Robert Altman movies on tap starting Sunday The Lincoln Library Film Society presents a series of films by Robert Altman, a five-time nominee for Best Director who was awarded an honorary Oscar in 2006. All screenings are at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10 — “M*A*S*H” (1970) starring Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould and Sally Kellerman. A satirical look at the Korean War through the…
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Event explores medicine as a career Pat Roberts and Mike Rosenblatt of the Lahey Clinic will give a talk on “The Joy and Journey of Being a Physician” on Saturday, April 9 at 2 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. The multimedia presentation will give an overview of medicine, discuss why high school students might want…
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Page wins Lifetime Achievement Award Mystery writer and Lincoln resident Katherine Hall Page will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic mystery writers’ conference in April. She is one of the only authors to have won an Agatha Award in all three categories: Best Novel, Best Short Story and Best First Novel. Page’s latest book, The Body in the…
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Spelling Bee registration extended through this weekend The Lincoln School Foundation’s annual spelling bee is April 10, and the registration deadline has been extended until Monday morning. Kids who want to participate but don’t have a team can email bee@lincolnschoolfoundation.org to be matched with teammates. Click here to register online. Kids can create art with Peeps The…
Letter to the editor: Mattes seeks support as Bemis trustee
To the editor: I am writing to ask the citizens of Lincoln for your support of my candidacy for the Bemis Trust at the polls on Monday, March 28. (This year, the election follows our Annual Town Meeting by one week.) In the 1990s, I was honored to serve as a Bemis trustee. The Bemis Trust is an…
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Middle schoolers perform “Music Man Jr.” Come see “Music Man Jr.,” based on the classic Broadway show and 1962 movie, in the Donaldson auditorium on Wednesday, March 16 at 3 p.m., and Thursday and Friday, March 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. The story follows the escapades of of a fast-talking salesman who masquerades as a traveling band…
Mangini family thrilled with Mark’s Oscar for “Mad Max: Fury Road”
By Alice Waugh Lincoln’s Tim Mangini is very proud of his older brother these days. Mark Mangini, a 1974 graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, won an Academy Award with David White on February 28 for Best Sound Editing for the post-apocalyptic action film “Max Max: Fury Road.” Mark and Tim—two of the six Sudbury Manginis who…
Council on Aging activities in March
Meet with an aide to Congresswoman Clark
March 2 at 1 p.m.
You are invited to Bemis Hall on Wednesday, March 2 at 1 p.m. to meet with Anthony Moreschi, Constituent Service Representative for Congresswoman Katherine Clark. He will be available to assist residents with Social Security, Medicare, and MassHealth/Medicaid. You are also welcome to discuss other matters with him that he may be able to help with.
Wellness clinic for all ages
March 4 at 10 a.m.
All Lincoln residents are invited to meet with a nurse at Lincoln Woods Community Building at 50 Wells Road on Friday, March 4 from 10 a.m. to noon. These clinics are funded by the Ogden Codman Trust and provided by Emerson Hospital Home Care.
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Reading and dancing to “The Nightingale”
The Lincoln Public Library will host a reading of “The Nightingale” by Hans Christian Andersen on Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m. accompanied by dancers from the Commonwealth Ballet Company acting out some of the parts while in their rich and colorful costumes. All ages. Free of charge.
Book event on architect Henry Hoover
Come to a presentation by Lincoln residents Lucretia Hoover Giese and Henry B. Hoover Jr. on Saturday, March 12 from 3-5 p.m. in the Tarbell Room of the Lincoln Public Library. Giese and Hoover are the authors of the recent book
Council on Aging activities for February
SeniorSpeak theater performance
February 1 at 12:30 p.m.
Join the SeniorSpeak group for a theatre performance on Monday, Feb. 1 at 12:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall. The performance is an outgrowth of the work participants were engaged in as they rediscovered their voice as older adults. Drawing upon memories, feelings, and life lessons, participants have created a performance piece that incorporates turning points and events that shaped their lives both as individuals and as a group. The piece uses scenes and music as tools to capture key moments. After the performance, all are invited to join a discussion with the performers about the development of the theatre piece and the insights gained in the process.
Meet with an aide to Congresswoman Clark
February 3 at 1 p.m.
You are invited to Bemis Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. to meet with Anthony Moreschi, Constituent Service Representative for Congresswoman Katherine Clark. He will be available to assist residents with Social Security, Medicare, and MassHealth/Medicaid. You are also welcome to discuss other matters with him that he may be able to help with.