Cabaret at The BLACK BOX

BLACK BOX Cabaret

The Inaugural Evening of BLACK BOX Cabaret spotlights the vocal stylings of talented FPAC performers, with accompaniment by the ACME rhythm section! 

Entertainment kicks off at 8 p.m. on November 14, featuring performances by FPAC Players Nick Paone, Hallie Wetzell, Alan Mercer, Ken Barney and Catherine Weiss in an intimate night-club atmosphere. 

A cash bar is available and BLACK BOX meals from Artistry Kitchen may be pre-ordered. 

BLACK BOX Caberat

Tickets can be purchased online here

http://www.theblackboxonline.com/event-2014-09-18-thu-sep-2/?lang=en

FHS "Letters of Intent" and All Stars

Hockomock Sports has a bunch of good info to share today,starting with the "letter of intent" signing by four FHS athletes.

On Wednesday afternoon, local high school seniors began signing their National Letters of Intent to play sports in college. Several Hockomock athletes were among those that made it official where they would be taking the field and the court next year. 

At Franklin High, Maddie Bressler (field hockey), Lexi Martin (basketball), Emily Jeffries (lacrosse), and Sabrina LoMonaco (softball) each signed their respective letters and at Milford softball player Allie Piergustavo made her choice official as well.

Hockomock Sports photo (left to right)  LoMonaco, Bressler, Jeffreies, and Martin

Continue reading the full article at Hockomock Sports here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/franklin-and-milford-players-sign-letters-of-intent

Golf

Evan Vaughn represents Franklin on the Golf All Stars. For the complete Hockomock listing visit this page
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/the-2014-hockomock-league-golf-all-stars

FHS Panthers

Field Hockey

Emily Jeffries, Maddie Bressler, Taylor Reutlinger, and Samantha Jones were named to the Field Hockey All Stars.  Kenzie Pleshaw received honorable mention.

For the complete Hockomock listing visit this page http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/the-2014-hockomock-league-field-hockey-all-stars

Girls Soccer

Taylor Cogliano was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in Hockomock League Soccer as voted on by the coaches. She was joined on the All Star team by Victoria Stowell, Nicole Ellin, Alexis Stowell,  and Bailey Knous. Jane Scafati received honorable mention.

For the complete Hockomock listing visit this page
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/the-2014-hockomock-league-girls-soccer-all-stars

Franklin Performing Arts Company To Present Trio Of Holiday Productions

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will stage three productions this holiday season, featuring Tchaikovsky’s timeless ballet The Nutcracker and the original FPAC musicals Humbug! A Beggar’s Opera and ’Tis the Season!

The Nutcracker remains a highly anticipated and treasured part of the FPAC season – a popular holiday tradition for more than 20 years. Set to Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, the world-famous ballet delights the imaginations of audiences young and old with festive magic and colorful splendor. FPAC’s production is presented with professional orchestra, special guest artists from Boston Ballet, and more than 100 area dancers. 

FPAC invites audiences to fall under Drosselmeyer’s dreamy spell and join Clara and her Nutcracker Prince on a journey full of surprises and wonder. FPAC will present The Nutcracker on Saturday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 7 at 2 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium, 224 Oak Street, in Franklin.

FPAC’s annual production of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, features a professional orchestra under the direction of Peter Cokkinias, guest stars from Boston Ballet, and more than 100 area dancers.

A family favorite since debuting as part of FPAC’s 2008 season, Humbug! is an original musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. With musical hits of every genre and live accompaniment by a 10-piece band of professional musicians, Humbug! transports audiences from Dickensian England to contemporary America as the novel’s characters and storyline are cleverly reimagined with modern setting and dialogue. 

Newly restaged for THE BLACK BOX, Humbug! delivers a holiday gift of hilarity with a timely and timeless message. Performances of Humbug! are on December 12 at 7:30 p.m., December 13 at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m., and December 14 at 2 p.m. Humbug! will be staged at THE BLACK BOX, FPAC’s new home and performance venue located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin.

