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Lincoln resident Paik plays Rachmaninoff on Sunday

Wanda Paik

Wanda Paik

Lincoln resident Wanda Paik will perform Rachmaninoff’s great Piano Concerto No. 2 with Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. at the Hale Middle School in Stow. The concert will also feature Russian choral works, Gretchaninoff’s Hvalite Boga, and Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances, as well as a silent auction.

There will also be an open rehearsal (children welcome) on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1:30 p.m. for the chorus and orchestra and 4 p.m. for the piano concerto. A donation of $5 is requested.

For more information, see the Sounds of Stow website or browse Paik’s CDs.

“Gobble Wobble” on Thanksgiving morning

gobbleCome join your friends and neighbors on Thanksgiving morning for the fourth annual Gobble Wobble—an event for all ages and abilities where you can get a little exercise before the big feast and make a big difference in the lives of those less fortunate.

The entry fee—one bag of nonperishable groceries per runner—will be donated to Open Table in Concord and Maynard. They have come to count on Lincoln’s wonderful generosity from this event. Check out the Open Table website for items they  need the most.

On Thanksgiving morning, please arrive at Lincoln Mall with your bag of groceries between 7:30 and 8:15 a.m. for an 8:30 start. There will be two routes going along Lincoln sidewalks, crosswalks and back streets. One will be about 2.5 miles and the other will be about 3.5 miles. This is a fun run, not a race, so there will be no bibs, no times, and no first place (or last place!). It’s just an opportunity to get out and join your neighbors for some exercise and goodwill.

Note that roads will not be closed, so don’t leave young children to run or walk on their own. This is not a town-sponsored event, so you will be asked to sign a simple waiver to protect those who are organizing it. Your safety is your personal responsibility. Please walk, run or wobble safely!

We’ll provide  coffee, hot chocolate and munchkins, so an approximate head count would be helpful. If you know you’ll be participating, please email jen@flanagans.us. Also feel free to email with any questions. Spread the word—the more wobblers, the more people we can help!

Hot on the trail

Walking on two of Lincoln’s conservation trails just got a little easier, thanks to efforts by local residents and Conservation Department staff.

A group of neighbors recently repaired and improved the trail that leads from the Conrad/Bradshaw driveway opposite Boyce Farm Road off Old Sudbury Road into the Weston Woods. The residents also purchased the materials used in the work.

Meanwhile, Tom Gumbart and Dave McKinnon of the Conservation Department built a bridge over a wet part of a trail from Garland Road to Flints Pond. The trail has existed for many years but was only usable as a dry fall trail. The new bridge (which was designed to accommodate cross-country skiers as well as walkers) should make it usable year round. A trail link is also being completed from the Commons to Garland Road. When the Route 2 overpass and construction is complete, it will connect to trails in Concord.

Before-and-after photos of the bridge and trail repairs off Old Sudbury Road.

Before-and-after photos of the bridge and trail repairs off Old Sudbury Road.

Left to right: Stuart Rose, Steve Kutenplon, Peter Conrad, Libby Bradshaw, Dea Angiolillo and Peter von Mertens.

Left to right: Stuart Rose, Steve Kutenplon, Peter Conrad, Libby Bradshaw, Dea Angiolillo and Peter von Mertens.

 

Left photo: Tom Gumbart and Dave McKinnon carry timbers to the trail from Garland Road to Flints Pond. Right photo: the new bridge.

Left photo: Tom Gumbart and Dave McKinnon carry timbers to the trail from Garland Road to Flints Pond. Right photo: the new bridge.

 

Get closer to the land at Wednesday events

autumnResidents are invited to “Lincoln by the Land,” a talk hosted by the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust about Lincoln’s landscapes with Sue Klem, an LLCT board member and local author of The Nature of Lincoln. Her talk, which begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 in the Lincoln Public Library, will explore Lincoln’s rugged landscape of hills, ponds, streams, fields, swamp, and woods, and consider what forces created them. Copies of The Nature of Lincoln will be for sale.

Also on Wednesday, the town’s Leaf Blower Study Committee invites residents to meet Dan Mabe, president of the Greenstation, a West Coast sustainable landscape equipment and consulting company. Mabe will discuss steps other communities are taking to reduce noise and air pollution from industrialized landscape practices, describe “green zones” and demonstrate innovative equipment.

