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Saturday, May 27, 2023
"The Cellar" by 67 Degrees Brewing Readies for the Summer at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets
Monday, May 8, 2023
Fundraiser at La Cantina Winery, May 18 for Nick Gaspar & family
Fundraiser for Nick Gaspar hosted by Franklin Lacrosse on May 18 at La Cantina Winery.
Tickets available at the door. Food truck and live music.
Fundraiser at La Cantina Winery, May 18 for Nick Gaspar & family |
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Drink Responsibly: La Cantina Winery (video)
Drink Responsibly: La Cantina Winery (video) |
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Franklin Cultural District: dance & concerts, listening tour & poetry, Electric Youth & Future Shock as #artshappenhere
Wednesday, April 26
1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group) (Franklin TV Studio - recording session)
7:00pm - Critical Conversations (student voices) (Franklin School District at FHS)
7:00pm - Executive Function Strategies Workshop (Virtual) (Franklin SEPAC)
7:00pm - Library Book Club - "The Plot" (Franklin Public Library)
dance performances |
10:00am - Writer's Quiet Space (Escape Into Fiction)
5:00pm - FHS Softball Boosters Fund Raiser (Pretty is Pink)
6:00pm - Open Mic Night (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)
7:30pm - Dean Dance Company (Ticketed performance) (Dean College Main Stage)
Friday, April 28
9:00am - Arts & Culture Listening Tour - Session 2 (Franklin Public Library)
6:00pm - Northeast Groove (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)
7:30pm - Dean Dance Company (Ticketed performance) (Dean College Main Stage)
Saturday, April 29
10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
favorite poem project |
12:00pm - Favorite Poem Project (Franklin Public Library)
2:00pm - Dean Dance Company (Ticketed performance) (Dean College Main Stage)
6:00pm - Corner 2 Corner (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)
7:30pm - Dean Dance Company (Ticketed performance) (Dean College Main Stage)
7:30pm - Electric Youth 2023 (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)
8:00pm - John Gorka (ticketed event, masks required) (Circle of Friends Coffeehouse)
Sunday, April 30
1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
2:00pm - Dean Dance Company (Ticketed performance) (Dean College Main Stage)
If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication: https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6
The Town meeting calendar is found https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26
Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here! |
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Franklin, MA: Town Council Agenda for April 26, 2023 meeting
a. This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon Channel 29. This meeting may be recorded by others.b. Chair to identify members participating remotely.
a. Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to three minutes on a matter that is not on the agenda. The Council will not engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments. The Town Council will give remarks appropriate consideration and may ask the Town Administrator to review the matter.
a. Transfer of Section 15 Wine and Malt Beverages Package Store License and Approval of Parth Patel as the Manager - Marlboro Food, Inc. d/b/a 7-Eleven 37380B, Located at 664 Union St.https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/6a._1_-_7-eleven_legal_ad_application_redacted.pdfi. See 7: License Transactions (a) below
a. Transfer of Section 15 Wine and Malt Beverages Package Store License and Approval of Parth Patel as the Manager - Marlboro Food, Inc. d/b/a 7-Eleven, Located at 664 Union St.https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/7a._1_license_transaction_-_7-eleven_transfer_of_section_15.pdfb. Robert Vozzella / La Cantina Winery - Farmer-Winery, Farmer’s Market Licensehttps://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/7b._license_transaction_-_la_cantina.pdf
a. Discussion: Open Space & Recreation Plan Update - Breeka Li Goodlander, Conservation Agent and Natural Resources Managerhttps://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/8a._1_-_memo_-_osrp_presentation_.pdfb. Discussion: Display of Flags on Town Flagpoles or Propertyhttps://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/8b._flags_0.pdf
a. Capital Budget Subcommitteeb. Economic Development Subcommitteec. Budget Subcommitteed. GATRA Advisory Board
Franklin, MA: Town Council Agenda for April 26, 2023 meeting |
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Franklin Cultural District: #artshappenhere St Patrick's, theater performances, book sale & more
Wednesday, March 15
12:00pm - Historical Sites of Massachusetts Series - Boston African American National Historic Site (virtual event) (Franklin Public Library)
1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group) (Franklin TV Studio)
7:00pm - Navigating College Admissions in 2023 (virtual event) (Franklin Public Library)
Franklin Senior Center |
Thursday, March 16
8:30am - Town Council Office Hours (Franklin Senior Center)
10:00am - Writer's Quiet Space (Escape Into Fiction)
7:00pm - St. Patrick's Day Paint Night (67 Degrees Brewery)
Friday, March 17 - St. Patrick's Day
