The Lincoln Squirrel – News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.

Jazz concert with 2Slick
2026-04-30 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
2Slick is a jazz quintet with a two-trombone frontline. For more information, visit www.2slick.net. Sponsored by a grant from the Music Performance Trust Fund, the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services, and the Friends of the Lincoln COA.

Author talk: "The Harvey Girls"
2026-05-01 12:30 - 13:30 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Local author Juliette Fay talks about The Harvey Girls, a big-hearted historic tale of two very different women in the 1920s who must learn to get along and trust each other. Books will be available for purchase.

Plant-based potluck
2026-05-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Have you wanted to eat more sustainably but need inspiration for good recipes? CFREE recently posted a 12-week series on the benefits of a plant-based diet and is celebrating with a potluck to share recipes as a community on Wednesday, May 6 from 6:00–8:00pm in Bemis Hall. Bring your favorite vegan dish to share. Click here to register and learn more details.

Abigail Adams: Liberty & Legacy
2026-05-08 12:30 - 13:30 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Actress and storyteller Sheryl Faye stages an immersive multimedia live performance as Abigail Adams as the fearless political thinker, advocate for women’s rights and strong moral compass during the American Revolution. Sponsored by Friends of Lincoln COA & Friends of the Lincoln Library.

Teen trail work
2026-05-09 09:00 - 12:00 | TBA
Celebrate Earth Day (belatedly) by joining First Parish in Lincoln’s teen service group in helping town conservation staff repair trails and bridges and destroy invasive plants at Beaver Pond on Saturday, May 9 from 9:00am–noon. Eligible for school service hours, and participants do not need to be members of the church. Register here. Questions? Contact Jason McLure at jmclure@yahoo.com or Lora Venesy at lora@fplincoln.org.

Curator tour of "Nature Sanctuary"
2026-05-10 13:00 - 14:00 | deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Rd., Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Get to know the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum’s current exhibition, “Nature Sanctuary,” with a curator-led tour on Sunday, May 10 from 1:00–2:00pm.

LOMA: The Fretbenders
2026-05-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
The Fretbenders (Diane & Bob Kordas) will be the headliners at the next Lincoln Open Mic Acoustic (LOMA) on Monday, May 11 from 7–10 p.m. in Bemis Hall (doors open at 6:30pm, feature performers play from 8:30-9:00pm). LOMA is a monthly open mike night event with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. Come and perform (email loma3re@gmail.com to sign up) or just come listen to acoustic music and spoken word. Free admission.

Softball league kickoff
2026-05-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Codman Field, Ballfield Road, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Come to the Opening Day scrimmage for the Lincoln Co-ed Softball League on Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00pm at Codman Field (rain date: May 14). Meet the teams and get a little exercise — all levels of experience welcome. If you can’t commit to playing one game a week, you can join the league’s Substitute Pool and play when you can. Just let us know ahead of time via email or in person before registering. Click here to register.

Author talk: "Crimson Courageous"
2026-05-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Lincoln Library Tarbell Room, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
On Thursday, May 14 at 6:30pm in the library’s Tarbell Room, join local author Christine Omodi-Engola in a reading and discussion of her poetry book Crimson Courageous, an unflinching look at modern life in the world of work and rural America. The heart of the book focuses on the author’s background with a Catholic upbringing, plus historical roots on the African continent. No registration required.

“Live Your Best Life” Health Fair
2026-05-15 12:30 - 13:30 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Get your questions answered and visit resource tables staffed by Lincoln police and fire, the town nurse, care managers, elder law attorneys, home care agencies, independent and assisted living facilities, Minuteman Senior Services, the Boston Center for Memory, Perkins Low Vision, Medical Alert, Carleton Willard at Home, and more.

Used bike drive
2026-05-16 09:00 - 13:00 | Wayland Town Center, 70 Andrew Ave., Wayland, MA, United States
Lincoln CFREE, Green Newton, and MetroWest Climate Solutions are co-sponsoring a bike drive on Saturday, May 16 from 9:00am–1:00pm in Wayland Town Center behind Ace Hardware (see map). Donated bikes will be delivered to the Lowell Bike Connector, where they will be fixed up and distributed to kids and adults in need of low-cost, local transportation. Click here to register (registration optional).

