Franklin Cultural District: Tricky Trivia, Electric Youth, Best Buddies, 2nd Sunday Speaker & more as #artshappenhere

Wednesday, January 10

1:00pm Senior Scribblers (writing group) (Franklin Senior Center)

Thursday, January 11

6:30pm Tricky Trivia (Franklin Public Library)

Friday, January 12

7:30pm Electric Youth Debut Concert (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)

Electric Youth

Saturday, January 13

9:00am KoC Free Throw Tournament  (Hockomock YMCA)

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

10:00am Train Town Franklin; Part 2 (Franklin Historical Museum)

2:30pm FHS Best Buddies fund raiser basketball game (Franklin High School)

8:00pm Joe Jencks (live music) (ticketed event) (Circle of Friends Coffeehouse)

Sunday, January 14

1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

1:00pm Train Town Franklin; Part 2 (Franklin Historical Museum)

1:15pm Second Sunday Speaker  (Franklin Historical Museum)

Monday, January 15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 16

7:30pm - Voice of Franklin, part of Toastmasters International (Franklin TV Studio)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Visit the Cultural District page ->  https://www.franklinculture.org/

Find the full Community event calendar   https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

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 Library calendar of events ->    http://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/F/FRANKLIN/ekp.cfm?curOrg=FRANKLIN&curMode=LOGOUT&curHelp=&woof&CFID=23662954&CFTOKEN=d411d9e119c07574-BBA36F88-D4AE-528A-5350C00C60ACA17E

The Senior Center calendar of events -> https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/month/39/2023-12

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!

Franklin Cultural District: Library events daily, labyrinth walk, & more lead to New Year as #artshappenhere

Wednesday, December 27

6:30am Trash-Recycle Pickup delayed 1 day this week

8:00am Gingerbread Character Scavenger Hunt!  (Franklin Public Library)

10:30am Music at the Blissful! A Fun Family Concert!  (Franklin Public Library)

6:00pm Buildwave Family Night!  (Franklin Public Library)

Thursday, December 28

6:30am Trash-Recycle Pickup delayed 1 day this week

8:00am Gingerbread Character Scavenger Hunt!  (Franklin Public Library)

10:30am Interactive Puppet Storytime!  (Franklin Public Library)

6:00pm Open Mic Night (67 Degrees Brewing)

Friday, December 29

6:30am Trash-Recycle Pickup delayed 1 day this week

8:00am Gingerbread Character Scavenger Hunt!  (Franklin Public Library)

11:00am Noon Year's Eve Party!  (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm Comedy Show (ticketed event) (3 Restaurant)

Train Town Franklin; Part 2

Saturday, December 30

6:30am Trash-Recycle Pickup delayed 1 day this week

8:00am Gingerbread Character Scavenger Hunt! (Franklin Public Library)

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

10:00am Train Town Franklin; Part 2 (Franklin Historical Museum)

Sunday, December 31 = New Year's Eve

5:00pm Labyrinth Walk (First Universalist Society of Franklin)

Monday, January 1, 2024 = New Year's Day

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

7:30pm Voice of Franklin, part of Toastmasters International (Franklin TV Studio)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Visit the Cultural District page ->  https://www.franklinculture.org/

Find the full Community event calendar   https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

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 Library calendar of events ->    http://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/F/FRANKLIN/ekp.cfm?curOrg=FRANKLIN&curMode=LOGOUT&curHelp=&woof&CFID=23662954&CFTOKEN=d411d9e119c07574-BBA36F88-D4AE-528A-5350C00C60ACA17E

The Senior Center calendar of events -> https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/month/39/2023-12

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!

Franklin Cultural District: Yankee Swap, Girl Scout Cookies, Humbug!, Train Town 2 & more as #artshappenhere

Wednesday, December 13

7:00pm Franklin Newcomers and Friends Club (Yankee Swap) (Escape Into Fiction)

7:00pm St Mary's Women's Faith Formation Group (St Mary's)

Thursday, December 14

4:30pm Winter Wonderland (Franklin Senior Center)

Winter Wonderland

5:00pm Local Vendor Holiday Event (Birchwood Bakery)

6:00pm Annie Sullivan Middle Sch Concert (Horace Mann Middle Sch)

7:00pm Brian Cabral (live music) (Raillery Public House)

Friday, December 15

6:00pm Backyard Swagger (live music) (67 Degrees Brewing)

7:00pm Box Groove (live music) (Raillery Public House)

Saturday, December 16

8:30am Girl Scout Cookie Sale (outside US Post Office Main St)

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

10:00am Train Town Franklin; Part 2 (Franklin Historical Museum)

4:00pm Laura May (live music) (67 Degrees Brewing)

7:30pm Humbug! (ticketed event) (Franklin High School)

Sunday, December 17

7:30am All you can eat Breakfast (Franklin Rod & Gun Club)

11:00am Girl Scout Cookie Sale (outside Learning Express)

1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

1:00pm Train Town Franklin; Part 2 (Franklin Historical Museum)

2:00pm Humbug! (ticketed event) (Franklin High School)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Visit the Cultural District page ->  https://www.franklinculture.org/

Find the full Community event calendar   https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

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!

