February 5

Franklin Art Association meeting, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St., Franklin, featured step-by-step demo by oil painter Erin Spencer

February 6

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance Movie Night, 6:30 p.m., Franklin TV & Radio, 23 Hutchinson St., Franklin, movie: Dumplin, rated PG-13

Ethics of Chocolate: A Talk & Tasting, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin, Registration required for tasting portion of the program!

February 8

Franklin Rotary Senior Brunch, 10:30 a.m.- noon, 1000 Central Park Terrace, Franklin, all Franklin seniors welcome, sign up at Franklin Senior Center or at Central Park Terrace

Tracy Grammer, 7:30 p.m., Circle of Friends Coffeehouse, http://tracygrammer.com/, with Jim Henry, http://www.jimhenry.net/ , Franklin’s First Universalist Society Meetinghouse, 262 Chestnut St., Franklin, tickets at http://www.circlefolk.org/ 

Alexander’s Jazztime Band, 7 p.m., Niagara Coffee Haus, 8 Exchange St., Millis, music from the 20s and 30s, tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1109833966269 

Lunar New Year Celebration! 10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin

Craft Along for Adults, 3 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin, This month, Folded Book Art Hearts, materials provided, Registration Required

February 9

Second Sunday Speaker Series: Dean College Professor. Dr. Rob Lawson, presents “History in Our Backyard!” Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St., Franklin, Museum open 1-4, program starts at 1:15. FREE

NextGen Networking: Business After Hours at Dean College, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., Dean College, Franklin, visit www.tricountychamberma.org 

February 11

Family Yoga, 1 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin, with Katie from Sprouting Tree Yoga

February 12

LGBTQ Book Club, 6:30 p.m., Pete’s Nerd Emporium, 12 Main St., Franklin, selection: Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvadurai

February 13

Chocolate Tasting, 6:30 p.m., adult program, Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin, Registration Required

February 14

Cinema 80, in cooperation with the Franklin Senior Center, presents Love Story, a 1970 American romantic drama film written by Erich Segal, 6 p.m., Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St., Franklin, Free

February 15

John Higby: Yo-Yo-Guy! 1 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin

February 16

Climate, What Will You Do? 10 a.m., lay-led discussion, The First Universalist Society in Franklin (FUSF), 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin

“Third Sunday” Music at the Museum presents short film, The Cry of Jazz, a 1959 documentary film by Edward O. Bland that connects jazz to African American history through footage of Chicago’s black neighborhoods. 1 p.m., Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St., Franklin, Separately, we will also hear some performances by Abbie Lincoln, Nina Simone, and others with a specific focus on Civil Rights and Black Pride.

February 20

Pop-Up Exhibit: This Love, by Amy Adams, 4-6 p.m., Franklin Historical Museum, 80 W. Central St., Franklin

JUNTO Non-Fiction Book Club, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin,  The JUNTO (from the Spanish junta or assembly) was a club for mutual improvement established in 1727 by Benjamin Franklin. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

February 22

Winter Beach Party! Family Program, 10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin

Metrowest String Quartet Concert, 2 p.m., Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin