News Brief

Winthrop Boys Hockey Boosters Host Lake Placid Fundraiser with Live Music

The Vikings Boys Hockey Boosters are holding a Lake Placid Fundraiser this Saturday to help support the team’s upcoming trip. The event is scheduled for Saturday, November 8, from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the Winthrop Elks.

The fundraiser will feature live music by Locust & The Pointe and includes food, a cash bar, two live bands, and raffles. The cost for entry is $25, and attendees must be 21+. Tickets can be purchased via VENMO at @Viking-Boys-Hockey-25.

The Winthrop boys hockey team will be playing official MIAA-approved home and away games against Marblehead on both December 12th and 13th in Lake Placid. These are real games that count in the standings.

Winthrop Improvement & Historical Association to Host Autumn Festival

The Winthrop Improvement & Historical Association (WIHA) is hosting its annual Autumn Festival on Saturday, November 15, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.. The festival is a fundraiser to support the historic Deane Winthrop House and Barn.

The event will be held at the Deane Winthrop House, located at 40 Shirley St..

Attendees are encouraged to shop local and kick off the holiday season with a variety of activities for the whole family:

Shopping: The festival will feature 14 crafters with amazing gift ideas, a table of WIHA antiques, Deane Winthrop Tombstone T-shirts, and the sale of WIHA’s 2025 Ornament (as well as past years’ ornaments).

Holiday Fun: Visitors can get their holiday photos taken with Santa inside the Deane Winthrop House.

Food & Entertainment: Hot cider and pumpkin muffins will be available, along with holiday music, and games and activities for the kids.

Freedom Trail celebrates 250th Anniversary of Paul Revere’s Historic Ride

Boston continues to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s Ride, a momentous event in American history that alerted colonists to British plans and ignited the Revolutionary War. In honor of this milestone, on Thursday, November 13 at 7 pm, “A Revolutionary Concert: Paul Revere. The Man, the Myth, and the Legacy” will be hosted by the Paul Revere Memorial Association at Boston’s historic Converse Hall. Sponsored by the Freedom Trail® Foundation, the special engaging and immersive free program will feature Massachusetts Poet Laureate Regie Gibson and Paul Revere.

From loyalist anthems of Tories, to the fiery songs of Revolutionaries, and original 19th-century compositions written to further Revere’s legacy, the event brings 18th- and 19th-century America to life through the music of the times. The evening will include performances by some of Boston’s finest musicians. Blending rich narration, historical images, and live music, it will offer a fresh, moving, and insightful take on one of the Revolution’s most misunderstood heroes. Far more than just a messenger on horseback, Paul Revere was a devoted family man, savvy businessman, and respected civil servant. All are invited to this powerful journey through sound and story, which will separate fact from folklore while painting a vivid portrait of one of America’s most iconic patriots.

Historic Converse Hall is located at 88 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108.

Event goers may register to attend for FREE via Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/48jRUw9

One of the 16 official Freedom Trail historic sites, the Paul Revere House, located in Boston’s historic North End, was home to patriot and silversmith Paul Revere from 1770 to 1800. Revere left from the house in 1775 to begin the ride that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized in the poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride.” Built c. 1680, the Revere House is the oldest building in downtown Boston. Opened as a museum in 1908, the house now offers self-guided tours that serve over 250,000 visitors a year.

For more information about the 250th anniversary concert event, please visit www.paulreverehouse.org or call (617) 523-2338.