Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025

Time/Day			Wednesday
7:00 AM	12:00 Noon	5:00 PM	Jazz
8:00 AM	1:00 PM	6:00 PM	FM Radio - Sherlock
9:00 AM	2:00 PM	7:00 PM	Wonderful World of Wine - Lenzi/Simone
10:00 AM	3:00 PM	8:00 PM	Frank's Music - Falvey
11:00 AM	4:00 PM	9:00 PM	Music

8:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM   Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock 

Franklin and its local government, services and events  (repeats Saturday at 2 PM)  

This segment features the my conversation with Laura dDoherty, Associate Director of the Franklin Food Pantry as we cover their strategic plan  ->   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/laura-shares-insights-from-pantry.html

9:00 AM, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM  The Wonderful World of Wine – Mark Lenzi, Kim Simone    All about wine, its culture, lore and finer points.    (repeats Saturday at 1 PM)  

Mark & Kim talk conduct an "Interview with Ray Isle "

 ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/the-wonderful-world-of-wine-www-episode_01672919605.html?

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Wednesday

Franklin TV schedule for Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = WEDNESDAY

7:30 am Mental Health: Diane Plouffe & Jamie Barrett

8:30 am Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter

10:00 am Vera Meyer: Glass Harmonica

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Lasagna

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Peppers

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Monkey Bread

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer '19 Show 2

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 11

4:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Pt 2 01-16-25

5:00 pm Concerts on the Common: Heartland Radio

8:00 pm Shelley Otis: Harpist

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = WEDNESDAY

7:00 am Public School Concert: Elementary Winter Music Pt. 3 01-15-19

8:30 am Public School Event: Remington Winter Music 2022

10:00 am Pickleball Tournament: Pickleball Tournament

11:00 am All-Town Showcase 2024: Band

12:30 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey v Attleboro 02-05-25

3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Pt 2 01-16-25

5:00 pm Hockomock League Swim Championships Day 1 2025

8:30 pm Hockomock League Swim Championship Day 2 2025

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = WEDNESDAY

8:00 am Town Council 02-05-25

11:30 am Joint Budget Subcommittee Listening Session 3 02-19-25

2:00 pm Town Council 02-05-25

5:45 pm Economic Development Subcommittee  CHAMBERS  830 4343 9906

7:00 pm Town Council  CHAMBERS  825 4353 5467

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

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What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 ???

Tuesday, February 25 

2:00pm Rainbow Cafe (Franklin Senior Center)

7:00pm Musical Bingo (Raillery Public House)

Library events (follow link for details)

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=24&showPastEvents=false

**  Town Meetings today   **

4:00 PM - Franklin School Committee (executive session - negotiations)

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02252025-1583

7:00 PM - Design Review (remote only)

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02252025-1597

7 PM - Police Station Building Committee (broadcast & Zoom)

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02252025-1601 

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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

Reminder: Joe Crookston Scheduled to Perform at Circle of Friends Coffeehouse - Mar 8, 2025

The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse in Franklin is thrilled to welcome Joe Crookston back on Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 PM. 

Joe is a force of nature on stage. Pure magic. He’s in his power and communes with his audience. He’ll surprise you. He awakens the cynics. His rhythm is infectious. In concert, he is funny as hell one moment and transcendent the next. Whether he’s weaving through lap slide songs or fiddling an American Southern tune, he’ll draw you in.

Joe Crookston March 8 

Joe has toured with Gordon Lightfoot, headlined major US festivals, and received a Folk Alliance International “Album of the Year" award. He’s played with Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, David Francey, John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Judy Collins and 100’s more. Please join us at this outstanding show. https://www.joecrookston.com/

The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse is a non-profit organization affiliated with Franklin's First Universalist Society. Concerts are presented in a smoke free and alcohol free environment at the Society's handicapped accessible Meetinghouse, 262 Chestnut St. in Franklin, and begin at 7:30 PM; doors open at 7:00 PM. 

Beverages and gourmet desserts will be available.  Admission is $25.  

Please  visit http://www.circlefolk.org/ to purchase tickets or for more information.

Upcoming Shows

• Apr 5  The Kennedys
• May 17 John Gorka

You're Invited! #ThinkFranklinFirst (2/26), Community Conversation (3/5) FY2025 Grant recipients (3/13)

Community Conversations + A Celebration!

