Ripley Chapel Arts & Spirituality

Please join us for the 2023-24 Season of Ripley Presents, a monthly arts and music showcase featuring local and regional artists, held in our newly renovated Ripley Chapel. For more information about the season, please contact Jane Ring Frank, Minister of Music and the Arts at 857-919-0983.

Upcoming Events

Youth Open Mic Night

Saturday, October 14, 7:30 PM

A celebration of Winchester’s youth bands and musicians! Watch this space for performer sign-up info.

Book Reading by Stephen Kiernan

Friday, November 3, 7:30 PM

Kiernan returns to Ripley Presents with The Glass Chateau, a gripping tale of hope, healing, and the redemptive power of stained glass and art, set against the turmoil of post-World War II France. Held in the Sanctuary.

Travails and Triumphs

Friday, December 8, 7:30 PM

Sarah Bob, founder and pianist, New Gallery Concert Series, will present “Travails and Triumphs: An Evening of Fortitude and Hope Through Music,” a powerful and dynamic solo piano event.

Kaleidoscope Chamber Music Ensemble

Friday, January 19, 7:30 PM

Kaleidoscope Chamber Music Ensemble presents “Contemporaneous Kaleidoscope: Music of our time,” featuring strings, oboe, flute, bassoon, and piano in a lush and beautiful chamber concert.

Storytelling for Children and Families

Saturday, February 10, 4:00 PM

Author, teacher, and premiere storyteller David Sewell-McCann will delight children and parents alike with this most enduring and endearing form of connection.

Atwater-Donnelly trio

Friday, March 15, 7:30 PM

The highly acclaimed Aubrey Atwater, Elwood Donnelly, and Cathy Clasper-Torch return to Ripley Chapel with a delightful program
of traditional American and Celtic folk songs, old-time gospel songs, dance tunes, and original works.

Hank Wonder

Saturday, April 27, 7:30 PM

We celebrate the return of the Boston-based trio of Annie Bartlett (fiddle and viola), Darren Buck (vocals), and Michael Loria (guitar) who continue to craft a soulful blend of Americana that’s equal parts down-home and gussied up.