September 3

Franklin Garden Club meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St., Franklin, open to public

Massachusetts State Primary

Franklin Rotary Club Meeting, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Arigna Irish Pub & Coal Fire Kitchen, 799 E Main St., Bellingham, MA., contact Diane Padula, [email protected] to join as guest

September 4

Franklin Art Association meeting, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St., Franklin, guest artist Kim Morin Weineck will give a fine art gouache, step by step demonstration 

FPAC auditions for singers, guitarists, bassists, pianists, and drummers ages 10-16 to play the students of Horace Green in School of Rock, 4:30 p.m., 15 W. Central St., Franklin, prepare a brief cut of a song in the style of the show, questions to [email protected].

September 6

No Book Book Club, 6:30 p.m., Love Your Shelf, 9 N. Main St., Unit 1, Bellingham, visit https://loveyourshelfusedbooks.square.site/events to sign up. Discuss what you’re reading.

September 7

Cinema 80 Silent Film: Modern Times (comedy) – created by and starring Charlie Chaplin, 6 p.m., Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St., Franklin, free

Karaoke Night, 8-11 p.m., The Raillery, 280 Franklin Drive, Franklin

Electronics Recycling Day, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., First Congregational Church of Milford, 4 Congress St., Milford, Recycling fees $5 to $45 per item, portion of proceeds benefits church

September 8

Second Sunday Speaker Series: As American as The Blues, 1:15 p.m. (doors open 1 p.m.), Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St., Franklin, features Dean College’s Jim Lawson, author of Jim Crow’s Counterculture: The Blues and Black Southerners, 1890-1945

6th Annual Franklin Odd Fellows Cornhole Tournament, 1 p.m., Bellingham Sportsman Club, 360 Lake St., Bellingham, to benefit Mass. Arthritis Foundation, Register and prepay at 

September 10

Yankee Quilters Guild first meeting of season, 7 p.m., Emma’s Quilt Cupboard, Horace Mann Plaza, Franklin, newcomers welcome to join in getting quilts to Dana Farber

September 12

Wasted Food, Hunger, and the Climate Emergency: How Food Recovery Helps, 7-9 p.m., First Universalist Society of Franklin (FUSF), 262 Chestnut St., Franklin, Franklin Food Pantry welcomes Liz Miller, of Spoonfuls, to discuss the role of food rescue in fighting food insecurity and the climate crisis 

Cruise Night, Craftroots, 4 Industrial Rd., Milford, www.craftrootsbrewing.com

September 13

Magic of Three Meet the Artists Reception, 6 p.m., Lotvin Family Gallery, Hopkinton Center for the Arts, www.hopartscenter.org

September 14

Open House, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Encore Music Academy, 3 Bent St., Franklin

Cinema 80 Silent Film: Shorts by the tremendously innovative film maker D.W. Griffith, 6 p.m., Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St., Franklin, free

Franklin Rotary Car Show, 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m., New England Chapel, 300 Central St., Franklin, to sign up or sponsor, contact Gary Convertino at [email protected]

or John Power at [email protected]. Free to spectators.

18th Annual Cactus & Succulent Festival, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Norfolk Public Library, 2 Liberty Lane, Norfolk, show and sale with over 25 plant sellers/potters. Free, free parking, free plants to first 50 attendants

Embrace Boston’s inaugural Embrace Massó “¡Con Salsa!” International Music Festival (EMCS), 1-7 p.m., Boston Common, headlined by Salsa & Latin Jazz Legend Eddie Palmieri and his Salsa Orchestra. Admission free, registration encouraged.

Karaoke Night, 8-11 p.m., The Raillery, 280 Franklin Drive, Franklin

September 15

“Third Sunday” Music at the Museum, 4 p.m., Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St., Franklin, Commission member and multi-instrumentalist Randy LaRosa will provide an inaugural demonstration and performance of our newly repaired and tuned, 120-year-old, Franklin-made Trowbridge piano

September 17

Charles River Chorale Open Rehearsal, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Church of Christ, 142 Exchange St., Millis, more info. at www.charlesriverchorale.com

Franklin Rotary Club Meeting, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Arigna Irish Pub & Coal Fire Kitchen, 799 E Main St., Bellingham, MA., contact Diane Padula, [email protected] to join as guest

September 19

Author Talk with Ted Reinstein, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 112 Main St., Franklin

September 20

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

September 21

Franklin Library Book Sale, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Books $1

One Book, One Community Book Talk: The Humans, 3 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 112 Main St., Franklin 

Cinema 80 Silent Film: Orochi – a 1925 Japanese film that tells the story of a troubled samurai, 6 p.m., Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St., Franklin, free

Karaoke Night, 8-11 p.m., The Raillery, 280 Franklin Drive, Franklin

SAFE After Dark Sober Coffeehouse Series: 31 Hayward Street, Suite 2C, in Franklin, open mic 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. followed by The Elastic 5, 8:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., if interested in performing, email [email protected]

September 24

Charles River Chorale Open Rehearsal, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Church of Christ, 142 Exchange St., Millis, more info. at www.charlesriverchorale.com

September 25

Franklin Health Dept. Health Fair, 3 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 112 Main St., Franklin

September 26

4 Precious Paws Rescue, Inc. Fundraiser, 12-9 p.m., Ravioli’s Italian Cuisine, 45 River St., Millbury, meet cat rescue team, enjoy food, raffles, music

September 27

Winterberry Farms Angora Rabbit Visit, 3 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 112 Main St., Franklin

“Let it Be” A Musical Celebration of The Beatles, Dean College,109 West Central St., Franklin, more info.. at www.dean.edu/performance

September 28

Franklin Downtown Partnership 21st Annual Harvest Festival, 12-5 p.m., over 150 vendors, live music, kids’ activities, crafts, food court, touch-a-truck at Fire Dept. with Sparky the Fire Dog, St. Rocco Feast display at Franklin Historical Museum

St. Vincent de Paul of St. Mary’s Church Friends of the Poor Walk, 8:30 a.m. registration begins, 9 a.m. Blessing of the Walkers, walk until 11 a.m., Franklin Town Common, fopwalk.org

Franklin Federated Church Yard Sale, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., 171 Main St., Franklin, rain or shine

Karaoke Night, 8-11 p.m., The Raillery, 280 Franklin Drive, Franklin

Cinema 80 Silent Film: Man with a Movie Camera –a 1929 mesmerizing showcase of communist life by the Ukrainian Photo Cinema Administration, 6 p.m., Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St., Franklin

“Let it Be” A Musical Celebration of The Beatles, Dean College,109 West Central St., Franklin, more info.. at www.dean.edu/performance

Celtic Band Runa, 7:30 p.m., Circle of Friends Coffeehouse, 252 Chestnut St., Franklin, $25, https://circlefolk.org

September 29

“Let it Be” A Musical Celebration of The Beatles, Dean College,109 West Central St., Franklin, more info.. at www.dean.edu/performance