Enjoy restaurant deals and discounts in Framingham the first week of November! Take advantage of great offers from Framingham’s small business community and help support the local economy by joining Downtown Framingham Inc in our third annual Shop Small November campaign. Present our FREE coupon card — in print or on your device — to receive great deals when you visit these Framingham locations November 1st - 9th.

Shooting for 500 photos this year! https://downtownframinghaminc.org/blog/shopdowntown Go to local downtown businesses and post your #shopsmall snaps to: - Go Downtown Framingham! Facebook Group with #shopsmall and tag the downtown business - Public Instragram using #shopsmall and a small business - Public Twitter using #shopsmall and a small business Use the #shopsmall Facebook Profile Frame: www.facebook.com/profilepicframes/?selected_overlay_id=1380034882171691

Visit their website and view the coupons. Print or show them on your phone for great deals at many restaurants in Downtown Framingham between November 1st - 9th.

Tuesdays 10:00-10:30am Ages 0-2 with an adult. Come sing and play with words, rhyme and puppets at Baby Lapsit. Parents can network while babies pick up phonological awareness, one of six foundations of future reading success. This informal program for babies and their parents/caregivers runs about 20 minutes and introduces the pleasures of the library to your baby or toddler.

If you need help with health insurance, finding shelter or housing, and other basic services, you can talk to SMOC staff in private every Tuesday at the Main Library. All conversations are free and confidential.

Create a hedgehog out of recycled books by folding the pages and decorating it. No experience necessary. Children under 8 must have an adult with them. All ages.

Explore your artistic nature, problem solve and engage in play with the deceptively simple KEVA planks and our new Q-Ba-Maze marble run set. Come amaze us with your creations! Ages 5+

The Framingham Figure Drawing Meet Up is open to all artists, aspiring and professional, looking to draw from a live model. Each drawing session includes a variety of short gesture poses as well as a longer held posture at the end. Every session is a different model. Bring your own art supplies or borrow some from us! Table provided but please bring your own easels. Meet ups are held the first and third Tuesday of the month from 6-9pm.

Join us for our monthly Book Club featuring the mesmerizing adult debut from Leigh Bardugo, a tale of power, privilege, dark magic, and murder set among the Ivy League elite. Contact your local store or visit bn.com/bookclub for details.

Drop-in or join the group as we discuss and discover the many ways to journal for personal growth and enrichment.

Join us to discuss this celebrated page-turner--a will-they-won't-they love story with sympathetic protagonists whose lives are complicated by economic uncertainty and class differences.

The first hour of our Jazz Show & Jam is a concert featuring a host band which varies each week. It includes some of the finest musicians from the area and often featuring great players from NYC and beyond. After the first hour, we open it up to the jammers who get the opportunity to sit in and hone their skills, trading licks with some of the finest players in the area. Some of the best jazz can be heard here any Tuesday night! Come watch or play!! About the Jam: The jam balances high level playing with a spirit of welcome and community. Five host bands take turns making your visit to the jam a rewarding and enjoyable experience. Each week a different group and each week a different feel. Here you can hone your skills and trade lick’s with some of the finest players in the area. Whether you’re a pro or a student, you’ll have a great time. Tickets: $3.00 for Students • $5.00 for Amazing Members • $6 for non-members

The first hour of our Jazz Jam + Show is a concert featuring James Merenda of Ticklejuice. After the first hour, we open it up to the jammers who get the opportunity to play with some of the finest players in the area. Come watch or play, all are welcome! | Ticklejuice Tickets at the door only.