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Franklin PorchFest ... June 1, 12:00pm to 6:00pm the momentum is building and we are thrilled with the initial response!
To accommodate so many requests, we are extending our registration through April 30th for both porch hosts and performers. If you are interested in participating you still have time to sign up. If you would like to host a band or performer on your Porch or if you have a band or are a performer and would be interested in performing at Franklin PorchFest, go to our website https://franklin.porchfest.info and register for the event.Franklin PorchFest is made possible with funds granted from the Mass Cultural Council through the Franklin Cultural District Committee. The Franklin
PorchFest Committee is thankful for the support it has received from the Cultural Council, the Cultural District and the Town of Franklin.
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Greetings Friends in Arts and Culture …
The opening days of spring are here! Along with the warmer weather comes an abundance of arts and culture opportunities.
This week we can immerse ourselves in Women’s History Month through lectures by Femita Ananbeku (March 20) and Kenyatta Berry (March 27) on the Dean Campus. Dom DeBaggis performs at 3 Restaurant and Violinist Victor Romanul and pianist Lisa Romanul perform for LiveARTS at FUSF. Ballet Franklin presents Cinderella at THE BLACK BOX. The Historical Museum's Saturday Silent Movie is “The Cabinet of Dr Caligari”. The Easter Bunny will be at Fairmount Fruit Farm with multiple activities, a ticketed event. Escape into Fiction bookstore hosts the March Book Club and later, welcomes local author, Jessica Lepe (March 23). The Historical Museum offers the Palmer Method and welcomes the Easter Bunny to their front porch. The Master Plan Committee invites the Community to its Open House (March 23). Additionally, there are activities at the Senior Center and Public Library. Information about these activities is included in the newsletter.
Arts and Culture happen in the Cultural District and throughout Franklin!
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This week's Summer Focus ....
A Summer opportunity shared each week!
Encore’s Summer Music Camp! July 8-August 29
Ages 8 & up; Mondays-Thursdays, 9:00AM-4:00PM
Encore's summer students will have morning core classes to firm up skills, such as Theory, Piano Lab, and Recording Techniques, as well as the choice of several breakout classes in the afternoon, including Rock ‘N Pop Band, The Singing Actor, Musical Theater Class, Guitar Circle and many more! For more information, call 508-533-7700 or visit www.encoremusicacademy.net
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This Week in the Cultural District and Beyond | |
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | |
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Wednesday, March 20, 1:00pm, Memory Café at Franklin Senior Center. Select Senior for information about Senior Center activities. Franklin Senior Center is located at 10 Daniel McCahill St.
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Wednesday, March 20, 5:30pm, Femita Ayanbeku, will be giving a lecture in honor of Women's History Month at Dean College in the Trophy Room. Femita is a two-time USA Paralympic sprinter, motivational speaker, spokesperson for Fitbitand Ossur, and has numerous other achievements to her name. Femita graduated from Brockton High School and until recently, lived in Boston. She has overcome tremendous obstacles to achieve her goal of competing in the Paralympics and she is looking forward to sharing her story with us! FREE. Open to the public.
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Thursday, March 21, at 6:30pm, Bringing the Stars Indoors, Franklin Public Library. Explore the stars in comfort without the light pollution and travel! This presentation will explore Stellarium; an open source project showing a realistic sky in 3 dimensions. We’ll be distributing glasses for the solar eclipse at this event! Select Library for information. Located at 118 Main St.
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Thursday March 21, at 6:30pm to 7:30pm, March Book Club at Escape into Fiction bookstore. We are exploring a different culture and location in our March Book Club! We are reading, The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi. Escape into Fiction is located at 10 Main Street. All welcome.
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Thursday, March 21, 7:00pm, Community Coffee Conversations, One Franklin, at Birchwood Bakery+Kitchen. Located at 17 East Central Street.
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Friday, March 22, 10:00am to 12:00pm, Knitting Group at Franklin Public Library. Sit for a stich! Enjoy the art of knitting. CONTACT: Mitzi Gousie 15085204941 [email protected]. Franklin Public Library, located 118 Main St.
