Performances, exhibitions, recitals, and other cultural activities or those by supporters of the arts
Elementary School Kids and their families, join us at Wright-Locke Farm to greet the farm goats! We'll learn all about them, shear some goat stories, and enjoy an easy guided walk around the farm property . Registration is required! We'll be meeting at the the All Seasons Barn at Wright-Locke Farm, located at 82 Ridge Street Winchester, Ma 01890.
Join the Griffin Museum in Paris this November!
Celebrate the creativity and craft of photography in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. We spend a week exploring the city, seeing and photographing the City of Light. Join us for Paris Photo and a curated tour of special events, artist visits and photo walks in November.
Our tour starts on Wednesday November 12th with a VIP visit to Paris Photo's vernissage, then throughout the week, we visit museums, galleries and satellite events surrounding the fair. This 5 day tour will be packed with visual delight, immersive
Join us on Saturday, September 13, from 11 AM to 4 PM, for a museum-wide celebration of all things photobook in honor of our founder Arthur Griffin's 122nd birthday. Independent publishers, artists, and book makers will fill our Main Gallery with distinctive artworks and publications.
Meet the artists and explore their projects: Leah Abrahams, Elysabeth Cianci, Joshua Deaner, Ellen Feldman, Joe Greene, Suzi Grossman, McCall Hollister, Robert Kalman, Kay Kenny, Michael King, Fern Nesson, Lori Van Houten, Anna Leigh Clem, and Andrew MK Warren. Visiting us is also Gateways Projects -- an
As part of the Griffin Terrace Series, Arts Winchester presents a summer beer garden with live music performed by Glenn Dickson and the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra.
Shirim has played concerts and festivals across the United States, Canada and Europe since 1982. Nationally recognized for their traditional playing, they are also known for their pioneering crossover projects: Klezmer Nutcracker, Maurice Sendak's Pincus, and The Golden Dreydl (with Ellen Kushner). They have performed with the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra, at the Montreal Jazz Festival and at Lincoln Center!
Admission is free to all
The Griffin Museum and Winchester Cultural District are excited to welcome the School of Honk to Winchester! Join us on the Griffin Terrace for a warm up session and march over to the Winchester Common for an afternoon of a blast of brass! Bring your brass instrument to the party and play with the band as music fills downtown Winchester.
Be at the Griffin Museum Sunday August 24th starting at 2.30pm. Meet other Honkers, warm up and play on our Griffin Rotary Terrace until 4pm then march down Shore Road to Winchester Common for a performance on the Green.
About the School of
The Griffin Museum and Winchester Cultural District are excited to welcome the School of Honk to Winchester! Join us on the Griffin Terrace for a warm up session and march over to the Winchester Common for an afternoon of a blast of brass! Bring your brass instrument to the party and play with the band as music fills downtown Winchester.
Be at the Griffin Museum Sunday August 24th starting at 2.30pm. Meet other Honkers, warm up and play on our Griffin Rotary Terrace until 4pm then march down Shore Road to Winchester Common for a performance on the Green.
About the School of
The Griffin Museum in partnership with the Winchester Cultural District is pleased to present an afternoon of Shakespeare with the The World's A Stage Players, performing a revue of famous, and not so famous, Shakespeare scenes and monologues, loosely organized around the eras of his life and career. Join us at the museum on the Griffin Rotary Terrace on Saturday June 21, 2025 starting at 3pm. About the Winchester Cultural District - The Winchester Cultural District includes a river walk, the area on the Common and around the renovated train station for public art, educational, and cultural
The Griffin Museum is thrilled to collaborate with LACP for a member meetup! We are excited to celebrate our members in Los Angeles in one of our many meetups across the country!
Join Executive Director Crista Dix along with the LACP team, including Executive Director Rotem Rozental for an evening of lite bites, beverages and conversation between our Griffin & LACP member community.
Join us on Thursday October 23rd from 6 to 8pm for a special members only mingle event to see and connect to fellow Griffin Museum & LACP members based in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas. On display
The Griffin Museum is thrilled to collaborate with SOHO Photo to a member meetup!
The Griffin will celebrate it members in NYC in our first of many meetups across the country in 2026! We are so pleased to support the SOHO exhibition featuring Griffin Member artists Laura Dodson, Kathleen Holloway, Gordon Saperia, Laurie Peek, Beth Galton alongside SOHO Photo members Bob Leonard & Nathalie Rubens on the night of the event.
Join us on Monday October 6th from 5 to 6pm for a special members only mingle event to see fellow Griffin Museum & SOHO members based in NYC and the
Right Hand Mechanics: Guitar Clinic with Hayes Griffin
This 90-minute workshop is for any guitarist who wants to gain better control and fluency in flat-pick playing. Guest clinician Hayes Griffin will help participants to:
• Better control your picking hand
• Gain control when playing awkward string skips
• Gain fluidity at a variety of tempos
• Build techniques for better tone
• Learn how to practice to affirm good picking technique
Open to intermediate and advanced guitar players ages 13+. Please bring your guitar and a flat pick!
Free for WCMS students; $15 for the general public
