ArtWALK Continues today along with HMEA's IncredABLE Day & Care for Ukraine

Sunday, June 12 

Downtown StoryWalk!

10:00am - HMEA's incredABLE Day 2022 (King St Memorial Field) https://www.hmea.org/incredABLEday/

12:00pm - Disc Golf Tournament (Dacey Field)

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

1:15pm - ArtWALK: 150 Year History of the Franklin Fire Department (Historical Museum)

2:00pm - ArtWALK: FPAC presents "Sweeney Todd" (THE BLACK BOX  ticketed event) https://www.theblackboxonline.com/events.php?id=1570

2:00pm - ArtWALK: local authors books for sale  (Escape Into Fiction)

3:00pm - LiveARTS String Quartet Concert (FUSF, 262 Chestnut St - ticketed event) https://www.liveartsma.org/events/livearts-string-quartet-2

5:00pm - Care for Ukraine (Town Common)

HMEA's incredABLE Day 2022

Support for Ukraine - Sunday, June 12 - 5 PM

ArtWALK Continues today

ArtWALK events and FHS Playoffs on tap for today's schedule

In addition to the ArtWALK events today, there is also a sporting option. The FHS teams are scheduled for home playoff games.

ArtWALK events

Saturday, June 11 

Downtown StoryWalk!

9:30am - St Mary's Women's Faith Formation (St. Mary Church, lower level)

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

10:30am - ArtWALK: Josh Funk and Kelly Light, story time and art (Escape Into Fiction)

10:30am - ArtWALK: LiveARTS performs (Historical Museum)

1:00pm - ArtWALK: Ammaya Dance and Drum (Town Common)

1:00pm - ArtWALK: Kids Painting Class (Expressions Enrichment - registration required)

2:00pm - The One Act Play That Goes Wrong (Franklin High School - ticketed event)

3:00pm - BANG BOOM BURN: Explosive True Crime Gun, Bombing, and Arson Cases from a Federal Agent’s Career with Author Wayne Miller (Franklin Library)

FHS Panthers

7:30pm - ArtWALK: FPAC presents "Sweeney Todd"  (THE BLACK BOX  ticketed event)

FHS Playoff games

• Boys Lax at 3:00pm
• Girls Lax at 6:00pm
• Baseball at 7:00pm

ALL TICKETS MUST be purchased on GoFan

• GOFAN Ticket Website -> https://gofan.co/app/school/MA14576

Franklin's Event Outlook: June 10, 2022 to June 16, 2022

June is a busy month for Franklin with so many choices of indoor and outdoor activities. This weekend in particular kicks off the action with the Strawberry Stroll and ArtWALK. Something for everyone as #artshappenhere!

Friday, June 10 

Downtown StoryWalk!

2:00pm - Farmers Market (Town Common)

4:00pm - ArtWALK: Franklin Art Association Gallery (Escape Into Fiction)

4:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (Always free)

4:00pm - ArtWALK: Franklin Library StoryWalk, "Show the World!" (Main Street store windows)

4:00pm - Strawberry Stroll presented by Franklin Downtown Partnership (downtown Franklin)

4:00pm - Dom DeBaggis performs (Birchwood Bakery patio)

4:00pm - Smokey the Bear & 1949 ladder truck (downtown fire station)

4:30pm - 'Dancing on Dean' featuring Scott Brown and the Diplomats (corner Dean/Main Sts)

6:00pm - ArtWALK: FDP Ladybug Trail unveiled (dancing stage)

6:15pm - Heath Nesbitt performs (Birchwood Bakery patio)

7:00pm - The One Act Play That Goes Wrong (Franklin High School - ticketed event)

7:30pm - ArtWALK: FPAC presents "Sweeney Todd"  (THE BLACK BOX - ticketed event)

Saturday, June 11 

Downtown StoryWalk!

9:30am - St Mary's Women's Faith Formation (St. Mary Church, lower level)

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

10:30am - ArtWALK: Josh Funk and Kelly Light, story time and art (Escape Into Fiction)

10:30am - ArtWALK: LiveARTS performs (Historical Museum)

1:00pm - ArtWALK: Ammaya Dance and Drum (Town Common)

1:00pm - ArtWALK: Kids Painting Class (Expressions Enrichment - registration required)

2:00pm - The One Act Play That Goes Wrong (Franklin High School - ticketed event)

3:00pm - BANG BOOM BURN: Explosive True Crime Gun, Bombing, and Arson Cases from a Federal Agent’s Career with Author Wayne Miller (Franklin Library)

7:30pm - ArtWALK: FPAC presents "Sweeney Todd"  (THE BLACK BOX  ticketed event)

Sunday, June 12 

Downtown StoryWalk!

