What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 ???

Wednesday, February 26

9:00am Fallen Hero Recognition: Richard L. Desper - Vietnam  (Veterans Walkway, Town Common) 

1:00pm Scribblers Writing Group (recording session) (Franklin Senior Center) 

4:00pm Movie Night ("6888") (Franklin Senior Center)

for additional details on Library events -> https://franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=24&showPastEvents=false

Library events

**  Town Meetings today   **

5:45 PM - Economic Development Subcmte

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02262025-1600

7 PM - Town Council

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02262025-1602

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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

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 071 - Love Poems, Novels, Church Fires, & much more ... (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about a mystery novel, love, a recent church fire, an eagle's life, the sea, a book about grammar, and poems inspired by a favorite poet.

Audio link ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-071-love-poems-novels-church-fires-stones-maknig-their-way-to-the-sea-and-much-more-

The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 070 - Love Poems, Novels, Stories of Family, etc. (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about family, love, the equinox, chapters of novels, and the importance of "content in context".

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-070-love-poems-novels-stories-of-family-the-equinox-and-content-in-context

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 070 - Love Poems, Novels, Stories of Family, etc. (audio)

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 069 - Love Poems, Forgetful Poems, Stories of Family & more (audio)

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about family, friends, forgetfulness, love, perseverance, and how the answer is 42.

Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7444c398-1a9b-435c-a77d-72f19116d2ab

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 069

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 068 - Love Poems, Art Inspired Poems, Heroes of The Everyday, and "Send Me On My Way" (audio)

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, Claude Monet and water lilies, real life stories of everyday heroes, and a reflection based on the song "Send Me On My Way".

Audio link -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/9e9d46ec-7f9b-4775-be4e-0aea929fa997

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 068

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 066 - Moose, Costume Balls, Flowers, Love (audio)

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group (scribblers) share stories, poems, and writings about moose, a chapter of a story similar to one of our other writers about a costume ball, stories of picking flowers, poems of love, and much more.

Audio link ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-066-moose-costume-balls-flowers-love-poems-and-more

Senior Story Hour - WFPR:  Episode 066 - Moose, Costume Balls, Flowers, Love (audio)

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 064 - Red Squirrel Court Case, April Showers, Love Poems and more (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about a red squirrel court case, Ms. April Showers, poems of love, Alice's new book getting published and much more...

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-064-red-squirrel-court-case-april-showers-love-poems-and-more

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 064 - Red Squirrel Court Case, April Showers, Love Poems and more (audio)

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->   https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Check out the highlight events for the Franklin Senior Center this week! March 4 through March 8, 2024

Check out the highlight events for the Franklin Senior Center this week! 

One update is that the Scribblers writing group is on a new schedule. We're meeting on the 2nd Wednesday at the Senior Center and the last Wednesday at the Franklin TV Studio to record our monthly radio show. Note: the 'last' Wednesday can be either the 4th or 5th depending upon how the days fall out on the calendar for that month.

The Senior Center calendar is found at   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/month/39/2024-03

Check out the highlight events for the Franklin Senior Center this week!  March 4 through March 8, 2024

Listen to the Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more.

Find all the episodes online (or on your favorite podcast app)  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/

You can also listen to wfpr.fm or 102.9 on Friday's 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM

Listen to the Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 061 - New Year, Putter Day, Santa Visits, Celestial Light and more (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about New Years, January 1st aka "Putter Day', a surprise visit from Santa, Celestial Light and much more.

This episode was aired during January on wfpr.fm and if you missed it then, you can catch it now.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-061-new-year-putter-day-santa-visits-celestial-light-and-more

Senior Story Hour - WFPR:  Episode 061 - New Year, Putter Day, Santa Visits, Celestial Light and more (audio)

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour (wfpr.fm): Episode 059 - Thanksgiving, Guy Fawkes Day, Love Poems and more (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about Thanksgiving, the upcoming holiday season, Guy Fawkes day, poems of love and much more...

Audio link -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/f1463a06-bf73-4969-b70a-7d878e0ad0b8

Senior Story Hour (wfpr.fm): Episode 059 - Thanksgiving, Guy Fawkes Day, Love Poems and more (audio)

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Scribblers Book Release Party celebrated at the Franklin Senior Center (video)

For those who missed the book release party, you can watch recording of the event by Franklin TV.  A number of the contributors to the books read one or more selections. 

Those in the audience could leave with a copy of the book.  You still have a chance for a copy:

• If you want to buy a copy of the book, some are in the gift shop in the Senior Center ($5)
• You can also check out a copy at the Franklin Public Library via the circulation desk
• If you want to download the PDF file of the book to read on your device, follow this link ->   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bgpdM9_m3ERc9h3QkGlG40NsWcrFuL0B/view?usp=sharing

Video link -> https://youtu.be/oDFSNn55kYg?si=dIY1BBadObM9Y7Ur

Faith Flaherty (left) and Al Larkin (right)

Franklin TV: The Senior Writers Group – Book Launch - Sep 26 at 10 AM

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 09/24/2023

Oh yes, we did. Our third Writers Book will be officially launched at the Senior Center on Tuesday morning (09/26/23) at 10 AM.

Writings from the Senior Scribblers

Third Edition – by Scribblers Press

This time we arranged for our collected works to be beautifully printed and bound as a self-micro-published run of 100*. 

It’s a real book book – 77 pages of collected writings and storytelling. Simple stories? Personal adventures? Musings? Poems?

There’s something for every reader.

It’s not in The Library of Congress. You won’t find it on Amazon or Google Books. It’s available only at the Franklin Senior Center. Come to our great unveiling, Tuesday, Sept 26 at 10 AM.