8th-grade car wash
2026-05-16 09:00 - 15:00 | Town Hall, 16 Lincoln Rd., Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Lincoln School eighth-graders will hold a car wash fundraiser to help raise money for their graduation celebrations on Saturday, May 16 from 9:00am–3:00pm at the Town Hall. Save and pay ahead of time ($20) using Venmo by scanning the link at right, or pay $25 in cash on the day. Rain date: Sunday, May 17.

LLCT plat sale
2026-05-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Mall at Lincoln Station, 145 Lincoln Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust will hold its annual native plant sale on Saturday, May 16 from 11:00am–1:00pm at Lincoln Station (145 Lincoln Road). Click here for a list of native shrubs and perennials that will be available. Cash, check, card, or Venmo payments accepted.

Club Codman
2026-05-16 20:00 - 23:00 | Codman Community Farms, 58 Codman Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Codman Community Farms’ annual Club Codman fundraiser is on Saturday, May 16 from 8:00–11:00pm. It’s an adults-only, costume-optional dance party to welcome spring. Costumes from past events have included a dress made from Codman egg cartons, Lincoln’s very own black bear, and the legendary “farm store shoplifter” complete with a jacket stuffed with produce and other merchandise. Buy tickets here.

Workshop on cyanotype
2026-05-17 13:00 - 15:00 | deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Rd., Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Join artist and author Madge Evers for a hands-on workshop, “About Printing with the Sun: Botanical Cyanotypes,” to learn the fundamentals of cyanotype as both a creative practice and a way to engage deeply with natural materials and light. More information and registration.

Lincoln Old Town Hall Corp. annual meeting
2026-05-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Old Town Hall, 25 Lincoln Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
The Lincoln Old Town Hall Corp. will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, May 20, at 7:00pm in the meeting room on the building’s second floor. The meeting is open to the public. More information.

Talk on AI
2026-05-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
The Bemis Free Lecture Series presents “AI Economics: How Technology Transforms Jobs, Markets, Life, and Our Future,” a talk on the new book by that title with Lincoln resident and Brandeis International Business School Associate Professor Benjamin Shiller, on Wednesday, May 20 at 7:00pm in Bemis Hall. If terms like AI, chatbot, ChatGPT, or Anthropic fill you with anxiety, curiosity, fear, confusion, or disgust, this event is for you. There will be a Q&A session and an opportunity to work with others, with Ben’s guidance, to explore the opportunities and pitfalls offered by AI.

Movie: "The Draft"
2026-05-21 18:00 - 20:30 | Lincoln Library Tarbell Room, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
The Lincoln Film Society presents “The Draft” (2016, unrated, directed by Peter Snoad), a film of an award-winning documentary play that tells the story of the Vietnam War era through the real-life stories of 10 young Americans whose lives were shaped and forever changed by the military draft.

"Trees and People Around the World: A Historic Perspective"
2026-05-21 19:00 - 20:15 | Zoom
The Lincoln Tree Preservation Study Group and Lincoln Land Conservation Trust will host a Zoom webinar on Thursday, May 21 from 7:00–8:15pm on “Trees and People Around the World: A Historic Perspective.” Matt Foti of Foti Tree and Landscape in Lexington will share knowledge gained from years of exploring the relationship between trees and people, including the historic significance of some of our own native trees. He’ll also talk about how people’s lives depend on trees for food, protection, fuel, medicine, religion, shelter, and even transportation. Click here to register for the webinar.

Hip Hop Square Dance for Seniors
2026-05-22 12:30 - 13:30 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
This class is designed for maximum fun while doing a low-impact activity. Grab your cowboy hat and boots and join us for a boot-scooting boogie! Sponsored by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass. Cultural Council.

"Baroque to Broadway"
2026-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 | MA
The Henry Purcell Society of Boston will present an evening of music and purpose in support of families impacted by immigration detention and economic crisis on Friday, May 22 at 7:00pm at the First Parish stone church (14 Bedford Road). The “Baroque to Broadway: A Cabaret for Community” program brings together artists from the Boston Early Music Festival, the Metropolitan Opera, and Broadway for a musical experience that will move from the emotional intensity and intimacy of Baroque repertoire to the storytelling power and immediacy of musical theatre, revealing unexpected connections between these traditions. All proceeds will benefit the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project and Compassion in Action. “Pay what you want” tickets can be purchased here.

