Community

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

PRIDEfest 2025!

Winchester's 5th annual PRIDEfest will take place on the Winchester Town Common June 10th, 4:30-6:30pm (rain date of June 12, same time and location). We are creating an outdoor, community-centered Winchester-based event featuring multiple ways for attendees to educate themselves about LGBTQIA+ rights and issues and engage around Pride-related themes as it is celebrated in the US and internationally. This FREE event is ALL AGES. We hope you'll join us as we celebrate Pride Month!

Venue

PRIDEtoberfest: the Network's Third Annual Pride Party for Adults!

Join us for the celebration at our Third Annual Pride Party for Adults -- the theme is PRIDEtoberfest! -- and enjoy a funfilled evening of dancing, laughing, being in community and supporting our LGBTQ selves, friends, family and neighbors! We'll convene at the lovely Griffin Museum of Photography, 67 Shore Road, Winchester, from 7:30 - 10:30 PM.

Although it's PRIDE all year round, we're honoring National Coming Out Day a week early, on Saturday, October 4th!

This event is a fundraiser for the Network for Social Justice. Tickets are $100 each, in advance, or $125 at the door, night of the

Public Meeting | Winchester Station Construction Update (Virtual)

The MBTA and the Winchester Station Project Team would like to invite you to a virtual public meeting where the project team will give an update on the completed construction activities to date, the partial station reopening, and what work is anticipated in the upcoming months.

After registering, you'll receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting.

The project website is at https://www.mbta.com/projects/winchester-center-station-accessibility-improvements.

Online

Reception | People of Chelsea - Darlene DeVita & Sarah Putnam

We cordially invite you to The Griffin @ Lafayette City Center Place to celebrate the exhibition People of Chelsea, and the artists Darlene DeVita and Sarah Putnam.

We look forward to seeing you in Downtown Crossing on Sunday September 21st at 2pm to meet the artists and see the stories of the community represented in words and photos.

About the People of Chelsea project -

The People of Chelsea Project was born from a deep love of the city of Chelsea, for its rich culture, vibrant beauty, and resilient community. Just across the harbor and only a bridge away from Boston, yet

Repair Café

Repair Cafe Signup 03/08/25

The central mission of Repair Café is to impart knowledge of making repairs and/or mending to the client. The purpose is to teach the client to mend and/or do the repair on their own.

Given the increased interest in Repair Café, the specialist is limited to helping the client within the allotted 1/2 hour appointment time. Repairs and/or mending that require more time will need to be finished by the client.

Please check the volunteer skills we can offer at this Repair Cafe and choose the one that matches the item you need to repair most closely.

Repair Cafe

The central mission of Repair Café is to impart knowledge of making repairs and/or mending to the client. The purpose is to teach the client to mend and/or do the repair on their own.
Given the increased interest in Repair Café, the specialist is limited to helping the client within the allotted 1/2 hour appointment time. Repairs and/or mending that require more time will need to be finished by the client.
Please check the volunteer skills we can offer at this Repair Cafe and choose the one that matches the item you need to repair most closely. If you don't find the skill you need

Repair Cafe

The central mission of Repair Café is to impart knowledge of making repairs and/or mending to the client. The purpose is to teach the client to mend and/or do the repair on their own.

Given the increased interest in Repair Café, the specialist is limited to helping the client within the allotted 1/2 hour appointment time. Repairs and/or mending that require more time will need to be finished by the client.

Please check the volunteer skills we can offer at this Repair Cafe and choose the one that matches the item you need to repair most closely. If you don't find the skill you

Repair Cafe

Do you have something on a shelf you've been meaning to fix for ages? Bring it to us, we love a repair challenge! From small appliances to wobbly chairs, sharpening knives sand garden tools, patching clothes, as well as saving teddy bears and other sift toys. If it's broken and you can carry it in, we'll do our best to fix it.

Free for everyone. To make an appointment see the form. For more information, see repaircafewin.com.

Please bring us your unwanted TV remote controls as we can repurpose them and give them a new life!