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Organizers Advise Visitors to Leave Pets at Home for Old Town Midway

For the comfort and safety of all Old Town Midway attendees and pets, the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival® and the City of Winchester will require you to leave all animals at home for this event.  Service animals are exempt. While Old Town Winchester’s appeal to many of its visitors and new urban dwellers is as…

Old Town Midway Returns for Apple Blossom

Shoot some hoops, throw some darts, eat some food, or just go for a stroll on the Loudoun Street Mall. The Old Town Midway offers these things and much more. Opening at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 4, and Saturday, May 5, the Midway is located on Piccadilly Street and the Loudoun Street Mall. Featuring vendors from…

Magic Lantern Theater Presents Two Films on U.S. Educational System

On Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m., the Magic Lantern Theater and the Friends of Handley Regional Library will screen two, one-hour documentaries: “The Inconvenient Truth of Waiting for Superman,” and “The Finland Phenomenon” which examine the U.S. educational system.  Discussion follows each film.  The event is in the library auditorium and is free &…

United Bank Bloomin’ Wine Fest

The 85th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival officially kicks off this weekend with the United Bank Bloomin’ Wine Fest!  Starting Friday, April 27th at 3pm, the two-day event brings numerous wineries to Old Town Winchester for wine tastings as well as tons of live music and over 30 artisans and vendors, which will be set up…

Old Town Winchester Weekend Events for April 21, 2012

Magic Lantern Theater Presents: “Margin Call”: The Magic Lantern Theater will be showing “Margin Call” on Saturday, April 21st at 2pm. The film is rated R and will be shown in the Handley Library.  Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Handley, the event is free and open to the public though donations are appreciated. Go Green Sweet [...]

Magic Lantern Theater Presents: “Margin Call”

The Magic Lantern Theater will be showing “Margin Call” on Wednesday, April 18th at 7pm and Saturday the 21st at 2pm. The film is rated R and will be shown in the Handley Library.  Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Handley, the event is free and open to the public though donations are appreciated. Plot Summary…

Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum Celebrates “Go Green Sweet 16″

You’re Invited! Join the Discovery Museum as we celebrate our Sweet 16 and Earth Day in one enjoyable celebration. For this milestone anniversary, our focus will be on activities that keep the environment sparkling clean and green. The celebration will be at the Museum from 1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m on Sunday, April 22nd. Go Green Sweet…

Happening This Weekend

Make sure to come to Old Town to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend! Women of the Civil War Presentation: The Old Court House Museum will be hosting presentations to show the Civil War through the eyes of Winchester women. The events run from Saturday, April 14th to Sunday, the 15th with separate presentations focusing on…

The Old Court House Museum to Host Women of the Civil War Presentation

The Old Court House Museum will be hosting presentations to show the Civil War through the eyes of Winchester women. The events run from Saturday, April 14th to Sunday, the 15th with separate presentations focusing on both the Confederate and Union sides.   Event Schedule Saturday, April 14, 2012 10:30 – Noon Conversations with Mary [...]

History Program Presented on Virginia Silversmiths, Clock and Watchmakers

Author Catherine B. Hollan will present a program on her book, Virginia Silversmiths, Jewelers, Clocks and Watchmakers, 1607 – 1860, Their Lives and Marks. This stunning book is a detailed and welcome addition to the literature on Virginia silversmiths and their trade. The book is over 1,000 pages and provides hundred of individual biographies and…

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