莱镇活动早知道 - Lexington Happenings I 2023 Aug

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Summer Concert

Date: Every Tuesdays, August 1t, August 8, August 15, August 22

7:15pm

Location: Levi Burnell Bandstand, Hastings Park at the corner of Worthen Road and Old Mass Avenue, Lexington, MA,02420

During the summer, the Lexington Bicentennial Band (LBB) gives a free concert. Many people bring blankets, lawn chairs, food, and games, and enjoy a relaxing summer evening of music.

Children are welcome, although parents are asked to please keep children from playing near the bandstand during the concert, out of respect for the musicians and the audience. Children (of all ages) will be invited to march around the bandstand during the last piece of each half of the concert.

You can check whether a concert has been cancelled (e.g., because of inclement weather) by calling 781-698-4647 after 4:30pm on the day of the concert.

Scan QR Code for more information:  

http://lexbicband.org/

The Giants Of Science -- A Look At The Life & Work of Enrico Fermi

Date: Wednesday, August 2, 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Virtual

Enrico Fermi, born in September 1901, was an Italian and naturalized-American physicist. He was a husband, father, and one of the world’s most brilliant and productive scientists. In 1938 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons. In January 1939, after receiving the Nobel Prize he moved to Columbia University and eventually the University of Chicago where he led the first controlled nuclear chain reaction. Enjoy an engaging and informative presentation on the life and work of this world changing physicist.

Led by E. Anthony Sierra, M.S., M.Ed., M.A., who began his career in the United States Navy. Upon completion of a two-year training program, Edward reported to the Electrical Division onboard the U.S.S. Billfish SSN-676, which was a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine.

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https://carylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-the-giants-of-science-a-look-at-the-life-work-of-enrico-fermi/

Family Library Scavenger Hunt (Entering K-5 with their grown up)

Date: Thursday, August 3, 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Location: Storytime Room, Cary Memorial Library

1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, 02420

Team up with your favorite family member(s) and get ready to explore the Children's Room at Cary Library. Take a list of bookish questions, and search for the answers in the stacks. Drop in any time between 6:30 and 8 pm to begin your hunt. Teams must include one adult participant and be no larger than 4 people. Please register the adult on the team and answer the additional registration questions to provide the required information about your team.

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https://carylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/family-library-scavenger-hunt-entering-k-5-with-their-grown-up/

Colonial Fun and Games

Date:  Mondays, Aug 7, August 21, August 28th

10:00 -11:00am        

Location: Buckman Taven , 1 Bedford Street Lexington, MA 02420

$10/child with Membership or $15/child Non-Members. Adult caregiver FREE.

Advanced  tickets required.  

Families of the past worked hard, but they did find some time to play. Caregivers and their little ones will get hands-on as they explore colonial toys and games. Many of our favorite toys, from board games to fidget spinners, first appeared in the 18th century. Kids of the American Revolution needed time to play too - join us to find out how!

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https://www.lexingtonhistory.org/events#calendar-73cd8540-5406-466b-b86b-a8793c3cb73c-event-lgxx7129

Lexington: A Sense of Place Celebration

Date：4pm, August 8

Address：Minuteman Bikeway

Between Visitor Center and Hancock Street 

Lexington: A Sense of Place, a temporary public art exhibit brought to you by the Lexington Council for the Arts, curated by Laurie Bogdan. It is displayed along the Minuteman Bikeway (between the Visitors Center and Hancock Street). Six sculptures, created by local artists and architects, will be on view until the late fall 2023. These imaginative, creative pieces take aspects of Lexington's architectural styles, past and present, as their source of inspiration.

This first image is Frames of Time by Bechtel Frank Erickson Architects, Inc.

Inspired by the fenestration of buildings in Lexington, this installation consists of multiple windows, some of which depict old images of the town. Curious passers-by step onto the varied shadows cast by the construction as they walk into the wooden frame, engaging with views of the past and present, while experiencing how windows are a key tool in maintaining the historical fabric of Lexington.

This second image  is by David Ardito makes references to the temple architecture of Ancient Greece and Rome. Classical architectural elements appear in numerous structures throughout modern day Lexington, including churches residential architecture, and municipal buildings. These references are often used by architects and artists to pay homage to past cultures that gave birth to democracy and that also developed idealized art and architectural forms. They take on even more meaning and relevance in a town that was so central to the American Revolution and the birth of democracy.

