FRANKLIN PORCHFEST
LESS THAN TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY
We are now less than two weeks from the Franklin PorchFest inaugural event. We are excited to welcome over 50 bands, 20 of which are local Franklin musicians, performing on over 30 porch locations through the Franklin Cultural District and beyond. The PorchFest event kicks off on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 12:00 - 6:00 PM. The performance schedule and porch locations have been finalized now.
The online PorchFest schedule includes the ability to sort the performance schedule by time or by porch location. Additionally, you can view the performers gallery and learn more about the bands performing.
View the Franklin PorchFest scheduled at: Franklin.PorchFest.Info
This event is made possible with support from the Mass Cultural Council, Town of Franklin, and the Franklin Cultural District Committee.
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This Week in the Cultural District and Beyond | |
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Wednesday, May 22, 5:30pm, College Life Panel Discussion for Teens at Franklin Public Library. Teens! Join a panel of FHS graduates as they share their experiences and advice, as well as answer any questions you may have about college with a uniquely Franklin perspective! Select Library for information. Franklin Library is located at 118 Main Street.
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Thursday, May 23, 5:00pm, Board Game Nite at Pete's Nerd Emporium. Happening every Thursday in May. Bring your own game, or try something from our game library. Free admission, but tips to keep the library growing are greatly appreciated!
Select Pete's for more information. Pete's located at 10 Main Street.
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Thursday, May 23, 6:00pm to 8:00pm Empty Bowls Fundraiser at Franklin High School. Support the Franklin Food Pantry. Select Bowls for information. Franklin High School, 218 Oak Street.
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Thursday, May 23, 6:30pm, Craft Night Paper Flowers at the Franklin Public Library. Join us for a calming night of making paper flowers in red, white, and blue. We will have examples of ways to use these flowers in wreaths, memorials, and decoration! Select Library for information. The Public Library is located at 118 Main Street.
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Thursday, May 16, 9:00pm Live Music by K.O. Trio at 3 Restaurant. The KO Trio brings an eclectic mix of jazz and pop tunes covering Ell Fitzgerald, Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Sade, and Chaka Kahn, to name but a few.
Kymberlee O’Brien is a jazz vocalist and percussionist who hails originally from California, where she performed in world-class jazz clubs along the Pacific Coast Highway, including La Jolla, Santa Barbara, and San Francisco. Jim McCue is a local talented gent who is a versatile guitarist and bass player; and a sideman who plays in various bands/duos in the area. Paul Hoogeveen is a multi-instrumentalist who has performed in nightclubs and at special events throughout New England since the 1980s. He recently returned to playing double bass after a hand injury left him unable to perform Flamenco guitar. Select 3 for information. 3 Restaurant is located at 461 West Central St.
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Friday, May 24, 10:00am to 12:00pm Knitting at the Franklin Public Library. Love to knit or crochet? Join our group of local fiber artists who will be meeting in the Friends of the Franklin Library Community Room. Select Library for information. Located 118 Main Street.
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Friday, May 24, 9:00pm Live Music by Dom DeBaggis in the bar/lounge at 3 Restaurant. Dom plays and sings at local restaurants (when allowed these days!). Set lists include mainly classic rock, which of course is the best ever! Covered artists include The Beatles (plus solo Beatles), Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, etc. Select 3 for more information. Located at 461 West Central Street.
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Saturday, May 25, 10:00am to 1:00pm, Franklin Historical Museum. In honor of Memorial Day Weekend, the Museum will be showing film and videos related to local veterans. There will also be a small informational display about the Army Air Corps pilot killed in a training incident in Franklin in 1943. FREE. Select Museum for additional information about this event. The Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street.
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Saturday, May 25, Fairmount Fruit Farm
10:00am to 11:00am Goat Yoga. Ticketed event. Goat yoga is back! Join us and our baby goats for a fun session of yoga. Newbies and yogis welcome! $37pp
10:30am to 11:30am Animal Tales. Ticketed event. Animal and farm themed stories, crafts, and activities. You may book for the entire 6-week session, a select few, or drop in (space limited). Best for 5-10 year olds.
11:00am to 1:00pm Build a Gnome Home. Ticketed event. Gnomes are protectors of gardens, so why not invite them to your yard? This is an open house -style workshop. We will supply basic materials (glue, old pots...) but ask you bring in the majority of the structure. We highly encourage you to bring items you have lying around.
Register online. Select Fairmount for information and ticketing. Fairmount is located at 885 Lincoln Street.
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Saturday, May 25, at the Franklin Public Library.
10:30am, Music at the Blissful. A fun family concert. Join us for a fun, high energy music program for children and their grownups! Musician Evan Haller brings the energy to get the whole crowd up and dancing!
1:00pm Honey Tasting. No Registration Required. While supplies last. Bee-lieve it or not, there are HUNDREDS of varieties of honey! This sweet treat is a cornerstone of Local agriculture and we’re going to taste the difference! We’ll start with a brief talk on honey making and
history in Massachusetts followed by an open tasting of 5 local honeys and the grocery store bear. Mark your tasting sheet and bring it to the Circulation desk for a chance to win a sweet treat! This event is made possible by the support of The Friends of the Franklin Library!
Select Library for information about Library events. Located at 118 Main Street.
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Saturday, May 25, 8:00pm to 11:00pm, Karaoke, Every Saturday Night, at Raillery Public House. Select Raillery for information. Raillery Public House is located at 280 Franklin Village Drive.
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Sunday, May 26, 1:00pm to 4:00pm, Franklin Historical Museum. In honor of Memorial Day Weekend, the Museum will be showing film and videos related to local veterans. There will also be a small informational display about the Army Air Corps pilot killed in a training incident in Franklin in 1943. The Museum is open to visit exhibits. FREE admission. Select Museum for information. The Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street.
