Friday, September 26, 2014

Starting Monday: Commuter Rail change at Ruggles




Elevator 849 RUGGLES - Commuter Rail platform to the lobby is unavailable from Monday, September 29, 2014, through Tuesday, September 30, 2014, due to maintenance. 
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Please contact station personnel or the conductor for assistance. For inbound commuter rail riders, please disembark at Back Bay Station and return to Ruggles via the Orange Line. 
For outbound customers, please take the Orange Line to Back Bay and board the commuter rail at Back Bay. If customers desire to utilize the commuter rail at Back Bay Station, please allow additional time to your commute and check the commuter rail schedule for Back Bay departure times.

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

How to grow the best garlic


The Friends of Franklin Community Gardens will be holding a free class on how to plant garlic on October 4th, 2014 from 10am-11am at the King St. Community Garden in Franklin Massachusetts. 
We will be covering how and when to plant it, how to care for it in the spring, and how to harvest and cure it in the late summer. 
We will have organic garlic available for purchase at the event, and information for joining the wait list for the 2015 growing season for those interested in renting a bed.

A recent visit to the Community Garden showed that tomatoes did well this year.

tomatoes at one of the Community Garden plots
tomatoes at one of the Community Garden plots


Where is the Community Garden?  At the King St Memorial Park



Franklin Library: Jamie Barrett - Sept 28, 2:30 PM

Franklin's own Jamie Barrett will perform a Family Music Show to help celebrate the opening of the Library with Sunday hours.

Franklin Public Library
Sunday, Sep 28th at 2:30 PM


Family Music Concert by Jamie Barrett
Family Music Concert by Jamie Barrett
This notice was shared from the Franklin Library
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2014/09/jamie-barrett-family-music-show.html


Did you know that Jamie wrote the official song for Franklin?



You can find other videos of Jamie on his YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/Geetarmann

William Lane will demo water color at Franklin Art Association - Oct 1


The Franklin Art Association will meet Wednesday, October 1st from 6:30 to 9:00pm at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street. 
Refreshments and socialization will begin at 6:30. 
The program will feature William Lane, multimedia artist, who will demo a city scape in watercolor. 
Meetings are free and opened to the public. 
For more information, please email the FAA secretary at faasecretary@gmail.com or visit the website at www.franklinart.org

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Blackstone River Theatre - Gypsy music with the Bohemian Quartet!




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THANK YOU!
This year's Solstice Fest was our biggest yet... stay tuned for more on the 2015 festival set for June 20! 


                   
Ongoing  
Zumba with April Hilliker on Mondays, 6:30 PM
   

Saturday, Sept. 27, 8 PM
Film on Romany culture at 7:30 p.m. sponsored by R.I. State Council on the Arts  
THE BOHEMIAN QUARTET

Oct. 4 and 5 
Celtic stone carving class

Saturday, October 4, 8 PM 
NORTH SEA GAS

Oct. 9 
6-week session of tin whistle and 5-string banjo classes begin with Aubrey Atwater

Saturday, October 11, 8 PM 
TANNAHILL WEAVERS

Friday, October 17, 8 PM 
Väsen - 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR!

Oct 25 
Beginner/Continuing beginner mountain dulcimer session begins

Saturday, October 25, 8 PM 
PADDY KEENAN

Saturday, November 1 
Flynn Cohen & the Deadstring Ensemble / Kathleen Conneely &
Mark Roberts

Saturday, November 8 
PEPPINO D'AGOSTINO 
 
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Please understand that when a show is SOLD OUT, it truly is! We must adhere to fire codes and it truly is not possible to fit "just one more"... especially when we have had several people ask to do the same!

If a show at BRT has an advance price & a day-of-show price it means:
If you pre-pay OR call in your reservation any time before the show date, you get the advance price. If you show up at the door with no reservations OR call in your reservations on the same day as the show, you will pay the day-of show-price.


NOTE for prepaid tickets
or if reservations have been made but not pre-paid:
If you reduce the number of tickets requested or paid for at the box office on the night of the performance, that ticket must still be paid for! BRT requires 24 hour notice for cancellations or you will be charged for all seats reserved.
Dear Steve,

AN EVENING OF GYPSY
AND ROMANI MUSIC AT BRT!

This we bring back the wonderful Bohemian Quartet for an evening of Gypsy and Romani music... then two great bands from Scotland will perform in early October - NORTH SEA GAS
and the TANNAHILL WEAVERS


Lots of great classes coming up too ... Celtic stone carving (just 2 spots left) and dulcimer, whistle and 5-string banjo with Aubrey Atwater!