10:00am - HMEA's incredABLE Day 2022 (King St Memorial Field)

12:00pm - Disc Golf Tournament (Dacey Field)

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

1:15pm - ArtWALK: 150 Year History of the Franklin Fire Department (Historical Museum)

2:00pm - ArtWALK: FPAC presents "Sweeney Todd" (THE BLACK BOX  ticketed event)

2:00pm - ArtWALK: local authors books for sale  (Escape Into Fiction)

3:00pm - LiveARTS String Quartet Concert (FUSF, 262 Chestnut St - ticketed event)

5:00pm - Care for Ukraine (Town Common)

Tuesday, June 14

Downtown StoryWalk!

7:00pm - Herb Gardening with Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens (Franklin Library)

Wednesday, June 15

Downtown StoryWalk!

11:00am - Franklin Matters Q&A (hybrid)

Thursday, June 16

Downtown StoryWalk!

8:30am - Town Council Office Hours (Senior Center cafeteria)

7:00pm - 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node (virtual meeting)

Find the full 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

Community Calendar

Shop for Christmas in June? Why not, it is the new Ladybug ornament!

This year's Christmas Ornament is available at the Franklin Historical Museum Gift Shop. In keeping with the popular Ladybug theme, the ornament is adorned with adorable ladybugs just in time for the Ladybug Trail dedication. 

The museum will be open special hours Friday June 10th for the annual Strawberry Stroll 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM and Sunday 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Come in and be one of the first to own this beautiful ornament. 

The museum gift shop is run by the Friends of the Franklin Historical Museum. 

Shop for Christmas in June? Why not, it is the new Ladybug ornament!

Recall that the Historical Museum will host a LiveARTS concert Saturday morning and the Second Sunday Speaker Series on Sunday as part of the weekend ArtWALK activities!  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/06/franklin-cultural-district-artwalk.html

Franklin Cultural District - ArtWALK & Strawberry Stroll (through June 15) #artshappenhere

The Franklin Cultural District outlook for events through June 15 continue the theme of #ArtsHappeningHere. The Downtown Partnership's Strawberry Stroll and the Cultural District's ArtWalk fill the weekend with a variety of events in and around downtown and District as shown in the listing below.

Thursday, June 9

7:00pm - ArtWALK: Adult Paint Night (Expressions Enrichment - registration required) Register -> https://www.expressions-enrichment.com/services/p/paintnight

7:00pm - FHS Theatre II presents: The Chronicles of Jane Book 7  (free)

Friday, June 10 

Downtown StoryWalk!

2:00pm - Farmers Market (Town Common) https://www.franklinfarmersmarketma.com/

4:00pm - ArtWALK: Franklin Art Association Gallery (Escape Into Fiction)

4:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (Always free)

4:00pm - ArtWALK: Franklin Library StoryWalk, "Show the World!" (Main Street store windows)

4:00pm - Strawberry Stroll presented by Franklin Downtown Partnership (downtown Franklin)

4:00pm - Dom DeBaggis performs (Birchwood Bakery patio)

4:00pm - Smokey the Bear & 1949 ladder truck (downtown fire station)

4:30pm - 'Dancing on Dean' featuring Scott Brown and the Diplomats (corner Dean/Main Sts)

6:00pm - ArtWALK: FDP Ladybug Trail unveiled (dancing stage)

6:15pm - Heath Nesbitt performs (Birchwood Bakery patio)

7:00pm - The One Act Play That Goes Wrong (Franklin High School - ticketed event) https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/franklin-high-school-theatre-company/the-one-act-play-that-goes-wrong-31270

7:30pm - ArtWALK: FPAC presents "Sweeney Todd"  (THE BLACK BOX - ticketed event) https://www.theblackboxonline.com/events.php?id=1570

Saturday, June 11 

Downtown StoryWalk!

