Jenks Center

04/09/2026

Looking for a meaningful way to support Wi******er’s outstanding community organizations?

Stop by the Volunteer Fair on Friday, April 10th, from 9–11 am at the Jenks Center.

You’ll be able to meet and speak with representatives from more than 20 local groups, including:
350 Metronorth
Arts Wi******er
En Ka Society
Family Action Network (FAN) of Wi******er
Friends of Winter Pond
Gardens for Good
IndivisibleWIN
Jenks Center
League of Women Voters of Wi******er
Literations
Minuteman Senior Services
Network for Social Justice
PISC – Parent Inter-School Council
Rotary Club of Wi******er
Town Common Task Force
WFEE (Wi******er Foundation for Educational Excellence)
WinCAM
Wi******er ABC (A Better Chance)
Wi******er Community Music School
Wi******er Farmers Market
Wi******er Historical Society
Wi******er Hospital
Wi******er Meals on Wheels
Wi******er School of Chinese Culture
Wright-Locke Farm
Discover volunteer roles that match your interests, connect with neighbors, and find meaningful ways to make an impact in your community.

Click the link to register: https://www.jenkscenter.org/events/winchester-volunteer-fair

10/01/2024

Virtual: A History of Sculpture in Western Civilization - Part 1 with Jane Blair

Time & Location
Oct 01, 2024, 7:00 PM EDT
Zoom Presentation

Join us for the first part of the history of Human expression with sculpture, from ancient times until the modern era. Learn why the process of sculpting is a physical, sometimes complicated process, requiring many kinds of tools.

Register at www.jenkscenter.org to receive the zoom link.

Sponsored by the Grant from the Cummings Foundation.

12/05/2023

10/16/2023

America was Founded as a Christian Nation: Do You Mean the Pilgrims or the Founding Fathers?

October, Mondays, 16 & 23

Time & Location
Oct 16, 6:30 PM EDT & Oct 23, 6:30 PM EDT
The Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Rd,
Wi******er, MA 01890

Join Ms. Peterson for a series of two talks to explore Christian people, institutions, and writings in the colonial and revolutionary periods. Learn how Christianity shaped the way colonists and early Americans thought about themselves, others and their “promised land”: America.

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The Jenks Center offers cultural, educational, recreational and social service programming for seniors 55+, to promote active, healthy, and meaningful engagement and connection within the community.

09/11/2023

Virtual: Monet & Renoir with Jane Blair

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Time & Location
Sep 12, 7:00 PM
Zoom Presentation

Join us as we welcome back Jane Blair, the founder of ArtMatters, for a tour through the life and works of Monet and Renoir, two of the most beloved of the Impressionist artists. In this presentation she will acquaint us with the relationship between Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Learn how and why they became fast friends at the very heart of the most radical revolution in art, since the Renaissance. Jane holds a BFA from Boston University and MFA from University of Illinois.

Register at www.jenkscenter.org to receive your Zoom link.

Sponsored by a generous grant from The Cummings Foundation.

The Jenks Center offers cultural, educational, recreational and social service programming for seniors 55+, to promote active, healthy, and meaningful engagement and connection within the community.

05/15/2023

Employment Opportunity at the Jenks Center.
Please visit www.jenkscenter.org to view the Job Description for “ Assistant Facilities Manager”.

The Jenks Center offers cultural, educational, recreational and social service programming for seniors 55+, to promote active, healthy, and meaningful engagement and connection within the community.

05/09/2023

Virtual: Composer’s Corner with Guest Sharon Chen with Host Andrew Celentano

Time & Location
May 09, 7:00 PM EDT
Virtual
Register at www.jenkscenter.org to obtain the Zoom Link

Join our host Andrew Celentano, for an interesting interview with Sharon Chen, an accomplished pianist and composer. She studied violin at the Eastman School of Music and graduated from Harvard with degrees in both Music and East Asian Languages and Civilizations. Learn how she persevered even though she had a serious health problem, where she could have potentially lost some of her hearing. Her songs depict nostalgia and themes of darkness evolving into light. She blends her classical background with different genres including electronic and jazz. You can find her works on my Bandcamp, One World Music Radio, Soundcloud, Spotify Twitter and YouTube. You can find many videos on Facebook featuring her playing. She has over 2.7 million Spotify streams to date.

Sponsored by a generous grant from The Cummings Foundation.

The Jenks Center offers cultural, educational, recreational and social service programming for seniors 55+, to promote active, healthy, and meaningful engagement and connection within the community.

05/02/2023

Watergate at 50 - The Burglary That Changed the World with Professor Daniel Breen

Time & Location
May 02, 7:00 PM EDT
The Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Rd, Wi******er, MA 01890

Join Professor Dan Breen, Senior Lecturer in Legal Studies at Brandeis University, and a recipient of the Louis Brandeis Award for Excellence in Teaching, as he tells the story of how a local break-in became a national scandal, and how it profoundly changed the way Americans think about their political institutions. It has been called “The Scandal that Never Goes Away” — and with good reason. Learn how the break-in at the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate Hotel happened and the events that followed, culminating in President Nixon’s resignation in August of 1974. Daniel Breen’s primary academic interests lay in the law and politics of the Early Republic, he also holds a Ph.D. in American History and enjoys lecturing on a wide variety of subjects. Professor Breen is currently working on an article about the secession movement in New England during the Jefferson and Madison administrations.
Register at www.jenkscenter.org

Sponsored by a generous grant from The Cummings Foundation.

The Jenks Center offers cultural, educational, recreational and social service programming for seniors 55+, to promote active, healthy, and meaningful engagement and connection within the community.

04/17/2023

Virtual: The History of The French Cable Station Museum with Director Joseph Manas

Time & Location
Apr 18, 7:00 PM EDT
Virtual

Join Museum Director Joseph Manas as he explores the historic role of the French Cable Station. Learn how the first cable crossed the ocean in 1869 and landed in St. Pierre-Miquelon, a small island complex just south of Newfoundland, owned by France. In 1898 a new direct cable was laid to New York City from here thus completing a link between New York and France. These cables carried important world news to Europe and the United States as well as financial transactions from Paris Bourse and the New York Stock Exchange.

Register at www.jenkscenter.org to obtain the Zoom link.

Sponsored by a generous grant from The Cummings Foundation

The Jenks Center offers cultural, educational, recreational and social service programming for seniors 55+, to promote active, healthy, and meaningful engagement and connection within the community.