Winchester's Sounds Like Chicken rocked the Griffin Terrace for the Winchester Chamber of Commerce's Spirit Weekend Beer Garden. The weather was beautiful and the crowd was hopping!

The Spirit Weekend Beer Garden caps off this year's 2025 Griffin Terrace Series.  This year, the Griffin Terrace Series was sponsored in part by the Winchester Cultural Council.

​Winchester Chamber of Commerce organized the 3rd Annual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest as part of their Annual Stroll Week's activities.  Once again, the participating families did a terrific job decorating!  

​Over 50 artists and performing musicians warmed up a cold rainy day at eight different locations at our 2nd annual Open Studios.  

See Winchester Open Studios page for more photos and links to our participating artists.  

​Photo credit: Peter Pulsifer

This year's Griffin Terrace Series including three events featuring 30 artists. 

June 1:  Town Day Beer Garden organized by Winchester Chamber of Commerce featuring local classic rock band  Sounds like Chicken

 June 8: Porchfest featuring Diver9, Uptown Girls, Strawberries and Scream, and Big Cy & the Early Bird Specials

Aug 10: Beer Garden organized by Arts Winchester featuring Shirim Klezmer Orchestra

We are grateful for the Winchester Cultural Council for their annual sponsorship of the Griffin Terrace Series.

As part of Spirit Weekend 2024, AWI Board members gathered on a rainy Saturday morning to thank En Ka for their generous grant that enabled AWI to purchase their first permanent sculpture. 

Dale Rogers, the artist, wanted to "convey an uplifting sense of family, community, and harmony."  This is a very fitting contribution from the En Ka Society who uplifts all of Winchester.  Thank you!

Pictured: AWI Board Members Cynthia Randall; Hilda Wong-Doo; Kathleen McKool, 2024 En Ka Gifts Chair; Jennifer Warner, En Ka Fundraising Chair; Kathleen Coughlin, En Ka President.  Not pictured: Kevin Drum, AWI Board Member.
​Photo credit: Shukong Ou