Views of the burned area in photos taken by Noah Eckhouse (top) and Peter von Mertens (bottom).
A brush fire just south of Route 2 burned several acres of wooded area but did not damage any structures or result in any injuries.
News acorns – 6/7/15
Activities for all ages at deCordova The Yoga in the Park series at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum will take place on four Sundays: June 7, July 12, August 9 and September 13. There are two sessions, one for kids at 10 a.m. and one for adults at 11 a.m. Instructors from Stil Studio lead Vinyasa yoga…
Nesting instinct (Lincoln Through the Lens, 6/6/15)
Trails get new stone benches
Thanks to the generosity of the Ory family and the help of the Lincoln Department of Public Works, some new stone benches have been placed along Lincoln trails by the Lincoln Conservation Department. The first two to be installed are in the Upper Pump House Field with views out to Flint’s Pond and across the small…
Letter to the editor: move stop sign at Trapelo Road
Editor’s note: This is a copy of a letter sent to the Lincoln Board of Selectmen. To the editor: I was nearly run into again at the five corners by a driver (obviously from out of town, not bred in the Lincoln way) who thought that she, having stopped at the stop sign on Trapelo Road, could roar…
Council on Aging events in June
An exploration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition
June 5 at 2:30 p.m.
The 19th-century Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky is an ambitious musical work in 10 movements, each inspired by a particular artwork at an exhibition he visited. Come hear a live performance and learn about how and why it was composed as well as about the artworks that each movement interprets when Abla Shocair plays and discusses this work on Friday, June 5 at 2:30 p.m. at Bemis Hall. She will also play Papillons by Robert Schumann, which is believed to have had an influence on the Pictures suite and Franz Liszt’s Rhapsody #6 as it relates to Mussorgsky’s piano training. Abla, a civil engineer originally from Jordan, started playing piano at age 4.
News acorns – 6/4/15
Sam Bayer
Sam Bayer featured at Monday’s open mic night
Sam Bayer will be the featured performer at this month’s LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mic Acoustic) on Monday, June 8 from 7-10 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. He’ll perform a half-hour set starting around 8:30 p.m. Bayer has performed at First Night, Passim’s, Sally O’Briens, the Nameless Coffeehouse and other venues and has four CDs to his credit.
The birds and the bees (Lincoln Through the Lens)
Some of Harold McAleer’s recent photo subjects include a hummingbird, a dandelion and bee, and a bluebird and her nest. Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to news@lincolnsquirrrel.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and…
News acorns – 5/23/15
Farewell gala for Magic Garden teacher Peggy McSweeney next week The Magic Garden Children’s Center will honor retiring teacher Peggy McSweeney with a “hoedown” featuring square dancing with barbecue and a live band and caller on Saturday, May 30 from 6-10 p.m. in the Codman barn. Proceeds will benefit the newly established Peggy McSweeney Enrichment Fund for…
“The new phone book’s here!”
Lincoln residents are sure to be as excited as Steve Martin about the new phone directory now hitting mailboxes published by the Friends of the Lincoln Library. The group that worked to edit and produce the directory, which is issued every two years, included Judith Lawler, Barbara Low, Cathy Moritz, Susan Isbell, Patty Mostue, Julie Brogan, Patience Sandrof, Paul Gingrich,…