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Five Things to Do This Weekend: March 23 to 25

A look at what's going on in and around Lexington this weekend.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Lexington Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities you'll want to take part in this weekend in Lexington and beyond.It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Lexington Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities you'll want to take part in this weekend in Lexington and beyond. 1. Jazz Nite 3 Where/When: Lexington High School, 251 Waltham St.; 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 23 Why Go: The Mingus High School Competition and Festival winning Jazz Combo play at Jazz Nite 3. Jazz Septet and …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 19

Busa Land use discussion on tap, taking positions before annual Town Meeting, a can't-miss event coming up and more today in Lexington.

1. Busa Land Back at BOS: The Board of Selectmen, which is meeting at 6 p.m. tonight at Cary Hall, is planning to devote an hour to discussion of the Busa Farms property's future uses. In a meeting earlier this month, the selectmen decided to designate a portion of the town-owned land for affordable housing and the remainder for open space, which leaves both recreation and community farm options on the table. 2. Annual Town Meeting Article Positions: Also on the Board of Selectmen's agenda for this evening is determining positions on several warrant articles for annual Town Meeting, which convenes one week from today. Among the articles on tap are the fiscal 2013 CPC operating budget and CPA projects; municipal capital projects, the school…

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VIDEO: 'Before I Die I Want To _____'

A 'Before I Die' wall has stood inside Lexington's Cary Memorial Library since the start of the month and Teen Services Librarian Jennifer Forgit says the response has been tremendous.

Finding true love, learning to read and living in Revere are among the dreams expressed by men, women and children at Cary Memorial Library, where a “Before I Die” wall has stood since the beginning of March. Other resolutions written in chalk include traveling, surfing, making a difference, eating sushi and seeing one’s sister recover. “It’s a community chalkboard where people can really share their hopes and dreams about their future,” said Jennifer Forgit, the children’s services librarian. “Initially, you see the word 'die' and you automatically are taken aback a little bit, like 'What is this about?' and 'Why are we thinking about death?' Really it’s the exact opposite. We’re really thinking about what are we going to accomplish in …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 14

Lexington Reads continues, a Patriots' Day preview, meetings and more today in Lexington.

1. Dancing to Mozart's Requiem: Lexington Reads continues its celebration of the "Creative Spirit," the theme for 2012, as Nicole Pierce is a dancer, choreographer, and founder of EgoArt, Inc., a contemporary dance company that merges performance and media art to create provocative dance experiences. In this program, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tonight at Cary Memorial Library, Pierce will discuss her unique creative process and will show how she was able to translate Mozart’s unfinished classical Requiem into a bold and challenging work featuring movement for eight dancers, 5 wall-sized panels, 24 costumes, and video projections of the four seasons. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, public meetings posted for today …

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Week in Review: March 4 to March 10

Base tours, Busa Land plans, elections, arts and more this week in Lexington.

A very busy start to this week as Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray on Monday led a tour of Hanscom Air Force Base and then convened a meeting of his newly created Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force at MIT Lincoln Labs in Lexington. That night, the Board of Selectmen voted on uses for the town-owned Busa Farms property, opting for affordable housing and open space, which doesn’t close the door on either farming or recreation uses for the property. That decision is TBD. Tuesday was the annual Town Election, as well as Super Tuesday. Weidong Wang won a seat on the Housing Authority in the only contested race for elected office and Republican Mitt Romney and Jill Stein, a Lexington resident and Green Party presidential hopeful, easily …

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Lexington Reads Presents Spark Author Julie Burstein at Cary Hall

In the big event for this year's Lexington Reads, author Julie Burstein will be speaking about her book, 'Spark: How Creativity Works' tomorrow at Cary Hall in Lexington.

The following information was provided by Cary Memorial Library. This year, Cary Memorial Library has chosen the theme “The Creative Spirit”  for its annual Lexington Reads celebration. During the month of March, Cary Library will be hosting a variety of programs, and community events designed to explore the role of creativity in the world of  the arts, and in our own lives. In keeping with this theme, Spark: How Creativity Works, has been selected as the “Community Book” for Lexington Reads 2012. Julie Burstein, the author of Spark, created the book based on her experience as the executive producer of Studio 360, National Public Radios’ premiere program on the arts and popular culture. In Spark, Burstein traces the roots of some of the …

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Week in Review: Feb. 26 to March 3

A look back at the week that was in Lexington.

Hot-button issues and cold-weather complications grabbed headlines this week in Lexington. After the two-alarm fire that tore through a Vaille Avenue home on Sunday night, that is. The Board of Selectmen on Monday heard LexFarm’s alternative to LexHAB’s affordable housing plans for the Busa Farms property and resolved to decide on uses for the town-owed farmland at its meeting tomorrow, March 5. Before that discussion, the selectmen hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the official opening of an electric vehicle charging station in Lexington Center.  On Wednesday, the Planning Board held a public hearing relative to a request to rezone the Dana Home and an adjacent property on Mass Ave to allow for their redevelopment as a hotel …

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Creativity Strikes, Lexington Reads

Lexington Reads kicks off today with an opening program on "Exercise, Creativity and the Brain" at 7 p.m. tonight at Cary Hall.

Books have been displayed, selected and replaced all week around Cary Memorial Library, but Lexington Reads kicks off in a big way today with an opening event highlighting a creative way to enhance creativity. Lexington Reads is a month-long event in which the library coordinates programs, events, reading lists and ideas that all reflect a central theme, this year’s being “The Creative Spirit.” This year’s array of suggested titles, speakers and community activities taps into aspects of creativity that go beyond artistry and into everyday life. And that could mean looking for a job, organizing your living space or even raising children. “One of the goals we have in choosing the theme is thinking of something that can be universal,” said …

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