Today's Cultural Festival Schedule - Thursday, July 28

Location – Historical Museum – 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

• The Fiddling Thomsons
• Historical artifacts
• Selling Hotdogs and Hoodsies ($1 each)

Franklin Historical Museum

Location – Franklin Town Common – By the Statue - 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

• Laughter Yoga – Bill and Linda Hamaker

Location – Franklin Town Common – 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM

• Shakespeare on the Common – at the Gazebo

Get the tri-fold brochure with the full schedule - download and print from here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczZGhDUmdGWm1GNHM/view?usp=sharing

* note the schedule is subject to change, follow @artshappenhere for updates

The Franklin Cultural Festival is full of music inside and out at THE BLACK BOX

Franklin Cultural Festival

Performance Schedule

Saturday, July 30

At THE BLACK BOX

	Stage inside	Stage outside under the tent
12:45 PM	Emma Newton – voice and harp
1:15 PM		Stefilia's Stone
2:00 PM	Brent Selby – cello and Keun Young Sun – piano
2:30 PM		Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli
3:15 PM	LiveARTS – Don Krishnaswami – viola and Phil Hall – piano
3:45 PM		Jamie Barrett
4:30 PM	Heath Nisbett – classical and flamenco guitar
5:00 PM		Jim Henry with Stephanie Marshall and Susan Cattaneo of The Boxcar Lilies
6:00 PM	Kaye Kelly – vocals and guitar
6:30 PM	‘One Acts’ by FSPA
7:30 PM		Victims of Gravity
9:00 PM	Soiree
10:00 PM	Closing Ceremony

Note: each entry in the table above is linked to some additional information for each performer

Also at THE BLACK BOX

• Culinary Arts – 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Taste of Franklin … enjoy the food!

• Visual Arts – Afternoon and evening – featuring Franklin Art Association and Robot Designs

Performers outside THE BLACK BOX are presented by the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse

July 27 - July 30 in Franklin, MA

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczSnZCcEUyeEticTA/view?usp=sharing

Franklin Cultural Festival opens today at 5:00 PM

at the Franklin Town Common

Assorted art activities sponsored by the Franklin Art Association – 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

• Sidewalk Chalk Drawing
• Face Painting
• Rich Guardabascio’s Block Printing
• Plein air Painting

Opening ceremony – 5:45 PM

Electric Youth concert – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM 

Electric Youth 2016

the stage is ready at the Town Common

at THE BLACK BOX

One Act Plays – 8:30 PM to 10:00 PM


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Get the full Cultural Festival brochure to download and print from here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczZGhDUmdGWm1GNHM/view?usp=sharing

• Get updates on the 2nd Annual Cultural Festival on the webpage

http://www.franklinsculturalfestival.org/

• or follow Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCulturalFestival/

• or Twitter  https://twitter.com/artshappenhere

* note the schedule is subject to change

FPAC Presents 9th Annual Whatever Theater Festival

Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) presents the 2016 Whatever Theater Festival, running from Wednesday, July 27 to Saturday, July 30. The 9th annual festival features a production of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors and a presentation of One Acts, an eclectic series of one-act plays. 

One Acts will be performed on July 27 at 8:30 p.m. and again on July 30 at 6:30 p.m. at THE BLACK BOX, located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin. Comedy of Errors will be staged on July 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. on Franklin Town Common. All performances are free of charge, with donations to FPAC gratefully accepted.

One of William Shakespeare’s earliest plays, the Bard’s famously farcical Comedy of Errors entertains with a tale of two sets of twins accidentally separated at birth. When twin masters Antipholus of Ephasus and Antipholus of Syracuse, with their twin servants Dromio of Ephasus and Dromio of Syracuse, cross paths in the same town, double trouble and madcap mistaken identity ensue. FPAC’s 90-minute adaptation features the beloved slapstick comedy, funny antics, and witty word play that are hallmarks of this enduring classic.