Join us for selected readings and copies of our latest ‘best seller’. The N Y Times literary critic wasn’t extended a special invitation. Not even Oprah’s Book Club. Just you.

Do you have some stories and scribbles in you? You can be part of our next book. 

And – as always –

Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm. 

And, thank you for watching.

* Note - of the 100 copies, the contributors got their share and there are 45 available for first come, first serve at the book launch.

PROGRAMMING NOTE:

Our assigned Comcast channels have changed. Verizon is not affected.

Our Public All-Access TV channel has moved from 8 to 6. 

Our Franklin Pride School channel has moved from 96 to 8.

Our Town Hall TV Government channel has moved from 11 to 9.

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf   

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 056 - Senior Singles Prepare To Mingle, Macho is Childish, Romance (audio)

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about how being macho is childish, kindness, "Senior Singles Prepare to Mingle", light verse poetry and more.

This episode aired on Franklin Radio for August 2023. 

Audio file -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-056-senior-singles-prepare-to-mingle-macho-is-childish-romance

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts the Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. If you'd like to join in person or remotely (via Zoom), contact the Franklin Senior Center to get on the mailing list.

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 055 - Senior Olympics, Independence Day, Hurtful Words, Homelessness (audio)

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about hurtful words, Senior Olympics, Independence Day, Homelessness, and much more.

This episode aired on Franklin Radio for July 2023.

Audio file -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-055-senior-olympics-independence-day-hurtful-words-homelessness

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts the Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. If you'd like to join in person or remotely (via Zoom), contact the Franklin Senior Center to get on the mailing list.

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Franklin TV: Our Greatest Invention? It’s Also One of Our Oldest

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 06/25/2023

Beyond fire and the wheel, there is language, and there is language immortalized. Writing likely began as an effort at simple adornment. A crude representation of a memory scratched onto a cave wall. Sometime well before the caves of Lascaux, writing gradually took form around 10-15 thousand years ago. 

the caves of Lascaux

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascaux

What do these ancient images tell us? The mind ponders and wanders. I can divine some images as a shopping list:

“Honey, on your way home pick up some bison, and if it’s still in season – a mastodon.”

What is key is that these first efforts at recorded memory reveal the experiences of early humans. As language became refined over the millennia, we could include abstractions (the future?) and convey experiences and concepts to later generations who would follow us.

Today, many of us write for our own enjoyment. Personally, I view writing as a mental full-contact sport. Our Senior Center Writers Group (aka, The Scribblers) has just completed our third book. It’s a lovely romp through seventy-seven pages of our past short works. All dressed up for the press run, our latest works will be released later this Summer.

Writings from the Senior Scribblers. Coming soon to a Senior Center near you.

Will you be in our next book? Join our group. Write on, man! Write on!

Thanks for listening to 102.9 wfpr●fm. 

And – as always – thanks for watching.

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf   

Franklin TV: Our Greatest Invention? It’s Also One of Our Oldest

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 053 - To Have And To Hold, St. George, Memorial Day, and more (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about Spring, Memorial Day, St. George, and much more.

This episode aired on Franklin Radio for May 2023.

Audi file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/d278cf91-eabb-4b93-8aec-73ac66b8ba56

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 052 - Sproing, Love Poems, Egocentricity, and more (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about How Spring Has Sproing, Poems of love, Egocentricity and more.

 

This episode aired on Franklin Radio for April 2023.

 

Audio file ->  https://player.captivate.fm/episode/2d9f8869-480c-47ea-9b03-9c3ca5f5cc39

 

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

 

First Poetry Workshop a success, Favorite Poem reading scheduled for Apr 29, noon to 3 PM

As part of National Poetry Month, the first of two poetry events were held at the Franklin Library. Two different workshops were conducted by Camille Bernstein and jamele adams. 

Camille's group worked on the concept of 'found poetry'. She provided bunches of textual material from which you could select your poems text and leave it in order or revise the order to make it work for you. You can find samples of her output on the Instagram accounts as follows:

• Ulysses found poems ->  https://www.instagram.com/ulyssesfoundpoems/ 
• 42 is the answer -> https://www.instagram.com/42is.theanswer/

jamele's group worked from a series of writing prompts that he provided. He would give the prompt, set some time for us to write the response, then if we choose to share the response. The conversation around the responses was equally as good as the responses.

The prompts and my responses can be found on my poetry page ->    https://www.quietpoet.com/2023/04/poetry-workshop-prompts-and-responses.html

As a reminder, the Senior Center has a writers group, the Senior Scribblers. We meet each Wednesday at 1 PM. Either at the Senior Center or virtually (via Zoom). Once a month (the fourth Wednesday) we meet at the TV studio to record our radio episode/podcast. If you want to get on the mailing list for the weekly meeting reminder on location (including the Zoom link), contact Steve Sherlock (shersteve at gmail.com)

Also a reminder, the second poetry event is scheduled for Saturday, April 29 from noon to 3 PM. Come to the Library to read your favorite poem. Additional details found here -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/04/celebrate-national-poetry-month-with-2.html

In October 2017, there was a Favorite Poem Reading at the Senior Center. The listing of poems and readers a few days in advance of that event (I missed it) can be found ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/10/updated-readers-for-favorite-poem.html

poetry workshop participants pose for a photo

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 051 - March, St. Patrick's Day, Valentines Day, "Fifty Ways To Love Your Lover" (audio)

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, obituaries, is it Memorex? and much more.

This episode aired on Franklin Radio for March 2023.

Audio file -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-051-march-st-patricks-day-valentines-day-fifty-ways-to-love-your-lover

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR