12thAnnual LEXINGTON OPEN STUDIOS 

April 25 & 26, 2020

CALL TO ARTISTS!

Registration Now Open

To register go to: www.LexingtonOpenStudios.com

Early bird registration is $50: November 2nd thru midnight, January 10th, 2020

Regular registration is $75: January 11th thru midnight, January 24, 2020

An opportunity to share your artwork! Both “emerging” and “established” artists are welcome to participate.  All artists are welcome: painters, photographers, sculptors, jewelers, woodworkers, fiberart artists, printmakers, ceramic artists and more.

Artists display and sell art in their home studios and at the town’s two art centers, LexArt and Munroe Center for the Arts.  

Artists will also exhibit during April at Cary Memorial Library.  We have an exciting addition for this show!  Information will be included on labels for each piece, and we will offer a tour of select pieces.

Artist do not need to live in Lexington in order to participate.  There are a limited number of community spaces available at Munroe.  Some artists could be paired with other artists in their studios.  It is also possible to hold a popup art show in a friend’s home, if an artist is unable to participate in their own space.  All studios and popup locations must be located in Lexington.

The Town of Lexington will hold its 27th commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with its 7th Annual MLK Day of Service by shepherding our community to take part in assisting those in need. Our objective is to engage and mobilize people of all ages to participate in events and activities to serve others. United in philanthropy under the auspices of the Town Celebrations Committee, our target this year is to serve 2,500+ people through 700+ volunteers.

To sign up and volunteer, visit lexingtonmlk.org. Got questions? Email us at lexingtoncommunity@gmail.com.

MLK Day Program

• From 9-10:30 (doors at 8:30) at Grace Chapel, The Town of Lexington Human Rights Committee presents the annual Community Conversation on Race. This year's focus is "The Necessity of Discussing Race and Racism with Your Own Family at Home." Featuring expert guidance by carefully selected lecturers, the presentation will also include the opportunity to join with your friends and neighbors to strategize and support one another in this journey with the shared goal of raising the next generation of thoughtful global citizens who are prepared for the 21st century economy.
• 11 a.m. Unity Walk from the Minuteman Statue at the Lexington Battle Green to Cary Memorial Hall. Come and join our community in this fun and symbolic show of unity and solidarity in the name of equality and social justice.
• 11:15 a.m. at Cary Hall Commemoration Program and Musical Performances – Brief and uplifting performances by Lexington literary performer Regie O’Hare Gibson, Middle School essayists and the Special Needs Arts Program (SNAP) Sing Along Chorus. 

ArtSpan at the Programs Open House 2020

Come visit us at this year’s Programs Open House! Learn all about ArtSpan’s 9-week summer program on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 10 AM – 1 PM at Lexington's Community Center (39 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA 02421). ArtSpan offers a full summer program for children ages 5 - 11 years old with a special CIT (Counselor-in-Training) program for ages 12 - 14. Registration begins in early February, and can be found at: www.munroecenter.org. We hope to see you on the 25th! 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
https://www.munroecenter.org,  MCA office at 781-862-6040

Introduction to Silkscreening

Join us for a creative and fun-filled afternoon using stencils and inks to learn the process of silkscreening. Create your own designs to then be applied to your choice of a t-shirt or tote bag.

$25 with a $5 material fee 
Saturday, January 25, 4pm – 6:30pm

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
https://www.munroecenter.org,  MCA office at 781-862-6040

Willard's Woods Public Forum #1

Parker Room (Ground Floor)

Lexington Town Offices Building

Parking: Free parking behind building

The Conservation Division has engaged an environmental consultant--Land Stewardship, Inc.--to develop a land management plan for Willard's Woods. They have been busy since November cataloging the property’s natural resources, assessing the property’s trails and cultural features, and developing some preliminary recommendations for how we should manage the property long-term. Please join us for a presentation and discussion on how we can best manage Willard's Woods--your feedback and personal experiences at the property are invaluable. A second forum to share final recommendations for the property will be scheduled for early spring.

Please RSVP for this forum:

jmccarron@lexingtonma.gov

781-698-4532

It’s time for winter’s local goodness!

Held once again at the Waldorf School in Lexington, the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market will be open every other Saturday from 11 - 2 pm on January 4 & 18, February 1, 15, & 29, March 14 & 28, and April 11. With the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market, you’ll eat healthy and local no matter what the weather brings, so be sure to add the dates to your winter calendar!

The LFM is a producer-only market, ensuring that what you find is fresh and local, sustainably raised and carefully crafted. Each week, there will be ten farmers and vendors on-site, offering items for breakfast to dinner and everything in between. The new season comes with an exciting line-up of vendors, featuring your favorites from the regular season and some great new additions; for a complete list of participating vendors visit our website.

The LFM accepts SNAP and HIP with a $15 SNAP match weekly; HIP can be used at Farmer Dave’s for fruits and vegetables.

The Small Yet Mighty Winter Market is located at the Waldorf School, 739 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington with free parking available, and accessible via MBTA bus route 62 and 76.  

Go to www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.org for more information and be sure to put market Saturdays on your calendar!  For the most up-to-date information, “like” us on Facebook (@LexingtonFarmersMkt) and for fun, follow us on Instagram (@lexingtonfarmersmarket). Questions? Email lexingtonfarmersmkt@gmail.com. 

Valentine Making Workshop

All ages welcome to this FREE workshop (Children under 10 need to be accompanied by an adult.)
Sunday February 2, 2pm – 4pm

Make use of ArtSpan's wonderful classroom filled with Valentine-making supplies. Bring a friend and create cards for your classmates, friends, or loved ones.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.munroecenter.org, MCA office at 781-862-6040

Lexington School Superintendent Dr. Julie Hackett Speaks About the Strategic Plan for Lexington Public Schools at LWV First Friday on February 7, 2020

On February 7, 2020, the League of Women Voters Lexington will present Dr. Julie Hackett, Superintendent of Lexington Public Schools as speaker at our First Friday Forum. Dr. Hackett and her team have recently updated and completed a multi-year comprehensive strategic plan for the district. We look forward to learning more about the process and long-term plans for our school community.

Please join us at this fifth in the 2019-2020 “First Friday” forum series hosted by the League of Women Voters to promote awareness and understanding of public policy issues. The forums take place in Cary Memorial Library’s large meeting room at 1874 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington. Coffee will be available at 9:15 AM and the presentation begins at 9:30 AM. All League forums are free and open to the public.

The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization dedicated to the principles of self-government established in the Constitution of the United States. The League works to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in government.

For more information, contact the League convener at mecoppe@gmail.com.

We host lots of candidate forums in Lexington, but LexPride was the first (and only) group to host one that focuses on social justice. Last year’s forum was so successful that this will now be an annual event.

Come hear candidates for town-wide offices (Select Board, School Committee, Planning Board) talk about their views on social justice issues — and ask them questions. LexPride will ask a list of curated questions as well as questions submitted by audience members.

Lexington Field & Garden Club presents
Consider the Cactus

February in Massachusetts in a perfect time to forget the weather outside and learn about cactus from Marc Raibert, the designer of the “Ouch House” at Elm Bank, an oasis full of unique cacti.

He will take us on a visual tour of “Ouch House” and describe how this unique desert landscape came to be. We will also discover many species of cold tolerant and low-water cacti.

Coffee at 9:30 am, Parking at the Town Lot, 50c/hr.  Event is free.  Everyone is welcome. 

It’s time for winter’s local goodness!

Held once again at the Waldorf School in Lexington, the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market will be open every other Saturday from 11 - 2 pm on January 4 & 18, February 1, 15, & 29, March 14 & 28, and April 11. With the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market, you’ll eat healthy and local no matter what the weather brings, so be sure to add the dates to your winter calendar!

The LFM is a producer-only market, ensuring that what you find is fresh and local, sustainably raised and carefully crafted. Each week, there will be ten farmers and vendors on-site, offering items for breakfast to dinner and everything in between. The new season comes with an exciting line-up of vendors, featuring your favorites from the regular season and some great new additions; for a complete list of participating vendors visit our website.

The LFM accepts SNAP and HIP with a $15 SNAP match weekly; HIP can be used at Farmer Dave’s for fruits and vegetables.

The Small Yet Mighty Winter Market is located at the Waldorf School, 739 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington with free parking available, and accessible via MBTA bus route 62 and 76.  

Go to www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.org for more information and be sure to put market Saturdays on your calendar!  For the most up-to-date information, “like” us on Facebook (@LexingtonFarmersMkt) and for fun, follow us on Instagram (@lexingtonfarmersmarket). Questions? Email lexingtonfarmersmkt@gmail.com. 

Around the World (February Vacation Camp 2020)

This February, join ArtSpan as we go on a globetrotting adventure and explore art from around the world. From learning how to build miniature igloos to creating faux stained glass similar to that found in Spain’s most celebrated monuments, this week is sure to be filled with culture and beauty.

