"The pumpkins are growing and the apples are ripe - it’s almost time for Franklin’s 16th annual Harvest Festival.
The festival will take place on Main Street in this Saturday, with a rain date of Sunday.
Attracting about 7,000 people, the festival has been Franklin’s biggest annual event for the past few years. With about 160 vendors, from crafters to restaurants and various other downtown business open for visitors, it’s easy to get acquainted with the locals that create the community, said Lisa Piana, chairperson of the Franklin Downtown Partnership.
The event is combined with Dean Bank’s ‘Dancing on Dean,’ which was created as a collaboration with the Downtown Partnership. Dean Bank has organized to shut down Dean Street in conjunction with the main event."
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| Harvest Festival display at the Downtown Partnership office |
"Downtown is vibrant and culturally adept, but there are still some dark spots.
The alleys and offshoots are still bleak, but soon, according to Franklin Downtown Partnership chairwoman Lisa Piana, these seemingly sparse areas will be filled with local artwork.
On Tuesday, local artist Anthony George stood in the alley next to Rockland Trust Bank, using sealer to lock his newest addition to the downtown art scene into place.
A recent effort by the Downtown Partnership has employed multiple local artists to create murals to cover certain parts of the town’s less palatable spaces. The project has picked up in the past months, but is expected to be at full steam next spring."
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| the mural at Simon's is getting refreshed |
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