News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Weekend-long activities Online snow sculpture contest Build your snow sculpture, then snap a photo with you in it and send it to smulroy@lincnet.org. Submit as many sculptures as you like! We will accept submissions until 5 p.m. on Sat, Jan 27, then post them online for voting. Winners will be chosen on Friday, Feb. 2. Discover…
“Wildlands, Woodlands and Farmlands” talk On Thursday, Jan. 18 from 7:30–9 p.m. in Bemis Hall, the Lincoln Agricultural Commission presents Brian Donahue of Wildlands and Woodlands speaking on “Wildlands, Woodlands, and Farmlands: A Vision for the Future of New England.” Donahue will lay out the current state of New England’s managed forests, wildlands, and farmland and show…
Snow sculpture contest now underway Given the vagaries of New England weather, the Parks and recreation Department has decided this year to widen the time window for the annual Lincoln Winter Festival snow sculpture contest. Resients can build a snow sculpture any time between now and late January. Once it’s finished, take a photo with…
Estate sale of dolls to benefit MCC The Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee will have a doll-focused estate sale on Sunday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m.–9 p.m. at 18 Cerulean Way in Lincoln. On offer will be American Girl and Pleasant Company doll baskets, vintage porcelain Franklin Mint dolls, and antique and vintage dolls from all over the…
By Anna Sander, Prerna Karmacharya, and Evan Lee A group of middle- and high school students from Lincoln has partnered with the Maker Club at the Perkins School for the Blind to make prosthetic hands using the Lincoln GearTicks’ 3D printer. The GearTicks—the robotics team of students from the Lincoln School, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School…
Movies for many tastes and ages In anticipation of the new Star Wars movie The Last Jedi that opens in theaters on December 15, the Lincoln Public Library will be showing the movie that directly precedes it chronologically, The Force Awakens (PG-13), on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. Popcorn will be served. The Lincoln Library Film…
The Foundation for MetroWest’s Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) program, which provides middle and high school students with educational and philanthropic opportunities, is currently recruiting 7th and 8th grade students who live or learn in Lincoln. The program will begin on Wednesday, Nov. 29 and will be held in the Lincoln School every Wednesday from 4–5…
Dozens of voters filed into the Smith gym last week to cast their ballots on an important Lincoln issue—and even though none of the voters were officially registered, the results will still count. The ballot question asked the “voters” (Lincoln School students in grades K-3) what shape they preferred for town dog licenses next year:…
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announces The Lab, a new interactive gallery on the museum’s fourth floor designed to explore the relationship between art, science, and nature. Changing several times each year in conjunction with new exhibitions, visitors will experience immersive installations, creative building activities, nature investigations, and a topical reading area. The Lab’s first…
Dolls on sale as holiday gifts to benefit METCO The Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee will have a table in front of Verrill Farm at 11 Wheeler Rd. in Concord on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. to sell dolls and doll gift baskets, furniture and accessories for the holidays. The American Girl, Pleasant Company American Girl, and…