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

Poetry reading with Linda Lamenza
2025-03-08 15:15 - 16:15 (America/New_York) | Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
Linda Lamenza, a local poet and teacher in Lincoln Public Schools, will read from her new book, Feast of the Seven Fishes.

Dark skies talk by Jane Slade
2025-03-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
The Lincoln Dark Skies Committee and the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust are co-sponsoring a lecture on Saturday, March 8 from 3-5pm at Bemis Hall on the importance of understanding the many ways in which light impacts our environment, human health, wildlife, and biodiversity. Jane Slade is a lighting educator and researcher and the host of the podcast “Starving for Darkness,” which advocates for sustainable lighting practices. The Town of Lincoln is preparing to update its bylaws and regulations, and this talk will explore considerations of light color, intensity, and direction, and will offer information on availability of proper lighting equipment and use of timers, dimmers and motion activation devices.

Lincoln250 series: Abigail Adams presented by Sheryl Faye
2025-03-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
All ages are invited to Sheryl Faye’s engaging portrayal of Abigail Adams, wife of second President John Adams and sister of Lincoln Minute Men Captain William Smith. All ages welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of Lincoln Library.

Craft supply swap
2025-03-08 12:30 - 15:30 | Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
Do you have gently used or leftover craft supplies? Bring them to the library to swap for new-to-you supplies! Donations are not required to participate. Click here to learn what can and can’t be donated.

Needle felting bee
2025-03-07 15:30 - 17:00 | Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
Make your own fuzzy bee using wool fibers and flowers for this friendly little pollinator to buzz around. For ages 13+. Registration required.

Sherpa stories
2025-03-07 12:30 - 13:30 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Lincoln resident and author Peter Von Mertens shares stories and photos of his time in the Peace Corps in Nepal from 1966-1968. Sponsored by the Council on Aging & Human Services.

Film: "The War Around Us"
2025-03-06 19:00 - 22:00 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
This riveting, introspective film focuses on Ayman Mohyeldin (now an MSNBC anchor) and Sherine Tadros, the only two international journalists in Gaza when Israel bombarded and invaded in 2008. A story of friendship under stress, conflict-journalism ethics, and the experience that Gazans lived through. View trailer. Sponsored by GRALTA.

"Literacy Liberates"
2025-03-06 18:30 - 20:00
Concord & Concord-Carlisle SEPAC, along with Lincoln SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council), presents “Literacy Liberates” on Thursday, March 6 at 6:30pm at Concord-Carlisle High School. Kareem Weaver, an advocate for literacy as a civil right, will be the keynote speaker. He will be joined by panelists Milly Arbaje-Thomas (CEO of METCO), Eavan Miles Mason (CEO of KidCenterED), and Katherine Tarca, Director of Humanities & Literacy for the Mass. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Doors open for meet and greet at 5:30pm. Child care will be provided. Registration required; click here for more information and to register.

Lincoln250 Revolutionary War Writing: Cursive Workshop for Kids
2025-03-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
Write like it’s 1775! In this three-week workshop, children in grades 4-6 will learn the different formations for cursive lower- and uppercase letters, practice writing a variety of words (including their names!), and look at historical documents from the Revolutionary War era. Registration required.

Hearing on water rates
2025-03-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
The Lincoln Board of Water Commissioners will hold a hearing on water rates on Tuesday, March 4 at 7:00pm. The hearing is remote only; click here to join the meeting.

Seed packing party
2025-03-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
Help the library prepare our upcoming seed library. No registration required.

Maple sugaring brunch
2025-03-02 09:30 - 11:30 | Codman Community Farms, 58 Codman Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Click here for more info and to purchase tickets.

Talent show
2025-03-01 19:00 - 21:00 | First Parish stone church, 14 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, United States
The First Parish in Lincoln will hold its second annual talent on Saturday, March 1 at 7:00pm in the stone church with diverse acts including a three-minute musical rendition of the Wizard of Oz, a yo-yo demonstration, the Cars’ “Moving in Stereo,” a band playing Jack Johnson’s “Monsoon,” jazz piano, a Nina Simone song, poetry, and classical flute, piano and clarinet pieces, and more. Free admission and BYOB and snacks. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Maple March: pizza in the pavilion
2025-03-01 16:30 - 18:30 | Codman Community Farms, 58 Codman Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States

Date Night Paint Night
2025-02-28 18:00 - 20:00 | deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Rd., Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Paint night in the museum for adults. Click here for details.

“Entangled Lives, Black and White”
2025-02-28 12:30 - 17:00 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
“Entangled Lives, Black and White” with Lincoln historian Don Hafner. See the February COA&HS newsletter for details.

