Pink glove dance video to be shown

The “pink glove dance” video premiere will be Thursday, Aug. 18 at the Teche Theatre for the Performing Arts, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free, and concessions will be sold.
Parish and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations were filmed this summer wearing pink gloves for the Medline Pink Glove Dance competition in support of breast cancer awareness.
Fit, Fun and Fabulous in Franklin (4F) is a free event that is open to the public, and it will take place Thursday, Oct. 6 to promote wellness and Franklin’s downtown from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be health screenings, children’s health activities, guest speakers, demonstrations and presentations along Main Street and discussions of women’s and men’s health issues at The Lamp Post.
4F continues at Franklin Senior High School’s stadium at 5 p.m. for special events and performances. Koryn Hawthorne from the hit television show “The Voice” will perform. Participants will “Walk a Mile for Christ.” The Franklin Police Department and the Franklin Fire Department and the St. Mary Parish Council and the Franklin City Council will compete in tug-of-war competitions. Also, the organizers invite everyone to join in the pink glove dance in support of breast cancer awareness. To end the day, Chez Hope will host a candlelight vigil.
This event coincides with the monthly First Thursday promotion, and merchants on Main Street will be open until 6 p.m.
For more information about First Thursdays and how to become a participating business, contact the Office of Community Development at 337-828-6345 or ashields@franklin-la.com.
For more information about Fit, Fun and Fabulous in Franklin (4F) or to become a volunteer or a vendor, please contact Dawn Kaiser-Melancon Director of Business Development and Marketing for Franklin Foundation Hospital (337-355-1373) or Ed Verdin with Teche Action Clinic (337-828-2550 ext. 2181).