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Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026

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Third Thursday: Sound Journey with Nissa Diantina and Dave Fiuczynski

Thursday, Oct. 15, 6 p.m.
The Danforth, 14 Vernon Street

Third Thursdays offer extended evening hours until 8 pm and special after-dark programs.
This evening, participate in a deeply immersive experience blending gentle yoga, breathwork, and live music tuned to healing frequencies with Nissa Diantina and Dave Fiuczynski.

This 90-minute program offers you an opportunity to slow down, and connect with works of art, music, and yourself.

Format and Flow of the Program:

  • 20-25 minutes of guided breath, gentle stretching, and noticing artwork on display with Nissa Diantina-Weiss, Yoga Teacher and Breath Guide
  • 40-45 minutes of live, meditative soundscapes with Professor Dave Fiuczynski, Berklee College of Music, on a custom double-neck guitar
  • 15-20 minutes of closing integration and reflection

Please wear comfortable clothing and bring your yoga mat. Danforth will provide chairs for anyone unable to sit on the floor.

Space is limited for Sound Journey. This program is $25 for non-members and $20 for museum members, FSU faculty/staff/students. Advanced registration is required as only a limited number of spaces are available. Registration link will be available shortly.

Paint & Sip

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1 to 3 p.m.
Center for Inclusive Excellence, O'Connor Hall 120

Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with a fun-filled paint and sip activity! Paint on canvases while sipping on refreshing, non-alcoholic mocktails. It's the perfect opportunity to get creative, enjoy delicious beverages, and honor LGBTQ+ history. All are welcome.

DGCE Students - An Evening at the Danforth

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Danforth, 14 Vernon Street, Framingham

Learn about landscapes the fun way - spend an evening in the galleries to gather inspiration to make a mixed-media landscape that will focus on layers and textures rather than a realistic depiction of a scene.

You will be guided through every step of the project as you use various collage elements like torn paper, old magazine pages, ribbons and fabric.

No experience necessary. Free event, registration is required - e-mail Raquel Riberti-Bill at rriberti [at] framingham.edu (rriberti[at]framingham[dot]edu). 

Letters Against Isolation

Thursday, Oct. 15, 10:30 a.m.
Center for Inclusive Excellence, O'Connor Hall 120

Spread Some Smiles — en Español!

Come hang out & help us write cheerful letters in Spanish to senior citizens!

Not 100% confident in your Spanish writing? No worries! Our awesome bilingual students have your back and are ready to help!

It’s a fun way to connect, practice your Spanish, and brighten someone’s day!

Festival FSU Shines at Homecoming & Family Weekend

By Sarah Daponde, Publications Intern

Alumni were welcomed back to Framingham State to sell handmade crafts at Festival FSU as a part of Homecoming & Family Weekend.

Festival FSU involved many events across campus, including a duck hunt and a Taste of Culture exhibition.

In McCarthy, students and their families were welcomed to get free airbrushed flags customized with their names. They were also able to get photo-booth style pictures taken and printed.

One of the alumni crafters, Olivia Putnam, graduated in 2025. She described herself as a “serial hobbyist.”

“I have a lot of clutter with various hobbies and over the summer I decided it needed to go. I already put money into it, so I’m like ‘I’m just going to use up all my supplies and then sell it,’” she added.

Her array of crafts including bookmarks, scrunchies, mystery bags, and more.

Jenny Callahan, graduate of 2005, sold one type of craft - crocheted stuffed animals.

She said her grandmother taught her how to crochet and she strengthened the skill when she was pregnant with her son.

“I was bored to absolute tears and then just started learning new and different things,” added Callahan.

Michael Freilich featured hemp-cord bracelets in FSU colors, as well as more generic patterns. He said he’s been bracelet-making since he was only seven or eight years old and kept up the hobby throughout his life.

“I would always just tinker and … I thought, ‘Oh, I wonder if other people might enjoy some of the things I made,’ so here I am!” Freilich said.

The Taste of Culture event took place in the Alumni Room and featured traditional dishes from several different cultures.

Homecoming Weekend featured many other festivities on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, including a family game night, the traditional Moonlight Breakfast, the Rams football game at Bowditch field, and an open house at the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium.

 

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