Arts & Culture report discussed, new Arts & Culture Director introduced in the session Wednesday, April 3, 2024 (audio)

FM #1167 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1167 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the Arts & Culture Subcommittee of the Town Council as they released their final report on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.  The meeting was held at the Council Chambers and broadcast by Franklin TV via cable (Verizon & Comcast), as well as Zoom and live stream to YouTube.   

Chair Cobi Frongillo, members Melanie Hamblen and Ted Cormier-Leger.

Cory Shea, new Director of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy introduces what she is up to in her early days here.

The meeting runs about 45 minutes (brief tech difficulty in the opening minutes with an echo was resolved).     Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1167-franklin-town-council-arts-culture-subcmte-mtg-04-03-24

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Franklin TV recording on YouTube ->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPz7IPBOqAc 

Agenda doc -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/1._arts_culture_20240130_170221_0000.pdf 

Arts & Culture subcommittee report -> https://www.franklinculture.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif596/f/uploads/arts_culture_20240403_195555_0000.pdf 

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Arts & Culture report discussed, new Arts & Culture Director introduced

Escape Into Fiction book store for sale

"Important announcement to our customers and followers!!"

This was announced at the Franklin Downtown Partnership general meeting Thursday morning (4/04/24). April's husband had lost his job this past October and the new job confirmed Wednesday will require a relocation back to Ohio. They will be looking for a buyer and failing that be forced to close the store.

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/C5WMcwZt_ZX/

Escape Into Fiction book store for sale

Have you taken the FREE "Stop the Bleed" Training Course? Next one is April 24

Stop the Bleed Training Course

The Town of Franklin Health Dept. & Fire Dept. Present: STOP THE BLEED, a training course in how to recognize life-threatening bleeding and act quickly and effectively to control it.  Become empowered to make a life or death difference when a bleeding emergency happens.

Wednesday, April 24 from 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Classroom located at Franklin Fire Headquarters, 40 West Central St.

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945ACAF2EAAF9C25-48885037-stop#/

Have you taken the FREE "Stop the Bleed" Training Course? Next one is April 24

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/stop-bleed-training-course-1

Download the flyer as a reminder or to share ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/news/4.24.24_stop_the_bleed_flyer.pdf

From the Crazy Reading Ladies - Save the Date - May 4 for "Pen to Picture" with Jarrett Krosoczka

Spend #starwarsday celebrating #graphicnovels with

@StudioJJK

!  

Join us for Pen to Picture

@FrkPublicLib

May 4 at 1 PM.  

Thanks to a grant from

@masscultural

this event is free and open to the public!

From the Crazy Reading Ladies - Save the Date - May 4 for "Pen to Picture" with Jarrett Krosoczka

Jarrett Krosoczka, author, illustrator, and graphic novelist will be at the Franklin Library for an author talk, drawing demos, photo ops, and more 

Watch Jarrett's TED Talk ->   https://www.ted.com/talks/jarrett_j_krosoczka_how_a_boy_became_an_artist

Shared from -> https://twitter.com/allinreading/status/1775890568188498176

Now is the time to apply for Stormwater Credits for FY 2025

Stormwater Credits

• Now is the time to apply for stormwater credits! 

Please visit our website https://www.franklinma.gov/stormwater-division for more information and to learn why keeping stormwater clean is in everyone's best interest.

• Need to order a rain barrel? 

The Franklin DPW has partnered with the Great American Rain Barrel Company to offer residents rain barrels at a discounted price. The Spring program is open until Sunday, April 7th. To order a rain barrel and for more information about this program, visit: https://www.franklinma.gov/stormwater.../pages/rain-barrels

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/stormwater-credits

Now is the time to apply for Stormwater Credits for FY 2025

Preventative Maintenance and On-Call Repair of Foodservice and Refrigeration Equipment

Preventative Maintenance and On-Call Repair of Foodservice and Refrigeration Equipment

In accordance with MGL c.30B, it is the intention of the Town to retain the services of a Foodservice Equipment and Refrigeration Repair contractor to provide preventative maintenance and on-call repair to the Commercial Foodservice and Refrigeration Equipment at six Franklin Public School Buildings and the Town's Senior Center.  This contract has a one year term from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, with two one-year town options to renew, subject to annual appropriation.