’Tis the Season!, an original large cast musical first presented by FPAC in 1995, returns to entertain audiences with great merriment, fanfare and fun. The upbeat, jazzy extravaganza features members of the Kenny Hadley Big Band with contemporary arrangements of favorite holiday classics in musical styles ranging from R&B, gospel and Motown to rock, pop and Broadway. FPAC presents ’Tis the Season! on Saturday, December 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 21 at 2 p.m. at the Thomas D. Mercer Auditorium.

Founded in 1991, the nonprofit FPAC supports educational arts experiences, quality entertainment and outstanding performance opportunities for professional artists, community performers and students of the arts. With a focus on youth development and a commitment to live music, FPAC productions draw performers and audiences from more than 100 communities throughout the region. Big Y and Waters Corporation are 2014 FPAC Holiday Performance Sponsors. For tickets to FPAC holiday performances and more information, visit www.fpaconline.com or call (508) 528-3370.

"Franklin High School’s senior class must patiently wait"

In addition to where to hold the All-Night Party, Pantherbook is reporting that the decision on where to hold the graduation itself is not yet finalized.

Where will Franklin High School’s 2015 Senior Graduation be held? Although this is still a mystery, Lucas Giguere, the school’s Assistant Principal for Student Services, released possible locations that are in the mix for the event. 

Giguere announced that the school’s administration plans to host graduation in the gymnasium, where the gym floor, bleachers, and overhead track would be put to use. When asked if the gymnasium would be able to hold all students and their families, Giguere replied, “Space is definitely a concern.” 

If the gymnasium cannot fit the amount of people attending graduation, the alternative is to have non-direct family watch graduation filmed on a jumbo screen in the school’s auditorium. Giguere was asked if people will oppose this idea, and said, “It’s not live, but we have to stick to the state guidelines for fire and emergency codes.” 

See more at: http://pantherbook.org/top-stories/2014/11/11/graduation-investigation/#sthash.oknMjA6E.dpuf

the gymnasium at the new Franklin High School

Reminder: Franklin Art Association --- "Art Exhibit: Enhanced"

The Franklin Art Association is pleased to present "Art Exhibit: Enhanced" at the Tri-County High School, 147 Pond Street, Franklin, MA on Saturday, November 15th, 12:00-8:00 pm and Sunday, November 16th, 12:00-3:00 pm 

Original Fine Art, small works, scholarship raffle, refreshments
Free and opened to the public 

For more information visit our web site at www.franklinart.org and www.facebook.com/FranklinArtAssoc 

We are sponsored in part by the Franklin Cultural Council

Franklin Art Association

In the News: 12 Days of Donating, Cameron Liberatore

The Downtown Partnership next month launches its holiday food drive with the Franklin Food Elves, a youth volunteer group, and will try to top last year’s total of 6,000 pounds. 

The “12 Days of Donating” campaign sees the student-run group, with its more than 70 members, collecting food donations from Dec. 1 to 12. 

Residents are encouraged to drop off their non-perishable food donations into one of the many red bins given to downtown businesses. The pantry has a special need for cereal, peanut butter, shampoo, and white tuna.

Continue reading the article in the Milford Daily News (subscription maybe required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20141113/NEWS/141118440/1994/NEWS

A 24-year-old Franklin man who was following his dream of making it big in the music world is in critical condition after he crashed his car last week in Nashville, Tennessee, according to a hospital spokesperson. 

Cameron Liberatore, a singer and guitarist and 2008 graduate of Franklin High School, is currently in a coma and on life support at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, said Gary Cioffi, owner of Maximum Sound Studio, where Liberatore often recorded material. 

To help pay for medical and traveling expenses for his family, as they fly back and forth from Franklin to Nashville, a gofundme.com page has been set up by his closest friends, including Cioffi.

Continue reading the article in the Milford Daily News (subscription maybe required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20141113/NEWS/141118438/1994/NEWS

The fund raising page is here   http://www.gofundme.com/cameronliberatore

FHS girls soccer advances to D1 South Finals

Hockomock Sports writes about the FHS girls soccer win on Tuesday:

Franklin goalkeeper Dani Lonati did not face a single shot on goal in the Panthers’ 4-0 win over Bridgewater-Raynham in the Division 1 South quarterfinals. The semifinal was a different story, though, as her stellar play, combined with a stellar goal, elevated Franklin over Needham, 1-0, and into the finals on Tuesday night. 

Needham had the first quality chance of the night in just the 4th minute as Isabel Cole looked to have the top right corner picked, but Lonati got a hand on it to turn it away. That would be Needham's only shot on goal of the half, and Franklin's first would not come until about a half hour later, but they made it count. 

The Panthers earned a free kick in the 35th minute when Needham was called for a handball from just outside the penalty area. Victoria Stowell took the kick for Franklin, and she beat Rockets keeper Emily Bowers clean to the right side.

Hockomock Sports photo by Josh Perry

Continue reading the article on Hockomock Sports here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/stowell-and-lonati-lift-franklin-back-to-d1-south-finals


Franklin's next game will be against Whitman-Hanson on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Braintree High School

ASMS - KELLER status update

Keller and Sullivan parents should have received notifications on Monday and since the initial incident about their school status.

For those who may not be aware, I have the following summary including an email exchange from Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski to share.

As you have heard there was a sprinkler malfunction at 7:40 AM Monday at Annie Sullivan Middle School (ASMS). Students were sent to Oak St/Horace Mann and dismissed from there. 

• Keller is set to open Wednesday. 
• ASMS will be closed for the rest of the week. 

The sprinkler malfunction started on the 3rd floor and the water traveled down to affect all three floors. All the building systems are confirmed operational and running but the damage to some walls and floors require more drying out time. 

Monday counted as a school day so that one does not need to be made up. The rest of the week (3 days) will need to be made up. The School Dept will seek input from DESE but "they are unrelenting." 

Keller - Sullivan Schools

Turkey Trot Family 5K Fun Run

Hi Steve:

It's that time of year again!  The Turkey Trot 5K race - to support the Franklin Food Pantry -  is this Thanksgiving morning.  Register on-line or on-site the morning of the race, do the 5K and be home before 10.  It is a great community building event - and all for a great cause.

The pantry said that this race is their biggest fundraiser each year. Let's keep this tradition going. Last year, the race raised $6,721.00 and 2,582 pounds of food for the food pantry with 430 registered race participants.

The Interfaith Council of Franklin is happy to be one of the sponsors - and is looking forward to a great day at the races :)

Please share the race flyer with your readers.  http://www.feedtheneed.org/races/112714/FRFLIER14.pdf

Thanks!

Michael
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Michael Lobo

Interfaith Council of Franklin

Turkey Trot Family 5K Fun Run

Register online here   http://www.feedtheneed.org/


Note: the registration is online, payment is via goods or cash at the LDS Church either Wednesday evening or Thursday morning before the race.

MassBudget: From Poverty to Opportunity

From Poverty to Opportunity: The Challenge of Building a Great Society Fifty years ago economic growth in America was leading to rising wages across the income spectrum and progress towards broadly shared prosperity. In that context the nation launched a series of Great Society initiatives to expand opportunity to those who were still being left behind - and to improve the lives of all Americans. Over that decade poverty in America declined substantially, from 22% of the population to 14%. But, beginning in the 1970s, our economy changed and wages stopped growing with the economy. The gap between the very wealthy and everyone else began to grow, and poverty has increased. MassBudget's new report From Poverty to Opportunity: The Challenge of Building a Great Society traces how the economic and policy changes since the launch of the Great Society have affected the lives of people at all income levels in Massachusetts. This report is being released in conjunction with the Massachusetts Association for Community Action's (MASSCAP) convening: Joining Together: Ending Poverty Now.  While we see real success from a number of programs, including SNAP (Food Stamps) and the Earned Income Tax Credit that are lifting hundreds of thousands of people above the poverty threshold, far too many children remain poor or near poor. In the years since wages for low and middle income workers stopped growing with the economy poverty and child poverty have increased in Massachusetts. Poverty puts children at risk for poor health outcomes, higher risk for dropping out of school, and a greater likelihood of a lifetime of poverty. And when children don't have the opportunity to reach their full potential we undermine the long term strength of our economy. To read the report, please click HERE. The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) produces policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults, strengthening our state's economy, and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts. MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER 15 COURT SQUARE, SUITE 700 BOSTON, MA 02108

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