Welcome to Arts and Culture in Franklin

Greetings!

We are happy to share anther week of arts and culture in Franklin. The LGBTQ Alliance is hosting a book talk at Pete's Nerd Emporium. The Franklin Food Pantry is hosting a presentation on Wasted Food, Hunger and the Climate Emergency, at the First Universalist of Franklin. The Franklin Rotary Club and the New England Chapel are collaborating on a Car Show at New England Chapel. THE BLACK BOX is presenting Sara Jean Ford in "An Evening with the Aging Ingenue!" There are exerpts from silent films at the Historical Museum.La Cantina Winery celebrates Mexican Independence Day. Information about these and other events is included in the newsletter. Enjoy!!

Please be sure to View Entire Email as there are lots of events happening on September 28.

Arts Happen Here!!

Fiber art takes many forms. For Franklin, this will be visual, public art, composed of knitted and crocheted elements that will be staged outside, in the Benjamin Franklin Plaza of the Franklin Public Library. (Photo credit: Sue Cass)

This art installation is a thank you to the Public Library and a way of sharing the art of knitting and crocheting with the greater Franklin community. The Library has welcomed knitters and crocheters each Friday morning, as they practice their artform in a community setting. 

The exhibit will be installed on Friday, September 27 and ready for viewing on Saturday, September 28. The exhibit will be in place for several weeks. 

The fiber artists are thankful to the Public Library for its support over the years and to the DPW for installation assistance. The yarn for the exhibit was donated by the fiber artists and by their friends or friends of friends.  The fiber artists hope the greater Franklin community will stop by the Library’s Benjamin Franklin Plaza and enjoy this fiber art exhibit.

For more information listen to a podcast featuring Sue Cass and Anne Frye, facilitated by Steve Sherlock. They discuss and explain this fiber art project. Listen here.

This Week in the Cultural District and Beyond

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Wednesday, September 11, 11:00 am, Mobile Food Pantry at the Franklin Senior Center. Sign up required. Select Senior for information about this and other programs. Franklin Senior Center is located at 10 Daniel McCahill Street.

Wednesday, September 11, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, LGBTQ Alliance Book Club at Pete's Nerd Emporium. Join in and discuss The Bone People by Keri Hulme. Select LGBTQ for more information. Pete's Nerd Emporium is located at 10 Main Street.

Wednesday, September 11, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Weekly Trivia Night at GlenPharmer Distillery. Doors open at 5:00pm. GlenPharmer Distillery is located at 860 West Central Street.

Wednesday, September 11, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Charcuterie Cup Workshop at La Cantina Winery. Doors open at 6:30pm. Ticketed event. Select La Cantina for ticket purchase. La Cantina Winery is located at 230 Cottage Street.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Thursday, September 12, 7:00pm to 9:00pm, Franklin Food Pantry welomes Spoonfuls .. Wasted Food, Hunger, and the Climate Emergency: How Food Recovery Helps. FREE. Limited Tickets. Registration is required. Select QR square in image to register. Open to the Public. Hosted by First Universalist Food Justice Team. FUSF is located at 282 Chestnut Street.

Thursday, September 12, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Karaoke at La Cantina Winery. Select La Cantina for information. La Cantina Winery is located at 230 Cottage Street.

Thursday, September 12, 7:00pm, Purple Turtle Productions and event co-sponsors, IYRS School of Technology and Trades, will host the premiere of Episode 1 of The Boatbuilders at the JPT Film and Event Center in Newport, RI.

The Boatbuilders is a documentary series that explores the rich legacy and present-day impact of the boatbuilding community in the northeastern United States. The premiere episode highlights Rhode Island’s maritime heritage and features local organizations dedicated to the preservation and restoration of historic sailing vessels.

The Director, Gregg Seibert, currently serves as Assistant Professor of Communications and Video Production at Dean College. The Producer, R. A. Lawson is a Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program at Dean College. For more information about this documentary, select Turtle.

Friday, September 13, 2024

Friday, September 13, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Knitting Group at Franklin Public Library. Join the fun and Sit for a Stitch! Select Library for program information. Franklin Public Library, 118 Main Street.

Friday, September 13, 2:00 pm Silvertones Choral Group at Franklin Senior Center. Select Senior for information about this and other programs. Franklin Senior Center is located at 10 Daniel McCahill Street.

Friday, September 13, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on the

Franklin Town Common

Farmers Market, Live Music, Movie, Food Truck!

2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Franklin Farmers Market on the Town Common. @ 30 Artists, Creatives and Farmers. SNAP and HIP Benefits are accepted.

