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To the editor: It’s time to stop litter and clean up Massachusetts! A “yes” vote on Question 2 will update the successful 30-year-old beverage container deposit law, also known as the Bottle Bill, to require bottles of water, iced tea and sports drink to have the same 5-cent deposit currently on soda and beer bottles. These newer bottles litter…
By Alice Waugh
Programmatic flexibility, opportunities for collaboration, and a connection to the community and the outdoor environment are among the key educational values that support the need for a Lincoln School building project, Superintendent of Schools Becky McFall told officials at a multiboard meeting on September 30.
Also at the meeting, architects from Dore & Whittier presented an analysis of the results of a charrette held at a September 16 meeting where about 70 residents broke into teams and identified key issues and priorities for a project, as well as what they thought would define a successful project.
New registration link for Ralph Nader talk Due to problems that some have experienced in trying to register for the Ralph Nader talk on November 9 (see the Lincoln Squirrel, Sept. 22, 2014), the link has been changed. Please click on this Google form to register. Blessing of the animals on Sunday All creatures have a place at…
In October, the Lincoln Public Library is the place for films from India. Last year we celebrated the centenary of Indian cinema, which, while older than the nation itself, continues to turn up exciting and thought-provoking surprises.
Mumbai is the home of India’s Hindi-language film industry, commonly known as Bollywood, which produces over 1,000 films (and sells more than 3.5 billion tickets) annually. With a giant like that—purveyor of glamorous stars, elaborate song sequences, and narrative incomprehensibility—dominating film production in India, it is not surprising that the more artistic, independent and socially engaged films get overlooked. “Beyond Bollywood ’14: The Many Faces of Indian Art Cinema” attempts to right that wrong by highlighting the overlooked.
To the editor:
For the first time in many years, Lincoln has an opportunity to complete a long-held dream of many citizens by the addition of a multigenerational community center on a Lincoln community campus.
Lincoln first expressed the dream in 1932 and began its long tradition of celebrating diversity and inclusion with one small step—it built a ballfield. An anonymous donor, believing the town needed a place for the townsfolk of all ages and from all walks of life to come together and celebrate community, gifted a sum of money to allow the town to purchase the land that now forms the center field of the school campus. The field was deeded to the town, to be overseen by the Board of Selectman. The field became home of Lincoln’s semipro baseball team, the Mohawks.
Important town-wide forums this month The Community Center Study Committee will hold a charrette to seek input on ideas for a possible Lincoln Community Center on Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 6-9 p.m. in Hartwell Pod B (see the Lincoln Squirrel, Sept. 15, 2014). On Thursday, Oct. 16 from 7-9 p.m. in the Reed Gym, the School…
The last and largest segment of the Lincoln Public Library’s fire suppression system is complete, and the library is grateful to residents for funding this important safeguard for staff and patrons. To say thank-you, the library will host a musical cabaret and a taste of a savory “Lincoln tart” provided by Aka Bistro on Wednesday, Oct. 8 from…
Here are the October activities sponsored by the Lincoln Council on Aging.
Enjoy old-time jazz with the Lincoln Trad Jazz Jammers
October 2 at 2:30 p.m.
If you ain’t been to one of these yet, find out what you’ve been missin’! Come celebrate the joy of jazz at Bemis Hall on Thursday, October 2 at 2:30 p.m. when the Lincoln Traditional Jazz Jammers will share with you their love of this hot and cool music in a delightfully spontaneous jam! If you find you just can’t sit still, go ahead and tap your toes or get up and dance as they belt out favorites we all know and love, like Ain’t Misbehavin’, Makin’ Whoopie and others. The musicians are mostly retirees, amateurs who give life to the music of the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s at the Trad Jazz Jams at Bemis Hall, the library, and the Colonial Inn on Wednesdays.
Chaplin meets Beethoven
October 3 at 1 p.m.
Mark your calendars for Friday, October 3 at 1 p.m., at Bemis Hall when the COA will show The Immigrant, a silent film by Charlie Chaplin, accompanied by a live string group, Con Affeto, which includes Lincoln residents Laura Bossert and Terry King and others. Con Affeto will play music by Beethoven, Mozart, Kreisler and more. They have performed on New York music station WQXR and elsewhere in the region. This event is supported by the Friends of the Lincoln COA.
To celebrate the start of their 35th season, Classic Jazz at the Lincoln Library (CJALL) presented the Lincoln Public Library with “The Jazz Shelf,” a collection of books on classic jazz. The books were originally owned by CJALL founders Bill Poisson and Ed Williams, and current members Harold McAleer and Vern Welch added a few of…
If you’re interested in attending the Ralph Nader talk at Bemis Hall on November 9 (see the Lincoln Squirrel, Sept. 22, 2014) but are having trouble registering with the link provided in the story, please do not email via the Lincoln Squirrel or leave a comment at the bottom of the story— instead, please email bemislectures@gmail.com. …