Thursday, June 2nd | 7pm

Living Room

The passage of the Massachusetts Alzheimer’s and Dementia Act in 2018 created the Alzheimer's Advisory Council and promised changes to how medical care and health services are delivered to dementia patients in Massachusetts. Lexington Goes Purple presents a "fireside chat" with Elizabeth Chen, Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs on the work of the Council. Secretary Chen, a Lexington resident, is responsible for leading the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, which strives to ensure that the 1.6 million older adults in the Commonwealth and their caregivers have opportunities to live safely and thrive in their communities of choice. The Secretary will discuss the challenges and hopes for current and future public policy solutions to provide support to those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, and other related dementias in a conversation moderated by Innessa Manning, Cary Library Foundation President and Lexington Goes Purple committee member.

Tuesday, June 7th | 1:30pm

Large Meeting Room

Join Marion Davis in learning how to design and create your own cards. Each month will follow a theme assigned at the workshop, but you are welcome to be as creative as you'd like. You will be able to make a special card to give to someone else or enjoy yourself.

Thursday, June 9 | 7pm

Living Room

Jennifir Huston, with Ashley Rooney, will demonstrate how to make a centerpiece and a hand tie arrangement from local and readily available flowers. Jennifir began her floral design career 15 years ago at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina where she worked for five years on the floral displays team, to Mahoney's in the floral department in Winchester, Louis Barry Florist in Boston, and finally The Flower Shoppe in Reading, MA.

This program is in partnership with the Lexington Field and Garden Club.

Monday, June 13 | 1:15pm

Hybrid: Large Meeting Room + Zoom

Presented by Carl Herzog, Public Historian, USS Constitution Museum. The USS Constitution’s original mission in 1794 was to protect American merchant ships in the Mediterranean from the Barbary pirates of North Africa. By the time she was launched, however, the threat to American trade had shifted to the Caribbean, where French privateers were seizing American merchants. Before becoming known as "Old Ironsides", Constitution spent a tumultuous decade participating in conflicts on both sides of the Atlantic to protect America's rapidly growing global trade -- a Navy role that continues through today.

Tuesday, June 14 | 7pm

Zoom

Join Cary Library for a virtual screening of the documentary, Call Of The Forest – The Forgotten Wisdom Of Trees. The film features scientist and acclaimed author Diana Beresford-Kroeger. The film follows Diana as she explores the most beautiful forests in the Northern Hemisphere and shares the amazing stories behind the history and legacy of these ancient forests. She'll investigate the biological and spiritual connections to the forests and explain the roles they play in protecting and feeding our planet. Her journey around the globe explores the science, folklore, and restoration challenges of this essential eco-system. Please join us for a discussion directly after the film.

Wednesday, June 15 | 7pm

Hybrid: Large Meeting Room + Zoom

The search for extraterrestrial life is one of the most exciting frontiers in science. First tentative clues were identified close to Earth in the form of the unusual interstellar object Oumuamua and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) in the Earth's atmosphere. The recently announced "Galileo Project" ushers the new frontier of "space archeology" in search of extraterrestrial technological relics. Join Dr. Avi Loeb for a discussion featuring content from his book "Extraterrestrial" and textbook "Life in the Cosmos", both published in 2021, as well as material from his frequent commentaries.