Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here! Arts & Culture Symposium and multiple events coming up

MetroWest Arts & Culture Symposium - May 14

Think music, art, drama, dining, shopping, and more … Franklin’s Cultural District offers many options for entertainment. To celebrate our cultural communities, the Franklin Cultural Council is hosting an event in partnership with the Franklin Cultural District called the MetroWest Arts & Culture Symposium on Saturday, May 14 at 9:00 AM at Franklin High School.

Learn more about the event below and register here.

The Franklin Cultural Council hosts this signature cultural event in partnership with the Franklin Cultural District on Saturday, May 14 at 9:00 AM at Franklin High School. Join us for a fantastic morning of discussion, learning and networking!

The symposium features Keynote Speaker Michael Bobbitt, Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council. 

Additionally, participants will choose two breakout clinics to attend:

●   “Building Community Through the Arts” – Kelly Grill, Executive Director, Hopkinton Center for the Arts

●   “Equity and Access in Arts & Culture” – Cheyenne Cohn-Postell, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Mass Cultural Council

●   “Sharing your Arts Identity on Social Media” –  Steve Sherlock, Franklin Matters, Social Media Practitioner

●   “ Festivals and Community Celebrations  ” - Timothea Pham, Program Officer, Community Initiatives, Mass Cultural Council                  

Lunch will be provided by Birchwood Bakery in Franklin, MA.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metrowest-arts-culture-symposium-tickets-270070025717)!

 

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In addition to this exciting event, we have many events coming up at the end of April and throughout May. Here is the Arts Happen Here section for you to plan your weeks ahead! 

FRANKLIN | ARTS HAPPEN HERE | UPCOMING EVENTS

* Friday, April 29 at 5:30 PM

FHS National Arts Honor Society hosts the “Night of Arts Around the World” 

Free, kid friendly, and open to the public at Franklin High School.

 

* Friday, April 29 at 7:30 PM  

Electric Youth with special guests Future Shock! 

Offering high-powered family entertainment with music for all ages! Backed by an eight-piece band of world-class musicians, EY delivers high-energy music, including contemporary pop, classic rock and country hits. 

At THE BLACK BOX

* Saturday, April 30 at 3:00 PM

Letters from Red Farm: The Untold Story of the Friendship between Helen Keller and Journalist Joseph Edgar Chamberlin with Author Elizabeth Emerson  at the Franklin Public Library

* Sunday, May 1 at 3:00 PM         

Broadway in Franklin 

The magic of 42md Street comes to Boston’s MetroWest suburbs as stars and students share the stage! At THE BLACK BOX

* Friday, May 6 at 8:00 PM    

T.3   

THE BLACK BOX presents viral a cappella sensation T.3! T.3 is a New York based vocal group composed of Liam Fennecken (School of Rock), Jim Hogan (Waitress) and Brendan Jacob Smith (The Simon & Garfunkel Story).

* Friday, May 20 at 7:30 PM

Fair, Yates, Betschart & McCrossan 

50^th Anniversary   

For this 50^th Anniversary night at THE BLACK BOX, they will present some guests from the early years and cover a vast eclectic mix of classic and modern rock spanning five decades. It’s an event not to be missed …

Tickets for events at THE BLACK BOX can be purchased online    https://www.theblackboxonline.com/   or by calling the box office (508) 528-3370

Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here!