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Thursday, March 9, 2017
REMINDER: Floral Design Class begins March 14 - register now
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
THE BLACK BOX Local Artist Series: Jennifer Tefft Band - March 25
THE BLACK BOX Local Artist Series presents the Jennifer Tefft Band on Saturday, March 25 at the downtown Franklin theater, music and event venue. Alt-Rock singer-songwriter Jennifer Tefft and her band will celebrate the release of their 5th CD, Cutting for Stone. The show also features special guest and opening act, Grand Evolution. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with a pre-show reception in the theater lobby, and music begins at 8:15.
Tefft is a Boston Music Award nominee and four-time Local Music Award winner. Her music combines intense rhythms with melancholy textures and haunting vocals that wind easily from darkly ethereal to outspoken, creating her own brand of Gritty-Lush Alternative Rock. Together with her band, guitarist John Parrillo, drummer Phil Antoniades and bassist Jeff St. Pierre, Tefft has toured the country playing clubs and opening for national acts like Aerosmith. Her music has been heard on TV shows including CSI, MTV, Stargate Universe, One Life to Live, The Young & the Restless and many others.
Celebrate the release of this new, edgy and deeply personal CD in Tefft’s hometown. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
THE BLACK BOX, the home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company, is located at 15 West Central Street. A cash bar is available. For tickets and more information, visit www.THEBLACKBOXonline.com or call (508) 528-3370.
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| THE BLACK BOX Local Artist Series: Jennifer Tefft Band |
Tefft is a Boston Music Award nominee and four-time Local Music Award winner. Her music combines intense rhythms with melancholy textures and haunting vocals that wind easily from darkly ethereal to outspoken, creating her own brand of Gritty-Lush Alternative Rock. Together with her band, guitarist John Parrillo, drummer Phil Antoniades and bassist Jeff St. Pierre, Tefft has toured the country playing clubs and opening for national acts like Aerosmith. Her music has been heard on TV shows including CSI, MTV, Stargate Universe, One Life to Live, The Young & the Restless and many others.
Celebrate the release of this new, edgy and deeply personal CD in Tefft’s hometown. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
THE BLACK BOX, the home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company, is located at 15 West Central Street. A cash bar is available. For tickets and more information, visit www.THEBLACKBOXonline.com or call (508) 528-3370.
“Drama Fest is more than a competition; it’s an awesome opportunity"
I caught the performance of The Giver and Gathering Blue in December at FHS and was pleased to find out that the performance had made it to the semifinal this past weekend. This article from Pantherbook gets into the details on the Drama Fest competition.
Continue reading about the performance of Gathering Blue
http://franklinpanthers.us/ae/2017/03/07/gathering-blue-reaches-semi-finals/
"Over the weekend, FHS’ Drama Club put on their performance of Gathering Blue at the annual Drama Fest, held this year at Attleboro High School.
The day started at 7 in the morning when FHS drama club members boarded the bus. Although all were exhausted, cast and crew were nervous and excited to perform the first show of the day.
Once they arrived at the high school, it was immediately time to get into costumes and makeup. An hour later the FHS students of drama club had been transformed into post-apocalyptic characters."
Continue reading about the performance of Gathering Blue
http://franklinpanthers.us/ae/2017/03/07/gathering-blue-reaches-semi-finals/
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| combined cast of The Giver and Gathering Blue after their performance in December |
Reminder: 20th Annual Trivia Bee - April 12
The 20th Annual Trivia Bee will be held April 12, 2017
The sponsor form can be found here
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0wjbnXDBhczc0FFQ0VuUXdFcEJMUVh1c1dWTVNBam9EdkpN
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| The 20th Annual Trivia Bee will focus on TV trivia |
The sponsor form can be found here
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0wjbnXDBhczc0FFQ0VuUXdFcEJMUVh1c1dWTVNBam9EdkpN
"both parties are worried about finding state funds to offset lost federal aid"
From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170307/in-mass-federal-funds-at-risk-under-gop-health-care-proposal
"Massachusetts is better insulated than many other states from a potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act, but a Republican replacement measure unveiled Monday could still strain the state's budget and threaten coverage for some, state officials and advocates said.
"This could mean billions of dollars lost in federal funding," said state Sen. Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, chairwoman of the Mass. Senate Ways and Means Committee. "I think it will have a direct negative impact on each person, consumer, whose premiums may go up even higher and whose cost-sharing may go up higher."
Even though Massachusetts has its own state law that in many ways mirrors the federal measure known as the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, the state relies heavily on federal money to ensure hundreds of thousands of its lower-income residents can afford health care."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170307/in-mass-federal-funds-at-risk-under-gop-health-care-proposal
"It's just not factual," O'Loughlin said of the woman's claim"
Catching up to this article from the Milford Daily News, of interest for Franklin area walkers and hikers:
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170302/milford-police-say-alleged-assault-didnt-happen
"Evidence to substantiate the woman's claims of the Dec. 15 assault was never found, police said in a press release.
"Additionally, subsequent allegations of injuries made by the victim on Dec. 25 as having occurred or been related to the original allegations ... were refuted both medically and from investigate photographs taken by Milford Police Detectives," police said.
Due to the evidence – or lack thereof – police have concluded that the incident "did not occur as alleged by the woman."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170302/milford-police-say-alleged-assault-didnt-happen
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
The Adolescent Brain & The Physiology of Addiction: Effects of Drug-Taking Behavior on the Brain
'Community Conversations about Substance Use Disorders’
A Program of the S.A.F.E. Coalition
"The Adolescent Brain and The Physiology Of Addiction: Effects of Drug-Taking Behavior on the Brain"
• Physician at Valley Medical Group (Greenfield, MA) with special interest in women’s health, pediatrics, addiction treatment, psychiatric illness and pain management
• Chair, Department of Medicine, Baystate – Franklin Medical Center
• Medical Director, Franklin County House of Corrections
• Pioneer Valley Regional School District and First Step Recovery and Treatment Center
A Program of the S.A.F.E. Coalition
7:00 pm, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2017
Franklin High School Auditorium
218 Oak Street, Franklin, MA 02038
"The Adolescent Brain and The Physiology Of Addiction: Effects of Drug-Taking Behavior on the Brain"
Dr. RUTH POTEE
Board Certified Family and Addiction Medicine Physician• Physician at Valley Medical Group (Greenfield, MA) with special interest in women’s health, pediatrics, addiction treatment, psychiatric illness and pain management
• Chair, Department of Medicine, Baystate – Franklin Medical Center
• Medical Director, Franklin County House of Corrections
• Pioneer Valley Regional School District and First Step Recovery and Treatment Center
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