acorns

Hanscom anticipates increase in traffic

From a press release from Hanscom Air Force Base: As a result of a recent federal policy change, a significant number of base personnel currently teleworking will be required to return to in-person work no later than Thursday, Feb. 6, and all employees will return to work by Monday, Feb. 24. This change will increase the number of personnel commuting to and from the base during the work week, and likely result in delays and traffic congestion at the Sartain Gate at Hanscom Drive in Lincoln and the Ruiz Gate, at Hartwell Avenue in Lexington during peak commute times.

Hospice organization seeks volunteers

Care Dimensions, the nonprofit organization that operates the hospice house in Lincoln, will hold online training classes for those interested in volunteering. You can make a difference in a patient’s life by:

• Engaging in a shared interest or hobby
• Helping with letter-writing or life review
• Visiting with your approved dog
• Reading to the patient
• Listening and by providing a supportive, comforting presence

Volunteers visit patients in their homes, in facilities, and at the hospice houses in Lincoln and Danvers. If patient visits are not the right fit, you can volunteer in other ways, such as providing administrative office support or making check-in phone calls to current patients or bereaved family members. The 16-hour training will be held via Zoom on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00–11:00am from March 3–26 (register by February 21). For more information or to register, click here or email volunteerinfo@CareDimensions.org.

First Parish in Lincoln welcomes atheist chaplain

On Sunday, March 2 at 10:00am, Greg Epstein will serve as guest preacher at the First Parish in Lincoln. In a forum following at 11:30am, he will talk about his new book, Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World’s Most Powerful Religion and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation. Click here to order his book at a 50% discount off the cover price. Epstein serves as the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University and also serves the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as humanist chaplain and as Convener for Ethical Life at the MIT Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life.

Also at the First Parish: “Women Mystics” on Tuesdays, February 25, March 11, March 25 at 7:30pm on Zoom. Click here for more information and email Sarah Klockowski for the Zoom link. Visit www.fplincoln.org/events to view more upcoming programming.

Six more week of winter, says Ms. G.

Ms. G, the official groundhog of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, saw her shadow on Sunday, Feb. 2 while venturing outside at the Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, which means six more weeks of winter. This is the first time in five years that Ms. G saw her shadow, eliciting groans from more than 100 people who braved single-digit temperatures to celebrate at Drumlin Farm. Now in her eighteenth year of prognosticating, Ms. G has evenly split her predictions—nine times calling for an early spring and nine extended winters. She also agreed with her slightly more famous Pennsylvanian woodchuck colleague, Punxsutawney Phil, for the second year in a row. Click here for more details and photos of the event.

LLCT events on carbon sequestration, rodent control, trees

Learn how disturbances such as climate change, urbanization, and invasive insects impact forest ecosystems in the northeastern U.S. and their ability to grow and store carbon on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:00pm on Zoom. Ph.D. candidate Emerson Conrad-Rooney will share highlights from their research on how climate change throughout the year — both warmer summers and less snowpack in winter — affects forest ecosystems. Register here to receive the meeting link.
 
Next month, the LLCT will host two more events: “A Forum for Safe Rodent Control” on March 10 at 7:00pm (Zoom, and in the Lincoln School Lincoln Learning Commons), and “Protecting Our Canopy: The Critical Role of Tree Preservation” (March 13 at 7:00pm, Zoom only).

Volunteers needed on historical boards

The Select Board is seeking a volunteer member and alternate member for the Historical Commission (LHC), Historic District Commission (HDC), and Brown’s Wood Historic District Commission (BWHDC). The LHC, HDC, and BWHDC meet monthly. The assesses whether a building or structure proposed for demolition has historical, cultural, and architectural significance to the town. The HDC and BWHDC assess whether proposed alterations to the exterior of buildings or structures in one of the town’s historic districts are appropriate based on the history and architecture of the building or structure. For more information, click here and contact Peggy Elder, administrative assistant in the Select Board’s Office, elderp@lincolntown.org or call 781-259-2601.