Entertainment on the Common ...

• 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Live Music with David Penza

Entertainment on the Bandstand is sponsored by Mass Cultural Council

and Franklin Cultural Council

Enjoy the afternoon on the Town Common in the Cultural District. Select Farmer for more information about the Farmers Market.

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Saturday, September 14, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm 8th Annual Car Show, Franklin Rotary Club and New England Chapel at New England Chapel. For information contact John Power at john@powerpaintingplus.com or Gary Convertino at gconvertino@cox.net. New England Chapel is located at 300 East Central Street.

Saturday, September 14, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Franklin Historical Museum Exhibits open. FREE (Donations accepted.) Select Museum for additional information about this event. The Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street.

Saturday, September 14, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, Pirate Party at the Franklin Public Library. Ahoy mateys! Set sail to the library and join us for a swashbuckling afternoon on the high seas! Don't miss our pirate-themed crafts and activities, or you'll have to walk the plank! No registration required! Select Pirate for information. Library is located at 118 Main Street

September 14, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Painting for Adults at the Franklin Public Library. REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Grown Ups! Are you feeling creative? Join Miss Lily to create your own step-by-step painting of a Paul Cezanne inspi. red still life! All materials will be provided. Select Library for more information. Located at 118 Main Street.

Saturday, September 14, 6:00 pm, Silent Saturday at Franklin Historical Museum featuring "shorts" by the tremendously innovative film maker D.W. Griffith. Chris Leverone is planning to show "A Feud in the Kentucky Hill"s (1912) and the "Musketeers of Pig Alley" (1912), as well as excerpts from "Intolerance" and "Birth of a Nation". Chris sets the stage with a brief explanation of the film to be seen and responds to questions about the films. FREE. Donations are accepted by the Museum. The Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street.

Saturday, September 14, 7:30 pm, An Evening with the Aging Ingenue! at THE BLACK BOX. Join Broadway’s Sara Jean Ford for a night of music and comedy celebrating one of musical theater’s most quintessential heroines, the ingénue. Part concert, part theater piece, part existential crisis – An Evening with the Aging Ingénue is a musical comedy concert, once described by Playbill as “a raucously funny evening of music and storytelling.” Featuring songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Minchin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Charles Strouse, and Stephen Schwartz – An Evening with the Aging Ingénue is jam-packed with a wide range of young, hopeful (and often tragically naive) songs from Broadway and beyond. Select TBB for performance and ticket information. THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street.

Saturday, September 14, 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm, Karaoke, Every Saturday Night, at Raillery Public House. Select Raillery for information. Raillery Public House is located at 280 Franklin Village Drive.

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Sunday, September 15

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Exhibits open at Franklin Historical Museum. FREE (Donations accepted) Select Museum for additional information about the museum.

4:00 pm Third Sunday Music, Commission member and multi-instrumentalist Randy LaRosa will provide an inaugural demonstration and performance of our newly repaired and tuned, 120-year-old, Franklin-made Trowbridge piano. Expect a lively and informative afternoon, spanning multiple genres. FREE. The Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street.

Sunday, September 15, 4th Annual Mexican Independence Day Fiesta at La Cantina Winery. Ticketed event.

• 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm, Live Music with Charly Duri
• 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Live Music with Mariachi de Guadalajara

Special Mexican inspired dishes by Chef Chris. Select La Cantina for ticket purchase. La Cantina Winery is located at 230 Cottage Street.

Monday, September 16, 2024

Monday, September 16, 6:30 pm Franklin Q & A at Franklin Public Library. Join Steve Sherlock, Community Information Director, for Franklin Matters & Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm), for an informal and informative Q&A session. Steve provides some updates on what's happened in the past month in the first 10-15 minutes, then opens the floor to answer whatever questions you have. In person or via zoom. Select QR square from image. The Library is located at 118 Main Street.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Tuesday September 17, 1:00 pm, Captain Robbie Bones Pirate Magic Show at the Franklin Public Library. Set sail with a treasure chest full of magic and a trunk filled with laughter! This Pirate will have everyone's attention the minute he is on deck, from juggling cannon balls to a snake in a basket that performs magic tricks! However, this pirate needs lots of help to get through his show, so be prepared for lots of audience participation! No registration required! Select Magic for information. The Library is located at 118 Main Street.