Each day campers rotate through 4 classes that are 1 hour and 15 minutes each: visual art, ceramics, theater, and an open studio makerspace. There is additional time for a snack break, lunch, and recess.

$350

February 17 - 21 (Monday – Friday), 8:45am – 3:15pm
Extended day 3:15pm – 6pm, $25 per day

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.munroecenter.org, MCA office at 781-862-6040

It’s time for winter’s local goodness!

Held once again at the Waldorf School in Lexington, the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market will be open every other Saturday from 11 - 2 pm on January 4 & 18, February 1, 15, & 29, March 14 & 28, and April 11. With the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market, you’ll eat healthy and local no matter what the weather brings, so be sure to add the dates to your winter calendar!

The LFM is a producer-only market, ensuring that what you find is fresh and local, sustainably raised and carefully crafted. Each week, there will be ten farmers and vendors on-site, offering items for breakfast to dinner and everything in between. The new season comes with an exciting line-up of vendors, featuring your favorites from the regular season and some great new additions; for a complete list of participating vendors visit our website.

The LFM accepts SNAP and HIP with a $15 SNAP match weekly; HIP can be used at Farmer Dave’s for fruits and vegetables.

The Small Yet Mighty Winter Market is located at the Waldorf School, 739 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington with free parking available, and accessible via MBTA bus route 62 and 76.  

Go to www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.org for more information and be sure to put market Saturdays on your calendar!  For the most up-to-date information, “like” us on Facebook (@LexingtonFarmersMkt) and for fun, follow us on Instagram (@lexingtonfarmersmarket). Questions? Email lexingtonfarmersmkt@gmail.com. 

At this event, we will explain the concept of intersectionality and how it plays out in our lives. The emcee will then facilitate brief, spontaneous conversations with volunteers from the audience who share their own experiences. After each conversation, the actors and musician immediately embody the key feelings and actions they heard, using movement, music, dialogue, and superb listening. All of it is improvised on the spot. During the course of the event, True Story will enact about 6-8 stories.

From these interactions, audience members gain insights and an expanded sense of community. We will conclude with a wrap-up about how we can incorporate insights into our daily lives at work and elsewhere.

Sponsored by LexPride. Cosponsored by several other community organizations.

Free and open to all.

Wheelchair accessible. Certified service dogs allowed. Assistive listening devices available. ASL interpreted. Gender neutral bathrooms available.

A rare chance to hear Schubert’s astounding song cycle depicting a journeyman’s turbulent experience of unrequited love, etched by sounds of a babbling brook, a restless mill, the confident horn calls of a hunter, all captured in an arrangement for tenor and string quartet.

Frank Kelley, tenor; Christina Day Martinson, Jesse Irons, violins; Jessica Troy, viola; Jennifer Morsches, cello

It’s time for winter’s local goodness!

Held once again at the Waldorf School in Lexington, the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market will be open every other Saturday from 11 - 2 pm on January 4 & 18, February 1, 15, & 29, March 14 & 28, and April 11. With the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market, you’ll eat healthy and local no matter what the weather brings, so be sure to add the dates to your winter calendar!

The LFM is a producer-only market, ensuring that what you find is fresh and local, sustainably raised and carefully crafted. Each week, there will be ten farmers and vendors on-site, offering items for breakfast to dinner and everything in between. The new season comes with an exciting line-up of vendors, featuring your favorites from the regular season and some great new additions; for a complete list of participating vendors visit our website.

The LFM accepts SNAP and HIP with a $15 SNAP match weekly; HIP can be used at Farmer Dave’s for fruits and vegetables.

The Small Yet Mighty Winter Market is located at the Waldorf School, 739 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington with free parking available, and accessible via MBTA bus route 62 and 76.  

Go to www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.org for more information and be sure to put market Saturdays on your calendar!  For the most up-to-date information, “like” us on Facebook (@LexingtonFarmersMkt) and for fun, follow us on Instagram (@lexingtonfarmersmarket). Questions? Email lexingtonfarmersmkt@gmail.com. 

It’s time for winter’s local goodness!

Held once again at the Waldorf School in Lexington, the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market will be open every other Saturday from 11 - 2 pm on January 4 & 18, February 1, 15, & 29, March 14 & 28, and April 11. With the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market, you’ll eat healthy and local no matter what the weather brings, so be sure to add the dates to your winter calendar!

The LFM is a producer-only market, ensuring that what you find is fresh and local, sustainably raised and carefully crafted. Each week, there will be ten farmers and vendors on-site, offering items for breakfast to dinner and everything in between. The new season comes with an exciting line-up of vendors, featuring your favorites from the regular season and some great new additions; for a complete list of participating vendors visit our website.

The LFM accepts SNAP and HIP with a $15 SNAP match weekly; HIP can be used at Farmer Dave’s for fruits and vegetables.

The Small Yet Mighty Winter Market is located at the Waldorf School, 739 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington with free parking available, and accessible via MBTA bus route 62 and 76.  

Go to www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.org for more information and be sure to put market Saturdays on your calendar!  For the most up-to-date information, “like” us on Facebook (@LexingtonFarmersMkt) and for fun, follow us on Instagram (@lexingtonfarmersmarket). Questions? Email lexingtonfarmersmkt@gmail.com. 

Book Lover’s Brunch, Saturday, April 4, 2020

10am-12pm, Large Meeting Room, Cary Library, Lexington, MA

Spotlighting Emily Dickinson, One of America's Greatest Poets

Guest Speakers:

Martha Ackmann, These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson [Release date: February 25, 2020]

Julie Dobrow, After Emily: Two Remarkable Women and the Legacy of America’s Greatest Poet

National Poetry Month is coming and you can join the celebration by attending this year’s Book Lover’s Brunch, April 4, spotlighting Emily Dickinson, one of America’s greatest poets. Meet authors Martha Ackmann and Julie Dobrow, whose newly released books, These Fevered Days and After Emily, examine Dickinson’s life and work in original, radically different ways. Utilizing thousands of archived letters, poems and never-before-seen photos, Ackmann skillfully captures Dickinson’s inner life, adds new insight into her wildly original poetry, and vividly portrays one of American literature’s most enigmatic figure. Drawing on hundreds of never-before-published primary sources including hidden diaries, long-lost letters, photographs and scanned original manuscripts, Dobrow meticulously recounts the extraordinary untold story of mother-daughter editors Mabel Loomis Todd and Millicent Todd Bingham, who brought Dickinson’s genius to light.

This April 4 event includes book signings and is sponsored by the Friends of Cary Library. Seating is limited; registration at the online Cary Library Program Calendar is required and opens on March 4.

Save the date for the 3rd annual Lexington Special Needs Resource Fair, hosted by Lexington SEPAC/SEPTA. Come meet therapists, recreational organizations, nonprofits, support groups, schools, and other providers who serve families and children with special needs.

For more information, or to register your organization for the fair, visit lexsepta.org.

It’s time for winter’s local goodness!

Held once again at the Waldorf School in Lexington, the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market will be open every other Saturday from 11 - 2 pm on January 4 & 18, February 1, 15, & 29, March 14 & 28, and April 11. With the Small Yet Mighty Winter Market, you’ll eat healthy and local no matter what the weather brings, so be sure to add the dates to your winter calendar!

The LFM is a producer-only market, ensuring that what you find is fresh and local, sustainably raised and carefully crafted. Each week, there will be ten farmers and vendors on-site, offering items for breakfast to dinner and everything in between. The new season comes with an exciting line-up of vendors, featuring your favorites from the regular season and some great new additions; for a complete list of participating vendors visit our website.

The LFM accepts SNAP and HIP with a $15 SNAP match weekly; HIP can be used at Farmer Dave’s for fruits and vegetables.

The Small Yet Mighty Winter Market is located at the Waldorf School, 739 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington with free parking available, and accessible via MBTA bus route 62 and 76.  

Go to www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.org for more information and be sure to put market Saturdays on your calendar!  For the most up-to-date information, “like” us on Facebook (@LexingtonFarmersMkt) and for fun, follow us on Instagram (@lexingtonfarmersmarket). Questions? Email lexingtonfarmersmkt@gmail.com. 

Works by Jan Nepomuk Hummel, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber & Franz Schubert

Musical pastoral scenes complete our season with a performance of the beloved Trout Quintet by Schubert and a relatively unknown string trio by his close friend, Jan Nepomuk Hummel.

Christina Day Martinson, violin & viola; Jenny Stirling, viola; Timothy Merton, cello; TBD, bass; Maggie Cole, fortepiano

   Are You Having Trouble

Controlling The Way You Eat?

You are not alone.  Today, there is a solution.

Weekly Meeting

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous
Wednesdays
7:00 – 8:30 PM

St. Brigid; Parish Center
1995 Massachusetts Ave
Lexington, MA 02421

www.foodaddicts.org