Additional Information:  Preventative Maintenance and On-Call Repair of Foodservice and Refrigeration Equipment

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/purchasing/bids/preventative-maintenance-and-call-repair-foodservice-and-refrigeration-equipment

Preventative Maintenance and On-Call Repair of Foodservice and Refrigeration Equipment

Franklin's Event Outlook: April 5, 2023 to April 11, 2024

Friday, April 5

10:00am Knitting Group  (Franklin Public Library)

11:00am SAFE Coalition Open House (SAFE Office, 31 Hayward St)

7:00pm Culinary Cabaret (THE BLACK BOX)

Saturday, April 6

10:00am First Annual Cornhole Tournament (Next9Up)

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free) 

10:00am LGBTQ Brunch with Friends (Maks Roast Beef & Breakfast)

1:00pm Solar Eclipse Celebration  (Franklin Public Library)

2:00pm FSPA: Disney Showcase   (THE BLACK BOX)

6:00pmSilent Saturdays: "The Thief of Baghdad" (Franklin Historical Museum)

7:00pm FSPA: Disney Showcase  (THE BLACK BOX)

Sunday, April 7

1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

Monday, April 8

6:00pm Community Session for Schools Facility Plng Workshop

Tuesday, April 9

9:00am Fallen Hero: Joseph R Paulette & Russel W. Shaw (Veterans Walkway, Town Common)

7:00pm Trivia Night (Raillery Public House)

Thursday, April 11

7:00pm Night at the Museum Gala

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Why have multiple calendars?

There is a Cultural events calendar upon which other community events are layered to create the Community calendar.

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:

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

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 Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/month/39/2023-12

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 

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's Event Outlook: April 5, 2023 to April 11, 2024

The Culinary and Performing Arts Come Together for “Culinary Cabaret”

Friday, April 5 at 7 PM, the Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will unite the culinary and performing arts for an inspired evening of fabulous food, drink, and entertainment. The all-inclusive ticket delivers a delicious and entertaining evening at THE BLACK BOX, Franklin’s premier entertainment venue.

The 12th annual Culinary Cabaret spotlights this region's outstanding culinary talent, showcasing fine wines, craft beer, delectable spirits, flavorful dishes, and mouth-watering desserts by culinary partners. This special evening has been a celebrated part of FPAC’s yearly performance calendar for over a decade. 

Culinary Cabaret

This year’s growing list of partners includes Parker’s Pub, 3, The Shed, The Curry House, JK Catering, The Caribbean Press, Sierra’s Brick Oven Pizza, Applause, Raillery, Intermission Cafe, Pour Richard’s and more.

Featuring entertainment by Electric Youth and special guest artists of the Franklin Performing Arts Company, Culinary Cabaret supports Electric Youth’s 2024 European tour. Franklin Performing Arts Company is Franklin’s own professional theater company. 

THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 W. Central St. in downtown Franklin, MA. For tickets and more information on Culinary Cabaret, visit FPAConline.com or call the box office at 508-528-3370. Follow Franklin Performing Arts Company and THE BLACK BOX on Facebook and Instagram for updates on programming. 

Seed, Stroll, & Roll on Earth Day - April 27

Join our community for an accessible earth day event! Stroll and roll along the paved pathway around the Franklin Sculpture Park.

Spreading wildflower seeds and artfully decorating a recycled canvas tote.

This event is free and open to the public.

Seed, Stroll, & Roll on Earth Day - April 27

Seed Stroll & Roll is weather permitting, please check our social media channels the day of for updates:

• https://www.instagram.com/franklinculture/
• https://www.franklinma.gov/conservation
• https://alirheaume.com/rise-up
• https://www.franklinma.gov/recreation-department

Brought to you by your Franklin community members: Rise up, Franklin Recreation, Conservation & "Arts, Culture the Creative Economy" Departments.

 

Download the flyer as a reminder and to share with others

https://drive.google.com/file/d/194KGz85FKLbXfvjEQicHzVex_sR4RhY8/view?usp=drive_link

#FranklinEarthMonth

Video replay available for Arts & Culture Subcommittee Apr 3, 2024 (video)

The Arts & Culture Subcommittee of the Town Council as they released their final report on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.  The meeting was held at the Council Chambers and broadcast by Franklin TV via cable (Verizon & Comcast), as well as Zoom and live stream to YouTube.   

Chair Cobi Frongillo, members Melanie Hamblen and Ted Cormier-Leger.