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Friday, March 22, 7:30pm, Choreographers' Concert at Dean College. SOLD OUT. Select Dean for other dance/theater events.
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Friday, March 22, 9:00pm Live Music Dom DeBaggis in the bar/lounge at 3 Restaurant. Dom plays and sings at local restaurants (when allowed these days!). Set lists include mainly classic rock, which of course is the best ever! Covered artists include The Beatles (plus solo Beatles), Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, etc. Select 3 for more information. Located at 461 West Central Street.
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Saturday, March 23, 10:00am to 3:00pm, 2024 Orchard Egg Hunt, at Fairmount Fruit Farm. Ticketed event. Tickets include hayride, animals, pictures with the Easter Bunny, and more! Choose your time slot and purchase tickets to save your spot - this is a popular event that sells out!$20 per child. Select Fairmount for information and tickets. Fairmount Fruit Farm, 885 Lincoln St.
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Saturday, March 23, open 10:00am to 1:00pm
Franklin Historical Museum
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10:00am to 12:00pm, The Easter Bunny will make a kid-friendly appearance on the "front porch of the Museum
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Beyond the Palmer Method, 11:00am to 12:30pm. Learn about Calligraphy. Learn about this useful artform and get an introduction to creating calligraphy. Meet our resident expert in penmanship, cursive writing methods, and calligraphy, Krishna Swain!
Select Museum for information. The Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street.
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Saturday March 23, 11:00am to 3:00pm, Master Plan Open House, sponsored by the Master Plan Update Committee, at Dean College, Alumni Memorial Hall. This is an opportunity to become involved with this visionary plan for Franklin. Select Plan for more information. Use 60 School Street entrance for Alumni Memorial Hall, Dean College.
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Saturday, March 23, 1:00pm, Kids Paint Party at Franklin Public Library. SOLD OUT. Select Library for other activities. Public Library is ocated at 118 Main St.
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Saturday March 23, 3:00pm to 4:45pm, Jessica Lepe Author Event!! At Escape into Fiction bookstore. Come in to meet Author, Jessica Lepe, an author from the area, as she celebrates her newly published book Flirty Little Secret!! Select bookstore for information. Located at 10 Main Street.
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Saturday, March 23, 6:00 pm, Silent Saturday at Franklin Historical Museum ... Cinema 80 Silent Saturday, "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari".Caligari is the first great film in the horror canon, and an excellent specimen of German Expressionism, with warped images and warped characters that hypnotized Weimar Germany.The Silent Saturday films are presented by Chris. Leverone, a videographer and graphics artist from Franklin, who has directed promotional and fundraising videos, and is currently a producer at Franklin TV. He developed this program of films in cooperation with the Franklin Senior Center. FREE. Select Museum for more information about the Historical Museum. Located at 80 West Central Street.
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Saturday, March 23, 7:00pm (Cast A), Ballet Franklin presents Cinderella at THE BLACK BOX. Ticketed event. Select Ballet for ticket purchase and information. THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street.
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Saturday, March 23, 7:30pm, Choreographers' Concert at Dean College. SOLD OUT. Select Dean for other dance/theater events.
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Sunday, March 24, Spring Bulb Planter Workshop at Night Owl Farm. Select Owl for more information. Night Owl Farm is located at 49 Prospect Street.
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Sunday, March 24, 1:00pm to 4:00pm, Franklin Historical Museum open. Visit exhibits and the gift shop. FREE. Select Museum for more information. The Historical Museum, located at 80 West Central St.
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Sunday, March 24, 1:00pm (Cast B) and 5:00pm (Cast A), Ballet Franklin presents Cinderella at THE BLACK BOX. Ticketed event. Select Ballet for ticket purchase and information. THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street.
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Saturday, March 24, 3:00pm. Come and hear celebrated Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Victor Romanul and his wife, pianist Lisa Romanul, perform a concert for LiveARTS at the First Universalist Society in Franklin. Program will include the music of Mozart, Paganini, Kreisler, and Souza. Ticketed event. Select LiveARTS for information and ticketing. First Universalist Society is located at 262 Chestnut St.
