Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 4/21/17 - THU 4/27/17

FRIDAY 4/21/17
10:30am   Animal Affair! @ Franklin Public Library
1pm   Mr. Vinny’s Puppet Show @ Franklin Public Library
7:30pm   Dean College Presents: Five Women Wearing The Same Dress @ Dean College
8:30pm   Jennifer Teffi Band @ Elks Lodge

SATURDAY 4/22/17
9am-12pm   Annual Rabies Clinic @ 15 Public Works Way
10-1pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open
10:45am   Franklin Youth Baseball Parade @ Downtown Franklin
12-8pm   Franklin Art Association’s Art Show and Sale @ The Black Box
12-4pm   Chili and Chowder Challenge @ VFW in Medway
2pm   Dean College Presents: Five Women Wearing The Same Dress @ Dean College
2-3pm   Quilting Trunk Show @ Franklin Public Library
7:30pm   Dean College Presents: Five Women Wearing The Same Dress @ Dean College
8pm   Livingston Taylor at Circle of Friends Coffeehouse @ FUSF

SUNDAY 4/23/17
12-4pm   Franklin Art Association’s Art Show and Sale @ The Black Box
1-4pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open
2pm   Dean College Presents: Five Women Wearing The Same Dress @ Dean College
3:30pm   LiveARTS presents: Clarinet Trio @ FUSF

MONDAY 4/24/17
7-8:30pm   Learn To Cope Franklin Chapter Meeting @ FUSF

TUESDAY 4/25/17
6:30pm   Franklin Public Library Book Club @ Franklin Public Library

WEDNESDAY 4/26/17
3:30pm-6pm   Teen Lounge! @ Franklin Public Library
6-7pm   Family STEAM Challenge @ Franklin Public Library
6:30pm   Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens @ Franklin Public Library

THURSDAY 4/27/17
4pm   Family Coloring Book Club @ Franklin Public Library
5-8pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open
6:30pm   Youth Sports Got You Crazy? - Panel discussion @ New England Chapel
6:30pm Franklin Genealogy Club Meeting: Mapping your genealogy with Evan Thornberry @ Franklin Historical Museum
7pm   Franklin SEPAC: Financial Planning for Special Needs Children @ Franklin Municipal Building
7-8pm   Healing Hearts Community Support Group @ Franklin YMCA
7:30pm   Stony Brook Camera Club @ Anglican Church of the Redeemer (31 Hayward St)

For the Town of Franklin Public Calendar click HERE.

For all other events and Franklin happenings click HERE.

*To submit an event for the Community Calendar, please use this form
https://goo.gl/forms/7Pr1iBuAiIna7cUo2

Voices of Franklin: Ed Hurley on Child Abuse Prevention month

April is Child Abuse Prevention month. And once again YMCAs in Massachusetts and across the country are engaged in raising awareness and education in a campaign called Five Days of Action for Child Abuse Prevention.

From April 24 – April 28, our Y will highlight information, resources, and methods on how to prevent, recognize and respond to child sexual abuse.

Research reveals that 1 in every 10 children in the United States will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday.

Sadly, in more than 90% of the cases reported, this abuse happens by someone the child knows and trusts. This threat to children represents a health risk that can only be described as an epidemic based on the disturbing prevalence of abuse that exists in all elements of our society.

Equally disturbing is that it doesn’t have to happen. Child sexual abuse can be prevented through community wide efforts and vigilance. A predator seeks three things for abuse to occur. Access, privacy and control. With proper policies, procedures and protocols, all youth serving organizations can minimize the risk and deny an offender the access to harm children.

For the past five years our YMCA is proud to have partnered and collaborated with school systems, municipalities and other human service organizations throughout our service area to help bring awareness, education and training regarding this issue to the forefront. We remain committed to this collaborative cause and our effort to be part of a community based prevention movement. 

Please join us.

While we place a special emphasis on this topic during the month of April, child safety and child protection remains our Y’s number one priority every single day of the year. For more information, please visit our website for resources, training and how you can become involved at www.hockymca.org.

At our branches next week, we will be asking members, staff and volunteers to sign pledges to protect children. We will be displaying these signed pledges throughout our branches during the week to promote and emphasize the importance of community based prevention.

The safety of children is the responsibility of all adults. Children represent our hope for a bright and promising future. Let’s work together to protect our kids and help ensure that promising future and protect their only childhood.

Ed Hurley
President and CEO
Hockomock Area YMCA

FHS baseball and boys tennis teams top Mansfield

From Hockomock Sports, we share the results of the spring sports action on Thursday, April 20.


Baseball = Franklin, 6 @ Mansfield, 2 – Final

– Franklin’s offense picked right where it left off from Wednesday’s walk-off win over Walpole. The Panthers pounced for three runs in both the first and second innings to take a 6-0 lead. Mansfield tacked on single runs in the fifth and seventh innings. Franklin junior Jason Ulrickson was impressive on the mound, giving up just one earned run on seven hits and just one walk in a complete game effort. Ulrickson also struck out five and had two RBI and a run scored on the offensive end. Jake Lyons (two runs) and Tyler Gomes (RBI) each went 2-for-4 for Franklin while Ryan Hodgkins (1-for-2) had an RBI and two runs, Bryan Woelfel had a two RBI single and Cam Lupien was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Mansfield’s Matt Farragher had an RBI single for the Hornets.

