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  • THURSDAY NIGHT CONCERTS BEGIN

    FRAMINGHAM, MA — The Thursday Night Summer Concerts begin this Thursday, June 22nd, on the Downtown Framingham Common with the Belfast Cowboys playing from 6:00pm to 7:30pm

    Each Thursday night from June 22th to July 27th, Downtown Solutions and the Framingham Chapter of Rotary International, along with other sponsors present a series of summer concerts on the historic and recently restored Downtown Framingham Common. Bring a blanket to sit on and be ready to enjoy a summer evening of fine entertainment and a variety of foods which will be available.

    There will be Free Prizes and Free Raffles.

    Bring a blanket or a chair to sit on.

    Directions: from Rt. 9, take Rt. 126 / Concord Street and follow south to Downtown Framingham, common will be on your right after Memorial Square. From Rt. 135, turn onto Concord Street heading north at Store 24 / Train Station, Common will be on your left at first traffic light.

    For the entire schedule, click on the link below, or on the left of the home page.

    http://framingham.com/rec/concerts_downtown_2006.htm

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  • Concord Violinist to Perform at MWICA

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – MetroWest International Concerts Association will hold its 2nd of four concerts on Sunday November 20, at 4:00 pm at Nevins Hall in downtown Framingham. Stephen Shey, a native of Concord has performed in the Philippines, Sweden, and the US. He was the sole performing artist at the WWII memorial Dedication of the Philippine Pillar. While a student at Lexington Christian Academy Stephen initiated and performed in a fundraising concert to benefit the Academy held at the Museum of Our National Heritage in Lexington.

    Tickets for this concert are $20. at the door. Students accompanied by an adult will be admitted free.

    For more information about the MWICA and this concert please call Ruth August 508 879-1612 or Lou Schorr 781-642-8825.

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  • Winter Wonderland 1998

    Winter Wonderland 1998

    South Common, Framingham, MA

    FRAMINGHAM, MA – Billed as a Winter Wonderland, many organizers and residents were afraid that warm weather would ruin everything for this mid-February Downtown Framingham special event.

    It’s not often that the people of Framingham wish it would be a bit colder in February, but many hoped for just that.

    Earlier in the week the Town constructed an ice-skating rink on South Common, but warm mid-week temperatures dashed the hopes of those who came with skates slung over their shoulders hoping to spend a few hours relaxing and skating in the middle of the usually hectic Downtown.

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