The new map showing trails on Lincoln conservation land.
By Alice Waugh
Lincolnites can now enjoy the town’s popular public trails using the first new trail map in a decade.
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Four town-government groups will get together on Wednesday, Feb. 12 to discuss a timeline for planning a renovation project for the Lincoln School. The meeting will begin at 7:3o p.m. in the Smith gym.
Members of the the School Committee, Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, and Capital Planning Committee will discuss topics including:
This is an open meeting, and the community is encouraged to attend.
Lincoln native Ann Moss at Bemis Hall – Jan. 31Singer Ann Moss will give a free concert in Bemis Hall on Friday, Jan. 31 in support of her debut album, Currents. For more information, see the January 16 story in the Lincoln Squirrel. Reserve a seat online by clicking here.
Did you miss the Christmas choral concert at the First Parish, or do you want to hear more music like it? Come to St.-Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church on Sunday, February 9 at 5 p.m. for “Choral Evensong.” The event will feature choral music of the English renaissance, including Gibbons’ “Short Service” (a classic setting of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis), Batten’s exuberant “O Sing Joyfully,” and familiar hymns of Tallis and Purcell. Early baroque organ music by Buxtehude and Pachelbel will open and close the service. A wine and cheese reception will follow. Admission and parking are free. For more information, contact the parish office at parishoffice@stanneslincoln.org.
Susan Cattaneo
Singer Susan Cattaneo will be the feature artist at the next LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mike Acoustic) at the Lincoln Public Library on Monday, Feb. 10. LOMA, a monthly event of acoustic music and spoken word, runs from 7-10 p.m. Cattaneo will perform a half-hour set On Feb. 10 starting around 8:30 p.m. Singer/songwriter Cattaneo has a transfixing voice whether she’s singing folk, country or rock ‘n roll. She is a finalist in the Mountain Stage Newsong Contest and has opened for music icons including Amy Grant, David Wilcox, Ellis Paul, and Huey Lewis and the News. Her four albums include her latest CD, Haunted Heart.
LOMA performers can sign up at the event or by emailing LOMA organizer Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com before noon of the open-mike day for a slot. Names of those who are signed up by 7:15 p.m. will be drawn at random. We have a sound system with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. We encourage you to sign up in advance. Local high school and college-age residents are encouraged to perform and/or listen to their friends play acoustically. We expect everyone will have a chance to perform one or two pieces. Refreshments will be served.
Upcoming LOMA featured artists include:
Editor’s note: This article was updated on February 25.
By Alice Waugh
Eighteen Lincoln residents have officially expressed interest in running for town office in the March 31 election, but there are still three panels that have seats up for election but no candidates.
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The Board of Selectmen will finalize the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting on January 27. Petitions by citizens to insert an article on the warrant for an Annual Town Meeting require 10 signatures. Contact the Office of the Board of Selectmen (781-259-2601) for further information. Town Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 29 in the Brooks auditorium starting at 9:30 a.m.
The latest issue of the Lincoln Review s now on sale at Donelan’s, Codman Community Farm and the Old Town Hall Exchange. Contact editor Betty Smith at 781-259-9142 for more information.
Lincoln residents of all ages are invited to meet with a nurse through this free town service. Come to get your blood pressure and/or BMI (body mass index) checked, ask questions, or learn about wellness resources. Clinics will be held at the Community Building at Lincoln Woods at 50 Wells Road from 10 a.m. to noon on February 7 and March 14. These clinics are funded by CHNA 15 and provided by Emerson Hospital Home Care. For more information, please call the Lincoln Council on Aging at (781) 259-8811.
The Downton Abbey cast will appear (electronically, at any rate) at Pierce House on February 23 (click for larger view). Image courtesy Virginia Rundell.
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the faux pas of referring to Lord and Lady Grantham as “Lord and Lady Crawley.”
What shocking developments await Lord and Lady Grantham, Edith, Tom, Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Carson, Bates, Anna and the rest? More importantly, where can you go to watch and gossip about the Downton Abbey season 4 finale on February 23? The answer is Pierce House, which will host a screening party that evening.
Lincoln resident Virginia Rundell and other members of the Pierce House Committee are organizing the event, which includes tea, champagne and sweets in the elegant parlor of historic Pierce House from 7-10 p.m. Admission at the door is $10.
“I’m not a big sports fan, but I’ve always been a little envious of sports bars and how people get together and watch a game on the TV and that sort of easy camaraderie, but I don’t do sports, so I thought we could do something like that with Downton Abbey as the focus,” Rundell said. “The Pierce House seemed like the perfect setting.”
This season’s final episode of the wildly popular PBS drama has already been shown in England, where DVDs of the entire season 4 will go on sale in late January. The Pierce House folks plan to screen the 70-minute finale from a DVD on a large screen staring at about 8 p.m., which is an hour before the rest of the country gets to see it. Cultured discussion before and afterwards will be accompanied by Jazz Age background music.
“We’re encouraging people to wear a [1920s] hat or gloves, or if they want to put on the whole regalia, that’s great,” Rundell said.
Seating is limited, so reserve your spot by contacting Rundell at vq@verizon.net or 781-259-0201.
By Alice Waugh
Brian McGrory, a Sudbury resident and editor of the Boston Globe will be one of four speakers at the Faye Goldberg-Scheff Memorial Lecture at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School on Thursday, Jan. 30.
The event is sponsored by the Foundation for Educators at L-S (FELS), which funds enrichment grants for teachers and staff at L-S. Traditionally, one of the grantees or another L-S faculty member gives a lecture on behalf of FELS in January, and the group designated the lecture in honor of Goldberg-Scheff of Lincoln, a FELS board member and teacher at the Lynch School in Winchester who died in a car accident in 2011.
Also scheduled to speak are Ana Sortun, chef/partner of Oleana, Sofra and Sarma restaurants; Chris Kurth, farmer/owner of Siena Farms in Sudbury; and author David McCullough Jr., son of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough who gave the famous “you’re not special” Commencement speech at Wellesley High School in 2012.
This year’s format was inspired by TED talks, where speakers keep an audience engaged with short presentations on different topics. “There’s no unifying theme to our FELS talk—it’s just inspiring and captivating speakers,” said Diane Metzger, president of the FELS board. “Our speakers were chosen simply because they are interesting individuals who live in Sudbury or Lincoln.”
The Faye Goldberg-Scheff Memorial Lecture on January 30 will be in the L-S Kirschner Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10, or $5 for students and seniors.
Here’s the schedule for Lincoln Winter Carnival 2014, sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Committee. The three-day event is designed to foster a sense of community in the town of Lincoln, and all events are sponsored by Lincoln-based organizations. Please check event description for age limits, admission fees, pre-registration information, etc.
Two updates…
To celebrate the new year, the Lincoln Squirrel has redecorated a bit to make it easier to read. Also, the Squirrel now has the ability to accept display advertising—both banner ads just above the horizontal list of links at the top, and ads of any height in the right-hand column below the calendar summary, which will be shortened to accommodate ads as needed. Stay tuned to this space for information on ad rates, which will be coming soon. Thanks for reading!
— Alice Waugh
Editor, The Lincoln Squirrel