Cory Shay, new Director of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy introduces what she is up to in her early days here.

The meeting runs about 45 minutes (brief tech difficulty in the opening minus with an echo was resolved).

Meeting  recording on YouTube ->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPz7IPBOqAc 

Agenda doc -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/1._arts_culture_20240130_170221_0000.pdf 

FHS girls & boys lacrosse teams post wins on Thursday, tennis matches postponed TBD

Via Twitter and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Spring sports competition for Franklin High School on Thursday, Apr 2, 2024.

Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 20 @ Stoughton, 0 - Final

– Drew Hansen and Zach Langevin each notched five points as Franklin rolled to a big win on the road at Stoughton. Hansen scored four times with one assist while Langevin had two goals and a trio of helpers. Eddie O’Brien added a pair of goals and a pair of assists in the win.

 

First Quarter = Franklin: 8, Stoughton: 0

Langevin: 2🚨 2🍎

O’Connor: 1🚨 2🍎

O’Brien: 1🚨 2🍎

Perro: 2🚨

Hansen: 1🚨 1🍎

Grasso: 1🚨

McCarthy:1🍎

Halftime = Franklin: 15, Stoughton: 0

Hansen: 2🚨

Olivo: 1🚨

Kielty: 1🚨

Walsh: 1🚨

Conlan: 1🚨

Gaspar: 1🚨

Langevin: 1🍎

O’Connor: 1🍎

3rd Quarter = Franklin: 19, Stoughton: 0

Gaspar: 1🚨 1🍎

O’Brien: 1🚨

Grasso: 1🚨

Conlan: 1🚨

Final = Franklin: 20, Stoughton: 0

Hansen: 1🚨

Olivo: 1🍎   https://twitter.com/FranklinHSLax/status/1776046639481848144

Girls Lacrosse = Stoughton, 5 @ Franklin, 17 – Final

– For Stoughton, senior Morgan Groppi netted all five goals with Laura Mitchell notching an assist.

Boys Tennis = Franklin vs. Dover-Sherborn – Postponed to TBD.

Girls Tennis = Franklin @ Dover-Sherborn – Postponed to TBD.

For other results around the Hockomock League (subscription required) 

https://hockomocksports.com/thursdays-schedule-scoreboard-04-04-24/

FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com

Tri-County Second Trimester 2023-2024 Honor Roll Released

Below is a full listing of the 368 students by grade and community who made the High or Regular Honor Roll for the second trimester of the 2023-24 academic year.  For students to make the High Honor Roll they must have A's in each of their academic offerings. Students qualifying for the regular Honor Roll must have A's and B's in all of their academic subjects.

Tri-County RVTHS 2023-2024 School Year T2 HONOR ROLL

Grade 9 – High Honors

Attleboro Falls - Dallas Seale

Franklin - Erin Anagnos, Sabrina Gaul, Gracie Healy, Aiden Nashawaty, Madeline Plausse

Millis - Lydia Chen, Kathryn Quilop

Norfolk - Lilliana Fox

North Attleborough - Brooke Durant, Noelle Korenbaum, Liam O'Connor, Andrew Wainwright

Plainville - Kaylie Bernier, Tyler Cecere, Aidan Forrester, Nathanael Hatami, Luca Marshall

Seekonk - Jocelyn Walberg

Walpole - Elle Marshall, Owen Velasco-O'Donovan

Wrentham - Julia Alves, Jack Boucher

Grade 9 - Honors

Attleboro - Jack Brunnenmeyer

Bellingham - Samantha Pultz

Franklin - Joseph Bassignani, Yasmin Botelho, Travis Bourque, Andrew Campagna, Ernest Carruthers, Aiden Chew, Chrislani Colon, Matthew David, Justin Gard, Emmalyn Hess, Jaira Jenks, Victoria Kruse, Nolan Laliberte, Matthew Laughman, Brandon O'Connor, Annais Perez-Rivera, Gavin Roche, Bella Souza, Kevin Tenore, Hailee Wenger, Cole Ziegler

Medfield - Kloe Hurst, Ellis Wingett

Medway - Lucas Bianco, Alison Bliss, Anthony Celli, Bradley Fitzgerald, Angel Laboy, Wyatt Uhe