Softball = Mansfield, 5 @ Franklin, 4 – Final (9 inn.)

– Mady Bendanillo scored the game-winning run for Mansfield in the top of the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by Mackenzie Burke. Bendanillo slid in just ahead of the tag to give the Hornets the lead. Franklin put two runners on in the bottom of the ninth, but Sarah Cahill got the final two outs to earn the complete game win. Mansfield took a two-run lead in the top of the seventh. Megan Letendre reached on an error and Bendanillo was hit by a pitch, followed by back-to-back RBI singles by Marissa Staffer and Kerran Holmes. Franklin rallied with two in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings.

Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 10 vs. Walpole, 11 – Final (OT)

- Franklin rallied from a 8-5 deficit at halftime to take a 9-8 lead in the second half. After Franklin was whistled for an interference call, the Rebels tied the game with 1:27 to go. Walpole netted the game-winner with 38 seconds left in overtime. Eric Civetti had four goals and four assist, Chase Tanner had four goals and Kyle McEniry had one goal and one assist. Connor O’Rourke made 17 saves in net for the Panthers while sophomore Jacob Alexander won 18 face offs.

Boys Tennis = Mansfield, 2 @ Franklin, 3 – Final

– Franklin relied on its depth to pick up a win over Mansfield in a Kelley-Rex showdown. While Mansfield won at first and second singles, the Panthers claimed wins at third singles and both doubles matches. Freshman Rohan Herur won 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2 at third singles, James Johnstone and Derek Wu won 6-2, 6-3 at first doubles and Tyler DiPalma and Rahul Hosdurg clinched the match with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 win at second doubles. Mansfield’s Benny Lin won 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 at first singles and Luke Nickerson won 6-3, 6-4 at second singles.

Girls Tennis = Franklin, 2 @ Mansfield, 3 – Final

– Mansfield picked up a big division win against the visiting Panthers of Franklin, winning at second and third singles as well as first doubles. Junior Sarah Doyle won 6-3, 1-0 at second singles and sophomore Elizabeth Elsner won 6-1, 6-4 at third singles. The team of senior Chloe Peters and sophomore Tessa Garufi earned the third win for the Hornets, winning 6-2, 6-0 at first doubles. Franklin’s Hannah Sweeney won 6-0, 6-2 at first singles and the team of Jillian McCaugh and Hailey Stier won 0-6, 6-4, 6-1 at second doubles.

For the results around the Hockomock League on Thursday
https://hockomocksports.com/thursdays-schedule-scoreboard-042017/

FHS Panthers

LiveArts: Clarinet Trio - Sunday, Apr 23

Clarinet Trio

• Bruce Creditor, clarinet
• Donald Krishnaswami, viola
• Lorena Tecu, piano

Music by Schumann, Bruch, Ben-Haim, Mozart, and Vaughan Williams

LiveArts: Clarinet Trio - Sunday, Apr 23

All Concerts on Sundays, 3:30 pm at the Meetinghouse of the First Universalist Society, 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin, MA

Doors open at 3 pm. Open Seating. Handicapped accessible

Tickets

At the door.

• Adults $20
• Seniors (60+) $15
• Students $10
• children 6-12 free

For additional information visit the LiveArts webpage  http://www.liveartsma.org/

Franklin Library: Quilting Trunk Show - April 22 - 2:00 PM

Interested in quilting, but not sure how to get started? Jennifer Vacca will show you! A quilter for over thirty years, Jennifer will lead a quilting information session, and present her latest works. She will offer a list of the best local resources, books and websites. Jennifer will also provide a thirty minute question and answer session.

Franklin Library: Quilting Trunk Show - April 22 - 2:00 PM

This was shared from the Franklin Public Library webpage
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2017/04/quilting-trunk-show-saturday-april-22.html

“It’s been a long time in the making”

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Though the building behind the recreation department’s Beaver Street headquarters is filled with tools, lumber and scissor lifts, it will be home to goals and basketball hoops before long. 

The town is hoping to open the building this summer, finishing work on the department’s complex. 

Department Director Ryan Jette said the purpose of the space is to add onto the programs his department is able to offer. 

“Right now, the recreation department’s main gymnasium use is in the Franklin Public Schools,” he said. “We use their gyms for things like recreational basketball. We have 1,300 kids in recreational basketball - we could never house the program here - but we could augment what we have.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170420/franklin-work-continues-on-rec-building

The new Recreation Dept facility at 275 Beaver St

Annual Gala Art Show and Sale - Apr 22-23

Franklin Art Association’s Annual Gala Art Show and Sale takes place

• Saturday, April 22, noon - 8 PM 
• Sunday, April 23, noon - 4 PM

at THE BLACK BOX, 15 West Central Street, Franklin. 

“Art Makes The Heart Spring" features a display and sale of judged inclusive fine art, scholarship raffle, small works, art bin pieces. Plus popular attractions such as "Peoples Choice Award" and "Clothesline” of unframed, 8x10, original art. 

There also will be area of art from FHS art students. 

Event is free, open to the public, parking. Come and enjoy live music with wine and cheese during Saturday’s 4-7 PM reception, refreshments throughout the show.

“Art Makes The Heart Spring" - Apr 22-23

For additional information on the Franklin Art Association
http://www.franklinart.org/