They Came, They Saw...They Ate, Danced, Drank, and Had a Great Time

Too many booths to visit, too many food trucks and food stands to try, and no shortage of entertainment. The Second Annual Franklin Cultural Festival came and went yesterday under sunny skies.

A guess is that it might have attracted fewer people than the 2021 version, but because it wasn't so frantic and crowded, it may be that visitors enjoyed it more and vendors did more business... No word at this writing on what the organizers thought of the event.

New this year, and well attended, was the Community Cultural Lane, a chance for local groups to showcase their activities.

For instance, the Franklin Art Association (with a member demonstrating) was directly opposite the Franklin Historical Museum, where educator and fiber-arts expert, Rachel Plukas, demonstrated the art of spinning yarn on a 200-year-old spinning wheel (joined by State Rep. Jeff Roy in the image below)

Amy Adams of the Cultural District Commission, an artist, created abstract works during the event, right next door. Other vendors of arts and crafts, painters of faces, etc., were to be found across the Common.