8:00am - FDP Networking Breakfast (Dean College Campus Dining Center)
1:00pm - Book Sale (Franklin Public Library)
Franklin Public Library
5:00pm - Nick & Emily (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
7:00pm - FHSTC performs "Lord of the Flies" (ticketed event) (Franklin High School)
7:30pm - Something Rotten! (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)
Saturday, March 18
9:00am - Book sale (Franklin Public Library)
10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
10:15am - “Let’s paint together!!" (Franklin Art Assoc.) (Escape Into Fiction)
1:00pm - Bag sale (Franklin Public Library)
5:30pm - Untapped Potential (67 Degrees Brewery)
7:30pm - Something Rotten! (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)
7:30pm - The Collaboration Show (ticketed event) (Dean College)
Something Rotten! |
Sunday, March 19
7:30am - All you can eat Breakfast (Franklin Rod & Gun Club)
1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
2:00pm - Something Rotten! (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)
Tuesday, March 21
12:00pm - THE BLACK BOX Blood Drive (THE BLACK BOX)
6:00pm - Dean Neighborhood Alliance (Dean College)
6:00pm - March Book Club The Mystery of Mrs. Christie! (Escape Into Fiction)
If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication: https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6
The Town meeting calendar is found https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26
Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here! |
Thursday, March 9, 2023
La Cantina Winery hosts Cousins Maine Lobster food truck - Saturday, Mar 11
What’s better than Lobster and Wine?
Join us this Saturday 3/11 at 12:00 - 7:00 PM
#cousinsmainelobster #lacantinawinery #wine #lobter #saturdayvibes
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Talking wine & small business with Bob Vozzella of La Cantina Winery (audio)
FM #928 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 928 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my introductory conversation with Bob Vozzella of La Cantina Winery. We had our conversation in person in the office of his ‘day job’ in the industrial park along Grove St.
Topics for this session
The growth of La Cantina from a wine school
Experience during COVID
Farmers Market tasting
The wine making process, differences between a white and a red
Expansion plans
The conversation runs about 40 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Bob Vozzella. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-928-lacantina-winery-bob-vozzella-01-17-23
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La Cantina Winery -> https://lacantinawinery.com/
Bob Vozzella’s LinkedIn profile -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-vozzella-9a878a3a/
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Saturday, January 14, 2023
La Cantina Winery schedule, maybe no live music but good wine!
Sunday, December 18, 2022
The Fourtet - at La Cantina, Sunday, Dec 18 (rescheduled from Friday due to the rain!)
"Excited to end the patio season with The Fourtet. Join us in our heated tentFriday 12/16Sunday, Dec 18 for an amazing performance." (rescheduled due to the rain on Friday)
Thursday, December 15, 2022
The Fourtet - at La Cantina, Friday, Dec 16
"Excited to end the patio season with The Fourtet. Join us in our heated tent Friday 12/16 for an amazing performance."
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Franklin Cultural District: Tis the season for concerts, winter farmers market, paint night, wreath night, breakfast with Santa, and so much more ...
Wednesday, December 14
7:00pm - Franklin Newcomers & Friends annual Yankee Swap (Escape Into Fiction)
Thursday, December 15
4:30pm - Winter Wonderland (Franklin Senior Center)
6:00pm - Kendo (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
6:30pm - Holiday Wreath Workshop (sold out) (67 Degrees Brewery)
7:00pm - An Introduction to Hanukkah (Franklin Public Library)
Friday, December 16
9:00am - Breakfast with Santa (2 sittings) (Franklin Recreation Gym)
5:30pm - David Rak (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)
6:00pm - The Fourtet (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
7:00pm - Holiday Paint Night (registration req’d) (67 Degrees Brewery)
Saturday, December 17
10:00am - Winter Farmers Market (Fairmount Fruit Farm)
10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
3:00pm - Holiday Concert from NoteAble Blend (Franklin Public Library)
5:30pm - Wildcat O'Halloran (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)
7:30pm - 'Tis the Season! (ticketed event) (Franklin High School)
Sunday, December 18
1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
2:00pm - 'Tis the Season! (ticketed event) (Franklin High School)
Monday, December 19
6:00pm - The String School of Franklin Concert (grades 3-12) (Horace Mann Middle School)
Tuesday, December 20
6:00pm - The Band School of Franklin Concert (grades 4-9) (Horace Mann Middle School)
The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)
If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication: https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6
The Town meeting calendar is found https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26
Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here! |