Mabe will speak in the Donaldson Room in the Town Office Building at two different times—from 7:30-8:30 a.m. and again from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Lincoln Conservation Director Thomas Gumbart (781-259-2612 or gumbartt@lincolntown.org) to indicate which session you’d like to attend.

Tonight’s film theme: “Closely Watched Trains”

Dutch_trainIf you like trains, you’ll love tonight’s Lincoln Film Society presentation, which it’s calling “Closely Watched Trains: An Evening of Chuff-Chuff and Choo-Choo.” The medley of rail-themed short files begins at 7 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library and will include:

Arrival of a Train
France / 1896 / silent / 1 min.

The Georgetown Loop
USA / 1996 / silent / 11 min.

Snow
UK / 1963 / silent / 7 min.

89mm from Europe
Poland / 1993 / in Polish with English subtitles/ 12 min.

Games on Reflection and Speed
France / 1925 / silent. 8 min.

The Station
Italy / 1953 / in Italian with English subtitles / 11 min.

Train Stop
Russia / 2000 / silent/ 24 min.

Mountain Vigil
Armenian SSR / 1964 / silent. 10 min.

Train of Thought
USA / 2008 / silent. 9 min.

Total program time: 93 minutes.

Celebrity home goes on the market

Paul Pierce in 2008 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Paul Pierce in 2008 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Looking for a newer house in Lincoln with an extra-long bathtub? You might want to check with Paul Pierce, the 15-year veteran of the Boston Celtics before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in July—he’s put his Winter Street home on the market for $2.65 million.

Even as Lincoln homes go, it’s nicer than most. Photos on the real estate listing for the five-bedroom, 7,631-square-foot house built in 2003 reveal lots of custom woodwork, huge rooms, a home theater—and what appears to be a custom tub for the 6’7″ Pierce.

Pierce’s home is not the most expensive on the market in Lincoln at the moment, according to ZipRealty.com. That honor belongs to the six-bedroom, 6,424-square-foot house on seven acres at 144 Sandy Pond Road owned by Philip and Lisette Cooper (asking price: $4.3 million). A five-bedroom, 7,521-square-foot home on 4.5 acres at 169-171 Lexington Rd. owned by Daniel and Yolette Cellucci is listed at $2.7 million.

Tonight: films by László Moholy-Nagy

movie reelThe Lincoln Library Film Society will screen several short films by László Moholy-Nagy tonight (Tuesday, Nov. 12) at 7 p.m.

While best-known for a career spanning sculpture, painting, and industrial design, the versatile Hungarian-born Moholy-Nagy also did pioneering work in the field of photography, producing short documentaries and abstract films that show the influence of constructivism on his vision. He was forced to leave Germany in 1933, moving to London, and later emigrating to the U.S. as the director of the New Bauhaus in Chicago, which only lasted for one year. He went on to found the Institute of Design, part of the Illinois Institute of Technology, which offered the first PhD in design.

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Obituaries

Here are obituaries of Lincoln residents who have passed away since June.

October 21

Robert Duncan, 71 — former teacher in Lincoln Public Schools, Fenn School assistant headmaster

October 2

Melissa Meyer, 70 — chaired the board of the DeCordova Museum for 12 years

Caroline Tracey, 71 — mother of Miffi, Beth and Robert Tracey

September 30

Jean-Marie Vogel — entrepreneur in the medical device industry

Duncan

Duncan

Meyer

Meyer

Tracey

Tracey

Library offers Game Days, passes to Einstein’s Workshop

The board game Acquire.

The board game Acquire.

Do you love playing board games? Do you want to learn new games? We’re going to try another two Games Days at different times at the Lincoln Public Library.

  • What: Carcassonne, Settlers of Catan, Acquire, and more (click on the links for more info about each game).
  • When:
    • Wednesday, Nov. 13 from 1-3 p.m.
    • Sunday, Nov. 17 from 3-5 p.m.
  • Where: Lincoln Public Library
  • Who: Age 8 through adult
Interested but can’t make the scheduled dates? Please send an email to Belinda Gingrich at belinda.gingrich@verizon.net.
The library is now offering free passes to Einstein’s Workshop, a Burlington-based academic enrichment center. As well as offering science project classes, it’s an amazing drop-in space for kids to explore the creative side of science, technology, engineering and math. Kids can build with construction toys such as Legos, K’Nex, Anchor Blocks, Kapla Blocks, and electronic workstations. For further information, visit the Einstein’s Workshop website. To book the library pass, visit the library’s online reservation system.