Milford - Jonathan Ferrante

Millis - Delia LeBlanc, Mackenzie Rodriguez

Norfolk - Blayke Barrows, Matthew Moore

North Attleborough - Yousef Abdel Alrahim, Lyla Berthelette, Mariela Bonilla, Summer Charpentier, Sara Couchon, Brodie Dion, Josiah Dise, Lana Louro, Allison MacLennan, Landyn McCormick, Sadie Mozart, Nicholas O'Brien, Emelise Pimentel, Layla Santsaver, Owen Smith, Isabella Sousa, Addisen Trella, Kylie Vierkant, William Vinitsky Higgins, Vanessa Vuilliomenet, Anthony White, Makenna Whitty

Plainville - Gyanni Calhoun, Brianna Cardona-Ortez, Kerin Connolly, Lilian Freeman, Olivia Leskow, Ryan Marchand

Seekonk - Sierra Graca, Michael Jeffrey, Oliver Marcotte, Mark McKay

Walpole - Madison Benoit, Leia Donlan, Ava Gillespie, Zamirah Jean-Gilles, Isaiah Millet, Richard Shea

Wrentham - Lucas Farrell, Jacqueline Johnston, Jemma Ruiz, Neila Schweitzer

Grade 10 – High Honors

Franklin - Francis Gallo, James Gallo, Rebecca Hall, Grayson Lennon, Molly Luccini, Noah Salvesen

Medway - Colleen Layton

Norfolk - Michael Love, Miley Richardson

North Attleborough - Reina Batista

Plainville - Loren Brundrett, Connor Fountain, Jacob Kinahan, Patrick O'Neill, Ignacio Rivera, Victoria Wilson

Seekonk - Cian Shaw

Walpole - Shane Driscoll, Amy Manzanarez, James Robertson

Wrentham - Ava Gill

Grade 10 – Honors

Bellingham - Tarek Nahas, Samantha Tofani

Franklin - Christopher Cobb, Sean Gill, Colleen Kennally, Lilith Kriz, Hayden Lafountain, Brady Liberman, Kylie MacDonald, Isabella Poulin, Makenzy Quigley, Morgan Ross, Desirae Rutledge

Medway - Sophie Anderson, Avary Cosme, Tyler Forgione, Alyssa Furbush, Joseph Gillett, Rey Heney,

Braelynn MacMillan, Jesse Mispilkin, Abigail Sepulveda, Luke Smith

Milford - Max Guaman

Millis – Christopher Pinto, Matthew Pinto

Norfolk - Rhys Beck, Dominic Mastroianni, Zachary Mullen

North Attleborough - Adriana Avila, Brady Cox, Mackenzie Duffy, Brady Durant, Jessica Goforth, Suleiman Hejazi, Jackson Kullich, Fiona MacLean, Naomy Morales Garcia, Joli Parah, Evan Renzi, Brody Resendes, Hunter Thompkins, Declan Walker

Plainville - Chloe Albert, Morgan Arsenault, Alexandra Cullen, Colin Flanagan, Sadie Jasset, Vander

Medeiros, Ava Reynolds, Emma Wallick

Seekonk - Riley Bodick, Sarah Escola, Alena King, Anthony Porraro, Alexis Rego, Adison Sobczak

Sherborn - Alexander Arnone

Walpole - Alexei Ciampa, Kyle Daly, Nourhane Elouannasse, Luis Vazquez, Charlie Whelan

Wrentham - Neela Buckley, James Dwinell, Vincenzo Gaybor, Abigail McGowan, Cayden Noll, Alexander Pollard, Colby Scarsciotti, Joseph Zahner

Grade 11 – High Honors

Franklin - Conor Cadorette, Sunny Dion, Nicholas Harootunian, Clancy Harrington, Brendan Purvis, Alden Welch-Tyree

Medway - Alicia Hall

Millis - Ephraim Aday, Derek McGuire

North Attleborough - Christina Abdel Alrahim, Kyle Gorman, Maggie Handren, Sydney Piette, Evan Rivas,

Allyson Sheroff, Sarah Vuilliomenet

Seekonk - Grace Gordon, Jack Pardi, Seth Varhol

Walpole - Grace Kennedy

Wrentham - Hannah Knust Graichen, Lily Sedam

Grade 11 – Honors

Attleboro - Janayja Colon, Jay Lange, Ava Membreno, Amanda Shanahan

Bellingham - Nathan Fritz, Erika Russell, Jolee Tofani

Franklin - Sydnie Anagnos, Lucy Collins, William Hines, Jefferson Nixon Israel, Logan Keszycki, Mateo Kiessling, Jacob Levitt, Gabriella Pirrotta, Ayden Shea, Eric Talamini