Apply for scholarships

High school seniors in Lincoln are invited to apply for merit-based and need-based scholarships and awards from the Lincoln Scholarship Committee. These include the Lincoln Community Scholarship ($1,000–$2,000), the Ogden Codman Scholarship ($7,500, renewable for four years), the Codman Opportunity Scholarship ($5,000, renewable for four years), the Harriet Todd Scholarship ($5,000 renewable for one year), as well as the Fanny Campbell Award for Academic Achievement and the Sumner Smith Award for Community Service ($500 each). Click here for more information and an application. The deadline is March 29. 

Coming up at the library

Click here for details about all events at the Lincoln Public Library.

Historical Fiction Book Recs with Author Jane Healey
Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 6:30pm, Zoom (click here for details and registration)
 
Thriller/Horror Book Recs with Bookstagrammer @redreadreviews
Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30pm, Zoom (click here for details and registration)
 
Author Talk: Rich Higgins on Thoreau’s God
Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7:00pm, Tarbell Room (click here for details)
 
Pop-Up Art School for Ages 11-19: Felted Landscape
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00–3:30pm, Tarbell Room (click here for details and required registration)

COA&HS activities in February

Here are some of the February activities hosted by the Lincoln Council on Aging and Human Services. Most events are open to Lincoln residents of all ages. For a full list — including clinics, exercise classes, regular meetings of interest groups, and online chats with town officials — see the COAHS’s newsletter page. Call 781-259-8811 or email gagnea@lincolntown.org for Zoom links and other information.

Classic Love Songs
Friday, Feb. 7 at 12:30pm, Bemis Hall
 
Fantastical Folklore of Flowers
Friday, Feb. 14 from 12:30–2:00pm, Bemis Hall (click here for details)
 
Film: “The Six Triple Eight”
Friday, Feb. 21 at 12:30pm, Bemis Hall
 
“Entangled Lives, Black and White” with Lincoln historian Don Hafner
Friday, Feb. 28 at 12:30pm, Bemis Hall

Touch of Christmas Fair

The First Parish in Lincoln will host its annual Touch of Christmas Fair on Sunday, Dec. 8 from noon–3 p.m. in the stone church, with lunch at 11:30 a.m. The fair features homemade holiday crafts including sweater mittens, evergreen wreaths decorated with natural materials, handmade centerpieces from greens and berries, jewelry from every decade, antiques and collectibles, baked goods, a re-gifting table, and a children’s shopping room with gifts (wrapped on the spot) for the youngsters to purchase for their family members — and Santa will arrive at 1 p.m. Questions? Call Tucker Smith at 978-760-2321.

Coming up at the deCordova

• The deCordova Performance Series continues with two events: Antje Duvekot and Goodnight Moonshine on Friday, Dec. 13from 7–8:30 p.m. $28 for Trustees members, $35 for nonmembers. Click here to register. On Saturday, Dec. 14 from 6:30–8 p.m., celebrate the holidays with the Conchords, a dynamic six-member a cappella group, for an evening of festive singing, delicious hot chocolate, and creative ornament making. Tickets are $10–$20; click here to register.
• Watch the last rays of sunset disappear into the night sky as you explore the deCordova Sculpture Park and learn about the season’s celestial bodies with the Aldrich Astronomical Society on Saturday, Dec. 21and Sunday, Dec. 22 from 5–7 p.m. The deCordova Store and Twisted Tree Cafe will be open for holiday shopping, warm beverages and other treats. Tickets are $24–$30 per carload; click here to register.

Classical Indian dance performance

Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School junior Vama Gandhi and her sister Achla (L-S ’21) will perform in a charity showcase featuring Indian classical dance and food on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3:30pm in Bemis Hall. Proceeds will benefit Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation to benefit neuro-oncology research (50%), the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services (25%), and the nonprofit Triveni School of Dance in Brookline. The evening also includes an Indian dinner. Click here for tickets, which start at $25.00. 

Film: “The Girl with a Hatbox”

The Lincoln Library Film Society presents “The Girl with a Hatbox” (1927), a silent Soviet romantic comedy, on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Tarbell Room. Click here to join the group’s mailing list.

