Community

Public meetings, parades, and other community-oriented activities and events of general interest

Town Election Candidate Forum League of Women Voters

  • 6:30-7:00 PM: Meet Town Meeting candidates - All Precincts
  • 7:00-7:30 PM: Housing Authority debate (1 seat): James Harris and Thomas Mourier
  • 7:30-8:30 PM: School Committee debate (2 seats): Thomas Hopcroft (incumbent), Jeffrey Duncan, My Linh Truong, Carey Sue Barney, and Timothy Matthews

The debates will be moderated by an LWV moderator from a League chapter outside of Winchester.

This event will be livestreamed by WinCam and available afterwards on www.wincam.org.

Voter Guides with profiles of candidates for all offices, including Town Meeting available online at the League’s website www

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Trivia Bee

The WFEE Trivia Bee is the best excuse to get out of the house in February that we know. Sign up your team today!

It is easy to play – teams of three compete in 7 rounds. The winners of each round square off for the championship round. Trivia questions come from history, sports, popular culture, literature and geography. And, no, we aren’t using last year’s questions!

There’s more than just trivia! Be clever with your team name and your outfits for the evening- there is a “Best Dressed” contest as part of the evening. WinCam will show the whole event live, and will replay several times, so make

Troop 507 Christmas Tree Pickup

Cost: $22 per tree
Order Deadline: 11:59 PM, Jan. 1, 2025
Please Note:

  • Please give us a bare tree (remove plastic bags, ornaments, lights, trim, etc.)
  • Have your tree curbside by 7:00 AM.
  • Trees will be collected by 4:00 PM on Jan. 4th.
  • Pickups only available in Winchester
  • When ordering, please provide a cell phone number or email address where we can reach you if we cannot find your tree.
  • Or, mail a $20 check payable to "Friends of Winchester Scouting" along with your name, address, and telephone number to BSA Troop 507, c/o Eric Knudsen, 46 Salisbury St., Winchester, MA 01890

Questions? Email us at tre

Veterans Day Parade and Civic Exercises

Parade: at 10 am, muster at Laraway Road. Step off at 10:15 am.

Route: Quill Rotary to Church Street; left on Waterfield; left on Mystic Valley Parkway to place wreath at WWI Memorial; continue on Main Street to Mt Vernon Street; right to Edward F. O’Connell Veterans Memorial at Town Hall.

Full details on the town website.

 

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Viva Las Winton - Casino Night

The Winton Club is excited to announce its fourth annual Casino Night FUNdraiser event.  All proceeds will go towards three impactful programs benefiting the Winchester Hospital community:

  • The Special Care Nursery Renovation, to increase advanced medical care and exceptional family support for babies born at 32 weeks gestation and later.
  • A Caring Place, which offers specialized products and personalized consultation services for patients undergoing cancer treatments and following surgeries. This includes grants for products like wigs and services like Paxman Scalp Cooling.
  • Family Literacy program
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Volunteer Fair

Town Manager Chris Senior invites you to Winchester's First Volunteer Fair at the Jenks Center. Celebrate volunteer appreciation month, discover ways to get involved and connect with local organizations all in one place refreshments provided.

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WCMS at Winchester Fall Farmers Market

Shop local at this year's Thanksgiving Farmers Market at the Jenks Center, and enjoy live music while you're there! The market will have fresh produce and all types of gifts for the holiday season. This year the market at the Jenks will host 17 artists who will display and sell their works as part of Winchester's town-wide Open Studios.
Musical performance schedule:

10:00 - 11:00 AM: Shukulele Ukulele Ensemble
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM: After the Jam Ukulele Blues Ensemble
1:00 - 1:30 PM: WCMS Coconut Crew Ukulele Ensemble
1:30 - 2:45 PM: WCMS Pineapple Posse Ukulele Ensemble​

See you there!

WCMS at Winchester Farmers Market

Drop by our table at the Winchester Farmers Market to learn about our fall music offerings and events. We can answer any questions and help find the right fit for prospective students.
We'll also be providing live music for the market courtesy of our great students and faculty:

9:30 - 10:30 AM: Faculty Jazz Quintet
10:45 - 11:45 AM: Motown Band
12:00 - 12:30 PM: Steel Drum Ensemble
12:45 - 1:30 PM: Faculty & Friends Bluegrass Ensemble

See you there!

WFEE Boxathon at TITLE Boxing Club

Mark your calendars for the WFEE Boxathon!

Join us for a fun boxing fitness workout to raise funds for the Winchester Foundation for Educational Excellence (WFEE).⁠ Open to youth (7+) and adults. ⁠Proceeds will go to WFEE!

Suggested $25/person donation includes hand wraps (to keep) and glove rental.

RSVP by texting 844-317-9464 or use the link: https://bit.ly/43aN5Rc
 

Why Do Migrants Make Such Dangerous Journeys? With Dr. Katrina Burgess

Join us as we welcome Dr. Katrina Burgess, a Professor of Political Economy and Director of the Henry J. Leir Institute of Migration and Human Security at the Fletcher School. This presentation is based on her current research that addresses how U.S.-bound migrants assess risk and process information as they make the perilous journey north to the United States. Sponsored by the Cummings Foundation.

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