GIRLS INC. PAINTING FUNDRAISER, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17, Art of Kira Studios, 154 #E. Jefferson St., Franklin; proceeds go to Girls Inc of Johnson County; $30; preregister: theartofkira.com or 317-474-4889.
RARE DOCUMENT AND MANUSCRIPT EXHIBITION, through Dec. 2, B.F. Hamilton Library, Franklin College, exhibit includes original, first and early edition pamphlets, manuscripts and complete works by Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, Congress, Frederick Douglass, Homer, John Locke, Niccolo Machiavelli, John Stuart Mill, Benjamin Franklin, Walt Whitman, Thomas Jefferson and William Shakespeare, among others. Majority of these items are books, but the exhibit includes several manuscripts as well as two clay tablets dating back as far as 2500 B.C. E. A guide with information about each piece in the exhibit can be viewed at <a href="http://franklincollege.libguides.com/remnanttrust">franklincollege.libguides.com/remnanttrust</a>. Exhibit is open for viewing 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Beginning the first week of October.
FRANKLIN COLLEGE THEATER: "THE EXONERATED," 8 p.m. Nov. 16 to 19 and 2 p.m Nov. 20, Théâtre Margot in the Johnson Center for Fine Arts, corner of Branigin Boulevard and Grizzly Drive, Franklin College, play by Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank, taken from interviews, letters, transcripts, case files and the public record, play tells the true stories of six wrongfully convicted survivors of death row. Moving between first-person monologues and scenes set in courtroom and prisons, the six interwoven stories paint a picture of an American criminal justice system gone horribly wrong — and of people who persevered to survive it. Nicolas Crisafulli, professor of fine arts and theatre at Franklin College, will direct the play. General admission is $12. Admission for each performance is $8 for students and seniors (55 and older). Franklin College students, faculty and staff are admitted free with a valid Franklin College ID. Tickets may be reserved by email at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or by phone at 317-738-8029 or 800-852-0232, ext. 8029.
