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Garden Club sponsors tree photo contest

The Lincoln Garden Club is launching a tree photo contest, inspired by the upcoming launch of the Lincoln Tree Tour—a long-lasting gift of the club to the town. Contestants may submit up to four photos of trees, located anywhere in the world. Pictures don’t need to be recent as long as they were taken by the submitter.

The photos will be displayed at the Lincoln Tree Tour photo exhibit at the Pierce House on Sunday, June 4 from 5-7 p.m. during a champagne reception to celebrate the launch of the tour. Attendees will vote on their favorite shots and elect the winner, who will receive a $50 gift card from Stonegate Gardens, as well as a Lincoln Garden Club award certificate with winning ribbon.

The photos will also support the Lincoln Garden Club by embellishing its brochures, website and other promotional materials (the photographer retains the copyright) helping raising funds to support the Lincoln Tree Tour Project.

The submission deadline is Sunday, May 21—please read the photo contest rules. Questions? Contact Daniela Caride at danielacaride@gmail.com or 262-416-1616.

Domestic Violence Roundtable screens ad, offers workshop

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Massachusetts White Ribbon Campaign, the Sudbury-Wayland-Weston Domestic Violence Roundtable will host a workshop and screen a new pubilc service announcement featuring Sudbury, Wayland and Lincoln residents and leaders on Tuesday, April 11 at 3 p.m. in the Wayland Public Safety Building (38 Cochituate Rd., Wayland). The White Ribbon Campaign is a call to action for men and women to come take the pledge to be part of the solution to ending violence against women and all gender-based violence. The workshop will feature Craig Norberg-Bohm, one of the campaign’s organizers and an internationally known speaker and activist for men’s mobilization. The workshop will explore ideas of masculinity and engage men (and women!) in considering what manhood means and where these ideas come from, and how they affect our lives. It’s an opportunity to spark discussion and inspire attendees to work toward change and reimagine manhood.

Mandeville and Richards at next LOMA event

Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards are the featured performers at the next LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mike Acoustic) night on Thursday, April 13. The event runs from 7-10 p.m., and the duo will perform a half-hour set starting around 8:30. Their closely blended voices and wide range of accompaniment (guitar, harmonica, ukulele, clarinet, penny whistle, electric bass) have captivated audiences since 2010 as they travel in the footsteps of powerful singer/songwriters like Ian and Sylvia, Kate Wolf, and Neil Young. Click here to see a video of the title cut from their latest blum, Grain by Grain.

LOMA is a monthly event. Admission is free and refreshments are provided. Performers can sign up at the event or email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com for a slot. There is a sound system with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups.

CamelBak pack found

If you left a Camelbak pack at the transfer station’s swap table, please email Peter von Mertens at petervonmertens@gmail.com. The pack has an article of personal interest in one of the pockets that he would like to return.

Farm-to-table event on May 5

There will be a presentation and discussion with four local farm-to-table business owners on Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Auditorium. “From the Ground Up” is sponsored by FELS (Friends of Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury), a nonprofit that awards enrichment grants to L-S faculty and staff to pursue their professional and personal interests and passions. Admission is $10. Speakers will be:

• Kristin Canty, owner of the West Concord farm-to-table restaurant Woods Hill Table and producer of the documentary Farmageddon: The Unseen War on American Family Farms.
• Fan Watkinson, Kayleigh Boyle and Doug Wolcik of Gaining Ground, a nonprofit farm in Concord that grows 60,000 pounds of organic produce with the help of 2,800 volunteers and donates every pound for hunger relief within 20 miles of the farm
• Pete Lowy and Jen Hashley of Backyard Birds/Codman Community Farms in Lincoln.
• Kip Kumler, owner and vintner of Turtle Creek Winery in Lincoln, which grows vinifera grapes.

Mike Laureanno to play at next LOMA event

Mike Laureanno will perform starting at 8:30 p.m. at the next LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mike Acoustic) night on Monday, May 9 from 7-10 p.m. Laureanno released two CDs in the last three years, one of which (Pushing Back Wintertime) contains his moving song about war, Little Red-Winged Blackbirds. LOMA is a monthly event. Performers can sign up at the event or email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com for a slot. We have a sound system with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups.

A headline in a June 10 News Acorn gave the incorrect date for a soil health workshop. The event is in Thursday, June 18. the original post has been corrected.