Talk and gift card appeal for survivors of domestic violence

• Join the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtablefor “Someone you Know: Supporting People Who Have a Controlling or Abusive Partner” on Monday, Dec. 16 from 7–8 p.m. on Zoom. We will discuss how the holiday season may be difficult for people who have a controlling or abusive partner, and strategies and frameworks for supporting our loved ones in this situation this season. Presenters will be Gabriella Wells, director of prevention, intervention, and education at The Second Step, and Sydney Carter, Roundtable program chair and staff member at Reach Beyond Domestic Violence. Click here to register. Questions? Email info@dvrt.org.
• The Roundtable is hosting a holiday gift drive to support families served by one of our local programs. This year the drive will benefit REACH Beyond Domestic Violence. For more information, email Maria Duffy at mduffy@reachma.org. Mail gift cards to P.O. Box 543, Sudbury MA 01776 or donate onlineand gift cards will be purchased on your behalf. Please indicate that your donation is for holiday gift cards.

Roundtable partners The Second Step, Voices Against Violence, and Domestic Violence Services Network are also collecting holiday donations. Gift cards requested by The Second Step include Visa, Target, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, gas cards or grocery cards. Email an electronic gift card to development@thesecondstep.org or mail a physical gift card to P.O. Box 600213, Newtonville MA 02460. The Domestic Violence Services Network also invites donations to its annual Angel of Hope drive. Visit DVSN.org/donate and choose “Angel of Hope” from the dropdown menu.

L-S music fundraiser at Wayside Pizza

Wayside Pizza (730 Boston Post Rd., Sudbury) will donate a portion of its sales on Tuesday, Nov. 19 to the L-S Music Program Spring NYC Tour fundraiser. Mention L-S MUSIC when you order or in the comments section of your on-line order at checkout.

Giving Thanks story time

On Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. at Codman Community Farms, Lincoln Public Librarian Debbie will share some of her favorite books and songs that celebrate the fall season, friendship, and being thankful. Best for ages 5 and under but all are welcome. Click here to sign up.

“Mamma Mia!” to be performed at L-S

Tickets are now on sale for the LSB Players’ production of “Mamma Mia!” with performances on Wednesday through Saturday, Nov. 20–23 at 7:30 p.m. This exuberant musical, told through the pop hits of ABBA, takes place on the fictional island of Kalokairi in Greece with a brideto-be, her mother, and three men who may or may not be her father. Click here to purchase tickets

Film: “Waking the Dead”

The Lincoln Library Film Society presents “Waking the Dead” (2000, rated R) on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 6 p.m. in the Tarbell Room. When one man’s ‘70s idealism confronts his ‘80s aspirations, he begins an emotional rollercoaster that brings ghosts back to life and the ultimate question: does love conquer all, even death?

“Community Gathering: Making Sense of the Moment”

“Community Gathering: Making Sense of the Moment” with Mothers Out Front is an opportunity for everyone to come together on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 3–4 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library Tarbell Room as we make sense of the moment after the presidential election. We will talk about what we collectively see as important priorities for our democratic nation. We will consider how we can get involved in upholding democratic values that support all peoples. We may not have all the answers, but we will come with curiosity, open-mindedness, and respect as we learn from one another.

Kids’ movie night on Wednesday

The First Parish in Lincoln is hosting a movie night with pizza and popcorn on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at the Stone Church. Pizza starts at 5:30 p.m. and the movie “Madagascar” at 6 p.m. This is not a drop-off event but there will be refreshments and cheese board for adults, including gluten-free options. Donations of diapers for the Metro-Boston Diaper Drive will also be collected — any clean, unused diapers, either loose or in packages, are welcome. Please RSVP here to ensure accurate food amounts. If you would like to make a suggested donation of $10 per family to help cover food costs, click here, select Youth Programs Donations, and when you get to the payment screen, please enter “FCC Movie Night 11/13” in the notes box.

Rhapsody Group piano concert

The Rhapsody Group of amateur pianists will offer their 13^th annual piano performance on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Both classical and contemporary compositions by Brahms, Beethoven, Chopin, Knoerr, Scriabin, and Schubert will be featured. The group of a dozen people from the Boston metropolitan area have met nearly every month for 21 years to grow musically and share their musical journey with others.

Community singalong at First Parish

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.

