Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Franklin Cultural District Update

Dear Cultural District Partners and Friends,

It was great to see so many of you in attendance for our first Cultural District partners' meeting. Many wonderful ideas for collaboration were discussed.

· The Downtown Partnership is planning to create murals in 3 of the alleyways downtown and is looking for artists to help them complete them

· Franklin TV is looking to organize shows, both on TV and FM radio. Podcasts could be recorded in advance, often at your place of business. They would also like to support twenty-second spots (3-4 typed lines at 12 pt font) for announcing events on the radio.

Various "walks" were discussed, including:

· Scavenger hunts—it would be good to find topics that would be interesting to children helping them to get outside and active

· Ghost tours ending at the cemetery with perhaps a production by Dean College theater department on the lives of those buried there.

· "Art Trail" or "Ladybug Trail" (a tour to see the ladybug statues created by the Franklin Cultural Council)

· Taste of Franklin, perhaps organized as a progressive dinner

· Topic-based tours, such as History of Franklin (including a stop at the Historical Museum, Library to see the Ben Franklin books, etc), Historical Sites of Franklin (old houses, etc), Play Areas of Franklin, etc. Again, finding ones that interest children would be beneficial

Since our June meeting, we have continued our work of reaching out to partners and businesses in the Franklin community. As you know, we submitted the Cultural District application to the State in June. At this time, we are waiting to hear back regarding the next stage of the application process—the site visit, when a team from the state will come to tour the proposed Franklin Cultural District and to meet the Franklin Cultural District partners. We would like many of you involved in that tour. As soon as we know the date of this visit, we will share this information with all of you.

Sincerely,

The Franklin Cultural District Committee


Franklin Cultural District
Franklin Cultural District

Event Invitation: Night to Honor the 2018 FHS State Champion Team - Aug 7

Night to Honor the 2018 FHS State Champion Team.

Held in the Auditorium. Help Franklin TV honor the 2018 State Championship Baseball Team. We will being showing highlights of all 4 Super 8 games as well as talking to the players and coaches.

Tuesday, August 7 at 6 PM EDT
Franklin High School (Franklin, Massachusetts)

Follow the event on Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/271317116979154/

Night to Honor the 2018 FHS State Champion Team
Night to Honor the 2018 FHS State Champion Team

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

SAFE Coalition - Monthly Meeting - Aug 1

The monthly meeting of the SAFE Coalition is scheduled for Wednesday evening, August 1, beginning at 7:00 PM.

The meeting will be held in the 3rd floor meeting room of the Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central St.

SAFE Coalition - Monthly Meeting - Aug 1
SAFE Coalition - Monthly Meeting - Aug 1

This was shared from the Facebook posting:
https://www.facebook.com/725586407571568/posts/1335302739933262/

For more information about the SAFE Coalition, visit them on the web at
http://www.safecoalitionma.org/

Concerts on the Common: DJ Mike Rutkowski - Aug 1

August 1
DJ Mike Rutkowski

The main program is scheduled Wednesday from 6:30 PM  - 8:30 PM. 
The Children's Programs from 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM.

You can download a copy of the schedule
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oG2-XOINB4ziJgVbf_4N0B6MNJCrG_SJ/view?usp=sharing


Concerts on the Common: DJ Mike Rutkowski - Aug 1

Concerts on the Common: DJ Mike Rutkowski - Aug 1
The concerts will use the new stage. Franklin's Town Council authorized the purchase last year and it has arrived in time to be used this summer.

full stage view
full stage view

Franklin Almanac - Episode 5 (video) - from the archives

Re-posting the Franklin Almanac - Episode 5 (video) from the archives in July 2017. Polikseni has moved on to a regular weekend position with a TV station in Vermont.


Franklin Almanac, the compendium of life in Franklin. If you missed the broadcast via cable, you can catch up to Episode 5 via the YouTube link. Polikseni Manxhari hosts segments on

  1. Intro- 0:00-0:31
  2. Spectra Access Northeast Pipeline- 0:31-8:35
  3. Madalene Village interview 8:36- 21:48
  4. Madalene Village resident feedback-21:48-23:43
  5. Distracted Driver Simulation- 23:51- 28:34
  6. Earth Day-28:35-29:14
  7. Final thoughts-29:15-31:06
https://youtu.be/Qusc54gjiRU




Franklin Public Access Studio, 23 Hutchinson Street
Franklin Public Access Studio, 23 Hutchinson Street

Minuteman Library Crawl - Wednesday, August 1

The Franklin Library is taking part in the Minuteman Library Crawl on Wednesday, Aug 1, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
"A “crawl,” or tour, is a fun way to visit multiple libraries in your area. You can travel from library to library, meet the friendly staff and learn more about what the libraries around have to offer! This is your passport to a day full of fun and adventure. 
We have many different libraries on the crawl. The challenge is to visit as many as you can and take a picture of yourself with a designated item in each library – it’s a 21st century scavenger hunt! Then, please post your pics and tag the library. 
If you get to at least 5 libraries, you’ll get a highly coveted prize (one prize per group). Just show your pics to the librarians. 
And, check out the Web App for it: http://minutemanlibrarycrawl.org/"

Minuteman Library Crawl, Wednesday, August 1
Minuteman Library Crawl, Wednesday, August 1 
What library are taking part?
http://minutemanlibrarycrawl.org/librarycrawl/libraries

Additional info on the library crawl
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/pages/librarycrawl2018_7-13-2018.pdf

Pour Richard's Wine: The Whole Pour - Pennywise Aug 26


'Whiskey is carried into committee rooms in demijohns and 
carried out in demagogues.'
-Mark Twain
Never Drink Ordinary!
July 29, 2018
No Richard

Pennywise Aug 26

Countless people have asked if my last name was 'Richard'. Variations: 'Who's Richard?' 'Where's Richard?' and 'Is your husband Richard?' Ladies and gentlemen, there is no Richard. We named the store for Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack, then doubled down on the clever with 'Pour' instead of 'Poor'.

Why would we do this? Because the town of Franklin, originally planned as Exeter, is named in honor of Benjamin Franklin, the great statesman/scientist/publisher/inventor/entrepreneur. Franklin famously contributed 116 books from his personal collection to the Franklin Library. He declined to donate the requested funds for a bell tower, but the townspeople-either content with the books, impressed with the old statesman's career, or both-settled on 'Franklin' instead.


Pour Richard's Wine and Spirits, 14 Grove Street, Franklin, MA 02038

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