OnTrack - The Growing Miniature World of 1932 Franklin at Franklin Historical Museum

For the past two years, Scott Mason, a professional creator of miniature models and dioramas and a member of the Franklin Historical Commission, has been gradually creating the world of 1932 Franklin, centered on the historic depot that still sits at the heart of the town, just off of Depot Street.  

The original model, measuring about eight feet long and including the depot, coal company, piano factory building, and much more, was displayed last December and January. This year it is back, joined by a newly created model of the Thomson Press factory (current location of Station 117) and the railroad ‘roundhouse’, both located about a quarter mile to the east of the depot. Together they provide a mesmerizing window into the Franklin of nearly a century ago.

This miniature world exhibit, fascinating to young and old alike, will be on display until mid-January during the museum’s normal operating hours, Saturdays 10-1 and Sundays 1-4. 

Photo album of some of the view for the new section displayed as of Dec 2, 2023 ->    https://photos.app.goo.gl/XmDcRiygct5kg6Vh7

You can listen to Scott and I talk about the Train Town exhibit and how it came together in this episode ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/12/scott-mason-talks-about-train-town.html

loading off the spur to the Thompson Press

Franklin Cultural District: school concerts, dance performances, comedy, Train Town, cookie walk, & more as #artshappenshere

Wednesday, December 6

10:00am Veterans Coffee Social (Franklin Senior Center)

1:00pm Senior Scribblers (writing group) (Franklin Senior Center)

6:00pm Horace Mann Middle Sch Concert (Horace Mann Middle School)

6:30pm Franklin Art Association (Franklin Senior Center)

Thursday, December 7

Faculty Dance Works

6:00pm Open Mic (67 Degrees Brewery)

6:30pm Franklin LGBTQ Alliance - monthly meeting (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm Faculty Dance Works (ticketed event) (Dean College)

7:00pm FHS Chorus & Orchestra Concert (Franklin High School)

Friday, December 8

1:00pm Library Book Sale (Franklin Public Library)

6:00pm Matt Zajac (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

7:00pm Faculty Dance Works (ticketed event) (Dean College)

Saturday, December 9

Holiday Cookie Walk

9:00am Library Book Sale (Franklin Public Library)

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

10:00am FUSF Holiday Cookie Walk (262 Chestnut St)

10:00am Train Town Franklin; Part 2 (Franklin Historical Museum)

10:00am RISE Up - social gathering (Franklin TV Studio)

1:00pm Library "Books by the Bag Sale" (Franklin Public Library)

6:00pm Yatra Band (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)

7:00pm SMILE FRANKLIN, MA - A Stand-Up Comedy Residency (Box Seats)

8:00pm The Rescignos: Franklincense (THE BLACK BOX)

Sunday, December 10

1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free) (Franklin Historical Museum)

Train Town Franklin; Part 2

1:00pm Train Town Franklin; Part 2 (Franklin Historical Museum)

1:15pm Second Sunday Speaker (Franklin Historical Museum)

Tuesday, December 12

7:00pm FBRTC Meeting (67 Degrees Brewery)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Visit the Cultural District page ->  https://www.franklinculture.org/

Find the full Community event calendar   https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

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!

Downtown Franklin’s Model Railway Returns - “Train Town Franklin; Part 2"

Revisit the Downtown Franklin circa 1932 Railroad exhibit again this December at the Franklin Historical Museum. 

Model train fans, historians and children of all ages will marvel at the detail presented in the exhibit again this year. Historical Commission Member and model railway enthusiast, Scott Mason, has added to last year’s spectacular diorama. The new addition, expanding on the original model of the train station and coal house, reaches further East along the tracks from the station and concentrates on the Thomson Press Building and the New Haven Locomotive Roundhouse. Recreated in minute detail, both buildings and surrounding scenery are laid out in perfect proportion.

Both buildings, originally built circa 1880, are created in exquisite detail in model railway HO Scale, 1.87, (3.5 mm to 1 foot). The Thomson Press Building, originally built as the Snow, Bassett & Co Straw Hat Mfg and later known as the Goulding Manufacturing building, employed generations of Franklin mill workers. The Roundhouse was built with funds from the Hayward Family. 

Mr. Hayward had so many millworkers traveling to Franklin by train that he knew a locomotive roundhouse would be essential to keep the trains running during the harsh winter months. Trains moved forward and backward across their East/West routes. In the winter months, train operations were shut down if the weather became too intense. By building the roundhouse, the trains could be turned around, and travel in a forward direction along their routes. The roundhouse ensured Mr. Hayward’s and many other mill owners employees could make the trip to Franklin, and to work, year round.

If you saw the exhibit last year, you won’t want to miss ‘round 2’. And if by chance you missed last year’s inaugural debut, you’ll want to visit and experience the awe of this tremendous display.

The exhibit opens Saturday, December 2 and runs through the month of December and early January. The museum is open weekends 10AM-1PM on Saturdays and 1:00PM-4:00PM on Sundays. Admission is always Free.     

When visiting the museum this holiday season, please consider donating a non-perishable item for the Franklin Food Pantry. 

• You can view the photos of last year's exhibit that I have taken in my visits  https://photos.app.goo.gl/63swENWgBkK4xMrh8

Downtown Franklin’s Model Railway Returns - “Train Town Franklin; Part 2"