Volume 2|July 27, 202

Welcome ...

Franklin's Cultural District is a walkable area in downtown Franklin beginning around Ruggles Street and traveling through the center of town to Franklin High School. It is the area where most of Franklin's arts and culture organizations are located, and where arts and culture events happen.

This newsletter shares information about arts & culture events for the next week, Massachusetts Cultural Council grant opportunities, and Escape into Fiction's first Book Club. Enjoy!

Amy Adams, Katherine Botelho,

Pandora Carlucci, John LoPresti, Roberta Trahan

Franklin Cultural District Committee

Cultural Wednesdays

Cultural Wednedays is a partnership with Franklin Matters/Franklin.news that shares information about arts and culture events in Franklin's Cultural District and Beyond.

Friday, July 29, Franklin Farmers Market will be open from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on the Town Common. Franklin's Recreation Department/Concerts on the Common is featuring Ken DeRosario on Friday from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm and Frank Padula Band from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. At 8:10 pm Wonder is the featured movie. If you're hungry, Pangea Cuisine Food Truck will be on the Common at 4:00 pm. Fridays on the Town Common are busy!

There are arts & culture activities in Franklin throughout the Cultural District and Beyond. Select the Cultural Wednesdays link to see what is happening during the upcoming week: Cultural Wednesdays. Arts Happen Here!

(Note: Events subject to change)

Mass Cultural Council Grant Opportunity

Massachusetts Cultural Council has announced two grants designed to help arts and culture organizations, and arts and culture creatives and gig workers in their recovery from the COVID 19 pandemic.

Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Organizations offer unrestricted grants ranging from $5,000-$75,000 to Massachusetts cultural organizations, collectives, and businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the guidelines, please see the program’s FAQ’s.

Application opens: August 8, 2022

Information sessions: August 10 or August 11, 2022

Application deadline: September 28, 2022

Select this link for additional information.

Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals are unrestricted $5,000 grants to creatives and gig workers to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and set a path for growth. In addition to the guidelines, please see the program’s FAQ’s.

Application opens: August 15, 2022

Information sessions: August 23 and October 6, 2022

Application deadline: November 1, 2022

Select this link for additional information.

April Rock, Escape into Fiction, is pleased to announce the bookstore's first Book Club called, "A Bit of Mystery". They will be reading, The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. It includes murder, library books, and Boston!

The Book Club will meet on Tuesday, August 9 at 6 pm at Escape into Fiction on Main Street. If you want to participate, email interest to: [email protected]. Limited spaces available.

Happy Reading!

The Franklin Cultural District partners with the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Franklin Cultural Council and the Town of Franklin to promote arts and culture in Franklin.

Thank you!

Franklin's Cultural District Committee supports culture, the arts and the humanities in Franklin's Cultural District and beyond. It engages, promotes, and collaborates with Franklin's arts and culture artists and creatives, as well as organizations, institutions and businesses.

Franklin Cultural District Committee:

Amy Adams, Katherine Botelho,

Pandora Carlucci, John Lo Presti, and Roberta Trahan.