March 1

Franklin Rotary Club, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at The Rome Restaurant, 4 East Central St., Franklin, for info., please email Diane Padula at [email protected] and she will plan for you to be a guest at one of the upcoming meetings.

March 2

Veterans Coffee Social, 10 a.m., Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St., Franklin, please bring proof of COVID-19 vaccination or wear a mask

Franklin Art Association monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St., Franklin or on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7298884226. Featured artist is Dave Kaphammer.

March 5

Celebrating Ireland in Story & Song, Saturday, 3 p.m., Franklin Public Library, features 

Celtic music with ‘Celebrating Ireland in Story & Song’ with Phil Edmonds (originally from County Clare), Kevin Fallon (by way of county Roscommon and Mayo), and Mary King (Up Donegal & Cavan) on fiddle, Celtic Harp and voice. For more information, please visit https://marykingharpist.com/celebrating-ireland/ .

Tape Town! 10:30 a.m., family program at Franklin Public Library, bring your own toy vehicle and cruise along the “roads” of tape and interactive play stations.

Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra presents Winter Romance, 7:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom of Milford Town Hall, www.claflinhill.org or (508) 478-4924, program supported by Mass Cultural Council

March 6

Happy Birthday Franklin, 1 p.m., Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St., Franklin, have some cake, celebrate 244th birthday of the Town of Franklin. Those with March birthdays entered to win a prize.

March 8

Indoor Seed Starting with Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens, 7 p.m., Franklin Public Library

March 12

FPAC presents The Drowsy Chaperone starring Ben Cameron and Emily Koch, 7:30 p.m., THE BLACK BOX, 15 W. Central St., Franklin. THEBLACKBOXonline.com or call box office at (508) 528-3370. Masks will be required for all patrons, except while actively eating or drinking. 

Thimble Pleasures Quilt Guild 2022 Quilt Show, Visions of Hope, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, 65 Pleasant St., Upton, $10, children 18 and under free

March 13

Second Sunday Speaker Series, Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush – A Memoir of Fear and Kindness in Afghanistan, with Chris Woolf, doors open 1 p.m., Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St., Franklin

Michael Lewin, piano, 3 p.m., presented by LiveArts at First Universalist Society of Franklin, 262 Chestnut St., Franklin, www.liveartsma.org for tickets

Thimble Pleasures Quilt Guild 2022 Quilt Show, Visions of Hope, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, 65 Pleasant St., Upton, $10, children 18 and under free

FPAC presents The Drowsy Chaperone starring Ben Cameron and Emily Koch, 2 p.m., THE BLACK BOX, 15 W. Central St., Franklin. THEBLACKBOXonline.com or call box office at (508) 528-3370. Masks will be required for all patrons, except while actively eating or drinking. 

March 15

Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier with Author Ted Reinstein, 7 p.m., Franklin Public Library

Franklin Rotary Club, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at The Rome Restaurant, 4 East Central St., Franklin, for info., please email Diane Padula at [email protected] and she will plan for you to be a guest at one of the upcoming meetings.

March 18

Franklin Library Book Sale, 1-5 p.m.  

FPAC presents The Drowsy Chaperone starring Ben Cameron and Emily Koch, 7:30 p.m., THE BLACK BOX, 15 W. Central St., Franklin. THEBLACKBOXonline.com or call box office at (508) 528-3370. Masks will be required for all patrons, except while actively eating or drinking. 

March 19

FPAC presents The Drowsy Chaperone starring Ben Cameron and Emily Koch, 2 & 7:30 p.m., THE BLACK BOX, 15 W. Central St., Franklin. THEBLACKBOXonline.com or call box office at (508) 528-3370. Masks will be required for all patrons, except while actively eating or drinking. 

Computer Confluence Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Franklin Public Library, basic computer skills for the digital age

Franklin Library Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 12 Noon, Bag sale 1-4 p.m.

March 20

FPAC presents The Drowsy Chaperone starring Ben Cameron and Emily Koch, 2 p.m., THE BLACK BOX, 15 W. Central St., Franklin. THEBLACKBOXonline.com or call box office at (508) 528-3370. Masks will be required for all patrons, except while actively eating or drinking. 

March 22

One Book/One Community, 7 p.m., Franklin Public Library, community discussion of The 71/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.  For more information, contact [email protected] . Book Club meetings in-person at the Library and on Zoom. To participate through Zoom, please register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kduuppj0oGd1riTUPnGfsy7Qph0WGxF7K .

March 23

Franklin Newcomers Meeting, 7:30 p.m., upstairs at 3 Restaurant, 461 W. Central St., Franklin, featured speakers Jamie Hellen, Town Administrator, and Dr. Sara Ahern, School Superintendent