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What's happening at the Senior Center this week? |
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Here’s what’s happening this week at the Franklin Senior Center! #franklinma #seniorcenter #whatshappening #spring
What's happening at the Senior Center this week? |
What is going on with .... ?What happened to ....?How come .... ?
Join Steve Sherlock, Franklin Matters & Franklin Public Radio Community Information Director (volunteer), for an informal and informative Q&A session.
What is the session about?
• Steve provides some updates on what's happened in the past month in the first 10-15 minutes, then opens the floor to answer whatever questions you have
Steve will also be interested to find out what you think should be on the "watch list" for 2024?
When: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Where: Franklin Senior Center (2nd floor conf room) and via Zoom
Get your Franklin questions answered, in person or remotely - March 20 at 11 AM |
"This is where your adventure begins. There is lots to do, new friends to be made and things to experience.
Join us at the #franklinseniorcenter this week!"
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The Senior Connection Newsletter for March 2024 |
Hello!
Here is Franklin Senior Center's March 2024 Senior Connection Newsletter. Take a look at all the fun programs to keep you active, social, and engaged!
Start registering for programs on Friday, March 1st by coming in to the Senior Center or giving us a call!
Happy March :)
-Your Franklin Senior Center Family
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Kim Gorrasi will be the featured artist at the March 6 Franklin Art Association meeting. Meetings begin at 6:30 and are held at the Franklin Senior Center. All are welcome. In her demonstration, Kim will guide us through the fundamentals of portrait painting. She is well known in her field of portrait painting and has exhibited widely. More information may be found at www.kimgorassi.com.
Kim Gorrasi |
Kim Gorrasi’s portrait commissions reside in the collections of Harvard University, Bentley University and The Players Club of New York. She recently held the first-ever live portrait painting demonstration at the Boston Athenæum on Beacon Hill. Her portrait, Lois & Gingerella, was granted a Finalist award in the 2023 Portrait Society of America Members Only Portrait Competition.
Gorrasi received her training at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy and the New York Academy of Art Graduate School of Figurative Art in Manhattan. She earned her BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art in her native Boston, where she later became an instructor and lecturer. She has continued her studies at The Art Students League of New York under the instruction and mentorship of renowned portraitist and fine artist Everett Raymond Kinstler, painter of two official U.S. presidential White House portraits.
Kim Gorrasi portrait of Shandra in stages and finish |
Her work has been represented nationally by such galleries as Richland Fine Art in Nashville, Metropolitan Gallery in Washington, D.C., Newbury Fine Arts in Boston and Meyer Gallery in Santa Fe. In New York City, she has exhibited at the Salmagundi Club’s historic brownstone and the Museum of American Illustration. She has also shown her work at the Florence Griswold Museum in Lyme, CT and the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA.
Gorrasi is an Artist Member of Boston’s Copley Society of Art, where she has served as past Membership Committee member, exhibition curator, workshop instructor and live portrait painting demonstrator. She is also a member of the Portrait Society of America and the Salmagundi Club in Manhattan. She has served as exhibition juror for the Society of Illustrators, New York, whose prestigious annual of American illustration, Illustrators 41, features Gorrasi’s work. Her work has appeared in International Artist Magazine and The Boston Globe.
"Please join us at the Franklin Senior Center tomorrow, Wednesday, February 28 at 4:30 PM for a Film Screening.
Join us for a screening of five short local history documentaries produced and edited by Dean College students in an innovative digital history course overseen by Prof. of History David Dennis in collaboration with Prof. of Communication, Gregg Seibert. Each film runs 5-8 minutes. Students will be at the screening to answer questions.
Sponsored by Dean College’s Humanities in Action initiative."
Dean Student's Film screening at the Senior Center, Weds Feb 28 at 4:30 PM |
"Looking for something to do this week? We’ve got tons going on at the Franklin Senior Center!"
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Franklin Senior Center highlighted events for the last week for February 2024 |
Friday, February 23
7:00pm Good Thomas (live music)
Saturday, February 24
9:00am Fallen Hero Recognition: David Laughlan III - WWII (Veterans Memorial Walkway - Town Common)
10:00am Girl Scout cookies (Stop & Shop)
10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
6:00pm Cinema 80: "The Freshman" (Franklin Historical Museum)
7:00pm Jamie Barrett (live music)
Sunday, February 25
8:00am Girl Scout cookies (Dunkin, King St)
11:00am Girl Scout cookies (Learning Express)
1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
Tuesday, February 27
2:30pm Rainbow Café (Franklin Senior Center)
7:00pm Trivia Night (Railery Public House)
Wednesday, February 28
7:30pm She Loves Me (ticketed event) (Dean College)
Thursday, February 29
7:30pm She Loves Me (ticketed event) (Dean College)
Franklin's Event Outlook: February 23, 2023 to February 29, 2024 |
■ Identifying the needs of this population and creating programs that meet those needs.■ Offering the knowledge, tools and opportunities to promote mental, social and physical well-being.■ Advocating for relevant programs and services in our community.■ Serving as a community focal point for aging issues and as a liaison to local, state, and Federal resources for older adults.
Annual Report Franklin Senior Center (COA): FY 2023 Report |
Franklin's Event Outlook: February 16, 2023 to February 22, 2024 |
Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more.
Franklin's Event Outlook: February 9, 2023 to February 15, 2024 |