March 1. Roland is a U.S. Navy veteran and has served as a docent at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson. He has two children in the Lincoln School. Kimball, a Lincoln resident since 1974, was president of the Lincoln League of Women Voters in the 1970s, served as chair of the 1977 Lincoln Land Use Conference, and was on the Conservation Commission in the early 1990s. Slayter, formerly a professor at Clark University, will continue as a member of the LDTC and its Executive Committee.

SVdP Society offers scholarships to adults

Supported by a generous grant from the Codman Foundation, the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lincoln and Weston’s scholarship program has given dozens of Lincoln adults better employment prospects in a range of areas from accounting and technology to nutrition and cosmetology. Students who live or work in Lincoln or Weston or whose children attend the public schools in either town are eligible. Scholarships range from $100 to $2,000. For more information and to apply, click here.

Enroll next year’s kindergarteners

If you or someone you know has a kindergarten-eligible student (5 years of age before October 1, 2023), let them know that they should register their child for enrollment in Lincoln Public Schools in 2023-24. See the Kindergarten Enrollment & Registration web page for details. Children of Lincoln residents, Boston residents through the METCO program, and children of Lincoln employees are eligible.  

Girl Scout cookies at transfer station on Saturday

Lincoln Girl Scouts will be at the transfer station this Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m–noon selling all your favorite Girl Scout cookies. Come by and get your Thin Mints, Caramel Delights, gluten-free chocolate chip cookies and more for $5 per box. Cash, check, or Venmo are welcome. Donations will also be collected for St. Vincent dePaul food pantry.

Weekend activities at deCordova

Mini Greenhouse Workshop with Derby Farm
Saturday, March 11 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Terrariums are self-regulating miniature ecosystems housed in a glass container. You can personalize your own miniature landscape and walk away with something alive, thriving, and beautiful to breathe fresh life into your home. They’re a wonderful and simple way to reconnect with the natural world. All supplies included. Click here to register.

Curator Tour of “New Formations”
Saturday, March 11 from 1-2 p.m.
Join Chief Curator Sarah Montross for a unique opportunity to explore the New Formations exhibition. Visitors will look closely at the artwork on view, learn about the artists and their processes, and hear from the experts about the process of making an exhibition come to life. Click here to register.

School of Honk at deCordova Sculpture Park
Sunday, March 12 from 2-3:30 p.m.
Celebrate music, dance, and spectacle with School of Honk at deCordova! Inside the galleries, visitors can explore the New Formations exhibition, which features human bodies in powerful athletic performance, ecstatic expressions of dance and collective procession. These artworks suggest our need for rituals, ways of gathering, and performing for ourselves and one another. Outside in the Sculpture Park, visitors can gather, sing, dance and enjoy the lively, spontaneous music of School of Honk. Join us for this unique and celebratory experience! Click here to pre-register. 

Presentation on going solar

“Adding Solar,” the third presentation in the “Getting to Zero” series, will be given by Roy Van Cleef, manager of sales for New England Clean Energy. Van Cleef will discuss recent technology in solar panels, how solar companies assess your solar panel needs, rebates and incentive programs, net metering, and more. Click here to register. Still to come: “Getting to Zero: The Historical Home presented by FoMA” and “Install Heat Pumps.” The Getting to Zero series is presented by CFREE (Carbon Free Residential, Everything Electric), a working group of Lincoln’s Green Energy Committee, helping resident’s affordably achieve energy-efficient, electrified, comfortable and healthy homes.

Take survey to help town’s Climate Action Plan

To reduce carbon emissions and increase the community’s resilience to climate change impacts, the town has embarked on creating a Climate Action Plan and is gathering input from residents. The plan aims to identify needs and goals and develop achievable strategies to increase resilience and sustainability while including equity and environmental justice throughout the process. Your feedback will directly inform the ​development of goals and strategies that guide the town’s future climate action work. ​The survey will close on March 27, 2023. Click here to take the survey.

There will be two additional workshops on Wednesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. and Friday, April 14 at 8:30 a.m. To register for either one or to join the mailing list to stay updated on the project, click here. Questions may be directed to Jennifer Curtin, Lincoln’s Assistant Director of Planning and Land Use, at curtinj@lincolntown.org.

