Santa arrives on the Franklin Town Common Nov 26 at 4 PM

For the young and young at heart, Santa arrives on the Town Common, Sunday, Nov 26, 2023 at 4 PM. He is reported to be arriving via a special Franklin fire truck. Will Mrs. Claus be with him too?

Sponsored by Concerts on the Common. Donations to help with this and the Town Common decorations are appreciated. Checks can be mailed to 

"Concerts on the Common"
PO Box 92
Franklin, MA 02038

Santa arrives on the Franklin Town Common Nov 26 at 4 PM

 

Santa arrives on the Franklin Town Common Nov 26 at 4 PM

Santa arrives on the Franklin Town Common Nov 26

For the young and young at heart, Santa arrives on the Town Common, Sunday, Nov 26, 2023 at 4 PM. He is reported to be arriving via a special Franklin fire truck. Will Mrs. Claus be with him too?

Santa arrives on the Franklin Town Common Nov 26

Sponsored by Concerts on the Common. Donations to help with this and the Town Common decorations are appreciated. Checks can be mailed to 

"Concerts on the Common"
PO Box 92
Franklin, MA 02038

Santa arrives on the Franklin Town Common Nov 26

Franklin's Event Outlook: October 27, 2023 to November 3, 2023

It is a sad day when the end of the Farmers Market season rolls in. It is such a festive gathering each Friday on the Town Common. We can look forward to the Winter Market at the Fairmount Fruit Farm.  In the meantime, we can also look to the full weekend of activities in this weekend before Halloween.

Wow!

How many can you make it too?

Friday, October 27

11:00am - Open Space Ribbon Cutting (Schmidt’s Farm)

2:00pm - Franklin Farmers Market (Town Common)

2:00pm - Ladder 3 Trio (live music) (Town Common)

2:00pm - Thrift Threads thrift shop (Franklin Federated Church)

4:00pm - Pumpkin Patch & Sale (St John’s Episcopal Church)

5:30pm - Interactive Halloween Story Walk (Universalist Society of Franklin)

6:00pm - Elastic Five (live music) (67 Degrees)

6:30pm - Second Chance Band (live music) (Raillery Pubic House)

7:00pm - The Play that goes Wrong (ticketed event) (Dean College)

Saturday, October 28

10:00am - Pumpkin Patch & Sale (St John’s Episcopal Church)

10:00am - Fire Dept Open House (downtown fire station)

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

10:00am - RISE Up - social gathering (Franklin TV Studio)

10:30am - Trunk or Treat (Franklin Public Library)

1:00pm - Halloween Costume Party (La Cantina Winery)

2:00pm - Police Dept Halloween Party (911 Panther Way)

4:00pm - Annual Trunk or Treat  (Franklin High School) 

5:00pm - Trunk or Treat (Franklin United Methodist Church)

5:00pm - Horror Movie (for teens 13+) (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm - The Play that goes Wrong (ticketed event) (Dean College)

7:00pm - Jamie Barrett (live music) (Raillery Pubic House)

8:00pm - Antje Duvekot (ticketed event) (Circle of Friends Coffeehouse)

8:00pm - Street Survivors (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)

Sunday, October 29

12:00pm - Pumpkin Patch & Sale (St John’s Episcopal Church)

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

4:00pm - Franklin Lions Trunk or Treat (Franklin High School) 

7:00pm - The Play that goes Wrong (ticketed event) (Dean College)

Monday, October 30

4:00pm - Pumpkin Patch & Sale (St John’s Episcopal Church)

Tuesday, October 31 - Halloween

4:00pm - Pumpkin Patch & Sale (St John’s Episcopal Church)

Wednesday, November 1

10:00am - Veterans Coffee Social

1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group) (CANCELED or this week)

6:30pm - Franklin Art Association

Thursday, November 2

8:30am - Franklin Downtown Partnership General Mtg

6:30pm - Franklin LGBTQ Alliance - monthly meeting

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Find the full Community event calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

The Cultural calendar displays only the cultural events      https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/pages/calendar

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's Event Outlook: October 27, 2023 to November 3, 2023

Reminder: Friends of the Poor Walk - Saturday, Sep 30, 2023

Just a reminder … St. Mary Parish, St. Vincent de Paul Conference is sponsoring its annual fund raiser on Saturday, September 30, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, on Franklin’s Town Common. 

Registration opens at 8:30 AM. The Walk begins with a Blessing for the Walk at 9:00 AM. 

Participants can collect donations and walk with us. Additionally, donations are accepted online at https://www.fopwalk.org/eventlisting/eventdetail/?eventid=2895

All money raised will stay in Franklin to assist those in need. Thank you.

