Franklin Cultural Festival Kicks Off Wednesday!

Get out and enjoy summertime in Franklin! 

The first annual Franklin Cultural Festival begins Wednesday with The Pumpernickel Puppets at the library at 1 p.m., and Opening Ceremonies on the Town Common at 6 p.m. followed by a performance by Electric Youth. You can also take a Zentangle class at Jane's Frames and catch some one-act plays at The Black Box. 

That's just the beginning! There are too many events planned over the 5-day festival to name each one here. Instead, the Franklin Cultural Festival volunteers have their schedules posted in multiple places so you don't miss a minute of the fun:

The Franklin Cultural Festival website

Screen shot of Festival's website.

The Cultural Festival's Facebook page

Screen shot of Festival's Facebook page. Like it and follow! 

The Cultural Festival's Twitter, @artshappenhere 

Screen shot of Festival's Twitter page

Festival organizers have also produced a brochure

Franklin Cultural Festival Brochure

The Franklin Cultural Festival organizing committee has created this handy brochure that puts all of the performances, venues and times in one place. Pick one up at the festival July 29 to August 2, or download and print one here. 

You can also check the master Schedule of Events on the Franklin Cultural Festival's website, and find more information on the group's Facebook page and on Twitter. 

Franklin Cultural Festival - A Few Performances to Look Forward To

The first annual Franklin Cultural Festival will take place the week of July 29 to August 2 at venues all over Franklin, including The Black Box, the Sculpture Garden, the Town Common, and at participating business locations. Here are just a few of the musical performers who will appear at the festival: 

Be sure to visit the Franklin Cultural Festival website, franklincuturalfestival.org, or their Facebook page for a full schedule of performances, events and locations. 

Cultural Festival Kick-Off This Saturday

Our Friends at the Franklin Cultural District are holding a kick-off 
evening on Saturday, May 16, at the Black Box. 

The following is from their webpage: 

Come join us on May 16, as we kick-off the first annual Franklin 

Cultural Festival. Relax with friends of the arts and enjoy desserts 

well as a cash bar, and music from FPAC’s Acme Jazz Trio.

The night will highlight some snippets of several of the performances 

and demonstrations that will be featured during the festival in July.

Your $18 ticket will help offset the costs associated with the Cultural 

Festival and will give you a great evening. Your support of this effort 

is appreciated.

Tickets can be purchased online here (via THE BLACK BOX)

Where:     THE BLACK BOX, 15 Main St, Franklin, MA

When:      8:00 PM on May 16, 2015

The Franklin Cultural Festival has launched a Go Fund Me page to 

help offset costs of the event. You can donate on their webpage, 

www.franklinculturalfestival.org.

You can also follow the festival on Facebook, 

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

Member Announcements: The Curry House, The Mac Deli, Franklin Cultural Festival

New Members

A warm welcome to The Curry House, located at 418 W. Central St. This Indian cuisine restaurant has a full menu and a delicious buffet. Dine in or take out. See their menu at www.thecurryhouse.com, or like them on Facebook, www.facebook.com/TheCurryHouse.Franklin. 

A hearty welcome to The Mac Deli, 13 W. Central St. Appetizers. Specialty Mac & Cheese, salads, sandwiches and pizza fill the menu at this downtown eatery. See their menu at www.themacdeli.com, or follow them on Facebook, www.facebook.com/TheMacDeli, Twitter, @themacdeli, Google+ and LinkedIn. 

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Franklin Cultural District Committee Proposes Joint Venue with Downtown Businesses

A letter from Daydre Hamilton: 

The Franklin Cultural District Committee is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the first Franklin Cultural Festival from Wednesday, July 29, to Sunday, August 2, 2015.

The Celebration will take place in various locations in downtown Franklin including: The Black Box Theater (inside and outside on its stage) and Historical Museum, in locations along Main Street that may include but are not limited to The Cake Bar, Dean College, the Public Library, the Town Common, the Senior Center and the Horace Mann Middle School, and in other locations (businesses, restaurants, etc.).

The programming will include fine arts, musicians, performers, actors, dancers, poets, culinary artists and photographers.

The Franklin Art Association is interested in doing a joint venue with the FDP. We would like to get a sense of whether any members of the Downtown Partnership would be willing to allow artists to display work on their walls and/or window, during the festival, possibly having the artist set up inside or out and paint.

Our belief is the pairing of artists and businesses will be beneficial to both.

If you have an interest in this joint venue with the Franklin Art Association, please contact Daydre Hamilton, committee chairperson. 

Thank you,

Daydre Hamilton

irresistibles@comcast.net

508-528-4421

For more information about the committee and the upcoming Franklin Cultural Festival, please follow this link to a comprehensive story that appeared in the 2/26 Franklin Matters: http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/02/franklin-cultural-festival-application.html