Friendship Rock Painting - "like ladybugs" - Apr 3

Join the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance as we get ready for the Ladybug Trail Spring Walk.

ladybug at The Rome Restaurant

We will be making friendship rocks painted like ladybugs. We are making them for our friend Pete who owns Pete's Nerd Emporium here in town, where our book clubs are held. 

While painting, we will be discussing the different LGBTQ+ days in April: International Asexuality day which is on April 6th, International Day of Pink which is the second Wednesday in April, and Lesbian Visibility Day which is April 26th.

Thursday, Apr 3 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Franklin TV & Radio Studio, 23 Hutchinson St

LGBTQ Alliance: Join us for our next meeting on February 6th at *6* PM!

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We will be having a movie night.

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance In this newsletter we include an invitation to our next meeting and community events, including our next book club discussion, and include more opportunities to get involved. You Are Invited To Our February Monthly Meeting!   When: February 6th at *6 pm this month*   Where: Franklin TV at 23 Hutchinson St. in Franklin   What: Join us for a movie night! We will be watching  Dumplin' FLA Events LGBTQ+ Book Club on the second Wednesdays of each month! Join us February 12th at 6:30pm at Pete's Nerd Emporium (10 Main St, Franklin) Join us as we read Cinnamon Gardens by Shayam Selvadurai!   You can get your copy at the Franklin Public Library.    "Set among the upper classes in the gracious, repressive and complex world of 1920s Ceylon (Sri Lanka), this evocative novel tells the story of two people who must determine if it is possible to pursue personal happiness without compromising the happiness of others. A young teacher, Annalukshmi, whose splintered family attempts to arrange an appropriate marriage for her, must decide whether the independence she craves will doom her to a life without love and companionship. It is also the story of Balendran who, respectably married, must suppress-or confront-the secret desires for men that threaten to throw his life into chaos. With sensuous atmosphere and vivid prose, this masterfully plotted novel re-creates a world where a beautiful veneer of fragrant gardens and manners hides social, personal, and political issues still relevant today." (goodreads)   We hope you will read with us!  If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.  The newsletter was shortened for publication here. To view the full set of contents, view in your browser -> https://clt1481579.benchurl.com/c/v?e=1958F65&c=169B6B&t=0&l=8D3B5715

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Thursday, January 9, 2025 ???

Thursday, January 9, 2025

• Tree pick up this week on your normal trash day
• Fiber Art Installation (Franklin Public Library) 
• National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter

6:30pm LGBTQ Alliance Monthly Meeting (Franklin TV and Radio 102.9 FM) 

6:30pm Junto Non-Fiction Book Club (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm Cultural District Cmte (Franklin Senior Center)

**   Town Meetings today   **

Municipal Affordable Housing Trust

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 2:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/january_9_2025_meeting_agenda.pdf

Charles River Pollution Control District Meeting

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 3:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/crpcd_meeting_4.pdf

Cultural District Committee Meeting

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 7:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/cdc_agenda_meeting_january_2025.pdf

Conservation Commission Meeting

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 7:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/01-09-25_conservation_agenda.pdf

Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School Board of Trustees Meeting

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 7:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/bfccps_meeting_5.pdf

Franklin Commission on Persons with Disabilities Meeting

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 7:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/disabilities_meeting.pdf

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/upcoming

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Saturday, January 4, 2025 ???

Saturday, January 4

• Fiber Art Installation Franklin Public Library 
• Trash/Recycle delayed one day (normal Friday, gets picked up today)

9:00am Thrifty Threads (Franklin Federated Church)

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free) (Franklin Historical Museum)

10:00am LGBTQ Brunch with Friends (Maks Roast Beef and Breakfast)

2:00pm Craftalong for Adults (Franklin Public Library)

6:30pm Wicked Queer Game Night (Pete's Nerd Emporium)

8:00pm Karaoke (Raillery Public House)

**   NO  Town Meetings today   **

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/upcoming

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance Newsletter - Meeting Dec 6

Join us for our monthly meeting Thursday at Franklin TV!

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance In this newsletter we include an invitation to our next meeting and community events, including our next book club discussion, and include more opportunities to get involved. You Are Invited To Our November Monthly Meeting!   When: December 5th at 6:30 PM   Where: Franklin TV at 23 Hutchinson St. in Franklin   What: Come hang out and help make ornaments for the Franklin Senior Center! Announcing our new Events Coordinator...Rion James (he/they)!   "Rion has lived in Franklin since he was 3. He works at stop and shop filling online shopping orders, but aspires to be a preschool teacher one day. Rion loves to read and write, watch tv, play video games, and cuddle his dog Sonic. He is excited to put our group out more and hopefully bring in more people in the community and allies together."   Join us in welcoming Rion as a new FLA officer! FLA Events Join us for Wicked Queer Game Night!!   When: First Saturdays (December 7th)   Where: Pete's Nerd Emporium at 10 Main St in Franklin   When: 6:30 to 8:30pm LGBTQ+ Book Club on the second Wednesdays of each month! Join us December 11th at 6:30pm at Pete's Nerd Emporium (10 Main St, Franklin) Join us as we read Guapa by Saleem Haddad!   You can get your copy at the Franklin Public Library.    "Set over the course of twenty-four hours,  Guapa follows Rasa, a gay man living in an unnamed Arab country, as he tries to carve out a life for himself in the midst of political and social upheaval. Rasa spends his days translating for Western journalists and pining for the nights when he can sneak his lover, Taymour, into his room. One night Rasa's grandmother—the woman who raised him—catches them in bed together. The following day Rasa is consumed by the search for his best friend Maj, a fiery activist and drag queen star of the underground bar, Guapa, who has been arrested by the police. Ashamed to go home and face his grandmother, and reeling from the potential loss of the three most important people in his life, Rasa roams the city's slums and prisons, the lavish weddings of the country's elite, and the bars where outcasts and intellectuals drink to a long-lost revolution. Each new encounter leads him closer to confronting his own identity, as he revisits his childhood and probes the secrets that haunt his family. As Rasa confronts the simultaneous collapse of political hope and his closest personal relationships, he is forced to discover the roots of his alienation and try to re-emerge into a society that may never accept him. (goodreads)"   We hope you will read with us!  If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.  This newsletter was shortened for publication here. To view the full set of content -> View this email in your browser

LGBTQ Alliance schedules "FRIENDSGIVING" Friday, Nov 22 at Franklin TV studio

"FRIENDSGIVING" Friday, Nov 22 at Franklin TV studio

"There is no regular meeting this Thursday, because we have something even better planned for this Friday! 

That’s right, it’s FRIENDSGIVING!

We’ll be gathering at the Franklin TV and Radio station at 23 Hutchinson at 6:30.

Feel free to bring a dish to share (please list ingredients in case of allergies) but don’t feel you need to. The best thing you could bring is YOU!"

Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/1MhdyAarKv/

Join us Saturday at 11 AM for our group hike!

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance Franklin LGBTQ Alliance Join us for our first ever group hike and picnic!   When: Saturday 11/9 at 11 AM    Where: DelCarte Conservation Area at 459 Pleasant St in Franklin   What: Join us for a light/short hike at this beautiful local park AND we are providing food for a picnic lunch after at DelCarte! If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.  View this email in your browser