What's happening in Franklin, MA: Thursday, July 10, 2025 ???

Thursday, July 10

Library & Senior Center events

11:30am  Free Summer Lunch Program (Bellingham Library)

5:00pm Board Game Night (Pete's Nerd Emporium)

6:00pm LGBTQ Meeting: Game Night (Franklin TV and Radio 102.9 FM)

7:30pm Musical Bingo (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)

For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->        

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

** Town Meetings today   **

Franklin Commission on Persons with Disabilities

Thursday, July 10 Time: 4:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07102025-1816

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What's happening today in Franklin? 

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar

Rise Up - Saturday for some game time - June 21 at 10 AM

Rise Up is this Saturday and I'm excited to see you for social time and... game time!

Date: June 21st

Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Location: Franklin United Methodist Church, 82 West Central Street, Franklin (Parking and ramp/door on the left side)

Agenda: 

- open social time

- group intros

- What Do You Meme game

- open social time

- wrap up

Hope to see you there!

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This one-hour social meet-up is intended to be a safe space for:

• individuals navigating life with disability to meet others they can relate with
• community partners to learn more about the population and share resources
• support persons to meet other support persons

For additional information about this event, please visit ->  https://alirheaume.com/rise-up

Navigating life with disability? Check out the Rise Up group meeting Saturday at 10 AM to see if it is for you

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 ???

Tuesday, February 11

1:00pm The Underground Railroad (Franklin Senior Center)

6:00pm Family Game Night (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm Musical Bingo (Raillery Public House)

7:00pm FBRTC Rail Trail Cmte Mtg (Franklin TV and Radio Studio)

**   Town Meetings today   **

6:00 PM Franklin School Committee Policy Subcommittee Meeting        

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02112025-1569 

7:00 PM Design Review Meeting            

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/277?fileID=3598 

7:00 PM Franklin School Committee Meeting            

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/School-Committee-35/?#_02112025-1571 

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37&showPastEvents=false

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 ???

Tuesday, January 14

• Fiber Art Installation (Franklin Public Library) 

6:00pm Family Game Night (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm FBRTC Rail Trail Cmte Mtg (Franklin TV and Radio Studio)

**  Town Meetings today   **

Franklin School Committee Policy Subcommittee Meeting

Event Date:  Tuesday, January 14, 2025 - 6:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/franklin_school_committee_meeting_10.pdf

Design Review Meeting

Event Date:  Tuesday, January 14, 2025 - 7:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/design_review_meeting_-_1-14-2024.pdf

Franklin School Committee Meeting

Event Date:  Tuesday, January 14, 2025 - 7:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/fsc.pdf

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

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

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Thursday, December 26, 2024 ???

Thursday, December 26

• Fiber Art Installation (Franklin Public Library)

10:30am Pumpernickel Puppets (Franklin Public Library)

5:00pm Board Game Night (Pete's Nerd Emporium)

**   NO  Town Meetings today   **

What's happening today in Franklin? 

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Why are there multiple calendars?

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

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

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars

Spooky Games "The Monster Mash" scheduled for Oct 18 at the YMCA

Spooky Games "The Monster Mash" 

 

"Spooky Games - Open to the Community, Costumes are welcomed and encouraged! Oct 18th, 6:30-8pm. 

The theme for the night is “Monster Mash!” No registration required."

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/DA0Z3KBtI78/

Board game night returns to Pete's in May

"Pete's Nerd Emporium is finally bringing back its Board Game Night! 

Test running every Thursday evening in May, and hopefully beyond.

Bring your own games, or try something from our library. 

Drag your friends, family, or even just yourself down.

13+ Recommended, but not at all required.

Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/p/3LJCpdWZGJCVtkZ8/

Board game night returns to Pete's in May

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance Newsletter + March Meeting!

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance

In this newsletter we include an invitation to our next meeting and community events, introduce our newest board member, and include opportunities to get more involved.

You're Invited to our Upcoming Meeting

 

When: Thursday, March 2 at 6:30 PM

Where: In-person and Virtual

In-person: Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St, Franklin 

Virtual: Please email FranklinLGBTQAlliance@gmail.com if you would like to attend via Zoom. 

 

After our business meeting we will be playing Jackbox games together! If you haven't played before they are super fun and easy to join. Click here to learn more :)

Please help us make plans for future events and volunteer opportunities by taking our amazing survey.  It should take no more than 5 minutes to complete.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bm5usxiw-RsFHlu74c2wkpc3z-UAEonyObUFMJwNUjI/viewform?ts=63715080&edit_requested=true

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Franklin LGBTQ Alliance Newsletter + GAYme Night! - Tues, Jan 17 at 6:30 PM

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Join us January 17th for our monthly game night 6:30 at the Franklin Library.

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance In this newsletter we included an invitation to upcoming events, our next meeting, intro to our new leaders, volunteer opportunities and events that are happening in our area.   You're Invited to our Upcoming Meeting   When: Thursday, February 2nd at 6:30 pm Where: In-person and Virtual In-person: Franklin Public Library 118 Main St, Franklin  Virtual: Please email FranklinLGBTQAlliance@gmail.com if you would like to attend via Zoom.    After our business meeting we will be painting rocks for Franklin's 'Kindness Rocks' initiative! You can find more information here: Wicked Local article   Please help us make plans for future events and volunteer opportunities by taking our amazing survey.  It should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. SURVEY Community Events Join us at the Franklin Public Library for their monthly game night. All are welcome to come and play cards/dice/board games!   We want to make this a safe, fun, inviting event monthly and the more people that join the more games we can play. Tuesday, January 17th, 6:30-8 PM Let's play some GAYmes y'all :) Escape into Fiction LGBTQIA+ Middle and High Schoolers Thursday, January 26th @ 6:00 pm Location: Escape into Fiction (12 Main St, Franklin)   And... stay tuned for our Feburary LGBTQ book club that we are co-hosting with Escape into Fiction! More details will be posted on our FB page soon. If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails on this Google Form.  View this email in your browser  franklinlgbtqalliance.gmail.com@email.benchmarkapps.com 90 Hayward Street Franklin, MA 02038

Franklin Library: Trevor the Games Man - Weds, Dec 28 at 10:30 AM

Trevor the Games Man is scheduled for the Franklin Library, Weds, Dec 28 at 10:30 AM.

Featuring Stiltwalking and Cooperative Games, TREVOR leads the audience through a wide variety of unusual, interactive, cooperative, FUN, participatory activities!

Franklin Library: Trevor the Games Man - Weds, Dec 28 at 10:30 AM

Reminder game night at Franklin Newcomers & Friends - Jan 19

Not just for Newcomers . . .

Come join your friends and neighbors at the Franklin Newcomers & Friends monthly meeting.  Meet us upstairs at "3" Restaurant on Wednesday, January 19th at 7:30 for Game Night! Following the club updates, we will play some fun, social games to kick off the new year! 

We will also be collecting personal care items and cleaning supplies for the Franklin Food Pantry. Please bring one or more items from the following list:  shampoo (8 oz-24 oz), conditioner (8 oz-24 oz), disposable razors, hand and body lotion (8 oz-24 oz), liquid hand soap (6 oz-24 oz), Scott’s toilet paper (single WRAPPED roll 1000 sheets), cleaning wipes, all purpose cleaner spray (32 oz), ajax or comet cleansers.

Come join us and have fun while you make connections in your community.  We are a multi-generational club offering a wide range of activities for all ages with an emphasis on fun and camaraderie.  We are a member-driven organization and are always excited to welcome new faces and new ideas.

No need to be a newcomer to the area…residents of Franklin (or any surrounding town that doesn't have a Newcomers Club) are welcome to join us. We run our meetings September through May on the 3rd Wednesday of the month (occasionally we switch Wednesdays to accommodate holidays or speakers) upstairs in a private room at “3” Restaurant, 461 W. Central Street, Franklin. 

Complimentary appetizers and beverages are provided and a cash bar is available.
 
Additionally, we hold many fun and varied events to stay connected throughout the year.   Look for us on our Meetup page for more information.   https://www.meetup.com/Franklin-Newcomers-Friends

Franklin Newcomers & Friends - meeting Jan 19 - a game night!