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Page 6 <strong>Norfolk</strong> & <strong>Wrentham</strong> Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com <strong>July</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Franklin School for the Performing<br />
Arts to Hold a Series of Open Houses<br />
The Franklin School for the<br />
Performing Arts (FSPA) will hold<br />
a series of Open Houses for prospective<br />
students and families at<br />
38 Main Street. The community<br />
is invited to tour the facilities,<br />
observe classes, speak with faculty<br />
and staff, and learn more<br />
about FSPA programs in music,<br />
dance, and drama, whether for<br />
recreational enjoyment or serious<br />
study.<br />
The open houses will be held<br />
on Wednesday, <strong>July</strong> 24 from 10<br />
a.m. - 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 6<br />
from 10 am - 7 pm, Wednesday,<br />
August 21 from 10 a.m. - 7 pm..,<br />
and Saturday, September 7 from<br />
10 a.m.- 4 p.m.<br />
Proudly serving more than<br />
500 students annually from 45<br />
communities in Massachusetts’<br />
Metro West region, the Franklin<br />
School for the Performing Arts<br />
(FSPA) is committed to quality<br />
education in the arts with exceptional<br />
curriculum, outstanding<br />
professional faculty, and unwavering<br />
dedication to each and<br />
every student enrolled. Founded<br />
in 1985 by Director Raye Lynn<br />
Mercer, FSPA is a unique place<br />
where students of all ages and<br />
levels of ability participate in<br />
an array of music, dance, and<br />
drama programs with professional<br />
instruction and extraordinary<br />
performing opportunities.<br />
With broad-based and varied<br />
curricula, FSPA guides students<br />
in the development of technique,<br />
creativity, and artistic expression<br />
to last a lifetime. FSPA’s faculty<br />
boasts outstanding professional<br />
artists, performers, and teachers.<br />
Their impressive credentials<br />
are indicative of the excellent<br />
instruction available in all programs.<br />
FSPA instructors strive<br />
to meet the individual needs of<br />
each student, working to develop<br />
each student’s abilities to his or<br />
her own potential.<br />
Performance is an integral<br />
part of an FSPA education and<br />
the school offers unrivaled performing<br />
opportunities for students<br />
throughout the year. On<br />
the calendar annually are student<br />
recitals, concerts by faculty and<br />
guest artists, master classes, student<br />
showcases, holiday shows,<br />
the school’s signature Spring<br />
Concert, and summer camps<br />
and intensives. In addition, for<br />
students whose level of interest<br />
is more focused, there are special<br />
performing ensemble opportunities<br />
available by audition. THE<br />
BLACK BOX, home of the<br />
Franklin Performing Arts Company<br />
(FPAC), a 200-seat flexible<br />
theater located behind FSPA,<br />
provides a professional venue for<br />
FSPA student productions, while<br />
FPAC offers opportunities by audition<br />
for student performers.<br />
For more information about<br />
FSPA and its programs, visit<br />
www.FSPAonline.com, call (508)<br />
528-8668, or stop by 38 Main<br />
St. in Franklin. Follow FSPA on<br />
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,<br />
and YouTube.<br />
Pond Home’s Most Recent Expansion<br />
& Renovation Complete<br />
Pond Home’s administrator<br />
Rebecca Annis is pleased to announce<br />
the completion of Pond<br />
Home’s most recent renovation<br />
and expansion project. This project<br />
included an expansion of the<br />
first-floor nursing station, as well<br />
as additional renovations.<br />
According to Annis, the notfor-profit<br />
retirement home chose<br />
20% OFF<br />
FOR FIRST-TIME CLIENTS<br />
Bring this coupon in for 20% off first time clients<br />
130 Franklin Village Dr. • Franklin, MA 02038<br />
508-520-2257<br />
Not valid with any other promotion, discount or previous purchases.<br />
Offer expires <strong>July</strong> 31, <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
to take on the project to allow<br />
for increased working room for<br />
their nursing staff in addition to<br />
space to allow for organized collaboration<br />
with the many support<br />
services utilized in providing<br />
comprehensive medical care to<br />
the 43 residents who call this<br />
beautiful colonial house home.<br />
The 700-square foot addition<br />
on the back of the home includes<br />
a larger nurses’ station, work stations<br />
for medical staff, exam room,<br />
and medication room. The previous<br />
nurses’ station was converted<br />
into a café area for resident and<br />
family use, overlooking Blooming<br />
Corner, a lovely garden courtyard.<br />
This is the most recent addition to<br />
Pond Home, which in <strong>2019</strong>, is celebrating<br />
its 120th year of serving<br />
elders.<br />
All residents living at Pond<br />
Home have the option of having<br />
their medications managed by the<br />
Pond Home nursing staff. This includes<br />
ordering prescriptions, distributing<br />
medication per doctor’s<br />
orders, and follow up with the resident’s<br />
primary physician related to<br />
any reactions or concerns. Other<br />
medical services provided on site<br />
at Pond Home include primary<br />
care physician services, physical<br />
therapy, occupational therapy,<br />
speech therapy, x-ray, lab testing,<br />
mental health services, audiology,<br />
podiatry, dental, and ophthalmology<br />
services, as well as hospice and<br />
palliative care.<br />
About Pond Home<br />
From its pastoral setting, to its<br />
home-cooked meals, to its attentive<br />
and devoted staff, Pond Home<br />
is a retirement home for seniors<br />
who want to live in a secure and<br />
caring environment while enjoying<br />
the companionship of their peers.<br />
Pond Home offers Residential<br />
Care and Supportive Nursing Care<br />
in a beautifully maintained colonial<br />
home on Route 140 in <strong>Wrentham</strong>,<br />
providing all meals and 24-hour<br />
nursing care. It is managed by<br />
Rogerson Communities, a Bostonbased<br />
non-profit recognized as a<br />
leader in the management and<br />
development of elder housing and<br />
services. To learn more about Pond<br />
Home please call (508) 384-3531,<br />
or visit www.pondhome.org. Also,<br />
like Pond Home on Facebook!
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