Talk on creating new national parks

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.

Positions open at middle school

The Lincoln School is looking for middle-school staff including a part-time special education teacher, a piano accompanist, building-based substitutes, bus monitors, a cello instructor, and additional day-to-day substitutes. Click here for more information and to apply.

Chess for kids

Children age five and up are welcome to join the L-S High School Chess Club to learn and play chess at the Lincoln Public Library (second floor) from 3–4 p.m. on five Saturday mornings: December 7, February 8, March 1, April 12 and May 3. Bring your own board or play with one of the library’s. Registration required; email dleopold@minlib.net.

 

 

Sonic Liberation Players concert on Saturday

Sonic Liberation Players, a contemporary chamber ensemble, opens their seventh season with “Audience Participation” on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. No experience necessary, and no one will be singled out, so you can participate within your comfort zone. The program includes two new pieces by ensemble members in addition to Oliveros, Cardew, and more. Suggested donation: $15–25 (cash or check made out to Sonic Liberation Players).

Thanksgiving donations for food pantry recipients invited

Lincoln’s SVdP food pantry will be giving each of its client families a $35 Donelan’s gift card before Thanksgiving. Donations to support this effort are welcome; click here to learn how to contribute via check or credit card, or a buy a $35 gift card at Donelan’s and leave it at the customer service desk.

L-S Adult Ed classes starting in November

There are a number of November classes taught by Lincoln-Sudbury Adult & Community Education, including Pitfalls of Publishing, French Macaron Basics, Cold-Process Soap, Long-term Care & Asset Protection, Thanksgiving Fresh Flowers in a Pumpkin, and The Art of Being a Person: Words from Emerson, Shakespeare and Other Thoughtful Writers. Click here for more information and online registration. Questions? Email at adult.ed@lsrhs.net or leave a message 978-443-9961 x3326.

“Deep Inside the Blues,” and recital/lecture

The Council on Aging & Human Services will sponsor events on two Fridays at 12:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Author Margo Cooper shares her experience photographing and interviewing blues artists on November 15. On November 22, the Lincoln-Sudbury Civic Orchestra will perform music by J.S. Bach, Franz Schubert, Franz Joseph Haydn, Frederick Hofmeister, and Spiros Exaras.

Candlelight vigil for domestic violence victims

The Domestic Violence Services Network is sponsoring a “Light in the Darkness” candlelight vigil with guest speaker Kishana Smith-Ose, executive director of the Massachusetts Women of Color Network, on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at Bemis Hall. The event will honor all Massachusetts residents whose lives were lost to domestic violence. Click here for more information.

Staged readings of humorous short plays

WordsMove Theater presents several performances of “Surprising Encounters between Strangers, Friends and Lovers,” a staged reading of short humorous plays directed by Mary Crowe:

• Friday, Nov. 8 at 12:30 p.m. — Bemis Hall
• Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. — Lincoln Public Library
• Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. — Chelmsford Center for the Arts (1A North Rd, Chelmsford)
• Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. — Congregation Beth El (105 Hudson Rd., Sudbury)

Crowe and several cast members (Corey Becker, Ben Dubrovsky, Sally Kindleberger, and Alice Waugh) are Lincoln residents.

Choral drama: “The Cask of Amontillado”

“The Cask of Amontillado,” a choral drama, will be performed as part of the First Parish in Lincoln’s “Live in Lincoln Center” series on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 8–9:30 p.m. in the church parish house (doors open at 7:30). The chilling retelling of Edgar Allen Poe’s classic story narrated by Lincoln resident David Elliott is intertwined with the haunting music of Carlo Gesualdo and singing by the Boston-based Nightingale Vocal Ensemble.

Codman chickens get their 15 minutes of fame

Jason Mikell, a meteorologist from WBZ CBS Boston, recently visited Codman Community Farms to record a “Do Your Job” segment on what involved in caring for the farm’s pastured chickens. Watch the full video here.

Crowes Pasture coming to LOMA

Crowes Pasture will be the headliner at the next Lincoln Open Mic Night on Thursday, Nov. 14 from 7–10 p.m. in Bemis Hall. LOMA is a monthly open mike night event with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. Performers should email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com before noon of the open-mike day or (space permitting) sign up at the event.

