Winter concerts at L-S
The L-S Choral Winter Concert on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium will feature the L-S Chorus and Choir as well as Achoired Taste and the Acafellas, the L-S Chamber Singers, and the new L-S Treble Choir, as well as performances by the Curtis Middle School and Lincoln School choral groups.
The high school’s Instrumental Winter Concert takes place on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. with performances by the orchestra, concert and symphonic bands. For details, visit L-S Friends of Music at www.lsfom.org.
Gift Local and Touch of Christmas Fair
Heather Ring and her daughter Serena with the wreaths delivered for sale at the First Parish in Lincoln’s Touch of Christmas fair on Saturday, Dec. 7.
The ninth annual Gift Local Artisan and Craft Show organized by the Old Town Hall Exchange will take place in Bemis Hall on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 8 from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Gift Local is a holiday market hosting a variety of talented local artists, jewelers, ceramicists, woodworkers, and more.
The First Parish Church’s annual Touch of Christmas Fair on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. features baked goods, crafts, gifts, and children’s activities.
Advent/Christmas events in St. Julia Parish
- Parishioners of St. Joseph Church in Lincoln and St. Julia Church in Weston are asked to take a tag from one of the Christmas Giving Trees now up in both churches. Presents will be given to local families served by St. Vincent de Paul as well as children in the tri-parish collaborative in Dorchester. Presents must be back by Sunday, Dec. 8 to give volunteers a chance to sort and, if necessary, purchase gifts.
- The annual parish Christmas luncheon will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7 beginning at noon in the Hastings Room of the Embassy Suites Hotel (550 Winter St., Waltham). All parishioners and friends are invited. Tickets are $35; see the parish website to make reservations.
- Tim Muldoon, a popular local author of Catholic parenting books, will be on hand during and after Café Julia on Sunday, Dec. 15 to talk about the challenges and joys of raising Catholic kids. All are invited to stay in the Parish Hall (St. Julia Parish Center Hall. 374 Boston Post Rd., Weston) for this presentation. On the same day and location at 3 p.m., the parish’s annual Christmas pops concert and singalong will take place.
L-S hosts mattress fundraiser and Music Zoo
Lincoln-Sudbury Friends of Music welcomes children ages 5–13 with their parents to visit the second annual Music Zoo on Sunday, Feb. 9 from 1–3 p.m. at the high school. Touch, try, hear, and learn about a variety of musical instruments with demonstrations from L-S student musicians and enjoy student vocal performances. If your child is interested in music, private lessons or joining a school band, orchestra or choral group, this is a chance for them to explore and experiment with instruments.
This program will be held in conjunction with the L-S Music Department’s annual mattress sale fundraiser and chamber concert in the L-S cafeteria on Sunday, Feb. 9 from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Visitors can browse and try out name-brand mattresses including Therapedic, Simmons Beautyrest and others, saving up to 50% off retail on all styles and sizes while supporting the L-S music program. Local customers can order a mattress delivered to their home within two weeks, or arrangements can be made to pick up mattresses from the warehouse. Ask any L-S music student for a “buy one, get one free” pillow coupon (no mattress purchase necessary). Stop by at 1 p.m. for a free chamber concert in the L-S auditorium featuring a string quartet, violin ensemble, flute choir and Brass Boyz. For more information about any of the events, visit www.lsfom.org.
Get your Christmas tree from the Boy Scouts
Lincoln Boy Scout Troop 127 us now selling Christmas trees ranging from tabletop size up to 10 feet, along with fresh, decorated wreaths at the corner of Lincoln and Codman roads across from the police and Fire Department on weekends from 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. and weeknights when the lights are on. Proceeds support the troop’s activities for the year, such as the recently installed Codman Farm trellis.
Chuck Hall performs at next LOMA
Chuck Hall
Chuck Hall is the featured performer at the next LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mike Acoustic) night on Monday, Dec. 9 in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. The event runs from 7–10 p.m., and Chuck will perform a half-hour set starting around 8:30. Chuck originally studied classical guitar but later began performing his own compositions while living in a cabin on Temple Mountain in New Hampshire. He has released several CDs including his most recent, “Down at the Old Canal.”
Admission is free and refreshments are provided. Performers can sign up at the event or email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com for a slot. There is a sound system with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups.
Group hopes to build community/school connections through books
Some of the books on learning and education on display at the library.
The Lincoln School Committee has assembled a list of curated books on learning and education in hopes of sparking conversation within the community. The Lincoln Public Library has copies on display downstairs by the reference desk as well as upstairs next to the parenting section. These are books that educators and community members have read and referenced in conversation and that have influenced the district in some way. Lincoln schools have used some in professional learning, while others have been the focus for school and community book clubs, or titles whose ideas have impacted the schools’ strategic planning. Additional titles will be posted as new topics are undertaken.
