Here are some more interesting things coming up in Lincoln… Reception with author of book about Revolutionary War soldiers from Lincoln Monday, April 15 5-7:30 p.m., Lincoln Public Library Meet Lincoln resident Rick C. Wiggin, author of the just-released book, Embattled Farmers: Campaigns and Profiles of Revolutionary Soldiers from Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1775-1783, at the Lincoln…
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Spring events in Lincoln
Here’s a selection of interesting events coming up in town. Mark your calendars! Fairy garden workshop at Codman Community Farms Saturday, April 20 1-3 p.m., Codman Community Farms Kids of all ages will make a fairy gardens to take home. If you have a dinner-plate-size basket or bowl you’d like to use, please bring it…
Nature and portraits on exhibit at library in April
Council on Aging events rescheduled
Because of the recent snowstorm, the Council on Aging has rescheduled several events: A March 8 informational session about the Town Meeting warrant article on fluoridation has been rescheduled for March 15 at 11:30 a.m. The Open Studio artist’s coffee originally slated for March 7 will now be held on April 18 at 2:15 p.m. “The Art…
Pops concert at L-S on Wednesday
The Lincoln-Sudbury Music Department presents Pops Concert 2013 at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School’s Kirshner Auditorium on Wednesday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free and will feature selections by the Concert Band, Symphonic Band, String Orchestra, Concert Choir, Valentines Quartets, and a grand finale including all of the music students performing together on…
Monthly open-mic event spotlights musical pros and amateurs
By Brett Wittenberg In Spanish, “loma” means rising ground in the midst of a plain. In Lincoln, LOMA means Lincoln Open Mic Acoustic, and once a month at the Lincoln Public Library, a small hill of musical talent rises. LOMA has its origins in the annual Lincoln Winter Carnival, where residents have been demonstrating their…
Lincoln Winter Carnival schedule is here!
The 2013 Lincoln Winter Carnival kicks off Friday, February 1 with community bingo and a concert by the U.S. Air Force band of LIberty Jazz Ensemble. Other events that weekend include: Girl Scout breakfast Groundhog Day at Drumlin Farm Snowshoe tours at deCordova Vermont PuppeTree performs “Caps for Sale” Community skating Lincoln Family Association Energy…
Lincoln welcomes the new year at First Day
Lincolnites had a great time socializing and enjoying the music of Weston’s Ancient Mariners at the annual First Day celebration hosted by the Pierce House Committee on the afternoon of January 1, 2013. Harold McAleer took photos and created this slide show on YouTube — see how many people you can recognize… Here’s a video of the band…
Tabla music and pizza this Sunday
The Birches School and Lincoln Nursery School are hosting a concert featuring tabla master Sandeep Das from Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 3:30 p.m. A children’s singalong led by music teachers Mark Weltner and Abby Zocher will follow Sandeep Das’ performance. Families are invited to a pizza party after the…
deCordova scraps art classes for adults
(This article originally appeared in the Lincoln Journal on September 7, 2012.)
By Alice Waugh
This fall, for the first time in decades, there will be no semester-based art classes at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. DeCordova has scrapped its school in favor of a greater focus on sculpture and family-based programs. The Lincoln Nursery School, which has rented one of the art-class studios for the past two years, is moving its entire operation into the vacated studios.
The museum school closure, which faculty members were told about last November, has engendered a feeling of loss in many students and longtime deCordova faculty members.