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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School - Enrollment Info Session

Considering sending your children to the Charter School? Check out the Enrollment Information Session for Saturday, Feb 15 from 9-10:30am. Tours will be included.

BFCCS Band in the Franklin Memorial Day Parade, 2013

Check out the enrollment video recently published
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/02/benjamin-franklin-classical-charter.html

Trivia Bee - March 19th - 7:00 PM

Hold the date - March 19th

The Trivia Bee is approaching. Time to start brushing up on your music trivia!

For more on the Franklin Education Foundation you can visit the website here
http://www.franklined.org/

"Each pizza box is a mural"

Spruce Pond Creamery owner Marc Bluestein recently commissioned a Franklin High art class to create an exhibit that would fit at his flatbread pizza restaurant and ice cream parlor.

Robin Katz’s painting and printmaking class was up to the challenge: With paint and pizza boxes as palettes, the students created murals inspired by the restaurant’s menu.

"Part of the fun was they weren’t just doing something for our classroom, but the community as well," said Katz. "You should always experience learning outside of the classroom; it makes it more meaningful and relevant."

See more at: http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20140215/NEWS/140217108/1994/NEWS#sthash.Wo4T6JJg.dpuf

Spruce Pond Creamery as seen from across the pond

Friday, February 14, 2014

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 2/14 - THU 2/20

FRI 2/14 3:30-5:30pm Valentine Art Party. Grades K-5. Franklin Art Center.

FRI 2/14 7pm Dancing For The Paws - 3rd annual Valentine's Ball to benefit BASK. Donation $50. Elks Lodge, Franklin. http://www.bask9.org/fundraisers/

SAT 2/15 Library Book Sale 9:00am-4:00pm
12:30pm Spirograph Play Day at Learning Express, Franklin.

SUN 2/16 Library Bag Sale (buy books by the bag) 9:00am-Noon

TUE 2/18 12pm Soccer for Smiles Tournament to benefit Random Smiles Project. For age groups and times visit https://www.franklinsoccerschool.com/tournament

WED 2/19 10am Soccer for Smiles Tournament to benefit Random Smiles Project. For age groups and times visit https://www.franklinsoccerschool.com/tournament

THU 2/20 10am Soccer for Smiles Tournament to benefit Random Smiles Project. For age groups and times visit https://www.franklinsoccerschool.com/tournament

For camps and activities for your child/teen during February vacation visit Franklin Living blog.

For more details on above events click HERE and select the event of interest.

*If you have any suggestions for the calendar, please email Renata@BetterLivingRE.com

Soccer for Smiles Tournament

People in our own community need our help
to put smiles on their faces! Help us raise money for:

Random Smile Project

Come help others and have some fun!
Soccer for Smiles Tournament
February 18th, 19th and 20th

Soccer for Smiles

You can register a team here
https://www.franklinsoccerschool.com/tournament

Library Book Sale

The new monthly Library Book Sale happens on Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and then the 'bag sale' (yes, fill a bag of books) happens on Sunday from 9:00 AM to Noon.

proceeds from the monthly book sales will be used to fund Sunday hours

The latest from Mass Poetry

Small Press Fair, Poets with New Books, U35, Online Calendar, and more

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Reserve your table at the Small Press and Literary Fair at the Mass Poetry Festival

Saturday May 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

The Small Press and Literary Fair will take place outside of the Peabody Essex Museum (with a rain location for inclement weather) on Saturday May 3 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Literary journals, library organizations, university libraries or academic programs, and other community centers are also encouraged to participate. This will be a great opportunity to promote your material to an audience of more than 1,500 poetry lovers, and to engage with like-minded organizations.

Interested? Contact January O'Neil at info@masspoetry.org for details.

Attention: Poets with New Books

If you have a full-length poetry collection published in calendar years 2013 or 2014 (excludes chapbooks), sign up for our 2014 Poets with New Books Reading. The reading will take place on Saturday, May 3 from noon-3 p.m. Register now.

Click here for a blast from the past--Poets with New Books reading at the 2009 festival.

Adopting U35

Mass Poetry is thrilled to announce that we are taking over U35, a bi-monthly reading series for poets under 35, founded by Daniel Evans Pritchard (Boston Review; The Critical Flame). Daniel will stay on as Founding Director after his farewell mini marathon reading on Tuesday, March 11, which boasts a line-up not to be missed! Make sure to catch:

Check out our upcoming events!

With no shortage of events on our docket, we've added a Mass Poetry events listing to the website. Check back often, as we will keep it updated!

Buy an Ad in the Festival Program Book

Support the festival while promoting your book, small press, or organization in our 2014 Festival program. We have full-page, half-page, and quarter-page sizes available. It's a great way to spread the word to a dedicated audience.

Interested? Contact January O'Neil at info@masspoetry.org for details.

Want to be part of the action?

Volunteer at the 2014 Massachusetts Poetry Festival to receive a free T-shirt, free festival admission, and an invite to the VIP reception! Register now.

Cant wait until May to get behind the scenes? Volunteer at Student Day of Poetry on Friday, March 21. You'll receive a free SDOP T-shirt and access to the amazing headline performances and ever-stunning student open mike. Register here.

Poetry & Leadership

Stay tuned for more information on our March 31 fundraising event, Poetry & Leadership, in which we proudly partner with The Favorite Poem Project and Courage & Renewal Northeast to present poetry readings from several notable leaders from both the artistic and political spheres right here in Massachusetts.

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