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The Griffin Museum is pleased to host a reception celebrating the artists featured in the exhibition Gathering Place | A Family Album. Join us in person at Jenks Center to celebrate the talented artists!

On view at the Jenks Center from October 1 to January 3, 2026, the exhibition brings together photographic works that celebrate the intimate spaces and shared traditions that define family--chosen or inherited--through still-lifes, portraits, domestic scenes, or elsewhere.

© Shea Baasch© Talya Arbisser© Isaac Glimka

The Griffin Museum is pleased to host an artist reception at Jenks Center to celebrate the exhibition Landscapes of Wonder: National Parks.

Landscape of Wonder offers a view into the wilderness and the vast expanse of the American landscape. The exhibition celebrates the land through the eyes of thirty-six photographers, each offering a distinct perspective on our shared environment. Together, their works form a visual conversation about scale, permanence and change, solitude and connection. The photographs ask us not only to look, but to pause--to consider our relationship with the earth

Audacious Action Africa: How a daring Maasai leader and an American physics professor organize to improve life in rural Africa

Meet Kisioki Moitiko, Project Manager, and Dr. Bob Lange, Founder of the International Collaborative for Science, Education, and the Environment (ICSEE). They’ll tell stories and show photos from Maasai lands in Tanzania. Find out about their actions with climate change adaptation, women’s empowerment, water sanitation, indoor air pollution, economic development, and reaching for a better life in Maasai villages. Free of charge. Seats are limited, location provided with

Live in-person from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester.

Celebrate pride through beautiful, empowering, first-hand accounts of trans, nonbinary, and gender-fluid experiences. From Massachusetts-based Family Diversity Projects, this exhibit uses stunning photography and rich stories to challenge damaging myths and stereotypes about trans and nonbinary people, educate people about these communities, and help make the world a safer, more connected, and more empathetic place.

Authentic Selves is on view at Ripley Chapel (21 Church St, Winchester, MA), weekdays

Nouvelle Maison, Winchester's destination for great coffee, fine provisions, wine and community events, is excited to announce its first-ever Back to School à la Nouvelle Tasting Extravaganza on Thursday, September 4th, from 3-6pm.

This special event celebrates la rentrée, the return to routines and the excitement of a new season. We'll have something for everyone:
- Two wine-tasting stations featuring 8+ weeknight wines to sip, savor and discover
- A non-alcoholic tasting station featuring non-alcoholic wines and our new spirits alternative, Abstinence Spirits
- Kids' table with fresh

Please join us for our annual Blessing of the Animals, outdoors, under the tent in front of our church at 34 Dix Street, Winchester, MA, on Sunday, October 5, at 10am. We will have animal-themed music and have individual blessings for every pet who comes. We will give thanks for our animal companions, honor animals that serve in public safety and wellness, and celebrate those who have taken on the difficult work of animal rescue, shelter, and care. All are welcome (people and animals), so please join us and bring your critters, big or small. If you can control it, you can bring it.

This inaugural, collaborative event will showcase submissions to the Black History Project contest and is free and open to everyone. High schoolers who are interested in submissions for the contest can learn more here.

Come speak with student creators, members of the BSU, and interns with the Network for Social Justice, and hear a selection of powerful poems presented by jamele adams.

Please mark your calendars and join us Wednesday, February 25, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the Griffin Museum of Photography, 67 Shore Road.

This inaugural, collaborative event will showcase submissions to the Black History Project contest and is free and open to everyone. High schoolers who are interested in submissions for the contest can learn more at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jUbs9HR8-bZHp8TZTR10u6SxPKaAcSxy_Zc….

Come speak with student creators, members of the BSU, and interns with the Network for Social Justice.

Please mark your calendars and join us Wednesday, February 25, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the Griffin Museum of Photography, 67 Shore Road.

Join us for a festive evening of beer, cheese and community. The night begins with a behind-the-scenes brewery tour led by Chris Welch, GM of Lord Hobo, where you'll get an insider's look at how their craft beers come to life.

After the tour, settle in for a guided tasting led by Liz Clarke and Mira Stella, Nouvelle Maison's resident Cheese and Beer Managers. They will walk you through a hand-picked selection of artisan cheeses matched with Lord Hobo's brews. You'll learn the secrets of pairing bold beers with rich cheeses, and discover new favorites for the Fall.

Space is limited, so

Bring your family and friends, and your appetite! Taste as many chilis as you like, and vote for your favorite with your donations! When you've picked your favorite, get a larger serving accompanied by extras like salad, corn bread and/or dessert to round out your meal!
All proceeds will go to New England Justice for Our Neighbors, an organization providing free legal aid to low-income immigrants seeking humanitarian-based visas, such as unaccompanied minors, asylum seekers and victims of violence.