Franklin Matters

Friday, November 16, 2018

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI Nov 16 - THU Nov 22

Friday, November 16

Book sale setup

10:00am

Knitting Group

7:00pm

Harlem Wizards vs. Franklin Public Schools

7:30pm

Dean College presents "Footloose" (Sold out)

8:00pm

Broadway's Sara Jean Ford

8:00pm

Sara Jean Ford in Concert

Saturday, November 17

9:00am

Book Sale

9:00am

St Mary's Women’s Faith Formation Group

9:30am

Family Yoga Adventure

10:00am

Franklin Historical Museum (Always free)

2:00pm

Dean College presents "Footloose" (Sold out)

7:00pm

FHS Panthers Hockey Concert

7:30pm

Dean College presents "Footloose" (Sold out)

7:30pm

OCC Concert: Simon & Garfunkel Tribute by Swearing & Kelli

8:00pm

Circle of Friends: Eliza Gilkyson

Sunday, November 18

9:00am

Winter Decorating Day

1:00pm

Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

2:00pm

Dean College presents "Footloose" (Sold out)

2:00pm

Chess Group

4:00pm

Quartett Giocosa with Irina Kotlyar

Monday, November 19

10:30am

Move Along

11:00am

Toddler Playgroup

3:00pm

Monday Crafternoons

3:30pm

Dungeons & Dragons for Kids

Tuesday, November 20

9:30am

Cool Cruisers

10:30am

Get Ready for Kindergarten

Wednesday, November 21

10:30am

Terrific Toddlers

11:00am

Toddler Playgroup

2:00pm

Library Closing

8:00pm

The Noyz

Thursday, November 22

Library Closed

Thanksgiving Day

7:00am

Franklin Turkey Trot 5K Family Run

4:00pm

Fandom Thursdays

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Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI Nov 16 - THU Nov 22

THE BLACK BOX Classical Series: Quartett Giocosa with Irina Kotlyar - Nov 18

THE BLACK BOX Classical Series presents Quartett Giocosa in collaboration with pianist Irina Kotlyar on Sunday, November 18 at 4 pm. Violinists Heather Goodchild and Irina Fainkichen are joined by Irina Naryshkova on Viola, cellist Elizabeth Schultze, and Irina Kotlyar on Piano to perform the E flat Major Quintet, Op.44 by Robert Schumann and the Quintet in A Major, Op.81, by Antonin Dvorak. Cocktails and tea will be available. Quartett Giocosa was formed in 2017. The quartet players met years ago at the Cape Symphony, where they are all members.

Irina Kotlyar

Collectively, the members of QG have played with master musicians including Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Mstislav Rostropovich, Anne Sophie Mutter, Mark O’Connor, Wynton Marsalis and Sarah Vaughan. They have worked under the leadership of conductors such as Christoph Eschenbach, Michael Tilson Thomas, Jane Glover, Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa, and the incomparable Jung-Ho Pak and have played with orchestras including the Bergen Philharmonic, the Royal Danish Orchestra, the Atlanta and Oklahoma Symphonies, the Boston Lyric and Chicago Opera Companies and the Upsala Chamber Orchestra.

Quartett Giocosa

Irina Kotlyar, born in Kharkov, Ukraine, earned her degrees from Rubin Academy of Music. With Gregory Shifron, the Kotlyar-Shifrin Piano duo has won several International prizes and awards, including the Murrey Dranoff International Two Piano Competition (1999, Miami,) and an International competition in Poland (1999), and has performed throughout Israel, Europe and America.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.theblackboxonline.com or by calling the box office at 508-528-3370.

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse: Eliza Gilkyson Nov 17

Nov 17

ELIZA GILKYSON

with Tracy Grammer and Jim Henry

"Eliza’s latest album, SECULARIA, is out now and the reviews have been fantastic. “Now nearly a dozen records into a fruitful tenure with renowned folk label Red House, Gilkyson is producing the best music of her career,” says the Austin Statesman.

Gilkyson’s music, in the classic folk music tradition, has always offered a vivid reflection of the times we live in. SECULARIA, the long-awaited follow-up to The Nocturne Diaries, is a collection of spiritually charged songs that don’t fit within the parameters of traditional religious beliefs and challenge us to embrace a more inclusive perspective, to respect all life and to be accountable for our actions in these divisive times."

http://elizagilkyson.com/?p=898

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse: Eliza Gilkyson Nov 17

Tickets available at Circle of Friends Coffeehouse http://www.circlefolk.org

Swearingen & Kelli Recreate The Magic Of Simon & Garfunkel - Nov 17

"Don't miss this trip down Memory Lane! Swearingen and Kelli recreate the music, memories and magic of the most famous folk-rock duo of our time, Simon and Garfunkel.

AJ Swearingen has been performing this music for twenty years with mastery of Paul Simon's intricate guitar playing. His deep baritone blends perfectly against Kelli's angelic vocals delivering a true tribute to the sound of the 1960's Greenwich Village, NY coffeehouse performances.

Jayne Kelli finds her way to the heavenly highs of Art Garfunkel with a soaring and effortless soprano delivery, while AJ Swearingen displays his dexterity with Simon's well-ensconced guitar riffs," according to The Capital Gazette.

Tickets for the concert are $20 in advance and $25 at the door, available at the church office, 508-384-3110, or at www.musicatocc.org. The event will be in Fellowship Hall at the back of the church with entry from the parking lot behind the church. Parking is available behind the church and in the lot across the street.

For more information and to be added to the mailing list, visit the website or contact Ken Graves, 508-384-8084, occmusic99@gmail.com.

Swearingen & Kelli Recreate The Magic Of Simon & Garfunkel - Nov 17

Volunteers Needed for Holiday Decorating Nov. 18

Adult volunteers are needed for holiday decorating on Sunday, Nov. 18. Volunteers are needed to help install wreaths, bows and greenery, or supervise teen volunteers.

Volunteers will meet us on Sunday at the downtown bridges at 9 a.m. Please contact Lisa if you are available to volunteer.

IMPORTANT: If you have a planter in front of your storefront, please remove flowers to make room for holiday greens this weekend.

Volunteers Needed for Holiday Decorating Nov. 18

This was shared from the Franklin Downtown Partnership page
https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/2018/11/volunteers-needed-for-holiday-decorating_15.html

Franklin Public Library: Book Sale - Sat Nov 17; Bag Sale - Sun Nov 18

Franklin Public Library Book Sale, is scheduled Saturday, November 17, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Bag Sale is scheduled for Sunday, Nov 18 from 9:00 AM to Noon.

Franklin Public Library: Book Sale - Sat Nov 17; Bag Sale - Sun Nov 18

“The goal is to get rid of Type-1 diabetes”

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

"At Noelle Day Spa and Salon, there’s no need for a lawn to have a yard sale.

After the business’ recent remodel, owner Noelle Carpenter noticed she had a lot of extra stuff to get rid of. Carpenter determined that many of the items were still in good condition, so she figured out a way to help a good cause.

“Instead of throwing all this extra stuff we had away or selling it, we thought, ‘Why don’t we just put everything in this room and give the money to charity?’” she said.