You can make an empty bowl! Register for the Open Studio Event March 20

Register for the Open Studio Event March 20

Calling all creatives! Join the @fhs_emptybowls at the high school on Thursday, March 20, 2025, from 5:30 to 7 PM in room 138 (enter by gym) for an Open Studio Event! 

Kids (age 7+), adults, and families will create bowls for the 10th Annual Empty Bowls Dinner on May 22, 2025. 

Don't forget: kids under 12 need an adult sidekick, and all supplies are provided. This event is free, but please consider bringing a donation for The Pantry! 

Register early as we anticipate this event to fill up! Should your plans change after registration, please cancel to allow others to attend! 

Registration link ->  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094AAAA72AA7F9C25-54867333-empty?#/

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/DGyxyhBRGhg/

Get Your Tickets for the Empty Bowls Dinner Thursday, May 23 at 6 PM

Get your tickets for the 9th Annual Empty Bowls Dinner! The event will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at the Franklin High School cafeteria from 6 to 8 PM. 

The Empty Bowls Club students have been hard at work making hundreds of bowls for this upcoming community event. There will be a simple dinner of soup and bread, music from FHS students, a ceramic bowl for each attendee, and a selfie booth.

Silent Auction items include:

• Fiori & Fern custom gift basket
• New England Patriots autographed photo of Jonathan Jones
• One week of summer camp at Feet in Motion School of Dance
• Ceramic pieces created by the Empty Bowls Club students
• A special work made by Rep. Jeff Roy

The Pantry will also unveil preliminary findings from our current strategic planning process at the event.

Online tickets are $22 for adults and $12 for students/children 18 years old and younger.  Get tickets -> https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E188424&id=86

Ticket prices increase to $25/$15 at the door on the day of the event. Cash or check only, please.

All proceeds support the Franklin Food Pantry. If you can't make it to this event, you can find other ways to support the pantry with one time or recurring gifts -> https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/give-gifts/

Franklin Matters is proud to be a sponsor of this event.

Get Your Tickets for the Empty Bowls Dinner Thursday, May 23 at 6 PM

9th Annual Empty Bowls Tickets on Sale for the Dinner scheduled for May 23

Get your tickets for the 9th Annual Empty Bowls Dinner! The event will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at the Franklin High School cafeteria from 6 to 8 pm.

The Empty Bowls Club students have been hard at work making hundreds of bowls for this upcoming community event. There will be a simple dinner of soup and bread, music from FHS students, a ceramic bowl for each attendee, and silent auction including a special work made by Rep. Jeff Roy, and more! The Pantry will also unveil preliminary findings from our current strategic planning process at the event. 

All proceeds support the Franklin Food Pantry.

Online tickets are $22 for adults and $12 for students/children 18 years old and younger.

Ticket prices increase to $25/$15 at the door on the day of the event. 

Cash or check only, please.

9th Annual Empty Bowls Tickets on Sale for the Dinner scheduled for May 23

This episode talks about working with clay and words to create awareness around Empty Bowls 2024 (audio)

FM #1183 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1183 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Brenna Johnson, Franklin High School art/ceramics teacher and Empty Bowls (EB) coordinator. We met to record in the ceramics room at FHS on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. 

The FHS EBers introduce themselves as we go around the table: 

• Kira Magliari, Senior, EB Social Media, continuing a family tradition of participating in Empty Bowls, has made a Silent Auction piece, helped make the Jeff Roy Project this year

• Allie Maccalous, Senior, EB President, in AP3D Ceramics this year, assists in running Empty Bowls administratively each week, has made several Silent Auction pieces over the years, helped with the Jeff Roy Project this year

• Bridget Kennedy, Senior, EB Secretary, in AP3D Ceramics & Independent Study in Ceramics this year, has made several Silent Auction pieces

 

The conversation runs about 35 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with the FHS Empty Bowls Club leadership team. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1183-empty-bowls-2024-working-with-clay-words-04-23-24

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Tickets for the Empty Bowls Dinner May 23 -> https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E188424&id=86 

Buy a T-shirts for Empty Bowls -> https://unipaygold.unibank.com/transactioninfo.aspx?TID=32256 

Steve’s poem dedicated to Brenna Johnson and the Empty Bowls Club -> https://www.quietpoet.com/2023/03/please-should-not-be-needed.html 

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit www.franklin.news/ or  www.Franklinmatters.org/ 

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

This episode talks about working with clay and words to create awareness around Empty Bowls 2024 (audio)

Rep. Jeff Roy worked with Empty Bowls on a Silent Auction item

Yesterday Rep. Jeff Roy worked with Empty Bowls making a ceramic tray for the annual fundraiser on Thurs. May 23rd, 6-8pm in the FHS cafeteria.  

Tickets go on sale Monday through the pantry’s website.

@FranklinFoodPan

@FranklinPSNews

@TOFranklinMA

@FranklinHS

@FCC02038

@FHS_EmptyBowls

Shared from -> https://twitter.com/johnsonb_ms/status/1773168494613323797

Ticket for Empty Bowls -> https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/emptybowls/

Rep. Jeff Roy worked with Empty Bowls on a Silent Auction item

FHS Empty Bowls community workshop a success

Yesterday (03/09/24), Empty Bowls hosted a Saturday Open Studio at FHS. It was a wonderful morning filled with students, parents, and returning EBers who have attended many Saturday Studios over the years. 

Thank you to all who helped EB prepare for the 9th annual fundraiser. The event takes place on Thursday May 23rd and tickets go on sale in early April through the Franklin Food Pantry’s website. 