9:30am - St Mary's Women's Faith Formation (St. Mary Church, lower level)

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

10:30am - ArtWALK: Josh Funk and Kelly Light, story time and art (Escape Into Fiction)

10:30am - ArtWALK: LiveARTS performs (Historical Museum)

1:00pm - ArtWALK: Ammaya Dance and Drum (Town Common)

1:00pm - ArtWALK: Kids Painting Class (Expressions Enrichment - registration required)

2:00pm - The One Act Play That Goes Wrong (Franklin High School - ticketed event) https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/franklin-high-school-theatre-company/the-one-act-play-that-goes-wrong-31270

3:00pm - BANG BOOM BURN: Explosive True Crime Gun, Bombing, and Arson Cases from a Federal Agent’s Career with Author Wayne Miller (Franklin Library)

7:30pm – ArtWALK: FPAC presents "Sweeney Todd"  (THE BLACK BOX  ticketed event) https://www.theblackboxonline.com/events.php?id=1570

Sunday, June 12 

Downtown StoryWalk!

10:00am - HMEA's incredABLE Day 2022 (King St Memorial Field) https://www.hmea.org/incredABLEday/

12:00pm - Disc Golf Tournament (Dacey Field)

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

1:15pm - ArtWALK: 150 Year History of the Franklin Fire Department (Historical Museum)

2:00pm - ArtWALK: FPAC presents "Sweeney Todd" (THE BLACK BOX  ticketed event) https://www.theblackboxonline.com/events.php?id=1570

2:00pm - ArtWALK: local authors books for sale  (Escape Into Fiction)

3:00pm - LiveARTS String Quartet Concert (FUSF, 262 Chestnut St - ticketed event) https://www.liveartsma.org/events/livearts-string-quartet-2

5:00pm - Care for Ukraine (Town Common)

Tuesday, June 14

7:00pm - Herb Gardening with Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens (Franklin Library)

Find the full 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: #Artshappenhere

Jamie, Tom, & Lily join Steve to Talk Franklin, recap the budget, and look ahead to plenty of events (audio)

FM #810 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 810 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the special combination of “Talk Franklin” with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen, and Town Council Quarterbacking with Chair Tom Mercer. 

Talk Franklin was on the schedule for Friday, and given the double meeting of the Town Council for the budget hearings, it made sense to cover our Town Council Quarterbacking session after both public hearings, hence combining them together.

Lily Rivera, Marketing & Communication Specialists joins us on the Friday before the Memorial Day weekend to recap the budget, town state of affairs and look out to the near term events coming in June, Farmers Market opens June 3rd, and then the Strawberry Festival and the Franklin For All booth on June 10 kicks off ArtWALK and the Ladybug Trail. 

The conversation runs about 44 minutes. Let’s listen into my conversation with Jamie, Tom and Lily.

Audio file -> https://anchor.fm/letstalkfranklin/episodes/Talk-of-the-Town---Budget-and-Upcoming-Events-e1jauvc/a-a81g5o5

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Recap & audio for budget hearing #1

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/05/town-council-takes-4-hours-to-get-their.html 

Recap & audio for budget hearing #2

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/05/town-council-approves-fy-2023-budget.html 

Budget hearing #1 on YouTube for video replay

https://youtu.be/VfOe0X2AMiM 

Budget hearing #2 on YouTube for video replay

https://youtu.be/aY0ikJDyUTE

Keep up with events in Franklin via the Community Calendar

https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html 

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Jamie, Tom, & Lily join Steve to Talk Franklin, recap the budget, and look ahead to plenty of events (audio)

Expressions Enrichment offers 2 free class for ArtWALK weekend

FREE Adult Paint Night, Thursday, June 9, 7-9 PM

"Expressions is collaborating with the Town of Franklin and the Mass Cultural Council to offer this free event. This will be an adult paint night taught by Toni Carbone. 

Toni teaches a meditative painting practice that uses sacred symbols and a super easy layering painting process that activates the right side of your brain which brings your whole being into a new state of balance. 

In this class, Toni will take us on a painting journey. We will do a short meditation and then we will be guided through the layers as we paint our own mandala which is an ancient symbol that encourages introspections and awareness that allows for peace of mind."

Register -> https://www.expressions-enrichment.com/services/p/paintnight

Free Paint Class for Kids, June 11 1-3 PM 

"This is a drop off class. We are collaborating with the Town of Franklin and the Mass Cultural Council to offer this free event. Dana Matthews, local Franklin artist, will be teaching this paint on canvas class for children in grades K-6. 

