In celebration of the 121st anniversary of the company’s establishment, Ale-8-One “brings back the good” with the return of Roxa Kola, the flavor originally developed in 1906 by brand founder, George Lee Wainscott. The Winchester Original will be available during the holiday season—a tribute to family traditions with the recognition that holiday moments are uniquely special because they happen only once a year.
The original brand and recipe, sweetened with sugar and offered in glass, was an homage to Wainscott’s wife, Roxanne, and would serve as the foundation for the Kentucky staple that would come 20 years later. Before “A late one” there was Roxa Kola.
Find Roxa Kola on store shelves beginning November 1. And watch Ale-8-One’s Facebook page on November 1 for a special announcement.
The Christmas shopping season officially begins during the weekend of November 10 to 12 during Winchester’s Holiday Open House. Shop local and enjoy shopping specials, store windows dressed for the season and a full-on holiday atmosphere.
Find gifts for everyone on your list at more than a dozen locally owned shops—everything from on-trend apparel at A Bit of Sass Boutique, vegan hemp chocolates from The Mercantile on Main and handmade gift sets featuring exquisite pottery from Dirty South Pottery to designer tea towels, notepads and candles at Court Street Gifts, repurposed furniture—and the specialty Fusion mineral paint to repurpose your own pieces, among other gift items—at Eve’s Uniques and a hodgepodge of antiques and collectibles, as well as handmade bowties, found at Mason on Main.
Stop by the Winchester Visitors Center for tie-dyed and branded t-shirts and socks and other Winchester merch for the “Winchester Original” on your list. For the Art Deco lover? Pop into Eklektic Alchemy art gallery. For the art lover in general who appreciates the handmade-by-a-local artist-touch, it’s Art on Main. And for the hobbyist? High Speed Collectibles has got you covered.
Shopping is hungry work, but Winchester has plenty of places for sitting down to enjoy lunch or grab a treat, including the Engine House Pizza Pub, La Trattoria, the Lucky Dog, Cheesecake & Company, Loma’s at the Opera House and Abettor Brewing Co.
For the Holiday Open House event, Winchester First is sponsoring a Holiday Hop shopping pass: Make three purchases at participating downtown businesses and be entered to win a holiday prize basket.
Holiday Open House is November 10-12. Hours: 5-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
Why does December seem sunny as Spring?
That is the question “Singin’ in the Rain JR” answers when it takes the stage November 10-12 and 17-19, 2023, at the Leeds Center for the Arts.
Sing along in this splashy adaptation of the world’s most celebrated movie musical (umbrella not required) that is the stuff of Tinseltown tabloid headlines: a starlet, her leading man and a love affair that could change lives and make or break careers. In silent movies, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are a hot item, but behind the scenes, things aren’t always as they appear on the big screen. And Lina’s squeaky voice may well put an end to her career in “talking pictures”— unless a talented young actress will do the talking and singing for her.
Directed by Ellie Miller, with music directed by Steve Crosby, “Singin’ in the Rain JR” is performed by a talented cast of young performers that’ll put a smile on your face. Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
Pop-up shops will populate the grounds of Beech Springs Farm Market on Saturday, Nov. 25, during Christmas Market, an annual event that has become a Winchester holiday tradition. The free outdoor event takes place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and includes dozens and dozens of booths packed with arts and crafts, clothing, an array of artisan-made gift items and so. much. more. Local wines, foods and brews will be available, too. As for the jolliest elf of all? He’ll be there with the Missus for photo ops.
Don’t miss Winchester’s annual Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting celebration “Jingle All the Way” down Main Street on Saturday, Dec. 2. The evening kicks off with the Christmas Tree Lighting at 6 p.m., followed by the parade.
Line up and down Main Street to enjoy the parade as it marches from Depot Street down to Hickman Street. Like last year, the parade will be continuous with no stops, so any spot on Main Street provides a great view of what’s happening.
Register your organization to be a float through this link: https://forms.gle/5ytxSxeRkohqrMrv9.
Join us for an afternoon for all things geology, food and beer! Speaking of beer keep an eye out for the announcement of our Kentucky Agate Ale 2.0!
Join us for a 4-day festival of reconnecting with your roots + learning essential skills to take control of your food, health, +life!
Focus workshops include outdoor camping, butchering + processing of goats / chickens, wild foraging, baking, cooking, distilling, herbalism, somatic movement + children’s crafts!
2023 will usher in the 14th annual KY 1 Lap tour, part of the Museum in Motion (MiM) program and unique in that it is a partnership between the National Corvette Museum and the Kentucky State Police. The two organizations will join to raise money for both the Museum and Trooper Island, a KSP non-profit camp for underprivileged children. Each year the Tour explores a different section of Kentucky. As always, the tour will be led by TPR. Jonathan Biven – Trooper Island Camp Director now using a newly painted marked silver Corvette which is sure to attract attention as the caravan travels through an area of real Americana. This year we are exploring some of the historical attractions that have made KY famous including the Bluegrass Scenic Railroad, Chenault Vineyards, and Lexington Brewery and Distilling Co.
Festivities start at 5:00. Admission at the gate is $5 for adults and $3 for kids 12 and under. ALL PROCEEDS go to the Stride Program. This allows them to continue to help amazing individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Vendors will be set up selling fall and Halloween themed items.
List of vendors include:
Charming Crafts
Creations by AM
Chelsea’s Chocolates
Busic Creations
Rockbridge Farmstead
Freckle & Bee
The Black Barrel Market Co
La Patisserie de Lindsay
Back Forty Soco
Sarabee Designs & Fiber Farm
Southern Songbird Farm
Creative Coffees Roastery
Bell on Wheels – come hungry
Yadi Win Hapycorner Barr
Vendors are all dressing up for Halloween, and you get to vote on which one is your favorite. The vendor who wins will get a special award. Also, vendors are passing out candy to your little ones, so make sure to bring a treat bucket.
What else will be happening?????
We will have a haunted walking trail from 7:30-9:00. It will be a short section of our walking trail decked out in Halloween decor and maybe a hidden jump scare or two. It will be up to the parents to decide whether the child is old enough to participate.
We will also have a movie going on our outdoor movie screen. We will be showing the 1995 Casper starting at 8:00 P.M. Bring your blanket and chairs if you want to stay for the movie.
Still working on a few other details, which we will announce at a later time.
The Hall is teaming up with Cheesecake and Company and Fairytails pet adoptions! Come down to The Hall, Saturday 16th from 1pm-4pm and support your local businesses. The Hall and Cheesecake and Co. will have “dog themed” treats for you and Fairytails will be set up in the backroom! Enter our raffle to win prizes from The Hall and Cheesecake and Company. All proceeds from the Raffle will go to Fairytale pet adoptions. Tickets are $2
It’s time to get spooky!! Winchester First will host Halloween Main-ia on October 28th from 6-8 pm. Want to get in on this frightfully fun night? Sign your organization up today to be a candy booth!
Please note: Neighborhood Trick-or-Treat will be on Oct 31st.