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Monday, March 25, 10:00am to 2:00pm, Yankee Quilters Quilt Guild Charity Sewing at Emma's Quilt Cupboard. Most Mondays the Yankee Quilters Quilt Guild will be meeting at the shop to work on charity quilts for local organization that are in need. Select Emma's for information. Emma's Quilt Cupboard, 319 E. Central St.
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Monday, March 25, 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Learn to stay safe in this one-night Self-Defense for Women and Teens Class from Lifelong Community Learning. Your instructor will be a 4th degree Tae Kwon Do black belt for this important class. Choose Self-Defense for details. Location: Helen Keller Elementary, 500 Lincoln St.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2:30pm, Rainbow Café at Franklin Senior Center. Select Senior for information about this an other activities. Located 10 Daniel McCahill St.
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Tuesday, March 26, 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Trivia Night, Raillery Public House. Come join us every Tuesday night for trivia! Great food, great drinks, fun with your friends and prizes, what else could you ask for? Select Raillery for information about this restaurant. Located 280 Franklin Village Dr.
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Wednesday, March 27, 5:30pm Kenyatta Berry, has agreed to share her journey and insight with Dean College and the Franklin community as part of Women's History Month. The presentation takes place at Dean College in the Trophy Room, Memorial Hall. Kenyatta Berry has co-hosted 2 television shows on PBS, hosted podcasts (https://firesidechat.com/kenyattaberry) and (https://www.audible.com/.../Conversations-with.../B08K57MK4J), authored a book and contributed to numerous research projects, including the 1619 project. Kenyatta has a professional background in the law and technology but became a full-time genealogist more than a decade ago after she had been researching genealogy for years while holding down a full-time job in another field.
As an entrepreneur, genealogist, attorney, author, podcaster, television host, lawyer and tech expert, Kenyatta has a broad scope of expertise to share. FREE. All Welcome.
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Wednesday, March 27, Show starts at 7:30pm, Stand Up Comedy Show at GlenPharmer Distillery. The show features Mark Riley, Harrison Stebbins, and Emily Ruskowski. Ticketed Event. Ticket includes your first Cocktail, Beer or Glass of wine. Select GlenPharmer for information about this event and facility, and ticket purchase. GlenPharmer Distillery, 860 West Central Street.
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Thursday, March 28, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Franklin Art Association Opening Reception in the FAA Galery at Escape into Fiction Bookstore, 12 Main Street. Select FAA to learn more about this organization.
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Thursday, March 28, 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Sea Shell Trinket Dishes, workshop at Greco Design. Ticketed event. Make TWO beautiful sea shell trinket dishes at this workshop. We'll be offering light bites and beverages while you work. Select Greco to register and learn more about this shop. Greco Design is located at 2 Main Street.
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Friday, March 29, Party for the Pantry 2024 at GlenPharmer Distillery. SOLD OUT. Please note this is a 21+ event.For more information, visit www.franklinfoodpantry.org/happenings/events. GlenPharmer Distillery is located at 860 W. Central Street in Franklin, MA.
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Mondays, April 1, 8. 22 and 29, 4:00pm to 5:00pm, Elementary After School Afternoon Art Club at Creative Corner Art Studio. Ticketed Event. For ages 6 to 11. Select Art for information and registration. Creative Corner Art Studio is located at 13 Main Street in Depot Plaza.
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Wednesday, April 3, 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Bi-monthly meeting of Newcomers and Friends at Escape into Fiction bookstore. Please join us as we host Franklin’s Town Administrator, Jamie Helen, and Franklin’s School District Superintendent, Lucas Giguere. They’ll be updating us on what’s going on in our town and in our schools. Take advantage of this
great opportunity to get answers firsthand ... bring your questions! Look for us on social media for more information:
https://www.meetup.com/franklin-newcomers-friends/
https://www.facebook.com/FranklinNewcomersFriendsClub. Escape into Fiction, 12 Main St.
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Thursday, April 4, 4:30p to 6:00pm, Cosmic Pizza Party, Room 326A Franklin Municipal Building. Did you know Earth Day is on April 22? Did you also know that Franklin is deciding to celebrate Earth during the entire month of April? If not, now you do! Come join us on April 4 for our Earth month kickoff with a COSMIC CELEBRATION to learn about the centennial solar eclipse, other celestial bodies, and how Earth kicks it with the stars. We'll be making box pinhole projectors to safely view the solar eclipse on April 8. RSVP by March 28 to [email protected].
