Fun & Games offers a huge selection of arcade games, prizes and laser tag. There are three birthday party rooms, accommodating between eight and 16 children. Visit its website for virtual tours of each area. Fun & Games is located off Route 9, behind Legal Sea Foods.
Ace Tickets sells tickets to sporting events, concerts, plays and more. Customers can find access to many local events through this ticketing agency.
Located inside the Danforth Museum, the Framingham Artists' Guild is a community for practicing artists, art enthusiasts and supporters, and youth artists. The Guild has shows at the Framingham Public Library twice a year, sponsors concerts at Centre Common during warm summer months, and hosts art competitions.
The Life Arts Center for Healing and Shamanic Studies was founded by John G. Myerson, a graduate of Harvard College who has a Ph.D. in psychology from the Union Institute. Myerson was the recipient of the Acupuncturist of the Year award in 2000 by the American Association of Oriental Medicine and serves as an adjunct professor at Union Institute University. The center offers acupuncture, herbal medicine, massages and psychotherapy and is located across from the Framingham Public Library.
Fountain Street Studios is a collective artists' studio that is home to more than 70 artists. The artists work in all different types of media, including painting, drawing, photography, found object art, jewelry making, furniture design and woodworking, sculpture and mixed media. The studio is not generally open to the public, but hosts events and workshops throughout the year that are open to the public; check the website for more information.
Established in 1975 by a group of citizens, the Danforth Museum of Art just celebrated its 35th year. The Danforth Museum focus on American Art from the 18th Century to today. It has permanent galleries and temporary exhibits featuring contemporary artists. The Museum School offers about 400 classes and workshops annually. It also offers other community outreach programs too.
Saxonville Studios is a studio space for a diverse group of local artists that have been practicing their craft in the area for some 20 years. The studio, housed in the Saxonville Mill complex, is directed by Rosalie Shane, herself an accomplished painter. Other types of art represented at the studio are photography, sculpture, tapestry, multimedia and more. The studio hosts an open house one weekend per year.
AMC Theatre Framingham features 16 separate screen, on which it offers a variety of first-run movies from late morning until late evening. It also features the AMC Premium Cinema and Grille, in which you can order a meal from its diverse menu and eat it while you're watching the film. Reservations are strongly encouraged for the cinema and grill.
Inner Media Solutions is a home-theater installation company which provides complete electronic installation and integration services.
The Framingham Historical Center (formerly the Framingham Historical Society) is a nonprofit organization that preserves the history of Framingham through exhibitions, tours, lectures and events. It maintains three historical buildings: Edgell Memorial Library, Village Hall and the Old Academy.
The Framingham History Center is located inside the Old Academy Building, at 16 Vernon Street. Residents can visit the center to learn about Framingham's past, conduct research and view historical artifacts.
On all three floors of the Old Academy building is the society's permanent exhibition, called "The Framingham Timeline."
The exhibit highlight the history of Framingham from 1700 to now. Included in the exhibit is a Revolutionary War cannon, a Daniel Chester French bust of the Civil War's General George H. Gordon and a NASA space suit worn by Framingham's Christa McAuliffe.
Mark Penta Illustration is a home-based business in Framingham. Mark is a talented artist who provides illustrations for books and magazines. He is a graduate of the University of Hartford Art School and has taught the art of illustration privately and at the university level. His most recent work is an illustrated book entitled Cape Cod Invasion.