There are spaces open for Free Chocolate at the Chocolate Talk and Tasting this Saturday at 1:00 PM!!
Everyone is welcome to join, but if you want chocolate while we talk chocolate RSVP here: https://t.co/mGzX81fnXT
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| Franklin Library - spaces available for Chocolate Talk and Tasting - Apr 22 at 1 PM |
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Enjoy walking/driving*around the Senior Center to view beautifully decorated trees & lights, visit with Santa, live entertainment, Hot Cocoa & Cookies, and more!
Free to the public and fun for the whole family-an event you don't want to miss! #winterwonderland #community #lights
* changed to interior event only due to the weather forecast for Thursday evening.
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| Franklin Senior Center schedules Winter Wonderland - Dec 15 |
La Cantina Winery and Wright Old School Chocolate are partnering for a wine and chocolate tasting on Friday, January 28. We are pairing 3 wines and 3 chocolates for you to enjoy and learn about the products.
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| Wine and Chocolate tasting - La Cantina Winery and Wright Old School Chocolate |
A festive variety on the calendar for this weekend. The Zajac Brothers Band appears at THE BLACK BOX Friday night. St Mary's Women's Faith Formation meets Saturday morning. Do your Christmas shopping at the Grace Church (in Foxboro) to #shopFranklin for Wright's Old School Chocolate. Listen to Charles Harrington speak at the Historical Museum on Sunday.
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
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| Community Calendar |
Where do you #shopFranklin for chocolate? Wright Old School Chocolate is now available online or this Saturday in Foxboro:
"Join us for Christmas with Grace: A Neighborhood Celebration. Bundle up and join us to experience Christmas through different time periods, an interactive experience of lights, music, and Christmas festivities! With activities for all ages, this celebration is sure to be added to your Christmas traditions year after year.
Guests will be able to explore at your own pace- strolling through Christmas scenes from different time periods, as well as an indoor marketplace to purchase some gifts while supporting local vendors. To ensure we prepare well for our guests, we encourage everyone to RSVP in advance, letting us know which timeframe you'll most likely join us for. There is no charge for admission, but we encourage everyone to bring spending money for the marketplace, as well as donations of men's winter hats and gloves to support our friends with LYNN Ministries, as they care for neighbors in need in Brockton. "
Register for this event (no free, COVID protocol's required) https://www.grace.org/event/3858089-2021-12-11-christmas-with-grace--foxboro/
Listen to the Wright Old School Chocolate Story -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/07/fm-577-inside-wright-old-school.html
Shop for Wright Chocolates online -> https://wrightoldschoolchocolate.com/
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| Get Wright Old School Chocolates at Christmas Fair Sat, Dec 11 |
FM #577 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 577 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Peter Carlson. Peter is exploring his interest in chocolates and looking to bring that old school taste to the market.
We talk about his Franklin story. How his interest in chocolates has led to crafting some ‘bean to bar’ chocolate bars for Wright Old School Chocolate. His bars generally use only two ingredients; the nibs (minus the husk) and unrefined sugar. We discuss how the taste variations can be more than ‘subtle’. The taste honors the bean and not what you get from the standard ‘big bar’ chocolates.
The recording runs about 16 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Peter outdoors on the Town Common.
*** Audio link -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0736e120-7a7c-404d-9e4d-0794e33ba342
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Wright Old School Chocolate https://wrightoldschoolchocolate.com/
The book by Dandelion Chocolates mentioned https://www.dandelionchocolate.com/making-chocolate/
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| FM #577 - Inside Wright Old School Chocolate - 06/22/21 (audio) |
