The Franklin Senior Center is located at 10 Daniel McCahill St., Franklin. Reach them at (508) 520-4945.

There is always lots to do at the Franklin Senior Center.  Here’s a peek at what’s happening in the month of September.  

• Our Pageturners Book Club kicks off on 9/9 with The Great Gatsby and The Double Blind!  We also have our monthly drum circle the same day.  Did you know that drumming has been proven to reduce stress and increase mental awareness? 

• Explore the benefits and resources available to you through Social Security on the 10th. 

• Join us at 9 a.m. on 9/11 for a 23rd Remembrance Ceremony.  

• Gametopia meets the 11th and 25th this month.  Learn and play an exciting new boardgame!  

• Do you know the importance of having a will or a trust?  Do you have a health care proxy?  Join a local attorney and get informed about Estate Planning: Wills and Trusts.

• Our monthly party is BROADWAY themed!  We have James Michael performing for us.  This also wraps up our “Spirit Week.” See our website (https://www.franklinma.gov/fsc ) for a list of daily themes and bonus add ons!  

• Do you know how to save someone who is choking?  Learn how to assist on the 16th. 

• What’s new with joint replacement?  New pathways for hip, knee and thumb replacement will be discussed on the 17th.  Also on the 17th What you need to know about medical marajuana!  Bring your questions, and no, there will not be samples. 

• The power of acupuncture: beyond painkillers is on the 18th.  

• SCAM prevention and Body Systems:Sleep as well as a Flu clinic and candle making class fill up our schedule on the 19th.  

• The 24th brings us information on how to leverage your home’s equity.  Retirement planning: Reverse Mortgages.  

• Brains need fun for overall neurological health and engagement. Neuroscientist Kymberlee O’Brien teaches us Brain games on the 25th.  After giving your brain a workout, sit back and laugh with comedian Alan Ames.  

• The month wraps up with Pizza and a Movie on the 26th featuring the movie Thelma, and on the 27th travel Around the World with us to India.