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Thursday, April 4, 7:00pm, Recognizing Arts and Culture in Franklin at Alumni Memorial Hall, Dean College. Select culture for information. Use 60 School Street entrance for Alumni Memorial Hall on Dean College campus.
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Beginning April 4 through April 7, Pocatello, presented by Dean College. In its regional premiere, the bittersweet comedy POCATELLO will close the 23-24 theatre season at Dean College. Main Stage.
Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in Pocatello – a small, unexceptional American city that is slowly being paved over with strip malls and franchises. But he can’t serve enough soup, salad & breadstick specials to make his hometown feel like home. Against the harsh backdrop of Samuel D. Hunter’s Idaho, this heartbreaking comedy is a cry for connection in an increasingly lonely American landscape. Select Dean for ticket purchase and information.
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Friday, April 5, 7:00pm, Culinary Cabaret at THE BLACK BOX. The 12th annual Culinary Cabaret spotlights this region's outstanding culinary talent, showcasing fine wines, craft beer, delectable spirits, flavorful dishes and mouth-watering desserts! Featuring entertainment by Electric Youth and special guest artists of the Franklin Performing Arts Company. Culinary Cabaret supports Electric Youth 2024! Select Culinary for information and tickets. THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street.
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Four Saturdays, April 6 & 27 and May 4 & 11, times vary, Saturday Art Club at Creative Corner Art Studio. TICKETED EVENT. Ages 6 to 8 and Ages 9 to 11. Different times and different projects. Select Creative for information and registration. Creative Corner Art Studio is located at 13 Main Street, Depot Plaza.
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Saturday, April 6, 7:00pm to 8:30pm. What's Your Story? Inspired by The Moth Radio Hour, the theme of the night is “Surprises.” What’s Your Story? is a family-friendly event hosted by the First Universalist Society in Franklin in our beautiful meetinghouse. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12-18. Tickets can be purchased in advance at FUSF.org/upcoming events. Cash or checks are also accepted. Select Story for information. FUSF is located at 262 Chestnut Street.
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Thursday, April 11, 7:00pm to 10:00pm. Night at the Museum Gala at THE BLACK BOX. The evening includes an online silent auction, exhibits, and fun food and cash bar (one drink ticket included with registration). Attire is Playful Fancy. Select Gala for ticket purchase and information. THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street.
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Wednesday, May 1, Second Annual SAFE Coalition Gala, Lakeview Pavilion. Join us in celebrating the world of recovery! Dinner| Live Auction| Speakers| Keynote Speaker: Rob Ninkovich. Select SAFE for ticket purchase. Lakeview Pavilion, 45 Lakeview Rd., Foxborough, MA.
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Saturday, May 18, Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail Committee and Tri-Valley Front Runners partner on their annual 5K Road Race at the Grove Street Trailhead. Select Race for information and registration.
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Thursday, May 23, Empty Bowls Fundraiser at Franklin High School. Support Franklin Food Pantry. More details to follow. Select Bowls for information. Franklin High School, 218 Oak Street.
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Saturday, June 1, 12:00pm to 6:00pm with a rain date of June 2, Franklin Porchfest !! Musicians and bands of all genres will be performing on porches and patios throughout the Cultural District. https://franklin.porchfest.info
Porchfest is made possible with funds granted from the Mass Cultural Council through the Franklin Cultural District Committee. The Franklin PorchFest Committee is thankful for the support it has received from the Mass Cultural Council, the Franklin Cultural District and the Town of Franklin.
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Partnering with Franklin Matters @https://www.franklinmatters.org sharing information about arts and culture. Visit Franklin Matters for Franklin information.
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Franklin Cultural District Committee
Amy Adams, Katherine Botelho,
Pandora Carlucci, Sue Cass, Patrick Conlan,
John LoPresti, Roberta Trahan
Next meeting 7:00pm. April 11.
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