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The Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department’s Winter 2014 brochure is now available online at www.lincolnrec.com. Classes beginning next week include: Ballroom Dance Drop-in for adults (Friday nights) Latin Dance for adults (Thursday nights) Open Studio for adults (Thursdays) Chess Wizards for school age children (Thursdays) Musical Theater for school age children (Tuesdays) Music Together for preschoolers on (Mondays and Fridays)…
Looking for a rewarding if occasionally vexing way to feel more connected? Willing to undertake new challenges? Unafraid to speak up? Then run for local office! The annual town election will take place on Monday, March 31. Nomination papers are available at the Town Clerk’s Office starting Friday, January 3. Papers must be returned no…
Here are films and other events sponsored by the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust in the coming weeks. Wednesday, January 15 The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust will show The Legend of Pale Male as a part of its winter environmental film series at 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust Office (above the post office at the…
By Alice Waugh
As Aka Bistro employees bustled in and out of the closed restaurant on Friday, hauling furniture to a storage pod outside and stacking dishes for washing, general manager and co-owner Christian Touche said it would be at least several weeks before he could reopen.
In a recent roundup of holiday religious events, the Lincoln Squirrel inexplicably forgot to include St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church. The original post has been corrected to include this information. The Squirrel apologizes for the omission. St.-Anne’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church Tuesday, December 24 Christmas pageant and family service — 3-4 p.m. Holy Eucharist with choir and string quartet…
(This is a corrected version of the post that appeared on December 19.) Churches in Lincoln have the following Christmas observances lined up. First Parish Church Saturday, December 21 — Solstice service, 5 p.m. Celebrate the longest night of the year and the return of the light as the days begin to lengthen. The service includes the Abbots…
The Aka Bistro restaurant will be closed until further notice due to extensive water damage from a broken pipe. The restaurant’s website announced the closure due to a damaged floor, ceiling and kitchen equipment. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning (December 18). “I pulled up to work at 5:30 in the moring and in front…
On Friday, Dec. 20, the Lincoln Pubic Library will host two children’s activities. Preschoolers are invited to “Movies and Muffins” at 3:30 p.m. with screenings of three short films based on the beloved children’s books The Snowy Day, The Bear Snores On and Little Bear. Recommended for ages 2 and up; no signup necessary. Also…
The memoir group is a good place to try out your writing on a supportive audience. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t written a word or if you’ve already written enough for two lifetimes—the group will welcome you and help you move along in the process. (They will also laugh and cry with you sometimes.) If you’re…
In preparation for tomorrow’s snowstorm, you may have stocked up on snow shovels and windshield washer fluid, but your already-icy driveways and paths will be needing more sand—and Lincoln residents can get some for free The Department of Public Works allows Lincoln residents to take one five-gallon bucket of sand from the small shed at…