@franklinfoodpan @franklinmatters.ma @fhs.pantherbook @franklinculturalcouncil02038 @fhs_emptybowls

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/C4V3OvAuQEd/

FHS Empty Bowls community workshop a success

Empty Bowls getting glazed and finished, do you have your tickets yet?

"Last night, a wonderful group of folks worked together glazing bowls for the Empty Bowl fundraiser on Thurs. May 18th at FHS. 

Link for tickets is my bio. Let's do this Franklin!!  

@FranklinFoodPan @FHS_EmptyBowls @FHSPantherbook @FranklinHS #emptybowls #fhs #ceramics #franklinhighschool https://t.co/GxUCzfviEz

Shared from -> https://twitter.com/johnsonb_ms/status/1646655217709064194

a wonderful group of folks worked together glazing bowls for the Empty Bowl fundraiser on Thurs. May 18

Additional photos of the glazing night can be found on the link shared above.

Purchase tickets for the Empty Bowls event here: bit.ly/EmptyBowls2023

Disclosure: Franklin Matters is proud to be a sponsor of this event.

School Committee explores details on the FPS Superintendent's recommended budget for FY 2024 (audio & video)

FM #963 - 964 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 963 - 964 in the series. 

This session shares the Franklin, MA School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The meeting was conducted in the Council Chambers with all seven members present. 

School Committee Chair Denise Spencer opens the meeting at 7:02 PM. 

Key items on the agenda

• Recognition of several FHS students

• Parmenter Elementary update & presentation

• Superintendent's recommended budget for FY 2024

The show notes contain a link to the full agenda and to my notes & photos captured via Twitter during the meeting. 

The Committee entered Executive Session on a negotiation discussion and did return to public meeting. I did not capture that portion of the meeting.

The recording runs about three hours, thirty four minutes, so let’s listen to the Franklin School Committee on March 21, 2023.

I split the audio into two sections

• #963 - Part 1 - covers the opening of meeting, FHS student recognitions, Parmenter presentation (less the musical audio segment - approx 5 minutes), and then the closing of the meeting after the budget presentation (net of 1 hour and 25 minutes)

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-963-fps-school-cmte-mtg-03-21-23-p1

• #964 - Part 2 - the entirety of the budget presentation  (2 hours) 

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-964-fps-school-cmte-mtg-03-21-23-p2

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School Committee page -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee 

The agenda for this meeting can be found

 https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/scagenda_3-21-23-rescheduled.pdf 

The Packet folder contains the documents released for this meeting.

https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/march-21-2023-school-committee-meeting-packet-31423-was-canceled-due 

My notes captured via Twitter and compiled into one PDF doc ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M6IGtXDw0VLVnIMOjr4XvMpAguwCEGWg/view?usp=share_link

YouTube video link for this meeting -> https://youtu.be/h2SITbmEoG8

Presentation documents now available:

• Parmenter  https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/parmenter-highlights 

• School budget FY 2024 https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/budget-presentation-3 

• FY 2024 budget book -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/fy24-budget-book 

Photos from the meeting (mostly screen shots of the presentations not yet posted to the packet folder)  

• Parmenter presentation -  https://photos.app.goo.gl/VmB9Gcrg5NutxX2V7 

• Budget presentation -  https://photos.app.goo.gl/EfqFbaxjjYTgyiuf7 

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial. 

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

 

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

 

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

School Committee explores details on the FPS Superintendent's recommended budget for FY 2024 (audio)

4 FHS students recognized for MA Art Education Juried Exhibit entries

"Congratulations to the FHS students who were juried into the Massachusetts Art Education Juried Recognitions Exhibition. 

And to Margo & Kyla who received additional awards this afternoon. So proud! 

@FranklinHS @FHSPantherbook @FranklinMatters @NAEA"

https://t.co/ONbD2zreyF

Students recognized:

• Margo Savage
• Katie Sawyer
• Kyla Miller
• Isabella Kabat

Margo also received an "Art for All Award" of $250

Kyla also received a "Blick Art Award" for $100

4 FHS students recognized for MA Art Education Juried Exhibit entries

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/johnsonb_ms/status/1635811961450508289

Pantherbook: "What the Club @FHS_EmptyBowls Really Is"

“Somewhere someone’s bowl is always empty” 

The Empty Bowls Club is finally starting its 2022-23 school year, bringing lots of excitement! 

Empty Bowls is a club at Franklin High School that brings a community of students together to make bowls out of clay. The club partners with the Franklin Food Pantry who helps spread the word. The club’s goal every year is to make 400 bowls for the fundraiser that happens in May, which raises money for the Franklin Food Pantry.

Monday, Oct. 3rd, the club had its first full member meeting to discuss the membership expectations, the annual t-shirt design, and to take a club group photo. 

Continue reading the article by: Kayla Atchinson online

https://franklinpanthers.us/clubs-activities/2022/11/01/what-the-club-empty-bowls-really-is/

Empty Bowls Club Photo by: Ms.Johnston

Get your tickets for the Empty Bowls Dinner - May 19

The 7th Annual Empty Bowls dinner will be held in the cafeteria at Franklin High School, 218 Oak St., Franklin, on Thursday, May 19, from 6-8 p.m. It will include a soup and bread dinner, the hand-made bowls to take home, an in-person and online art auction, and a giving wall.

Tickets are $10 for children and students, $20 for adults. 

They can be purchased online until noon on May 19 at tinyurl.com/FHSEmptyBowlsTix. 

They can also be purchased at the door, cash or check only. 

The online auction will open on May 18 at midnight and will run through June 1 — visit tinyurl.com/FHSEmptyBowlsArt

For more info visit the Franklin Food Pantry page ->   https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/empty-bowls-2022/

Get your tickets for the Empty Bowls Dinner - May 19