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Apply for a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council

Screen Shot 2014-09-08 at 5.18.20 AMThe Lincoln Cultural Council is accepting applications for grants for the coming year. The deadline for applying is Oct. 15, 2014. For information on Lincoln grant guidelines and application forms, see the MCC’s page for Lincoln.

The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) distributes funds to local and regional cultural councils including the LCC, who then re-grant funds to arts, humanities, and interpretive science projects in their own communities. This year, the Lincoln council will distribute a total of $4,300.

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Jean Epstein films featured at library

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By the Lincoln Film Society

During the month of September, the Lincoln Film Society will show a weekly program of films by the great French cinéaste and theorist, Jean Epstein (1897-1953).

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Correction

A photo caption in a Lincoln Squirrel news item about Bikes Not Bombs incorrectly identified one of the people working on a bike as Bernadette Quirk. The woman in the photo is actually Laura Berland, chair of the Lincoln Recycling Committee….

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School officials set meetings for public input

The School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) will have a public forum on Tuesday, Sept. 16 to share preliminary cost estimates for the renovation options for the Lincoln School. The meeting will take place from 7-9 p.m. in the Smith gym. The current SBAC began meeting in May and hired Dore & Whittier Architects in July to to develop repair and renovation…

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Letter to the editor: Vote for Conroy and Healey

To the editor: At the Democratic Nominating Convention in June, delegates from Lincoln and other neighbor towns cast an overwhelming majority of votes for Tom Conroy for state treasurer and for Maura Healey for attorney general. Now it’s the voters’ turn on September 9. Conroy and Healey are running separately, but they share some common…

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Catching up

In case you missed it this summer…

Bemis Hall celebration

On July 24, Bemis Hall had a ribbon-cutting to celebrate improvements including an upgraded parking area and front entryway, new landscaping, and a new crosswalk with flashing lights. “This shows the care and attention people in Lincoln give to the little things,” Town Administrator Tim Higgins said at the ceremony.

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September events at the Council on Aging

bemisHere are the September events sponsored by the Lincoln Council on Aging.

Celebrate fall with the Trad Jazz Jammers
September 4 at 2:30 p.m.
Celebrate fall’s beginnings at Bemis Hall on Thursday, September 4 at 2:30 p.m. when the Lincoln Traditional Jazz Jammers share their love of this lively music in a delightfully spontaneous jam!  Tap your feet or get up and dance as they belt out favorites such as Sweet Georgia Brown, Ain’t She Sweet, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? and others we all know and love. The group are all retirees, amateur musicians who give life to the hot jazz of the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s at the Trad Jazz Jams at the Library on the third Saturday of each month, at the Colonial Inn on Wednesday nights, and now at Bemis Hall.

Lincoln Academy at the movies: jazz great Willie the Lion!
September 5 at 1 p.m.
One of jazz’s most flamboyant and entertaining pianists, Willie the Lion Smith, was known as a master of the “stride” style, as well as for his ever-present cigar and derby. Harold McAleer continues the COA’s series on jazz greats on Friday, September 5 at 1 p.m. at Bemis Hall. Come watch, listen, and learn about this giant of the pano!

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Ballots for the September 9 primary

Here’s what the ballots will look like for the state primary election on September 9. Click on the ballots to see larger versions….

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Letter to the editor: Vote in primary on Sept. 9

To the editor: Yes, primary elections do matter, and the September 9 election in particular will determine leadership in the major statewide offices for several years to come. On September 9, voters will decide which of the candidates will move forward to the General Election on November 4. For many months, the candidates and their supporters have…

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