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https://www.lexartscouncil.org/a-sense-of-place.html

Does of Nature Series- Cotton Farm

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

 5:30 pm

Location: Meet at the Marrett Road entrance

Summer is the perfect time to come together to enjoy Lexington’s many Conservation lands. Join a member of Lexington’s Conservation Department for a free guided tour of Cotton Farm.  Heavy rain cancels. Registration is not required.

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https://clclex.org/2023/05/dose-of-nature-series-cotton-farm/

New England Desserts with Author Tammy Donroe

Date: Wednesday, August 16

7:00 – 8:00 pm

Location: Large Meeting Room

Cary Memorial Library

1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA 02420

August is Eat Local Month! Join Tammy Donroe Inman, award-winning author of New England Desserts: Classic and Creative Recipes for All Seasons, to discuss the history and pleasure of seasonal baking with locally grown ingredients. Tammy will bring some samples to share.

Attendance is on a first-come basis.

Copies of the author's book will be available for purchase.

Teens Exploring Henna Art: Learn to Design Beautiful Motifs with Niyathi Srinivasan

Date: Saturday, Aug 26, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

 Age Range: 12-18

Location: 130 Waltham St, Lexington, MA, 02420

Class: $45 (Log in for membership discount prices)

Henna, more traditionally referred to as Mehendi art, is a temporary tattoo art form consisting of intricate motifs that adorn hands and feet. In this class for teens, we will be taking an unconventional approach to the ancient art form. We will begin by getting familiar with handling the henna cone (which can be quite different from anything you have worked with). We will then move to drawing some common patterns, such as flowers, leaves, vines, and mangoes, but make the patterns on a canvas. Of course, you are welcome to also draw on your hands; this art class will provide all supplies required. You will take home a handmade canvas with a motif of your choice drawn in henna. There will be plenty of sample canvases and henna motifs you can choose from to experiment with. Whether you enjoy painting, drawing, sculpture, or cake decorating, are you ready to try out plant based henna paste and be surprised by the outcome?

Come be part of this exciting journey and enhance your artistic skills through hands-on exploration with the versatile medium of henna! 

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https://www.lexart.org/event-details/teens-exploring-henna-art-learn-to-design-beautiful-motifs-with-niyathi-srinivasan-2

Beyond the Library present MicroAdventures in Massachusetts

Date: Tuesday, August 29

7:00 – 8:00 pm

Virtual

Massachusetts is full of history, spectacular scenery, wildlife, and wonderful opportunities for adventure. The best part is most of these places are hidden in plain sight: in our state parks and accessible nature preserves. Get inspiration for all of your seasonal day trips and adventures in one program! (GREAT for families with kids!)

This program includes images and maps showing the sites described.

Alison O’Leary is a Massachusetts native, long-time journalist and author of several nonfiction history and outdoors books, Alison is an avid outdoor explorer.

Scan QR Code to register:

https://carylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/microadventures-in-massachusetts/ 

Creative Writing Workshop: Finding and Telling Your Story

Date: Wednesday, August 30

7:00 – 8:00 pm

Location: Large Meeting Room, Cary Memorial Library, 874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA

We all have personally significant stories to tell, but how do we best begin to write them? How can we invite readers into an experience we've had — or an experience we've imagined for a fictional character — with narrative momentum? And how do we discover more about our stories, beyond simply what happened? This workshop explores all of these questions with an imaginative process that begins with single sentences. The stories and the meaning they hold grow from there.

This workshop is for adults and teens who are interested in learning creative writing skills. The instruction and exploration may be helpful for teens who are in the process of developing their college essays.  This is NOT a college essay writing workshop.

Allan is the founder of Hillside Writing. He began his literary career at twenty-three, apprenticing under novelist John Irving, whom he assisted through several sentence-by-sentence revisions of a 1,000-page manuscript.

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https://carylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/creative-writing-workshop/

Apprentice Historian Class: Entertainments & Leisure

Recommended for grades 3-5

Date: Thursday, August 31st, 9:30 – 11:30 am

Location: Buckman Taven, 1 Bedford Street Lexington, MA 02420 

Whether at home, outside or in a tavern, people in the past spent their free time trying to have fun. Children get hands-on as they explore historic toys, learn colonial games and maybe a dance step or two. Become an apprentice - an 18th century term for a young person learning a trade - and learn how historians study the past by experiencing it for ourselves! 

$15/child with Membership or $20/child Non-Members. Advanced tickets required.

Since children will be dropped off for this program, a LHS Children's Program Participation Form is required.

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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apprentice-historian-class-how-did-people-play-tickets-625321943767