Fall community ed classes announced
Minuteman Community Education has announced its fall 2019 classes, many of which will be held at the recently opened $145 million Minuteman High School on the Lincoln/Lexington town line (758 Marrett Rd. in Lexington).
Classes are held in the evening and are geared mainly to either personal enrichment or professional development. Categories include career and training, around the house, kids, in the kitchen, business, computers and technology, fitness, hobbies and recreation, languages, personal finance, and creative arts. There are also several certificate programs.
“This fall, our programming has over a dozen new cooking classes, which will be held in our brand new, state-of-the-art kitchens, a new women’s self-defense class, and neat collaborations with Middlesex Community College,” said said Minuteman Director of Community Education Allison Cammarata.
Courses are open to students 16 and older unless listed under Kids & Teens (those under 16 may enroll if a parent or guardian enrolls with them). Seniors and veterans are eligible for a 10% discount on all classes. Click here to view the catalog.
L-S Friends of Music to meet
The first Lincoln-Sudbury Friends of Music (LSFOM) meeting of the year will be held on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. in Conference Room A at the high school. Open to all parents and guardians of students involved in the L-S music program. Meet the choral and instrumental directors and learn more about upcoming concerts and events. Your ideas, energy and enthusiasm are encouraged at any level and there are several open volunteer positions. To learn more, visit www.lsfom.org.
Film: “In the Last Days of the City”
Lincoln Library Film Society presents “In the Last Days of the City” on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. in the Tarbell Room. Arabic with English subtitles, unrated. The debut feature of filmmaker Tamer El Said tells the fictional story of a filmmaker from downtown Cairo as he struggles to capture the soul of a city on edge while facing loss in his own life.
Medicare open enrollment insurance update
Find out what changes could affect your Medicare coverage and how much you’ll pay in 2020 when Don Milan, Anne Meade, and Diana Chirita, Lincoln’s counselors from the Minuteman Senior Services SHINE health benefits counseling program, come to Bemis Hall on Friday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. Those of all ages and from all towns are welcome. This is the time to understand the changes for 2020, and open enrollment — October 15 to December 7, 2019 — is your opportunity to make any changes to your Medicare coverage, effective Jan. 1, 2020.
Representatives from major health insurance plans serving Lincoln and surrounding towns will be present and have 2020 information of Medicare Supplement plans (Medigap) and Medicare Advantage plans. Also present will be Veterans Service Officer Peter Harvell.
This program is designed to go over 2020 changes in basic Medicare, Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage insurance plans. On Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m., SHINE will present an in-depth “Medicare 101” to go over the basics of Medicare and the different types of insurance plans available to supplement coverage. For information about SHINE, call 888-222-6171 or click here. For information on the Medicare update event, call the COA at 781-259-8811.