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Hope to see you soon...
Russell Gusetti, Executive Director  

THE BOHEMIAN QUARTET


The mission of keeping a rare musical flame alight is a noble and often challenging one, but The Bohemian Quartet is more than up to the task. In this case, the acclaimed Rhode Island-based ensemble featuring violin, viola, cello, and bass specializes in music of the "Romany" or "Gypsy" tradition, along with related Eastern European folk styles.

The Bohemian Quartet was formed in 2005. Violinist Stan Renard, a composer and virtuoso player with an impressive list of credentials, assembled the group with the idea of preserving the tradition and indulging in the virtuosic playing of classic gypsy music. Renard recruited like-minded and ambitious friends: Christine Harrington on cello, Nancy Richardson on viola, and Dave Zinno on upright bass. Together, they've made a commitment to the genre, and aspired to performing it with both reverence and adventure. Indeed, like every good curator, the ensemble embraces tradition, and still wanders off in newer, unpredictable directions.

The name "Bohemian Quartet" was borrowed from the original Bohemian Quartet (also known as the Czech Quartet after 1918), a string quartet of international repute that was founded in 1891 and disbanded in 1934. Both groups share a passion for the deep-rooted authenticity of the Romany tradition, as well as the ability to play that historic repertoire with extraordinary joie de vivre. On the aptly titled "Beyond Tradition," the quartet's 2010 recording, the group's intentions are on full display. The project was recorded live at Blackstone River Theatre and St. Paul's Church in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. They released a new studio CD in 2013 entitled "Silhouette."

There will be a pre-concert film on Romani culture/musical styles at 7:30 p.m. made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. 
   
  Event Info
Saturday, September 27, 8 P.M., $15.00
at Blackstone River Theatre
549 Broad Street, Cumberland, R.I. 
Call 401-725-9272 for reservations
www.riverfolk.org

CELTIC STONE CARVING WEEKEND! Oct. 4-5


As part of our Heritage Arts Studio initiative, Blackstone River Theatre will offer a two-day class in Celtic relief stone carving in limestone for beginners with instructor Laura Travis, outside, behind the Blackstone River Theatre. Teenagers (age 16 and up), college students and adults are all welcome and no experience is required. A maximum of 10 students will be allowed... ONLY TWO SPOTS LEFT! The course fee is $125 plus a separate $12 materials fee which is payable directly to instructor Laura Travis (includes several pieces of stone, sandpapers, and access to finishing tools.) For additional information, visit the instructor's site, campus.digication.com/lauratravis
Relief carving is a satisfying and useful skill which has numerous applications for gardens, landscaping, and creative expression. The saga of The Celt and The Stone is as old as time. If you have seen a photo of the High Crosses in Ireland and Scotland, or British well-shrine covers, you've seen Celtic relief carving in stone. In this 12-hour introductory-level course, students will use manageable scraps of limestone and carve them with an initial, a knot, or an animal motif - bring your own idea or utilize teacher references - and in the process learn something of one of the signature arts of the Celts. Included will be plenty of stone lore, tips for scrounging up materials and tools for practically nothing, and information about techniques including polishing and finishing.

Laura Travis has been carving for more than 22 years, bringing her knowledge and love of Irish and Celtic traditions firmly into her work in stone. As an artist, Laura walks between the worlds of fine and folk art, utilizing traditional iconography in some very contemporary contexts. She holds an MFA in sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and maintains a studio in Rhode Island. She's also known for originating and hosting the Irish traditional music radio program, In The Celtic Realm, for the past 32 years on WRIU-FM. 

  Event Info
Saturday, October 4 & Sunday, October 5,
9 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
$125.00 plus $12.00 materials fee
at Blackstone River Theatre
549 Broad Street, Cumberland, R.I. 
Call 401-725-9272 for reservations
www.riverfolk.org

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Grains or Grapes? No need to choose!




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Grains or Grapes?

Which to choose? An ice cold IPA or a nice Pinot Grigio? A thick, rich stout or a plush, velvety Cabernet?

We think you shouldn't have to choose, so we are hosting TWO great events next weekend. 

On Saturday, September 27, Beer Extravaganza 5.0- taste 40+ beers and ciders, nosh some beer-friendly food, and enjoy some red-hot blues courtesy of local band Three Stories. 4-7 PM

On Sunday, September 28, Pennywise!- 30+ bottles of wine to taste, all 20-70% off original retail price. Order exactly what you want-bottles or cases-for pickup the following Friday. 1-4 PM

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

School Committee hears about the trip to China

The School Committee heard from some of the students, faculty and administrators who spent some time in China this summer. The travel experience brings with it multiple rewards and sets up the district to further explore international travel. Interaction with classes around the world is also being explored.

photo of one slide during the presentation
photo of one slide during the presentation

The presentation copies will be shared here later. In the meantime, my notes reported live during the School Committee meeting can be found here:



The full agenda and associated documents can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/09/franklin-ma-school-committee-agenda-and.html