Classic Stones Concert Franklin High - Nov 2

The Classic Stones are performing Live at Franklin High School Auditorium. This is the 2nd benefit concert for the school's music department. Nov. 2 at 7:30 PM at the Franklin High Auditorium.

Tickets are on sale now at www.purplepass.com and will be on sale at Shaw's Market in Franklin Sept 1. Last year's Beatlemania show sold out!

This is the complete Rolling Stones Experience. For more info 413-341-7410

The Look, The Sound, The Show!

Classic Stones Concert Franklin High - Nov 2

Harvest Festival Registration is Open!

Registration for booth space at the Franklin Downtown Partnership’s 16th annual Harvest Festival is now open! The event will take place Saturday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., on Main, West Central, Dean and Depot Streets in downtown Franklin. 

The rain date is Oct. 14. 

Organizers expect booth space for this event to sell out. Franklin Downtown Partnership members receive a booth for free; non-members pay $125. 

Downtown businesses must send in an application to ensure store-front space. Booths are assigned on a first-come first-serve basis. 

Follow the registration link and pay online through the “Donate” button.

Harvest Festival Registration is Open!

This was shared from the Franklin Downtown Partnership page
http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/2018/08/harvest-festival-registration-is-open.html

Franklin Cultural Council announces Grant Workshop and Online Application Schedule for 2019

The Franklin Cultural Council is calling for funding proposals from organizations, schools, and individuals. Council grants support a variety of art, science, and humanities projects in Franklin—including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies or workshops, lectures, and performances in schools, the library, the senior center, or for the community at large. 

Online applications will be available from Sept. 1 through Oct. 15, 2018 for 2019 grants. Only online applications will be accepted this year, and can be accessed at www.mass-culture.org. Proposals that are past the deadline will not be considered.

To help applicants in preparing an effective funding proposal, the Council will hold a grant writing workshop on Sept. 6 at 7:00 PM in the 3rd Floor Training Room of the Franklin Municipal Building at 355 E. Central Street, Franklin.

The session is open to non-profit cultural organizations, artists, schools, and residents interested in applying for funding from the Franklin Cultural Council. The workshop will walk attendees through the online application and answer any questions about the grant process. In addition, FCC members will be on hand to discuss specifics of individual project proposals to give advice and suggestions. To RSVP or for any questions, please e-mail Stacey David, FCC Chair, at franklinculturalcouncil02038@gmail.com

"We really encourage applicants to attend the workshop as well as carefully read the grant application guidelines and grant priorities, which can all be found on our website," says FCC Chair Stacey David. "We are very pleased that the Town of Franklin increased our budget this year, and hope to fund more projects than we were able to in the past. We have also established new Council Priorities, which gives priority consideration to projects that meet certain criteria, including programs that engage girls in science, those that involve events held within the newly demarcated Franklin Cultural District, new programs or applicants, and, as always, those that are held in or benefit residents of Franklin."

While grant allocations have yet to be announced from the FCC's state funding source, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the FCC anticipates disbursing approximately $12,000 in grants for 2019. In addition, a separate grant cycle will be conducted for ArtWeek-specific grants, which will open for applications on Dec. 15, and close on Jan. 31. 

Previously funded projects include: programs/field trips for many of Franklin’s schools (public and charter), Concerts on the Common, Franklin Downtown Partnership Harvest Stroll, LiveArts concerts, FPAC's Whatever Theater Festival, Southeastern MA Community Concert Band, and the Franklin Art Association, to name a few.

http://www.mass-culture.org

The Franklin Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences, and humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.

Franklin Cultural Council announces Grant Workshop and Online Application Schedule for 2019

What is next for McCoy Stadium?

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

"What’s next for McCoy Stadium now that the Pawtucket Red Sox have decided to pursue a new home field in Worcester? 

There’s a good chance it’s not professional baseball affiliated with a big-league team such as the Red Sox or Yankees, if Minor League Baseball territorial rules are any indication. 

Meant to protect teams from competition in their home markets, these rules have put Worcester within the PawSox territory for years, preventing another Single-A, Double-A or Triple-A team tied to a Major League franchise from playing in the city. 

If the PawSox leave for Worcester in 2021, as they said last Friday they plan to, the shoe will be on the other foot, with Pawtucket trapped in Worcester’s territory, which includes large chunks of Rhode Island and Massachusetts."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180821/with-pawsox-leaving-whats-next-for-pawtucket-rhode-island-officials-ponder-next-use-for-mccoy-stadium-apex-sites

What is next for McCoy Stadium?

Concerts on the Common: Elastic Five - DJ Mike Rutkowski - Aug 22

August 22
Elastic Five
DJ - Mike Rutkowski


The main program is scheduled to run on 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: Elastic Five  DJ - Mike Rutkowski - Aug 22

Lifelong Music Academy: 2018-2019 Registration Now Open!

2018-2019 after-school music classes are now open for registration! Please click a program name for more information, calendars, and how to register.

• The Band School of Franklin: For students in grades 4 through 8. Tuesday afternoons at Horace Mann Middle School starting 9/25/18.
• The Chorus School of Franklin: Elementary Glee for students in grades 3, 4 and 5. Tuesday afternoons at Franklin High School starting 9/25/17.
• The String School of Franklin: For students in grades 3 through 12. Monday afternoons at Horace Mann Middle School starting 9/24/17 –or- Thursday afternoons at Franklin High School starting 9/27/18.
• Private Music Lessons: For all ages (children, teens, adults). Monday through Thursday at Franklin High School. Instruction is offered in the following instruments: Cello, Clarinet, Flute, French Horn, Guitar (acoustic, electric, ukulele), Low Brass (baritone, trumpet, tuba) Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Viola, Violin, Voice. 

Lessons begin the week of 9/10/18 and enrollment is ongoing throughout the school year.

Lifelong Music Academy
508-613-1481
MusicAcademy@franklinps.net

Lifelong Music Academy:  2018-2019 Registration Now Open!

FTC Alerts: Back to school - Protect your child’s information

Back to school: Protect your child's information by Colleen Tressler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Many school forms require personal and sensitive information. Here are some tips for keeping your child's personal information safe — from pre-school through college. Read more https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/08/back-school-protect-your-childs-information?utm_source=govdelivery This is a free service provided by the Federal Trade Commission.

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