“Newsies Jr.” musical by Lincoln School students

Inspired by the true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City, Disney’s “Newsies Jr.” is the tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenage “newsies,” the young people who sold afternoon editions of newspapers directly to readers on city streets. It’s loosely based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, when newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphan and runaway newsies on a two-week-long action against Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst, and other powerful New York newspaper publishers who had raised distribution prices at the newsies’ expense. More than one-third of all Lincoln School middle school students are involved in either the cast or crew. Show dates in the Donaldson Auditorium:

• Wednesday, March 29 at 3 p.m.
• Thursday, March 30 at 7 p.m.
• Friday, March 31 at 7 p.m.

Tickets will be sold at the door ($10 for adults, $5 for students/seniors/LPS employees; cash or check only). All proceeds go towards the show budget.

Rep. Gentile to hold office hours in Lincoln

State Rep. Carmen Gentile (13th Middlesex, which includes Precinct 1 in south and west Lincoln) will host in-person office hours for constituents at the Lincoln Town Hall on Friday, March 24 from 9–10 a.m. This is a great time to ask questions and share your thoughts about issues in our community and across the Commonwealth. An RSVP is requested by not required; contact his aide Ravi Simon at ravi.simon@mahouse.gov or 617-722-2810 ext. 8.

ZBA seeks alternate member

The Zoning Board of Appeals is seeking an alternate member. To learn more, visit the ZBA web page, and download, compete and return a volunteer application form.

“Getting to Zero — Upgrading Windows”

The second installment in the Getting to Zero series, “Upgrading Windows,” will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at noon. Lincoln resident Patrik Muzila, president of European Architectural Supply in Acton, will talk about the benefits of upgrading your home’s windows, tax incentives, and what options to look for. Click here to register for the Zoom link.

The series is presented by CFREE, a working group of Lincoln’s Green Energy Committee, to help residents affordably achieve energy-efficient, electrified, comfortable, and healthy homes. They will record the event and posting it to the GEC website for later viewing. Those who register for the lecture will also be sent a link to the video. 

Celebrating Celtic history, music, and literature

The Lincoln Public Library will host a program celebrating Celtic history, music, and literature at an in-person event on Friday, March 10 at 1 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Jaimee Leigh will lead a journey through the history of the Celtic harp and share a few tunes and legends from the past. Actor, teacher and lecturer Stephen Collins will perform his one-man show on Irish writers of the 20th century. Made possible by the Council on Aging and Human Services and Friend of Lincoln Library.

“An America Divided”

A virtual program on “An America Divided” with New Yorker staff writer Emma Green will take place on Tuesday, March 13 from 7:30–9 p.m. Green will explore ways that Americans are divided — politically, religiously, economically, and even by community and family. What has caused these ruptures and what are some ways for us to come back together? Click here to register.

“The Softer Side of Celtic”

In “The Softer Side of Celtic” on Friday, March 17 from 1–2:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall, Jeff Snow will combine the music, stories, and history from Scotland, Ireland, and England into a program with singing, laughing, clapping and even a bit of foot stomping. Questions and input from the audience are encouraged and become part of the event. Made possible by the Council on Aging and Human Services and Friend of Lincoln Library.

Film: “Loving Highsmith”

The Lincoln Library Film Society will screen “Loving Highsmith” (2022) on Thursday, March 16 at 6 p.m. Eva Vitija directed this look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family. Most of Highsmith’s novels, including “Strangers on a Train” and “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” were adapted for the big screen.

Register kids for T-ball

Registration for T-Ball is now open to boys and girls in preK and kindergarten living or going to school in Lincoln. Sessions are on Saturdays from late April to mid-June, 10:15 to 11:45 at the Lincoln Schools. The emphasis is on having fun, making friends, practicing teamwork, and learning throwing, catching, and hitting a baseball. Coaching is provided by parent volunteers. Click here to register (scroll down for Lincoln). Questions? Email Travis Roland at travisroland89@yahoo.com or Chris Andrysiak at chris.andrysiak@gmail.com.