Tuesday, September 10, 7:00pm, Tuesdays are Musical Bingo at Raillery Public House. Select Raillery for more information about this restaurant. Located at 280 Franklin Village Drive.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Wednesday, September 18, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Charcuterie at The Little Shop of Olive Oils. An evening of wine, food and DIY. Ticketed event. 21+ event. Select Little Shop for information and ticket purchase. Located at 5 Main St.

Looking Ahead ...

Thursday, September 19, 6:30pm to 8:00pm, Candle Making at Greco Design Shop. Ticketed event.  $46pp Join us for a fun night out and make your own 8oz. candle. Melissa from Salt & Branch will teach you all you need to know about creating a beautiful non-toxic, soy candle. We'll be offering lightbites and beverages as you work. Class size is limited to 10. Click here to reserve your spot. Greco Design is located at 6 Main Street.

Wednesday, September 25, 4:00pm to 7:00pm, Taylor Swift-Themed Party at Raillery Public House. Features Regal Princess Parties. Call restaurant for reservations. Select Raillery for more information. Raillery Public House is located at 280 Franklin Village Drive.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 27, 28 and 28, Let It Be, Dean College Theater. Select Dean for performance times, information and ticket purchase. Main Stage in the Dr. Paula Rooney Student Center.

Saturday, September 28, 8:30am, St. Vincent de Paul Friends of the Poor Walk on the Town Common. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. Blessing for the Walk will be at 9:00 a.m. on the Town Common, The Walk Participants can Collect donations and Walk with us or donate online. To donate online, select: https://events.idonate.com/stmaryfranklinfop All money raised stays in Franklin to assist anyone in need of help. Put your feeling of compassion into action and join us for this walk! Select SVdP for additional information.

Saturday, September 28, beginning at 9:00 am, Yard Sale at Franklin Federated Church. In addition to the Yard Sale, Thrifty Threads will be having a clearance sale and all summer items will be a dollar. The big changeover to fall clothes happens during the following week and on the first Friday in October, there will be a new selection of used inventory. Franklin Federated Church is located at 171 Main Street, across from the Town Common.

Saturday, September 28, 12:00pm to 5:00pm, Franklin Downtown Partnership Harvest Festival in downtown Franklin. Save this date. The rain date is Sunday, September 29, 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

The Downtown Partnership needs adult volunteers to help during the Harvest Festival. If you can share an hour or two, please email: downtown.franklin@yahoo.com. Thank you!

Saturday, September 28, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Harvest Festival memories of St. Rocco Festival Join the Historical Museum’s Harvest Festival Celebration of the Long-running Saint Rocco’s Festival with special guest, PBS Great American Recipe contestant and Franklin resident, Marcella ‘Marcie’ DiChiara. In addition to Marcie, the Museum will be sharing images, newsclips, and memories of the St. Rocco’s festival as well as celebrating Franklin’s Italian roots (Look for signs at the museum marking well-known family names where kinfolk are encouraged to reconnect.)

And, of course, it wouldn’t be St. Rocco’s without food, so The Rome Restaurant will be selling pizza slices in front of the museum! The event is FREE, but donations always welcomed.

Saturday, September 28, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Fall Fashion Fling at United Methodist Church. Refresh your wardrobe, connect with neighbors, and build community! Everyone is invited. For more information email info@franklinumc.org. Located at 82 West Central Street.

Saturday, September 28, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm, Let It Be will be presented at the Main Stage, Paula M. Rooney Student Center, Dean College. Select Dean for information and ticket purchase.

Saturday, September 28, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Free Cookout at Franklin United Methodist Church. Enjoy a Burger, Hot Dog, Chips and Drink. Vegetarian burgers will be available. In case of rain, event will be canceled. Select UMC for information. The Franklin United Methodist Church is located at 82 West Central Street.

Saturday, September 28, 7:30pm to 10:30pm, Celtic Band Runa at Circle of Friends at First Universalist of Franklin (FUSF). Ticketed event. Celebrating 14 years together as a band, Celtic-American Roots music "super group", Runa, continues to push the boundaries of Irish folk music into the American and roots music formats. Select Circle for performance information and ticket purchase. FUSF is located at 262 Chestnut Street.

Saturday, October 26, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm DPW Touch-a-Truck in the DPW Yard, located at 25 Public Works Way. Hydrant Painting winners will be announced at noon. Open House Fisher Street Treatment Plant. Lots of vehicles. There will also be food trucks. Rain date 10/27. More information to follow.

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Franklin Cultural District Committee

Amy Adams, Katherine Botelho,

Pandora Carlucci, Sue Cass, Patrick Conlan,

John LoPresti, Roberta Trahan