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Saturday, November 2, 2024
It's Back! Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go is Now Available from GlenPharmer Distillery
Friday, November 1, 2024
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Friday, November 1, 2024 ???
Friday, November 1
7am Fiber Art Installation (Franklin Public Library)
8am Early Voting (Town Clerk's Office)
9 – 10am Free community Narcan trainings (Norfolk Public Library)
10am Knitting Group (Franklin Public Library)
10:30 – 11:00am Free community Narcan trainings (Medway Public Library)
11:30am – 12pm Free community Narcan trainings (Fiske Public Library Wrentham)
2pm Thrifty Threads (Franklin Federated Church)
7pm Arts Mosaic (Dean College Guidry Theater)
7pm FHSTC presents THE OUTSIDERS (Franklin High School)
7:30pm It's a J Thing (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
9pm Good Thomas (live music) (3 Restaurant)
(if you need additional details on these events, the live community calendar link is listed below)
** NO Town Meetings today **
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| 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
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars
FPAC to present David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Proof"
The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) is excited to continue the 2024-25 Season with David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof November 15-17 at THE BLACK BOX. The four person play features New York actors Ali Funkhouser as Catherine, Robbie Rescigno as Hal, Lindsey White as Claire, and FPAC’s Nick Paone as Robert.
Catherine has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, Robert. When he dies she has more than grief to deal with: there's her estranged sister, Claire, and Hal, a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that Robert left behind. And a further problem: how much of her father's madness - or genius - will Catherine inherit? Directed by Nick Paone.
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Patrons are advised: Proof deals heavily with themes of grief, death, and dying and contains strong language and some mature themes.
Proof won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. A 2005 film adaptation was directed by John Madden, starring Gwyneth Paltrow as Catherine, along with Anthony Hopkins, Hope Davis, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
FPAC is an Actors’ Equity Small Professional Theater company based at THE BLACK BOX in downtown Franklin. Each season, FPAC produces musicals, plays, ballets, and more featuring Broadway stars, professional actors, local artists, and students of the arts. Follow Franklin Performing Arts Company and THE BLACK BOX on Facebook and Instagram for updates on programming.
Proof runs November 15-17 at THE BLACK BOX at 15 W. Central Street in downtown Franklin, MA. Tickets are available at FPAConline.com or by calling the box office at 508-528-3370.
Copley Cats scheduled to perform at the Library on Saturday, Nov 2
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| Copley Cats scheduled to perform at the Library on Saturday, Nov 2 |
"Enjoy a concert to kick off November right!
Join us on Saturday Nov. 2 at 3:00 PM for The Copley Cats!"
Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/DBwXv8cvvTP/
Talking art with Amy Adams (audio)
FM #1302 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1302 in the series.
This session shares my conversation with Franklin artist extraordinaire Amy Adams. She is also a member of the Franklin Cultural District Committee. We had our discussion in the Franklin TV & Radio Studio on Monday, October 28, 2024.
Our conversation covers some of Amy’s work and approach
Artsy Boxes
“Finding the Light” coming the week of Thanksgiving
“You are here” project in Natick
Food Pantry storage project
Wind phone plans
Asking questions to start conversations
The recording runs about 45 minutes, so let’s listen in. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1302-amy-adams-arts-culture-10-28-24/
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Painting Venus - Amy’s art portfolio page -> https://www.paintingvenus.art/
Artsy box artist recording #1 ( with Shilpa, Jeni, and Julia) https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/01/shilpa-jeni-julia-talk-about-their-work.html
Artsy box artist recording #2 (with Molly Dee) https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/01/molly-dee-talks-about-her-work-on-artsy.html
“You are here” in Natick -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XocjFL_HxZo
Food Pantry storage project -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/NjvmBZKtsqLpDPvF6
Wind phone plans -> https://www.mywindphone.com/united-states-windphones
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like something here, please let me know
And if you have interest in reporting on meetings or events, please reach. We’ll share and show you what and how we do what we do
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
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Talking Franklin Arts, Culture, & Economic Development (audio)
FM #1301 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1301 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares our “Talk Franklin” discussion with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen in the 3rd floor Training Room on Thursday, October 24, 2024.