Conceived and directed by Nick Paone, FPAC’s Whatever Theater Festival brings together professional artists, FPAC alumni, students and community performers in a collaborative theatrical experience that showcases an exciting range of dramatic and comedic works. 

This year’s Whatever Theater Festival will be part of the 2nd Annual Franklin Cultural Festival, hosted by the Franklin Cultural District Committee. The visual, performing and culinary arts celebration will take place July 27-30 at various downtown Franklin locations within the proposed Cultural District. 

FPAC’s 2016 Whatever Theater Festival is sponsored in part by grants from the Franklin, North Attleborough and Wrentham Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information, call (508) 528-3370 or visit www.FPAConline.com and www.THEBLACKBOXonline.com.

THE BLACK BOX

Victims of Gravity - THE BLACK BOX - July 30

Victims of Gravity is scheduled to perform at THE BLACK BOX presented by the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse.

"Victims of Gravity (VoG) have been boogying together for over a decade. We're a 5-piece band, with Dan Feerick on stunt guitar, Sue Bencuya on rhythm guitar and blues harp, Paul Sager on bass, Mark Stankard on the keys, and fabulous drummer Mike Myers on everything he can reach with a stick. Everyone sings but Mike. We dig tight harmonies and music that makes you get up and dance."

For more about ==>  the Facebook page  or their webpage   http://www.vogband.com/

Victims of Gravity performing at the Foxboro's Concerts on the Common

• A video sample of VOG

The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse Schedule for 2016-17

Next show is September 10th featuring Garnet Rogers with Shawna Caspi View this email in your browser Our 2016-17 schedule is almost complete We have recently added Livingston Taylor and Catie Curtis to the schedule and look forward to seeing many of you this coming season. The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse is a non-profit organization affiliated with Franklin's First Universalist Society. Concerts are presented in a smoke free and alcohol free environment at the Society's handicapped accessible Meetinghouse, 262 Chestnut St. in Franklin, and begin at 8:00 PM; doors open at 7:30 PM. Beverages and gourmet desserts will be available. Please call (508)528-2541 or visit http://www.circlefolk.org/ to purchase tickets or for more information.  Upcoming Shows Sep 10     Garnet Rogers with Shawna Caspi  Sep 24     An Evening with Tom Rush  Oct 15      Jim Henry and Abbie Gardner (Red Molly) Nov 5       Matt Nakoa, Rachael Kilgour, & Kirsten Maxwell  Nov 19     The Kennedys  Dec 3       Ellis Paul

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse · First Universalist Society · 262 Chestnut St · Franklin, MA 02038 · USA

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse

Get the tri-fold brochure with all the Cultural Festival info

The tri-fold brochure is available for download and to print on your own now. Copies will be available at all the events this week.

On Wednesday, July 27, the Cultural Festival opens at the Town Common and then shifts to THE BLACK BOX.

On Thursday, July 28, the Historical Museum and the Town Common share events.

On Friday, July 29, the events are spread among the high school, the Town Common, and the Sculpture Park.

On the final day, Saturday, July 30, all the events will be held inside and outside (under a tent) at THE BLACK BOX.

Come on down to sample all the cultural arts Franklin offers!

Or download and print from here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczZGhDUmdGWm1GNHM/view?usp=sharing

Laughter Yoga at the 2nd Annual Franklin Cultural Festival

Laughter Yoga is at the Franklin Cultural Festival on Thursday, July 28th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. 

We need people to bring a lawn chair and water to drink. 

Laughter Yoga will resume the 'normal schedule' on the first Wednesday in September. 

Smiles and Laughter your way,
Linda and Bill Hamaker
www.letslaughtoday.com

Linda and Bill Hamaker

Laughter Yoga at the 2nd Annual Franklin Cultural Festival

2nd Annual Franklin Cultural Festival: July 27 - July 30

For the full schedule for the Franklin Cultural Festival follow the webpage  http://www.franklinsculturalfestival.org/p/schedule.html