Springing into Arts & Culture

Department of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy Think Franklin First Gift Card Program Art Pharmacy in Franklin Franklin Cultural Volunteer & Grant Recipient Reception Call for Artists

FEBRUARY 26TH | 7 PM DEAN BANK By attending this event, you'll discover how your business can become a participating merchant, the benefits of joining the program, and how to maximize your exposure to local consumers. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow business owners and contribute to the growth of Franklin's local economy. Click here for more info + to RSVP

MARCH 5TH | 12-2 PM, Black Box Theater We're thrilled to welcome Michael Bobbitt (Mass Cultural Council) & Emily Devlin (Art Pharmacy) as we explore how Art Pharmacy—a nationally recognized program—will support substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment & recovery in our community.⁠ This is your chance to get involved and help bring this initiative to life!⁠ ⁠ 🔹 Learn how Art Pharmacy will impact Franklin⁠ 🔹 Discover partnership opportunities⁠ 🔹 Explore the role of arts in mental health & social connection⁠ Click here for more info + RSVP

MARCH 13TH | SAVE THE DATE Thursday, March 13th, 7-8:30pm | A night to honor our FY2025 grant recipients and our Franklin cultural volunteers Dean College | Guidrey Center in the Paula Rooney Student Center. Our reception is free and open to the public. Click here to RSVP

Read more on the Town of Franklin website under the Department of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy. Town of Franklin Franklin Culture District | 355 East Central Street | Franklin, MA 02038 US

FHS boys swim team takes 6th place at State meet with 4 swimmers

FHS boys swim team

"Beyond proud of Brendan, Owen, Zack & Ollie representing Franklin High School at the Division 1 State Swim meet today (2/23/25).  

They placed 6 overall in the State! An incredible feat for a team of only 4 swimmers! Congratulations on all your hard work and your accomplishments!  

9 School records broken this season!"

Shared from ->   https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551606135109407/posts/3911602332443097/

The full set of boys swim results for the State meet ->    https://www.miaa.net/sites/default/files/2025-02/d1-boys-final-results.pdf

Mental Health - Crisis in our Time: Joanne Spillane on reading literacy (video)

Dr Anne Bergen: 

"Welcome to Mental Health, the crisis of our time. 

My name is Anne Bergen. I am the host of this series of programs brought to you by Franklin TV whose mission is really to bring important topics relevant to the community out so we can inform the residents aware of issues that are very very important. 

The issue we have to address is mental health."

Video link ->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ32qDwIu3E

Mental Health - Crisis in our Time: Joanne Spillane (video)

It is time to apply for the Knights of Columbus Scholarship Program 2025

The Knights of Columbus 1847 St Mary Parish Franklin is accepting applications for The Robert Simmler PGK, Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council Scholarships. They are offering two scholarships, one in the sum of $3000 and the second $1000 scholarship.  

The applicants must be a registered member of St Mary’s Parish in Franklin and must be graduating from High School in Spring 2025 and progressing onto their first year of study at a 2- or 4-year college/university.  All interested applicants please submit a completed scholarship application postmarked on or before the application deadline of March 28, 2025

The application form is available from the banner on the St Mary parish website www.stmarysfranklin.org  or on the Knights of Columbus website https://www.kofc1847.org/  

Please fill in ALL information accurately and clearly, and then submit the completed application to

Knights of Columbus Scholarship Program 2025

Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council 1847

St Mary’s Parish c/o Michael Swan 

38 Madison Ave. 

Franklin MA 02038

The scholarship recipients will receive payment upon completion of their 1st semester of studies and upon proof of enrollment in the 2nd semester.

If more information is needed, please contact Mike Swan: 508-404-4792 

United Regional Chamber of Commerce schedules Cornhole Tournament, and Social Networking for March 13, 2025

United Regional Chamber of Commerce Member (UCCC) and Chairman’s Circle member Plainridge Park Casino will be hosting the chamber’s second Cornhole Tournament and Social Networking event on Thursday, March 13, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM with registration starting at 5:00 p.m. The event will be held on the second floor of the casino’s racetrack. Plainridge Park Casino is located at 301 Washington Street in Plainville.

Cornhole Tournament

The cost for a two-person cornhole team is $50, attendees who are interested in networking, the cost for members is $15 and non-members is $25 per person.

This event is sponsored by Plainridge Park Casino.

If you are interested in playing cornhole or networking, contact URCC President Jack Lank at jack@unitedregionalchamber.org of 508-316-0861. All entries are due by March11th. 

Plainridge Park Casino has over 900 slot machines, 420 different games, classic reels, the latest video slots, and cutting-edge technology. There are 59 electronic table games (including Blackjack, Roulette, and Craps) and 58 video poker machines.

The URCC, conveniently located on Route 1 in North Attleboro, advocates and supports the thousands of businesses in, and the citizens of, the 16 communities it represents. Their goal is to provide members with outstanding opportunities to connect with each other, build new relationships, prosper, and grow.

Rainbow Cafe, Tuesday in person or remote at Senior Center, Feb 25 at 2 PM

Hello All,

I am looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday Feb. 25th at 2 PM for our monthly Rainbow Cafe.  

Please attend in person if you can or join us via zoom.

Ariel Doggett is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Rainbow Cafe
Time: Feb 25, 2025 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
If you want the Zoom info contact me (Steve Sherlock)

Meeting ID: 814 8596 5965
Passcode: gt4kn1

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Ariel Doggett

Programming / Volunteer Coordinator

Phone: 508-520-4945

Fax: 508-520-4917

https://www.franklinma.gov/fsc

    

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