Jamie and I were joined in the roundtable discussion by (in order of appearance):
Cory Shea, Town of Franklin Director of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy
John Ristaino: Franklin Cultural Council Chair
Sue Cass: Franklin Cultural District Committee member
Lauren Kloos & Roger Trahan: Franklin Farmers Market
Raye Lynn Mercer: Artistic & Executive Director at Franklin Performing Arts Company
Kayla Nisbet: Franklin Artist; graphic designer, muralist & new Franklin Cultural Council Member
The recording runs about 62 minutes. Let’s listen to this conversation on the new & exciting cultural happenings in Franklin. Audio link -> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letstalkfranklin/episodes/Talk-Franklin--A-Podcast-from-the-Town-Administrators-Office---October-24--2024-e2qcr9o/a-abjusse
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Town of Franklin page https://www.franklinma.gov/
Cultural District page https://www.franklinculture.org/
Cultural Council page https://www.franklinma.gov/cultural-council
Franklin Farmers Market page https://www.franklinfarmersmarketma.com/
Franklin Performing Arts Company page https://fpaconline.com/
A Wreath of Franklin sign up page https://form.jotform.com/242634718318056
Community calendar https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like something here, please let me know
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
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| Talking Franklin Arts, Culture, & Economic Development (audio) |
Franklin Cultural District Committee is now accepting proposals for Cultural District Investment Grants
The Franklin Cultural District Committee is now accepting proposals for Cultural District Investment Grants until November 30, 2024.
The Town of Franklin and Franklin Cultural District Committee (FCDC) have received a Cultural District Investment Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for fiscal year 2025.
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| accepting proposals for Cultural District Investment Grants |
The FCDC is announcing the availability of cultural district investment grant to FCD Partners for funding proposals for cultural initiatives planned in the district.
Please use the following link to apply and get information; Cultural Investment Grants: FY25 | Franklin Cultural District . If you have a project/initiative that will benefit and promote culture in our community and want to request funding, please complete the Funding Request online form.
If you have any questions, please contact; John LoPresti, johntlopresti@gmail.com or Amy Adams, amyadams665@gmail.com. All request for funding must be submitted by 5 PM on November 30, 2024.
The FCDC will discuss and vote on the investment grant funding requests at its Thursday, December 12, 2024 committee meeting scheduled to be held in-person at the Franklin Public Library community room at 7 PM.
Cultural District Investment Grant info & application -> https://www.franklinculture.org/cultural-investment-grants-fy25
Roy - Bailey: 10th Norfolk District Debate continues online (Part 2)
The Franklin Observer has an online debate in text being posted one question a week for 7 weeks between the 10th Norfolk District candidates; incumbent State Representative Jeff Roy and Republican challenger Charles Bailey.
Worthy of note are two items:
1 - the disclosure (finally) by the Observer editor
2 - to avoid changes to his response Rep Roy is posting his full answer on his web page which the Observer links to
Question 5 - Voter ID has been a topic of controversy. Some say, IDs are required for almost every kind of activity in our society, so why should a critical civic responsibility be any different, even if only to help assure citizens that the election system is secure? What is your position and what actions have you or would you take in this regard? https://franklinobserver.town.news/g/franklin-town-ma/n/276273/debate-print-between-charles-bailey-and-jeff-roy-5
Question 6 - What is your position regarding bringing back another override vote in Franklin and why? https://franklinobserver.town.news/g/franklin-town-ma/n/276924/debate-print-between-charles-bailey-and-jeff-roy-6
Question 7 - What can or should be done to provide housing for seniors that is actually affordable (as opposed to 55+ housing that still requires a robust middle- to upper-middle class income)?
Questions 1 through 4 are available here -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/10/roy-bailey-10th-norfolk-district-debate.html
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| 10th Norfolk District candidates; incumbent State Representative Jeff Roy and Republican challenger Charles Bailey (Franklin Observer image) |
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