Marketplace teams up with CASA
Winthrop Marketplace is proud to be partnering with CASA (Community Action for Safe Alternatives) and their fundraising initiative. Starting Monday, May 14, the Winthrop Marketplace will be raffling of a $500 gift certificate.  $2 a ticket, 3 for $5!
As a prevention coalition, CASA seeks to foster a community environment by supporting youth and families in making healthy decisions by providing programming for any and all youth as well as offering supportive and educational services for all of our residents.
Please come down and enter to win, all while supporting a local organization that provides assistance to the residents of Winthrop! Â Â The winning ticket will be drawn June 8.
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Book, Cookie and Plant Sale at St. John’s Episcopal Church
St. John’s is once again in full spring swing, browsing, baking, and blooming, preparing for its eleventh annual Book, Cookie and Plant Sale, another event that has shaped the Winthrop community by welcoming readers, cookie connoisseurs, and gardeners alike to join interests and conviviality. What started many years before as the already vastly popular Book and Cookie Fair has “blossomed†since 2008 to become the Book, Cookie and Plant Sale.
On Saturday May 19, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. John’s will be welcoming shoppers and browsers at 222 Bowdoin Street. The aroma of an irresistible assortment of cookies, including some that are gluten free, all lovingly home baked by parishioners, will guide patrons to the entrance. Tea and coffee are complimentary. Shoppers will enjoy sampling their book purchases, along with their baked selections, at comfortable indoor seating.
St. John’s parishioners are actively plundering their gardens for a sizable array of plants, splitting perennials and culling seedlings from their private plots. There will be knowledgeable fellow gardeners on hand to offer planting advice and share horticulture tips, making this an optimal event for gardeners of all skill levels. In the May spirit, shoppers will also find various garden-inspired gift items.
A veritable sea of books, priced to sell, will be arranged by category, to be relished by readers of all interests and ages. Parishioners are clearing off their bookshelves to make way for even more books, and St John’s invites the public to do the same. Prior to May 19, all manner of books, with the exception of encyclopedias, may be donated by the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the St John›s Parish Hall, located at 222 Bowdoin Street (corner of Bowdoin and Buchanan) in Winthrop.  Books may also be dropped off on the Rectory porch at 231 Bowdoin Street.
The St John’s Episcopal Church website is at http://www.stjohnsepiscopal-winthropma.org/, where upcoming events and observances are posted in detail. The parish hall is wheelchair accessible.
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Raise Funds for Fireworks
The annual fundraising for the Fourth of July fireworks has begun, according to Fire Chief Paul Flanagan, and yes, this year’s fireworks will be on the Fourth!
Donation can be sent to the Winthrop Fireworks Fund, 40 Pauline St., Winthrop, MA 02152.
Winthrop Improvements and Historical Association EVENTS LISTED
Fascinating Ladies Tea Saturday, May 12th from 1 pm – 4 pm
A day of “tea and treats†in the Deane Winthrop House. There will be a hat making workshop in the barn to create your own Fascinator Hat or Headband. Inspiration and supplies are included just in time for the Royal Wedding. $30 per adult, $5 for Ages 10-16. Pre-register at [email protected]
Strawberry Festival Saturday, June 23rd
Join us in the barn and in our lovely yard for this WIHA signature event, dating back 115 years. The time and day change allows additional time to enjoy traditional strawberry shortcake, live music and kids’ activities. Also, we hope “weekday workers†will be free to join us…and to check out and enter our ever popular terrific raffle!
Save the Date! Music on the Lawn Wednesday, July 18th
Spring pedal May 20
Join Bike Winthrop riders for a “Spring Petal Pedal†on Sunday, May 20 at 4 p.m. at the Ingleside Park Gazebo. Celebrate Spring with a fun, family-friendly bike ride and picnic in the park. The event will start with flowers for bike decorating at the gazebo before leaving on a gentle under three mile group ride and finish with a BYO-picnic and pizza to the tunes of DJ Cuzzi. All are welcome!
Kids riding solo must be comfortable with moderate inclines (ie. Pauline St)
More Info: www.facebook.com/BikeWinthrop or [email protected]
Book Club to meet
The next meeting of the One Winthrop/Winthrop Public Library Book Club, You, Me & Them, will be Wednesday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Winthrop Public Library, 1 Metcalf Square.  The current book is “To Kill A Mockingbird,†by Harper Lee. Copies are available on reserve at the Winthrop Public Library.