Hartwell Tavern Halloween

On Saturday, Oct. 26 from 5:30–9 p.m., Minute Man National Historical Park invites all who dare to visit a candlelit Hartwell Tavern (112 North Great Rd., Lincoln), share ghostly folklore with park staff and volunteers and learn how the people of colonial New England protected themselves from evil spirits and witches. There will be spine-tingling stories and live music from as well as individually wrapped candy from the Friends of Minute Man, so don your costumes and enjoy some treats!

Click here for a detailed schedule. This program will be both outdoors and indoors. All visitors should bring a flashlight and use caution on dark paths. If you would like to contribute a decorative jack-o-lantern, you can drop it off at the Minute Man Visitor Center on Friday, Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. or Saturday, Oct. 26 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Accessible Halloween gathering

If your child would benefit from an accessible Halloween experience, come to Linway Road in Lincoln on Thursday, Oct. 31 from 4:30–6 p.m. In partnership with Lincoln Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC), Brooke Mitchell, a junior at Lincoln-Sudbury High School, has organized an inclusive Halloween environment for her Girl Scout Gold Award. Taking into consideration lighting, decorations, and other accessibility needs, the event will be set up with tables at the bottom of driveways, making it easy for kids to trick or treat. You do not need to RSVP, but if you would like to let volunteers know you’re attending and/or share information about your child, please complete this form. Parking is available at the Carroll School.

Buy decorative linens and benefit SSEF

The South Sudanese Enrichment for Families (SSEF) will hold an open house on Sunday, Nov. 3 from 4–7 p.m. at 10 Meadowdam Rd. where colorful napkins and pillow covers sewn with vibrant African fabric will be on sale. Threads, SSEF’s napkin project, was started to allow women who work outside the home full time, to supplement their income by sewing napkins at home while caring for their children. SSEF works with South Sudanese who live in Massachusetts by helping with tuition assistance for preschool, summer camp, and continuing education.

Doo-wop concert

Come to a vocal and piano concert featuring the LCOA&HS Doo Wop Team with Peter Stewart and friends on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 3–4:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Free entry, but donation welcome — all proceeds will go to the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry in Lincoln. Free root beer floats.

Learn about leaving the leaves

Fall measures such as composting, “leaving the leaves,” and sheet mulching nurture inset life and soil while avoiding use of fossil fuels for leaf-blowing. Join Lincoln Common Ground (part of Mothers Out Front Lincoln) and the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. for a Zoom discussion on “Leaving the Leaves and More: A Community Q&A about Eco-gardening Practices.” Click here to register for the Zoom link.

L-S Fall Music Concert coming up

The one-hour concert L-S Fall Music Concert on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school’s Kirshner Auditorium will feature concert choir, chamber singers, string orchestra, concert band and symphonic band. The program includes classic marches, a Nigerian folk song, selections from “The Phantom of the Opera,” and a programmatic piece entitled The Dark Waters which draws from the mythological rivers of the underworld. Concessions will be available and support L-S Friends of Music. The concerts can also be viewed on either the education channel (Comcast 9/Verizon 32) in Sudbury and Lincoln, on the HD channel (Comcast 1074/Verizon 2130) in Sudbury only, or on either of the channels’ livestreams accessible via sudburytv.org.

“Spook-tacular” doo-wop concert

Lincoln’s doo-wop singing group will perform on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Costumes encouraged.

Author/broadcaster Reinstein comes to Lincoln

Broadcast journalist Ted Reinstein, author of Travels through the Heart and Soul of New England, will speak on Friday, Nov. 1 at 12:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Reinstein, a full-time correspondent for the city’s celebrated nightly news magazine, “Chronicle,” has covered sports, politics and especially human interest stories all over Boston and across New England. The event is made possible by the Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging and the Friends of Lincoln Public Library.

“The Nutcracker: A Preview”

Join us for a reading of “The Nutcracker” geared to young children, accompanied by dancers from the Commonwealth Ballet Company acting out some of the parts, on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 10:30 a.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. Children get to meet the dancers after the reading. For all ages; no registration required.