Dana Matthews, local Franklin Artist, will teach this workshop allowing her
students to be in touch with feelings that many times words cannot express. She will encourage them to create landscape scenes that can allow them to feel empowered and with the use of vibrant colors and being one with nature."

Register -> https://www.expressions-enrichment.com/services/p/kidspaintworkshop

Expressions Enrichment offers 2 free class for ArtWALK weekend

Strawberry Stroll, Ladybug Trail, ARTWALK and Second Sunday Speaker Series all in one weekend at the Historical Museum!

The Franklin Historical Museum plans a busy June weekend beginning with a special Friday night opening June 10. In conjunction with the Franklin Downtown Partnership the museum will be open from 4 PM - 8 PM during the annual Strawberry Stroll celebration. The much anticipate Ladybug Cultural & Historical Trail will be dedicated that evening, on Main Street, as well.  

Stop by the museum to visit two points of interest on the trail, the Delegates Ladybug, which tells the story of the Ladybug becoming our ‘state insect’. And the Straw Hat Sculpture, sitting happily on the museum’s front lawn, which is a nod to the once thriving straw industry in our town. Learn a bit about the 2nd grade Kennedy School class that went to the State House and learned about the legislative process of making a new state law.

Saturday morning, June 11 the LiveARTS string quartet performs at 10:30 AM as part of the Franklin ArtWALK Celebration sponsored by the Franklin Cultural District. Events around town during this 3-day celebration include live performances, art exhibits, family activities, a kick off reception and more. The Franklin Historical Museum is proud to once again host one of the many live performances for this event. For more information on the ArtWALK schedule visit www.franklinculture.org. 

Rounding off this busy weekend is our Second Sunday Speaker Series with a presentation on the 150 year history of the Franklin Fire Department as they commemorate their founding in 1872. Fire photographs from the Stanley Chilson collection will be on display, and a presentation of interesting facts and figures recounting the early years from hand drawn pumper wagons, to horse drawn pumper wagons to today’s finest and fastest rescue apparatus. Do you know when our first fire station was built? Do you know which prominent Franklin citizen of his day funded the building that served our town for so many years? Do you remember the fire whistle signals? Join us and take a look back at the changes the years have brought to the Franklin Fire Department.  Doors open at 1:00pm and the presentation will start at 1:15. 

Admission is always free and we are ADA accessible. 

Be sure to visit our gift shop which is run by the Friends of the Franklin Historical Museum. 

Strawberry Stroll, Ladybug Trail, ARTWALK and Second Sunday Speaker Series

Franklin Cultural District Committee Meeting - Agenda - May 5 - 7 PM

Cultural District Committee Meeting

Thursday, May 5, 2022 7:00 PM 

Virtual Meeting

Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes

•  March 23, 2022 Cultural District Committee Meeting
•  April 6, 2022 Cultural District Committee Meeting

FCD Goals for FY23

•  Review, discuss and vote FY23 Goals

CDC Terms of Service

•  Review of current CDC membership.

FCC MetroWest Symposium

• Update

ArtWALK 2022 Update

•  Members report

FCD Blog Update

• Publishing schedule; sharing; outreach

FCD Budget Funds and remaining MCC Grant Funds

• Opportunities to fund performances/events within the Cultural District
• Purchase of materials and supplies
• Rain Check Program

FCD Passport

•  Pat presentation

FCD Partners Meetings

• Discussion of May 12, 2022 7:00 p.m. Meeting Agenda
• Discussion of Meeting Topics and Possible New Format

CD Committee Meeting Dates, June 2022 - May 2023

• Discussion and vote on dates

 Adjourn

Future Meetings:

• FCD Partners Meeting: Thursday May 12, 2022, 7:00 p.m. 

Agenda doc & remote connection info ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/events/cultural_district_committee_meeting_agenda_-_may_5_2022.pdf

Franklin Cultural District Committee Meeting - Agenda - May 5 - 7 PM

Escape to the Arts! - last day of events today, ArtWALK continues through June

Escape to the Arts! Sunday, June 13 closes out the Franklin's ArtWALK Celebration. 

 
For the complete schedule of events and activities for the ArtWALK

https://www.franklinculture.org/home/pages/franklin-artwalk-celebration-escape-arts 

ArtWALK map of art located in the businesses ->    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SafEWF9L8tiAXkFuhQ4xwtfHffYhTKyF/view?usp=sharing

Escape to the Arts! Sunday, June 13

Franklin's ArtWALK Celebration June 11-12-13