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F R A N K L I NFranklin is %u201cAlways Even%u019eul%u201d with its family-friendly fes%u019fvals, events, and performing arts venues. The jewel in Franklin%u2019s arts and culture crown is the fully restored Barrow-Civic Theatre, which presents first-rate shows and does not have a bad seat in the house. It is also the loca%u019fon of some Oil Region Ballet original full-length performances and Venango Symphony Orchestra concerts.DeBence An%u019fque Music World houses more than 100 unique an%u019fque mechanical instruments and calliopes. St. John%u2019s Episcopal Church provides tours of its collec%u019fon of 30 brilliant, authen%u019fc Tiffany stained glass windows completed in 1917. Mul%u019fple outdoor concerts are held weekly during the summer months and o%u014cen feature the Silver Cornet Band, one of the oldest volunteer bands in the country. A number of arts-based businesses have grown downtown to provide an outlet for the many crea%u019fves in the Oil Region. A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Franklin is available to visitors. Wildcat, named a%u014cer the %u201cwildca%u01a9ers%u201d who dared to chase the dream of striking oil, is an arts venue just outside of Franklin. Built as a mansion for an oil magnate and later converted to a convent, this storied estate hosts concerts, performances, and immersive, interac%u019fve events as well as classes and ar%u019fsan markets.E M L E N T O N & F O X B U R GThroughout the year Emlenton%u2019s Crawford Center, a former school, hosts an assortment of musical and drama%u019fc acts in the auditorium.Foxburg is home to the Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts (ARCA). ARCA provides a wide variety of programs in music, drama, literature, the media, and visual arts. They also present an annual Performance Concert Seriesincluding classical, jazz, and popular music, drama, and film in Lincoln Hall.The Red Brick Gallery and Gi%u014c Shop, a bou%u019fque fine art gallery and gi%u014c shop, strives to nurture ar%u019fs%u019fc crea%u019fvity by providing an inspiring venue for local ar%u019fsans and other emerging art talent.23Barrow-Civic Theatre