A look at local Indigenous peoples

For over 10,000 years, the Indigenous people knew what is now Concord and Lincoln as Musketaquid (“the land between the grassy rivers.” On Saturday, Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. in the Codman Community Farms education pavilion, Joe Palumbo of Concord will explore the history of the first people and what happened when cultures collided after European fur traders and then English colonists arrived. All ages welcome; free but registration is appreciated for planning.

Post-Halloween Great Pumpkin Smash

Instead of throwing them in the trash, have fun and help the environment by bringing your jack-o’-lanterns and decorative gourds to the regional Great Pumpkin Smash at Codman Community Farms (CCF) on Sunday, Nov. 3 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. When pumpkins end up in landfills, they break down and produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Smashing pumpkins and feed to the Codman Farm pigs while enjoying live music, CCF sandwiches, and ice cream from a local vendor. Get tips on how to get started with composting in your home or with a curbside collection program. Prepare your pumpkins for composting by removing any stickers, candles, and other decorations and please leave painted pumpkins at home. Suggested donation of $1 per pumpkin to benefit the farm. Organized by CCF, the Lincoln and Concord chapters of Mothers Out Front, the Weston Community Children’s Association, and LincFam.

Expert to speak on gardening and clean water

The Lincoln Garden Club welcomes Max Rome, the stormwater program manager for the Charles River Watershed Association, on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in Bemis Hall and on Zoom. In his talk, “From Backyard to Watershed: Gardening for Clean Water,” he will point out gardening methods that help preserve and protect the quantity and quality of water in our yards and our watershed. Register here for the Zoom link.

Talk on forests and climate change

State climate legislation assumes that forest carbon sequestration (sometimes called “negative emissions”) can be counted to offset up to 15% of the emissions reduction goal. Is this a good idea? Is it even possible? How can we influence forests’ ability to sequester and store carbon? Join Dr. Jonathan Thompson, a senior ecologist and research director at the Harvard Forest, on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. for “Forests for Our Future: The Role of Massachusetts Forests in Combating Climate Change” at the First Parish in Lincoln (4 Bedford Rd.) and on Zoom. Register here. Sponsored by MetroWest Climate Solutions and CFREE, a working group of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee.

Three Lincoln organizations get grants

Lincoln recipients of the most recent grants from the Sudbury Foundation are the Massachusetts Audubon Society ($20,000 for the Framingham Environmental and Social Literacy Program), The Food Project ($5,000 for ableism awareness training), and the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry ($3,000). In 2023, the foundation distributed $1.7 million in grants and scholarships to students and organizations in and surrounding communities focused on children, youth and families, and to organizations throughout Massachusetts engaged in farm and local food initiatives. See details here and a list of all recent grant reciipients here.

Early voting begins Saturday

Early voting in person will begin this Saturday at Town Hall through October 28:

• Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Monday to Friday, Oct. 21–25 from 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
• Saturday, October 26 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. This is also the last day to register to vote in the upcoming Presidential election. Register at sec.state.ma.us/ovr or come to the Town Clerk’s office in Town Hall. 
• Monday to Friday, Oct. 28 – Nov. 1 from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 5 is Election Day. Polling hours are 7 a.m.–8 p.m. in the Reed Gym on Ballfield Rd. Click here for additional information, including sample ballots and an application to vote by mail.

Film: “My Father’s Glory”

The Lincoln Library Film Society presents “My Father’s Glory” (1990, directed by Yves Robert) on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Tarbell Room. A 1900s French boy grows closer to his father while summering with the family in the country. In French with English subtitles.

L-S college planning class, listening session

Lincoln-Sudbury Adult & Community Education hosts a class for parents of freshmen and sophomores who are beginning to think about college on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 7–8 p.m. in conference room B at the high school. Instructor Jamie Gossels, independent college consultant will give an overview of the college admissions road map and timeline and answer your questions. Click here to register.

Also that evening, the L-S School Committee will hold an online listening session for students, families, and community members with committee members Maura Carty and Ravi Simon. These sessions are not public meetings with an agenda, but rather a casual opportunity to meet with Committee members. Click here for the Google Meet link.