"Reimagining Healthcare: A Community Forum"
2025-02-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Goodnow Library, Sudbury, 21 Concord Rd, Sudbury, MA, 02062, United States
Joining state Sen. Jamie Eldridge, Rep. Carmine Gentile, and others at “Reimagining Healthcare: A Community Forum” on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:00pm at the Goodnow Library in Sudbury. The forum, hosted by the Sudbury, Lincoln, Maynard and Wayland Democratic Town Committees, will feature three experts on healthcare and an in-depth discussion and Q&A on universal healthcare and Medicare for all. Click here for details on panelists, and click here to RSVP.
Rep. Gentile’s office is also looking for summer interns, and he’s especially interested in candidates from towns in his district, which includes Sudbury, Lincoln, Concord, Wayland, and Marlborough. Click here to learn more. Anyone with questions about the internships or the Feb. 27 event may email Gentile’s aide Ravi Simon at ravisimon@gmail.com.

Photo exhibit opening reception
2025-02-27 17:30 - 18:30 | Concord Arts, 37 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United States
Lincoln resident Linda Hammett Ory is exhibiting her photos in Concord Arts 2025 Members’ Juried Exhibition, along with painter Tracey J. Maroni. Linda’s love of nature is her strongest photographic inspiration, and many of the photos in her Hidden Treasure series are taken while exploring the landscape of Lincoln and Concord. The exhibition runs from February 27 to March 27, and the opening reception is on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 5:30pm. Click here for more information.

Domestic Violence Roundtable session
2025-02-26 19:00 - 20:30
On Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7:00pm, the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable will host a conversation with a parent whose teen was in a dating relationship with a person who mistreated her. This program will take place at the Goodnow Library (21 Concord Road, Sudbury) and on Zoom — register for the link here. The parent speaker will talk about what she didn’t know to look and listen for, and what surprised her as she learned more about her teen’s relationship. This program is for parents/guardians/grandparents, educators, coaches, youth advisors, healthcare professionals, and anyone else who has teens or young adults in their life.

L-S School Committee listening session
2025-02-24 19:00 - 20:00
The Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee will hold a listening session for students, families, and community members on Monday, Feb. 24 from 7:00–8:00pm on Google Meet. The purpose of the listening session is to give individuals the opportunity to raise items with members of the Committee. In attendance will be committee members Lucy Maulsby and Ravi Simon.

Music Street concert
2025-02-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
Diane Katzenberg Braun
Five Music Street musicians led by Lincoln pianist Diane Katzenberg Braun will present “Spinning the Globe: A Rich Heritage” with selections from America to Italy, Hungary, Argentina, France, and Spain on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 7:30pm in Bemis Hall. This free concert is made possible in part by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, which is supported by the Mass. Cultural Council, a state agency.

Film: "Tantura"
2025-02-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
In the war of 1948, hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Israelis call it The War of Independence; Palestinians call it the Nakba. The film examines one village and why discussion of the Nakba is taboo in Israeli schools and society. View trailer. Sponsored by GRALTA.

Concert: "The Inevitability of Love”
2025-02-21 20:00 - 22:00 | First Parish stone church, 14 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, United States
Join the Henry Purcell Society of Boston and the Filigree Ensemble for “The Inevitability of Love” — a candlelit concert probing the multifaceted nature of desire and love through a series of dramatic cantatas and duets by Scarlatti, Purcell, Morley, and Henry Lawes — on Friday, Feb. 21 at 8:00pm at the First Parish in Lincoln’s stone church (14 Bedford Rd). Also featured: Cullen O’Neil on cello and Andrus Madsen on harpsichord. Tickets are $40; click here to purchase.

Film: "The Six Triple Eight"
2025-02-21 12:30 - 14:30 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States
See the February COA&HS newsletter for details.

Inclusive and diverse book recs
2025-02-20 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom
Click here for more information, and click here to register for the Zoom link (registrants will get the list of recommendations). Sign up for one session or for all.

Film: "Tantura"
2025-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, 01773, United States

Film: "Neruda"
2025-02-20 19:00 - 20:00
An inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party. Hosted by the Lincoln Library Film Society.

GearTick robotics demonstration
2025-02-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Lincoln Public Library, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
Come see the Lincoln GearTick and the L-S High School Robotics Team demonstrate their robot creations. Best for ages 5+.

Pop-up art school: felted landscape
2025-02-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Lincoln Library Tarbell Room, 3 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States
For ages 11-19. Click here for details and required registration.

Fantastical Folklore of Flowers
2025-02-14 12:30 - 14:00
