End your week with friends at a musical jazz lunch
August 1 at 12 p.m.
Celebrate the end of the week by grabbing a table at Bemis while the Lincoln Traditional Jazz Band serenades you with familiar good old tunes. Bring a bag lunch and, if you like, food purchased already prepared at the store to share. The COA provides beverages and dessert. The band will play on Thursday, Aug. 1 starting at noon.
You’ve been selected…
August 5 at 1 p.m.
To drop by and visit with a member of the Board of Selectmen. Bring your ideas, feedback, questions, or favorite Lincoln anecdote. Whether you stop by for a minute or an hour, the Selectmen hope to see you from 1–2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5.
Free beginning meditation
August 7 at 10 a.m.
Come to free beginners’ meditation sessions to be held August 7, 14, and 21 at 10 a.m. for a half-hour at Bemis Hall. Please join us if you’re wondering what others find in meditating. Meditation opens the channels of our natural states of peace, joy, health, and aids in decreasing the negative effects of aging. Experienced meditation teacher Lynne LaSpina will begin each session with a few minutes of stretching muscles to relax, and breathing exercise to help focus before meditating for about 10 minutes. Lynne will offer walking meditation for those who find it difficult to sit quietly for 10 minutes. For more information, call Lynne at 908-892-2408 or llas902551@aol.com.
Summer salad lunch and nutrition tips from The Commons
August 7 at 12 p.m.
Summer is the perfect time to enjoy the bounty and nutrition of nature. Come to Bemis Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at noon for a delicious lunch of summer salads specially prepared by the chef at The Commons in Lincoln. Taste familiar salads made in innovative ways as well as new salads to try for the first time! Sadie Daniels, a Registered Dietician at the Commons in Lincoln, will discuss summer produce and how to make salads as healthy as possible, as well as answer your general nutrition questions. Please sign up by Wednesday, July 31 by calling the COA at 781-259-8811.
Free mental health clinics now available in Lincoln
August 12 at 1 p.m.
Residents of all ages are invited to call Emily at 781-259-8811 to schedule an appointment with a mental health counselor from Eliot Community Health Services at Lincoln Woods (50 Wells Rd.) on August 12 from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Future clinics will be held the second Monday of each month during those same hours. The counselor is available for 45-minute appointments to discuss issues related to anxiety, depression, joblessness, loss, or any other part of life about which you need to talk and can also make referrals for ongoing treatment if you wish. Sessions are FREE. The Eliot Center may be able to bill insurance, but you are not responsible for any copays if you cannot afford them. The Lincoln COA and Eliot Community Health Services are extremely grateful to First Parish in Lincoln and St. Anne’s in the Fields for their very generous funding of the clinics.
Free elder law clinic
August 12 at 3 p.m.
Got a question about issues such as estate planning, MassHealth, protecting assets for a loved one with a serious disability, guardianship, conservatorship, or probate? The COA is pleased to provide a monthly legal clinic with elder law attorney and Lincoln resident Sasha Golden on Monday, Aug. 12 from 3-4 p.m. at Bemis Hall. There is no charge for the 30-minute consultation, but please sign up by calling the COA at 781-259-8811.
Free wellness clinics for all ages
August 13 at 10 a.m.
PLACE: Lincoln Woods
Meet with a nurse at 50 Wells Road in Lincoln Woods on Tuesday, Aug. 13 from 10 a.m.–noon or Bemis Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 9–11 a.m. Blood pressure, nutrition and fitness, medication management, chronic disease management, resources, and more. Services provided by Emerson Hospital Home Care. The Bemis Hall clinic is supported by the Pierce House.
Cash benefit for families of some deceased veterans
August 15 at 10:15 a.m.
Surviving spouses of Veterans who died from their service-connected disabilities may be eligible for the Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), a tax-free monetary benefit, and many other Commonwealth benefits. Come find out more at a presentation by Lincoln’s Veterans Services Officer, Peter Harvell, on Thursday, Aug. 15 at 10:15 a.m. at Bemis Hall. Parents who were financially dependent on a Service member or Veteran who died from a service-related cause may also be eligible for the Parents DIC.
Do you like to play games but have impaired vision?
August 28 at 1 p.m.
Thanks to the Perkins Library, the COA is proud to offer a Games Afternoon featuring games specially created for those with vision impairments. Come on down to Bemis Hall to play Scrabble (2x Braille), Sudoku (1x Braille), Cribbage (1x Braille), checkers (2x Braille), and Monopoly (1x Braille and large print) on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 1 p.m. If you have some games at home you would like to bring in, that’s fine, too!
Save the date:
Sign up for fall tai chi classes
Sign up now for fall beginning tai chi classes at the COA, which will be held for 13 weeks starting September 16 on Mondays from 2:15– 3:15 p.m., Wednesdays from 1– 2 p.m., Thursdays from 9:15–10:15 a.m. Cost is $60 for one class per week, $80 for two classes per week and $100 for three classes per week. For info, contact Jane Moss at 781-259-9822 or mindbodyjm@comcast.net.
Crane Estate and Woodman’s for lunch in October
Come with us on October 3 to the Crane Estate in Ipswich. We will take a docent led tour of Castle Hill, the elegant 59-room, Stuart-style mansion designed by architect David Adler in 1928. We will have time to see the Olmstead Gardens, the refurbished Rose Garden or walk to the beach on the grand promenade, if weather permits. Then we will head to the famous Woodman’s for a seafood lunch, on your own. You must be able to ascend and descend the grand staircase and stand and walk unaided during the hour-long house tour. Cost is $26, non-refundable, and lunch is not included. We will leave Donelan’s parking lot at 9:45 a.m. sharp, and plan to return to Lincoln by 3:30 p.m. To reserve your space, send a check made out to FLCOA/Trips, to Donna Rizzo, 22 Blackburnian Rd., Lincoln, Ma 01773. Be sure to include your phone number and email. Your reservation is complete when your check is received. Questions? Contact Donna at 781-257-5050 or donna@ecacbed.com.