Medway - Corey Ball, Julia Bourbeau, Lillian Brasier, William Chenette, Madisyn Downs, Daniella Rigueiro, Tyler Winston

Milford - Kailyn Gibson

Millis - Isabella Carmichael, Robert Geddes, Jessica Morrissey

Norfolk - Paul Comperchio, William Ford, Jacqueline Mullen, Amiyah Sullivan

North Attleborough - Jordi Arias Ventura, Tyler Bellavance, Andrae Buttrick, Diego Canales, Nicholas Daday, Jonathan Dise, Hailee Dockery, Matilda Keating, Elizabeth Lanthier, Davin Lumnah, Andrew McCally, Dearah Roca, Devin Roca, Marialis Sanguinett, Amelia Schurman, Audrey Weishaar, Nathan Wood, Madison Wright

Plainville - Kailynn Appolon, Olivia Brundrett, Kevin Compagnone, Samyia Correia, Caleb Drinan, Grace Federico, Alexis Harlow, Annie Hatami, Makenna Jones, Haley Kunicki, Leonardo Oliveira, Grady Weir

Seekonk - William Godfrey, Alexander Gries, Patrick Canavan, Thomas O'Shaughnessy, Charlie Rouhana

Wrentham - Noah Gable, Ashlynn Groom, Brody Letscher, Brian Lydon, Martin McCrave, Ethan Scarsciotti

Grade 12 – High Honors

Franklin - Ava Cossette, Shawn Dignan, Eden Dumas, Caeden Parisi, Lino Pirrotta

Medway - Sinead Bergeron, Breann MacMillan

Millis - Dominic Scannell

Norfolk - Noah Renner

North Attleborough - Nicholas Lanci, Samantha McCarthy, Isabelle Plante, Raiana Willis, Ivy Young

Seekonk - Peyton Griffin

Walpole - Nicholas Kraynack, Lucas Volpe

Wrentham - Nova Sheerin, Abigail Tranquillino, Ryan Zagrodny

Grade 12 – Honors

Attleboro - Evie Brunnenmeyer, Dayrin Cardona, Morgan Chadsey, Joshua Reetz, Joshua Reynolds, Ashley Umanzor-Martinez

Bellingham - Eduarda Defigueiredo, Robert Kleimola

Blackstone - Myah Cabral

Franklin - Hailey Antonitis, Nora Cieszkowski, Savanna Cusson, Maggie David, Nicholas Ewanchuk, Dylan Gonzalez, Savannah Nosek, Danielle Viola

Medway - Emma DeGregorio, Emma Fontecchio, Shawn Markow, Nathan McCurdy, Justin Will

Milford - Destiny Carroll

Millis - Samuel Noonan, Makenna Phelps

Norfolk - Andrew Nelson

North Attleborough - Carol Abdel Alrahim, Kimberly Avalo, Hannah Ayre, Justin Brissette, Shealyn Caffrey, Kaylee Chouinard, Samuel DeForest, Kaitlynn DiChiara, Elijah Dukes, Caroline Fontanez, Alexis Hubert, Erin Hutchinson, John Ioven, Lillian Kerziner, Emma Latham, Savana Martinsen, Julianna Ross, Keegan Walker, Quinn Wise, Jonah Yeaton

Plainville - Dominic Crisafi, Gabrielle Dergham, Madison Dowd, Hannah Flood, Alfonso Gomez, Ava Morneau, Matthew Noonan, Andrew Pavidis, Ashley Sedam

Seekonk - Troy Casto, Caleb Helgerson, Jarrad Klang, Elizabeth Lafleur, Samuel Marcotte

Walpole - Jordan Anderson, Anthony Brandolo, Stephanie De Leon Zambrano, Kimberly Garcia Perez, James Hazeldine, Emma Jameson, Tommy Jameson, Kayla Johnson, Erik Larson, Liam McMahon, Melena Millet, Stephanie Pereira, Ethan Timothy Roco, Rose Tripp, Alexander Vasilyev, Sean Vengren

Wrentham - Molly McDermott, Vincent Palmieri, Amelia Rietz, Callie Schweitzer

Tri-County Second Trimester 2023-2024 Honor Roll Released