Franklin August 2022

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Franklin Public
Schools 22-23
School Calendar
Now Available
The School Calendar for the 22-23 school year (https://
www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/
calendar_2022-2023-final_0.pdf ) is now available. The first
day for students will be Monday, August 30, 2022. Be sure to
register your Pre k -12 student(s) via Aspen, our online registration
portal.
The first day of school for students in Grades 1-8 will be
Tuesday, August 30th and Kindergarten will have open houses
on that day. Kindergarten will have their first day of school on
August 31st with an early release at noon.
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Museum Passes
Your Franklin Public Library card gives you the
opportunity to receive either free or reduced cost
admission to many of the areas’ most popular museums
and attractions! Some of the most popular
destinations are the Boston Children’s Museum,
New England Aquarium, the Museum of Science,
and the Mass State Parks Pass. Reservations may
be made up to thirty days in advance on the Museum
Pass page, of the library’s website. Be sure to
check back regularly as we are continually adding
more passes for you to enjoy!
Calendar
August 2
Documentary Film Night,
6:30 p.m., Franklin Public Library
American Insurrection
(2021)
August 5
Franklin Farmers Market,
2-6 p.m. (www.franklinfarmersmarketma.com),
Franklin Town
Common, Farmer’s Market Fun
with the Franklin Public Library,
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Concert on the Common with
the Franklin Recreation Dept.
with FOOD TRUCK: Papalia’s
Wood Fired Pizza: 3:30-
5:30 p.m. David Penza, 6-8 p.m.
FSPA and Electric Youth
August 6
Franklin Elks Dinner Dance
and Raffle, 6 p.m., Franklin Elks
Lodge, #2136, 1077 Pond St.,
Franklin, all proceeds going to
the FRANKLIN WAR MON-
UMENTS RESTORATION
PROJECT. Tickets $20 pp.
Elijah T. Grasshopper! Saturday,
10:30 a.m., Franklin Public
Library, for children 2-8
Texas Bluesman Willie Laws,
8 p.m., Niagara Coffee Haus, 8
Exchange St., Millis, sponsored
by Middlesex Bank, Friends of
Niagara, Millis Cultural Council,
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August 7
Purple Heart Day
August 9
Documentary Film Night,
6:30 p.m., Franklin Public Library,
Savior for Sale (2021)
August 10
Milford Area Chamber of
Commerce Centennial celebration,
Wednesday, 5-8 pm,
Grand View, Mendon, includes
barbecue, live music with Ricky
Robidoux, silent auction, of fun
games, and the 2022 Annual
Business Awards. Theme Roaring
20s. Tickets and details at
https://www.milfordchamber.
org/100-anniversary
August 12
Franklin Farmers Market,
2-6 p.m. (www.franklinfarmersmarketma.com),
Franklin Town
Common, 3-5 p.m. Zucchini
Races sponsored by Franklin
Ag Comm.
Concert on the Common with
the Franklin Recreation Dept.
with FOOD TRUCK: Pangea
Cuisine: 3-5 p.m. Pub Kings,
5:30-7 p.m. It’s a “J” Thing, 8
p.m. Movie: Moana
August 13
Will Parker Concert, for children
and families, 10:30 a.m.,
Franklin Public Library
Paint Pouring for Adults, 1
p.m., Franklin Public Library,
to register, visit the Calendar
of Events at https://www.
franklinma.gov/franklin-publiclibrary
. For information, contact
Assistant Library Director
Kim Shipala at kshipala@minlib.net
or (508) 520-4941.
August 14
Firestorm: A Childhood
Amidst the Ruins of War, Franklin
Historical Museum Second
Sunday Speaker series, with
guest speaker Wolfgang Bauer, a
former Franklin Town Manager
and currently a representative
to the Charles River Pollution
Control District, was born in
Hamburg, Germany amid the
1943 Allied firebombing. Doors
open at 1 p.m., lecture at 1:15.
Free.
August 16
Documentary Film Night,
6:30 p.m., Franklin Public Library,
Love Between the Covers: A
Look at the Billion Dollar Romance
Fiction Industry (2015)
August 17
Bollywood Dance Party, for
kids and grownups, 6:30 p.m.,
Franklin Public Library
August 19
Franklin Library Book Sale,
1-5 p.m.
August 20
Franklin Library Book Sale,, 9
a.m. to Noon, bag sale 1-4 p.m.
Franklin Farmers Market,
2-6 p.m. (www.franklinfarmersmarketma.com),
Franklin Town
Common, Farmer’s Market Fun
with the Franklin Public Library,
3:30-4 p.m.
Concert on the Common
with the Franklin Recreation
Dept. with FOOD TRUCK:
Gotta Q Smokehouse BBQ:
3-5 p.m. Box Groove, 5:30-7:30
p.m. Jesse Liam Band, 7:50 p.m.
Movie: Spider-Man
August 23
Franklin Public Library Book
Club, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Anxious
People, by Fredrik Backman.
August 26
Franklin Farmers Market,
2-6 p.m. (www.franklinfarmersmarketma.com),
Franklin
Town Common, 2-6 p.m. Halley
Elwell, Sponsored by Franklin
Cultural Council and Mass
Cultural Council
August 27
Bollywood Dancing, 9:30
a.m., Franklin Public Library
August 29
Exultet Auditions (Premier
Women’s Chorus), 7:30 p.m.,
First Congregational Church,
725 Washington Street, Holliston.
Visit https://www.exsultet.
us/home/exsultet-auditionfaq/
for audition details.
September 2
Latin Balladeer, Gian Carlo
Buscaglia, 8 p.m., Niagara Coffee
Haus, 8 Exchange St., Millis,
Sponsored by Middlesex
Bank, https://www.eventbrite.
com/e/gian-carlo-buscaliatickets-385178829247