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Sunday, May 26, 1:00pm to 3:00pm Musical Bingo at Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub. Select Teddy for information. Located at 30 Main Street.
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Monday, May 27, 2024 ... Memorial Day | |
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Monday, May 27. Franklin Historical Museum. The Museum will have special hours for Memorial Day. Watch the website for updates.The Museum is open to visit exhibits. FREE admission. Select Museum for information. The Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street.
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Monday, May 27, 10:30am, Town of Franklin, Memorial Day Parade. The parade will be followed by a Memorial Day Ceremony at noon on the Town Common by the War Memorial. All are welcome! Select Parade for parade route.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2:30pm Rainbow Cafe at Franklin Senior Center. Call the Senior Center to register for this event. The Senior Center is located at 10 Daniel McCahill St.
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Tuesday, May 28, 7:00pm ro 9:00pm, Musical Bingo at Raillery Public House. Raillery is located at 280 Franklin Village Drive.
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Wednesday, May 29, 5:30pm ”Cheap Laughs” featuring headliner Paul Gillespie at 3 Restaaurant. Boston’s best comics you’ve never heard of will make you laugh till your face hurts…or the next beer is on us! Featuring headliner Paul Gillespie.
3 Restaurant is offering a five-star dinner buffet lovingly crafted by 3 Restaurant’s award-winning Exective Chef. General admission tickets are $25; tickets for the dinner buffet and the show are $70 (includes a choice of 2 salads, 3 entrees, 2 sides, dessert, tax & tip) – make sure you add a Dinner Buffet ticket at checkout for everyone in your party. Select 3 for ticket purchase. 3 Restaurant is located at 461 West Central Street.
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Wednesday, May 29, 7:00pm Salsa Bachata Social Dance at La Cantina Winery. Dance Class 7:00pm to 8:00pm Ticketed Event. Social Dance Hours 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Get ready to move and groove! 💃 Join us for an exhilarating Salsa Bachata dance class on May 29. No experience necessary – just bring your energy and passion for dance! La Cantina Winery is located at 230 Cottage Street. Select La Cantina winery for ticket purchase.
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Friday, May 31, Franklin High School Graduation, Class of 2024. Pisini Field. Congratulations to FHS Class of 2024! Franklin High School, 218 Oak Street.
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Saturday, June 1, Franklin Public Schools Music Department is inviting community musicians to join the performance of "God Bless America" at the Franklin PorchFest June 1. FHS musicians are scheduled to perform on the Gazebo, on the Town Common, 1:00pm - 3:00pm. Select Porchfest for schedule.
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Register now, Summer Art Camps at Creative Corner Art Studio, 13 Main Street in Franklin. Selective Creative for more information.
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Saturday, June 1, 12:00 noon, Franklin Art Association will be plein air painting on the Town Common during PorchFest. They will set up near the gazebo where the Franklin School Bands will be playing for part of the afternoon. Stop by to meet the artists and see what we are working on. Select FAA for more information about this Franklin organization.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2:00pm to 5:00pm, Spring Fair, sponsored by Franklin Health Department at Franklin Public Library. Local Vendors, Petting Zoo, Health Services, Refreshments, Face Painting, Health Screenings, Activities, Kids Zones, Giveaways and more! Select Health Department for additional information. Public Library, 118 Main Street.
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Wednesday, June 5, 4:30pm and 6:00pm, Spiderman visits The Raillery Public House. Join us for pictures with Spiderman. Telephone the Raillery for reservations. Located at 280 Franklin Village Drive.
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Thursday, June 6, 5:00pm, The School of Traveling Fish at Franklin Sculpture Park. Come and celebrate a new class of The School of Traveling Fish. This visual art event is a collaboration of Gerald M. Parmenter Elementary School students and Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School students under the leadership of Franklin artist and FCDC Vice Chair, Amy Adams. Select Fish for more information. The Sculpture Park is on Panther Way.
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Friday, June 7, 4:00pm to 8:00pm Franklin Downtown Partnership presents Strawberry Stroll. On Main Street. Booths, Giveaways, Food, Music. Select FDP for more information.
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Friday, June 7, 7:30pm; Saturday, June 8, 7:30pm; Sunday, June 9, 2:00pm August: Osage County! at THE BLACK BOX. FPAC presents Tracy Letts’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County. A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you’ve got a major play that unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family. Ticketed event. Select Osage for tickets and information. THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street. Donation from Mass Cultural Council and Franklin Cultural District Committee.
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Sunday, June 9, 2:30pm and 3:00pm Mary Anning: Fossill Hunter by Jon Ceander Mitchell, A Chamber Opera in Two Acts at First Universalist Society of Franklin. The afternoon begins at 2:30pm with a Pre-opera talk by dinosaur specialist Dr. David Fastovsky! The opera begins at 3:00pm. The Opera features Aurora Martin, Emily Bieber-Harris, Daniel Fridley
Mark Schiappucci, Frank Walker, Luis Viquez, Conductor. The performance is Free but donations will be accepted. FUSF is located at 262 Chectnut Street. Funded with a grant from Mass Cultural Council and Franklin Cultural District Committee.
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Partnering with Franklin Matters @https://www.franklinmatters.org sharing information about arts and culture. Visit Franklin Matters for Franklin information.
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Franklin Cultural District Committee
Amy Adams, Katherine Botelho,
Pandora Carlucci, Sue Cass, Patrick Conlan,
John LoPresti, Roberta Trahan
Next meeting 7:00pm. June 13 at Franklin Senior Center and on Zoom.
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