“What We Learn from Our Fathers about Being Parents and Partners”

The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable and REACH Beyond Domestic Violence will present “Watching Dad: What We Learn from Our Fathers about Being Parents and Partners” on Monday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room at the Goodnow Library (21 Concord Rd., Sudbury). David Adams, co-founder and co-director of abuser education program Emerge, will be the featured speaker.

The event is inspired by the White Ribbon Campaign, the world’s largest movement of men and boys working to end violence against women and girls, and promote gender equity, healthy relationships and a new vision of masculinity. The local men’s group has been meeting monthly since 2019. Click here to register. While the event is free of charge, donations are always appreciated. Click here to donate. For more information, email whiteribbon.dvrt@gmail.com.

“On Belonging” speaker series kicks off

The “On Belonging in Outdoor Spaces” series returns with three upcoming events:

• Lincoln School teacher and social justice activist Claudia Fox Tree — Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m.
• Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm and author of Black Earth Wisdom — Wednesday, March 8 at 7 p.m.
• José G. González, founder of Latino Outdoors and co-founder of the Outdoorist Oath — Wednesday, March 29 at 7 p.m.

The free speaker series, which launched in 2021, seeks to feature individuals whose work is advancing efforts to strengthen belonging and connection between communities of color and the outdoors. Click here for more information and to register. This year’s series is sponsored by the Ogden Codman Trust, Freedom’s Way, and the Lincoln Cultural Council. The host organizations are Farrington Nature Linc, Lincoln Land Conservation Trust, Mass Audubon, Walden Woods Project, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, and the Food Project.

Saturday ranger walks scheduled

Join Lincoln Conservation Ranger Will Leona to visit different trails in Lincoln on the first Saturday of each month (March 4, April 1, and May 6) from 9:30–11 a.m. Walks are generally two miles long and are appropriate for all ages. Click here for registration, which is required to keep group size under 15 people and to ensure we can contact you in case of cancellation due to weather.

Lincoln student featured in Concord theater production

Lincoln youth Huxley Jade is in the cast of the Concord Youth Theatre’s (CYT) Mainstage Company production of the musical “Robin Hood.” Robin Hood, Maid Marian, Merry Men, and other timeless characters in this classic story find new life through the original script and score written by Rene Pfister and Jan Mankowsky. CYT’s Mainstage Company includes young performers ages 10-18 from several towns. Performances are Friday, March 3 and 10 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 4 and 11 at 4 p.m.; and Sunday, March 5 at 2:30 p.m. at the theater 53 Church St. in Concord. Click here for more information and to buy tickets.

L-S Parents Night for incoming freshmen on March 9

Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School’s Eighth-Grade Parent/Guardian Night, will be held at Lincoln-Sudbury on Thursday, March 9 from 7–8:30 p.m. This evening is for parents and guardians only. The evening begins in the L-S Auditorium with an overview of the ninth-grade curriculum and the scheduling process, followed by an opportunity to visit faculty members of the various departments to ask questions about course selection and curriculum. 

Brush burning permits now available

To apply for a permit for outdoor brush burning, which is allowed until May 1, fill out this online form and mail a check for $5.00 to the Lincoln Fire Department, 169 Lincoln Rd., Lincoln MA 01773. Or if you prefer, send your name, address, phone number and email address along with a check for $5.00 to the fire department, or drop them in the red box in the lobby. All applicants are also required to call on the morning you plan to burn to ask permission and give the dispatcher your address.

Town library wins five-star rating

For 15 years, Library Journal has used statistics collected by the Institute of Museum and Library Services public library survey to score U.S. public libraries and award star ratings. The FY2020 scores and ratings were published in December 2022 and Lincoln Public Library received five stars, the highest rating, in its category. Libraries are put into peer groups based on their annual expenditures and Lincoln was one of 10 libraries nationwide to earn five stars in the $1 million to $4.9 million category. The survey looks at measures of service delivery including the number of checkouts (both physical and electronic), library visits, program attendance, website visits, Internet computer use, and public WiFi sessions.