Save the Date -> Friends of the Poor Walk - Sat, Sep 30, 2023

Bricks Are Still Available for Order to install for this November on the Veterans Memorial Walkway!

Bricks Are Still Available on the Veterans Memorial Walkway!

Order by September 15, 2023 for November Installation

An engraved brick on the Veterans Memorial Walkway, on our beautiful Town Common, makes the perfect birthday, Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day or holiday gift for your special Veteran or current military service member.

Bricks are installed in May and November to coincide with Memorial Day and Veterans' Day.

Brick order forms are available in the Town Hall and Senior Center lobbies, on the Veterans' Services webpage and in the Veterans' Services Office.

After the brick is installed, a frameable certificate is sent to the brick purchaser. A brick locator link can be found on the Veterans' Services webpage so purchasers can easily find their brick on the Walkway.

To date, we have installed 1,849 engraved bricks in honor of U.S. service members. We will continue to sell bricks until all blank bricks have been personalized. 

Thank you to all who have supported the Veterans Memorial Walkway project!

Brick order form ->    https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/brick_order_form_with_shannons_name.pdf

Bricks Are Still Available for Order to install for this November on the Veterans Memorial Walkway!

Thursday is International Overdose Awareness Day, will you join us?

#IOAD We are just under a week away from International Overdose Awareness Day. Every year on August 31st, we join our local, state, federal, and international partners to recognize the impact substance use and overdose have had to those we love and those we have lost.   This year, we are honored to partner with HealthyKP to host a moving memorial in 5 communities. The purpose of this vigil is to bring local and real visibility to the sensitive and often overlooked disease of addiction. This 30 minute event will host a moment of silence, prayer, and a community member speaking about their lived experience. We will also host a memorial table to place pictures and memories of those we have lost to an overdose.  Together, we will say their names.   Will you join us?   We invite you to bring a picture of our loved one to place on our table of remembrance    Flag displays reflecting the 2,357 Massachusetts community members who lost their life to addiction in 2022 will be created on the Wrentham, Franklin, and Millis town commons.  The numbers continue to rise - In 2022, Massachusetts saw a 2.5% increase in overdose fatalities between 2021 and 2022 and a 9.1% increase from pre-pandemic 2016.  - Fentanyl was present in 93% of fatal overdoses where a toxicology report was present - Cocaine was present in 53% of fatal overdoses where a toxicology report was present - 47% of all opioid-related overdose deaths were between 25 and 44 years old; 43% were between 45 and 64 years old How You Can Help - Become an ally! Listen and learn from those with lived experience. We at SAFE would love to introduce you to those in recovery who are open to sharing their story and answering the questions you may have - Create a baseline understanding. The opioid epidemic continues to shift and evolve. It is important to create both a baseline understanding of addiction and the opportunities our community members have to access support - Support local initiatives. Headlines and statistics are important, but healthy communities are the lifeline to recovery and healing. Supporting programs that directly meet with families, youth, and individuals alike to mitigate substance use and provide education on the link between mental wellness and addiction is crucial for long-term change.  - Become a SAFE BUSINESS. Become a leader in your community and allow community members to know that they are welcomed and can ask for help in your space. - Book a training with us to learn how to administer Narcan!   Addiction is not invisible We hope you will join us on August 31st to honor those we have lost and to support all those who are still grieving.  Fact of the week  Did you know that SAFE holds the only fully subsidized Narcan training and distribution license in our area of the state?  Our Contact Information SAFE Coalition 31 Hayward St., Unit 2c Franklin, MA 02038-0434 774 847 9474 http://www.safecoalitionma.org

Sunday's Lemonade stand: a fundraising success story!!!

Via Stephanie Izzi's post to Facebook Monday morning:

"Our family is waking up this morning, feeling so loved and grateful for our amazing community that showed up to support Sofia and Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation! 

please…

The Lemonade Stand Fundraiser for Sofia raised a total of $2,500.00 that will be matched by my husbands company totaling $5,000.00!!!!! All because of this incredible community that showed up for our family yesterday! Not only did we get donations yesterday, but those who weren’t able to attend donated online... bringing our online donations to $750! Which means a total of $5,750 is going to straight to research!!!!

First and foremost, I want to thank Meg, and her amazing son’s JD and Ben.. thank you so much for choosing Sofia’s charity for your 2023 Lemonade Stand! 

You touched our family in a way I could never explain. It’s been so incredible working together, and I’m so excited for year 2! 

A huge thank you to:

- The incredible Franklin Community for showing up to support Sofia 

- Friends and Family who donated baskets, and gift cards! 

