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

Panama’s Incredible Wildlife with Bill Gette 

Time: Thur, 3/2 

7:00 PM—8:00 PM

VIRTUAL  

Bill Gette has led many travel programs to Panama for Mass Audubon. During this richly illustrated lecture, Bill will take you to two of the most rewarding natural areas in the country - Soberania  National Park near Panama City and El Valle de Antón located in the central mountains. In Soberania National Park, Bill has photographed a wide variety of wildlife, including Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth, Mantled Howler Monkey, Green Honeycreeper, and Leaf-cutter and Army ants. From El Valle (“The Valley”), Bill will share his photographs of Rufous Motmot, Keel-billed Toucan, Basilisk Lizard, and incredible insects and beautiful tropical plants. Bill will also include photographs of ships passing through the Panama Canal at Miraflores Locks and scenes from a village market in El Valle. 

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https://carylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-panama-s-incredible-wildlife-with-bill-gette/

2023 Annual Town Election

Time: Mon, 3/6

All ballots must be returned by 8 PM on Monday, March 6, 2023 by the Town Clerk's Office.  

It is highly recommended that ballots be sent back as soon as possible after voting to ensure timely receipt and processing of ballots by the deadline. 

For information on how to vote, see https://www.lexingtonma.gov/1372

Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden with Author Zhuqing Li 

Time: Tue, 3/7  

           7:00 PM – 8:00 PM  

Location: Cary Memorial Library

Author Zhuqing Li will discuss her new memoir, Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden: Two Sisters Separated by China's Civil War. She will share the journey of her two maternal aunts who were accidentally separated when China split in 1949. The two sisters refused to submit to the random power of history and fought their way to the elite echelons of the two opposing societies after China's split." A question and answer session will follow. 

Zhuqing Li was a longtime Lexington resident. She is currently a visiting associate professor of East Asian Studies and faculty curator of East Asian Collections at the Brown University Library. Her main field of research is Chinese linguistics, especially dialectology. She has authored three academic books on Chinese linguistics and one on Chinese returnees. Her latest book has received rave reviews from the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, among others. More information can be found on Lizhuqing.com 

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https://carylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/meet-the-author-zhuqing-li/

Designing a Garden for Children & Teaching Them About Gardening with Erika Huber  

Time: Wed, 3/8

Location: Follen Church

755 Mass Avenue, Leixngton 

Erika Huber is the Youth and Family Program Coordinator for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. She holds degrees in Forestry and Horticulture and has over ten years of experience working with children in environmental and gardening education. 

Erika will present a visually inspiring slideshow on the plants, features, and activities of a children’s garden that will attract and engage children of all ages. The presentation will elaborate on how water, soil, specific planting activities, creative features, and living creatures all play a part in the make-up of an unforgettable children’s garden. 

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https://lexgardenclub.org/

The 9th annual Parent & Caregiver Academy

Time: Sat, 3/11  

         10:00 AM – 2:30 PM 

Location: Lexington Community 

Center 

Organized by SHAC (the LPS School Health Advisory Council), is coming up on Saturday, March 11 at the Lexington Community Center for Educating and empowering parents, guardians and caregivers to manage the changing demands of raising youth in today’s world.  

AN AFTERNOON WTH EMILY 

MARVOSH 

Time: Sun, 3/12 3:00 PM  

Location: Cary Hall

1605 Mass Avenue, Lexington 

Contralto Emily Marvosh and pianist Tanya Blaich showcase another side of this season's featured composers, all of whom also wrote intimate vocal music. Join Emily and Tanya for an afternoon with Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Purcell, Price, Lexington-based composer John Tarrh and more as we hear about how each used the voice as yet another instrument to create evocative sound worlds. 

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The War in Ukraine with General Leonid Kondratiuk

Time: Mon, 3/13 1:15 PM – 3:00 PM  

Location: Cary Memorial Library

HYBRID

Retired Brigadier General and Ukrainian-American Leonid Kondratiuk will call on his 40 years as a military historian to place the current Russian incursion into Ukraine in historical context. Known as the breadbasket of Europe, Ukraine has been coveted and invaded by conquerors, including Hitler and Stalin, for centuries. Gen Kondratiuk will analyze the strategic, operational, and tactical capabilities of the opposing armies and expose the myth of Russian invincibility, and he will discuss how the Ukrainian military underwent a complete metamorphosis under US guidance and training. 

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https://carylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/hybrid-the-war-in-ukraine-with-general-leonid-kondratiuk/

YCC Impact Award Honoring Valerie Viscosi 

Time: Wed, 3/15 

38 Marrett Road

Youth Counseling Connection is pleased to honor Valerie Viscosi, Lexington Public Schools' Director of Counseling, for her advocacy and accomplishments in supporting youth mental wellness in Lexington with our Impact Award. Please join us to celebrate on Wednesday, March 15 2023 at 10 am at a free event at the Lexington Community Center. Our program will feature discussions with Valerie and YCC about our shared commitment to working together in support of Lexington youth and their families.  

Free and open to the public, advanced registration is appreciated. 

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https://mailchi.mp/youthcounselingconnection/impactawardregistration

Time: Mon, 3/20 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

In Five Techniques for Getting Deeper Sleep we will explore the nature of stage 3, slow wave sleep. Even people who seem to get a full night’s sleep don’t always get as much deep, restorative sleep as is optimal. We will look at the conditions that interfere with deep sleep and study techniques that can insure ample restorative. Knowledge of these five techniques can make a huge difference in sleep quality. Each attendee will also receive a sleep recording that improves initiating and maintaining sleep. 

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https://lexingtoncommunityed.org/class/five-techniques-for-deeper-sleep-4/

Drawing as Meditation 

Time: Wed, 3/22

Location: LexArt @ 30 Waltham St

Class: $30 (membership discount may apply) 

This workshop is an opportunity for people of all drawing abilities, from absolute beginner to pro, to come together around the act of drawing from a live model in a meditative way, by slowing down and paring away everything external to the process of observation and creation.  

Like a yoga class, the workshops will emphasize compassion and non-judgement, and the deep focus that harnesses the naturally meditative aspects of drawing from a live model to relax the mind and body. Attendees will sit together in a warm and comfortable space, listening to calming music, and observing as the teacher demonstrates simple ways to relax into the process of drawing. 

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https://www.lexart.org/event-details/drawing-as-meditation-march-22nd-workshop

2023 Organic Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) 

A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program connects you with your food. By buying a share in the winter, you’re reserving weekly pick-ups of sustainably-grown produce right here on our farm. In the summer and fall, you visit the farm to pick them up. 

We plant, grow, and harvest vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers to provide fresh, certified-organic produce to the community. And, we partner with local farms to supplement what we can’t grow. This allows us to offer fruit, mushrooms, and additional varieties of vegetables. 

2023 flower, fruit, preserves, fall vegetable and mushroom shares are all waiting for you!  

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https://lexfarmcsa.square.site/

Take the Resilient Lexington Survey 

The Town of Lexington is developing a Climate Action & Resilience Plan, called Resilient Lexington. The plan will build upon a solid foundation of climate leadership and complement ongoing efforts to create a sustainable future. Over the course of the planning process, the Town will complete a series of community assessments, date analyses, and stakeholder and community engagement activities to complete our Plan.  

Learn more: 

www.lexingtonma.gov/resilientlexington

Scan QR code to take the survey  

https://live.metroquestsurvey.com/?u=8ww1c#!/?p=web&pm=dynamic&s=1&popup=none