Library closing on July 3 and Saturdays; book sale on July 17
The Lincoln Public Library will be closed on Friday, July 3 in honor of Independence Day. The library will be open this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. but will then be closed on Saturdays until September 12 (the first Saturday after Labor Day). On Saturday, July 11, the Friends of the Lincoln Library will hold another half-price book sale in the basement of Bemis Hall form 9 a.m. to noon. That part of Bemis Hall will close for construction later that month.
Summer self-defense class for girls and young women
The Lincoln Police are running their self-defense class for high school and college-age girls from Lincoln and Sudbury on August 11 and 13 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. The class will take place at the Parks and Rec Department in Lincoln. This is the same class that takes place during the year at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. On the first day, we’ll talk about general safety and dating safety, and then we’ll begin practicing physical self-defense moves like strikes, blocks, and knee strikes. On the second day, we’ll have an officer in a padded suit “attacking” participants, who will use moves they’ve learned to escape. This part of the course is intense but amazing and empowering. The goal of the course is escape. These classes are extremely popular and space is limited, so please contact Jena Salon at jenasalon@gmail.com to sign up or ask questions.
Library book club meets
Come to the next “Who Picked This Book?” Club meeting at the Lincoln Public Library on Monday, July 6 at 7 p.m. when they will be discussing The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro. The book’s jumping-off point is the art heist at The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Filled with local scenes and flavor—what better why to start the summer off? Copies in various formats are available at the library’s circulation desk. The August 3 meeting will discuss The Children Act by Ian McEwan. For more information, please visit the club’s web page or call 781-259-8465 ext.202. Refreshments will be served.
Summer exhibition opening reception at deCordova
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Musuem is holding an opening reception on Wednesday, July 8 from 7-9 p.m. (rain date, July 15, 7-9 p.m.) for Architectural Allusions. One of deCordova’s first themed outdoor exhibitions, it explores the presence of architecture in contemporary sculpture as artists reinvent architectural traditions, from ancient ziggurats to modernist pavilions. This international group exhibition includes new commissions, long-term loans, and permanent collection works. Artists include Stephanie Cardon, Dan Graham, Esther Klas, Sol LeWitt, Monika Sosnowska, Kenneth Snelson and Oscar Tuazon. Free and open to the public. Please RSVP by emailing rsvp@decordova.org.
St. Julia’s Parish summer schedule
The summer schedule for the St. Julia Parish (including St. Joseph’s Church in Lincoln) is as follows:
- Saturday at 4 p.m. – St. Julia
- Sunday at 9 a.m. – St. Julia
- Sunday at 10:30 a.m. – St. Joseph
- Sunday at 5 p.m. – St. Julia