- Town of Franklin for allowing us to use the Common

- The Helen Keller 2nd Graders and their families for helping to run the event! Watching these kids work, asking what they could do next, and proudly being apart of the day was everything 

- Fiori and Fern

- Birchwood Bakery + Kitchen

- Santa Fe Burrito Grill

- Girl Scout Troop 64036

- Memorable moments by Meg for donating and setting up the gorgeous balloon arch 

- Penny Jones for donating the friendship bracelet supplies

- G5 football team- (Julie and Scotty)

- Stevi Briggs for making the incredible Sofia’s Squad cups that went in less than 1 hour! (Stay tuned in the next couple of weeks for pre-order options on the cups if you missed out on grabbing yours!) 

- Michelle for bringing her camera and snapping memories that will last a life time 

Thank you all for one of the best days ever!!! We love you all! "

Sunday's Lemonade stand: a fundraising success story!!!

Shared from -> (follow link for additional photos and comments) 

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Multi-town moving memorial vigil - Aug 31

JOIN US, AUGUST 31, 2023 - Join us in remembering and honoring all those who have lost their life to addiction by attending our MULTI-TOWN moving memorial vigil.

Wrentham, Town Common 1:00 PM

Norfolk, Town Common 2:00 PM

Millis, Town Hall 3:00 PM

Medway, Thayer Estate 4:00 PM

Franklin, Town Common 6:00 PM

Shared from Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/p/CwBPX7exqwa/

Multi-town moving memorial vigil - Aug 31

2nd Grade Keller Kids Schedule Lemonade Stand Fundraiser on Town Common - Sunday, Aug 20

Sunday, Aug 20 

2nd graders from Keller are coming together next Sunday, August 20, 2023 from 11 AM to 1 PM to host a lemonade stand to benefit the Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation in honor of their amazing classmate, Sofia Izzi. 

The kids will be selling lemonade in reusable cups and friendship bracelets that they will be making, in addition to raffle tickets for some fabulous prizes donated by:

• Fiori & Fern
• Birchwood Bakery + Kitchen
• Santa Fe Burrito Grill
• Girl Scout Troop 64036

All donations will go directly to the Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation.

Hold the date -> International Opioid Awareness Day - August 31, 2023

International Overdose Awareness Day August 31, 2023 - Moving Memorial Vigil and Flag Display ... more details coming soon

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvso7-pxnqI/

some of the flag display from Aug 31, 2022

Franklin Cultural District: The July 4th Celebration dominates the schedule but it is not the only thing happening

Wednesday, June 28

1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group) (Franklin TV Studio - recording session)

Thursday, June 29

6:00pm - Bus 14 (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

6:30pm - Genealogy Club (Franklin Public Library)

Friday, June 30

6:00pm - Franklin's 4th of July - Carnival - (Franklin Town Common)

6:00pm - Criminals & Beauty Queens (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)

6:00pm - Dom Debaggis (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

7:00pm - Duppy Conquerors (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

Franklin's July 4th Coalition has a great line up for 2023

Saturday, July 1

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

12:00pm - Franklin's 4th of July - Carnival (Franklin Town Common)

12:00pm - Blues Festival - Ed Peabody (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

1:45pm - Blues Festival - Neal & the Vipers (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

3:30pm - Blues Festival - Mikey Junior (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

4:00pm - Kymberlee O’Brien Trio (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

5:15pm - Blues Festival - Mike Crandall (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

7:00pm - Blue Festival - Bruce Katz (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

8:45pm - Blues Festival - Sugar Ray & the Bluetones (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

10:00pm - Fireworks (Franklin High School)

Sunday, July 2

12:00pm - Franklin's 4th of July - Carnival (Franklin Town Common)

12:00pm - Padula Trio Plus One (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

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

2:00pm - Attleboro School of Rock (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

4:00pm - The Zajac Brothers Band (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

7:00pm -Neon Wave (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

Monday, July 3

8:00am - Stars & Stripes Scavenger Hunt! (Franklin Public Library)

2:00pm - Franklin's 4th of July - Carnival (Franklin Town Common)

7:00pm - Backyard Swagger (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

Tuesday, July 4 - Independence Day

12:00pm - Franklin's 4th of July - Carnival (Franklin Town Common)

12:00pm - Matt Zajac (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

1:00pm - Jamie Barrett (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

2:30pm - Hot Acoustics (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

4:30pm - Jesse Liam Band (live music) (Franklin Town Common)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Franklin Art Association Art Gallery

Visit the Cultural District page ->  https://www.franklinculture.org/

Find the full Community event 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: Arts are happening here!