Lovelane hoedown benefit on Sept. 15 Lovelane’s 2018 Hoedown, celebrating its 30th anniversary, will be held Saturday, Sept. 15 at Duck Puddle Farm in Wayland from 4–9:30 p.m. The jeans-and-boots outdoor tented event features 15 Boston-area celebrity chefs creating mouth-watering specialties just for this occasion. Returning favorite local band French Lick will kick off the evening followed by the headliner, multi-platinum Nashville recording artist Josh…
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Council on Aging activities in August
Italian lunch for veterans and spouses/partners August 1 at noon Veterans of all ages and their spouses or partners are invited to come to Bemis Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 1 at noon to enjoy spaghetti with sauce, meat lasagna, and a salad with coffee and dessert. Come have a chance to talk about your service…
Events at deCordova include outdoor programs with artists
Earlier this month, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum installed two new large-scale sculptures in the Park, both created specifically for deCordova, and both artists will host events this summer. Cat Mazza, creator of “Taking the Cure,” will give an artist’s talk at a craft evening on Saturday, July 28 from 4–6 p.m. Her sculpture…
DeCordova announces staff appointments, grant
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum has announced two new staff appointments and an $80,000 grant for a major exhibit in 2020. Jennifer Klahn has been named Deputy Director for External Affairs. In that role, she will lead the strategic growth of development, membership, corporate art loan program, and marketing functions in support of deCordova’s…
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Frisbee show and other events at library On Tuesday, July 17 at 4 p.m., two-time freestyle Frisbee champion Todd Brodeur will put on an amazing Frisbee show with an interactive play shop to follow. All ages; drop in. Kids entering grades 3–6 will enjoy activities and games based on Roald Dahl books on Thursday, July 19 from 4–5:30 p.m….
Israel-Palestine film series and Moroccan music
Lincoln-based GRALTA presents an Israel-Palestine film series along with a Moroccan music concert. All events are in Bemis Hall. The Band’s Visit Thursday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. A sensitive, heart-warming tale of an Egyptian police band that arrives in Israel to play at an Arab cultural center but gets stranded in the wrong town…
Council on Aging activities in July
Lincoln Traditional Jazz Band July 5 at 12:30 p.m. Jazz up your summer at Bemis Hall on Thursday, July 5 at 12:30 p.m. when the Lincoln Traditional Jazz Band will share with you their love of traditional jazz music. The group are all retirees, amateur musicians who give expression to their love of the jazz…
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New sculpture, artists talk at deCordova On Wednesday, July 5, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum opens “Where the Lights in My Heart Go” by acclaimed contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama. The sculpture (the first Infinity Mirror Room to be shown in the Boston area) will be installed outdoors on the Pollack Family Terrace and viewable through October 28. The sculpture is…
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Jazz concert on June 9 There will be a classic jazz concert of music from the 1930s and 1940s featuring Steve Taddeo’s Swing Senders with special guest Eric Baldwin on guitar on Saturday, June 9 at 2 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Passes to Massachusetts sites available The Lincoln Public Library is now offering Trustees of…
Council on Aging activities in June
Lincoln Trad Jazz Band June 1 at 12:30 p.m. Dance if you wanna dance, sing if you wanna sing, the regulars know what tomorrow will bring… the Lincoln Traditional Jazz Band! Come to Bemis Hall on Friday, June 1 when the band returns for another sell-out lunchtime concert from 12:30–1:30. And it’s not just because…