Pride Celebration
2026-05-27 13:00 - 15:30 | Mall at Lincoln Station, 145 Lincoln Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Lincoln’s annual Pride Celebration will be held this year on Wednesday, May 27 from 1:00-3:30 at the Mall at Lincoln Station. There will be ice cream, performances by local students, a photo booth, and more.

Kindergarten orientation #1
2026-05-28 08:30 - 09:30 | Lincoln School Learning Commons, 6 Ballfield Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
Rising kindergarteners and their parent(s)/caregiver(s) are invited to come to school on Thursday, May 28 from 8:30–9:30am or 1:00–2:00pm for Kindergarten Orientation. We will meet in the Learning Commons and then walk the children to a kindergarten classroom where they will play, color, enjoy a read aloud and more. Click here to learn more and register for orientation, or to enroll your child in kindergarten.

Fern walk
2026-05-28 10:00 - 12:00 | TBA
Fern enthusiasts Ellen and Jim Meadors return for a much-anticipated fern walk on Thursday, May 28 from 10:00am–noon. Often overlooked, ferns are some of the most fascinating plants in our forests. They are ancient plants that have been thriving on Earth for hundreds of millions of years and pre-date flowering plants.
We’ll take a slow, relaxed pace, stopping often to examine different fern species up close and learn what makes them unique. Participants will leave with basic fern ID terminology, a better eye for spotting key features, and the tools to begin identifying ferns on their own.
Register here; location will be emailed to registrants. Bring water, sun protection, tick protection, etc. No dogs, please — our focus will be on nature.

Kindergarten orientation #2
2026-05-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Lincoln School Learning Commons, 6 Ballfield Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States

Walden-KaviKrishna Gathering for Music, Ecology, & Biosocial Healing
2026-05-29 17:00 - 18:30 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
The Thoreau Lab for Global Health presents a Walden-KaviKrishna Gathering for Music, Ecology, and Biosocial Healing with violinist Sunita Bhuyan, Professor in Practice of Music Healing & Medical Humanities at KaviKrishna Laboratory in Assam, India, at an interactive gathering exploring the intersections of Assamese musical traditions, nature, reflection, and community healing.

Piano concert
2026-06-04 15:00 - 16:00 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Abla Shocair will present a free classical piano concert on Thursday, June 4 at 3:00pm in Bemis Hall.

FoMA: Architectural photographer Mark Römisch
2026-06-04 18:00 - 20:00 | deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Rd., Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Please join the Friends of Modern Architecture (FoMA) at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum on Thursday, June 4 at 6 p.m. for a conversation with award-winning German photographer Mark Römisch — the first in a series aimed at deepening our understanding of cultural impulses in the world around and within us. His presentation will feature photographs from his upcoming book Bauhaus New England – Portraits of an Architectural Legacy that examines modernist houses connected to the Bauhaus Movement in dialogue with the New England landscape. Mark views architectural photography not just as an exercise in documentation but as a poetic exploration of built spaces and the natural environment around them.
The series will continue in the fall with an invitation to meet with artists to see what they see and hear what they hear, followed by discussion and an opportunity to interpret and explore the connections which bring us together in cultural understanding.

Talk on Buttrick Gardens
2026-06-05 12:30 - 13:30 | MA
Join Kathleen Fahey, executive director of the Friends of Minute Men, to learn about the importance and legacy of Buttrick Gardens on Friday, June 5 at 12:30pm in Bemis Hall.

Free adaptive rail trail ride
2026-06-06 11:00 - 15:00 | Broadacres Farm, 62 Morse Road, Sudbury, MA, United States
The Sudbury Commission on Disability invites residents of Lincoln and surrounding communities to experience cycling along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail at a free adaptive cycling event on Saturday, June 6. Hosted in partnership with the Sudbury Rail Trails Advisory Committee and All Out Adventures, one-hour riding sessions will be offered between 11:00am and 3:00pm at Broadacres Farm at 62 Morse Road in Sudbury. Participants of all ages and abilities can choose from a variety of adaptive cycles, including recumbent trikes, handcycles, and tandem bikes, with trained staff on-site to provide support in a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment. Helmets are provided. Advance registration required. For questions or phone registration, call 413-584-2052.
