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L'Auberge Provencale:  New Year's Eve Extravaganza  

The Butcher Station: Four Course Dinner 

eM:  New Year's specials and late seatings

George's Food & Spirits: Four Course Dinner

The Inn at Vaucluse Spring: Five Course New Year's Eve Dinner 

Joe's Steakhouse: 3 Course Dinner 

La Nicoise: Four Course  NYE Dinner  

One Block West:  Seven Course Tasting Menu 


Village Square: Specials and late seatings

Alamo Drafthouse: Film Club 3.0: "When Harry Met Sally"

 

Bright Box: B105's Boots, Bourbon & BBQ NYE Bash 

 

First Night Winchester 


 The George Washington Hotel: Blue Communique performing in the Half Note Lounge


IJ Canns: New Year's Eve Celebration  


 Piccadilly Brew Pub: New Year's Eve Blowout  


 Sweet NOLA's: House of Blues 1940's NYE Party 

 

Violino Ristorante Italiano: Five course wine- and song- paired dinner and NYE Countdown  


 Winchester Brew Works: New Year's Eve Brewery Bash! 
Remember hearing about Gentle Harvest opening in the former Texas Steakhouse? The farm-to-table fast food concept was originally slated to open this Fall; but due to a delayed opening of their flagship Marshall location, the opening of the Winchester store has been moved back to early Spring - hopefully March, says company officials. Get a peek at their Marshall location's menu here , for an idea of what they'll carry. Read more about the soon-to-open restaurant.

A few weeks ago, we mentioned a new wine bar opening in Old Town Winchester, The Fat Cork. Unfortunately, those plans have been pushed back indefinitely, according to a December 14th Facebook post. 

In more uplifting restaurant news, Joe's Steakhouse has a renewed commitment to quality and service - they recently rolled out a new menu and have hired a new general manager and chef. Read all about it. 

Other news:

Looking for something to do New Year's Day? Check out the Winchester Beer Mile, take in the lights at  Walking in a Winter Wonderland with the family, or enjoy a leisurely New Year's themed brunch at Village Market & Bistro or L'Auberge Provencale.

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Check out Thursday's edition of The Winchester Star for the local roundup of movies and live music in the Weekend Section.   

 

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of Winchester's government - the 12th Annual Insight Citizen's Academy begins in January. The program runs from January 5th - April 20th, and features insights into the police department and 9-1-1, economic development and tourism, public utilities, fire and rescue, Winchester Public Schools and more. To participate, you'll have to apply - applications are due January 2nd. Click here for all the details.

Now that the holidays are about over, thoughts turn from cookies and cakes to calorie counting and working out. Here's one way to make that eating healthier goal happen: Handley Library will be hosting healthy cooking classes in January and February. Partnering with the Virginia Cooperative Extension, the library is presenting a four part series of Lunch and Learn cooking workshops which feature quick, healthy, and inexpensive tips for the cook on the go who wants healthy choices. The free workshops cover five-ingredient meals, crockpot meals, Mediterranean-inspired dishes, and soups. Workshops require advanced registration. Click here for details.

This Week's Photo
Where's Waldo? This week's photo was taken during last year's First Night celebration, which is happening on Saturday in Old Town Winchester.  Photo by Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star. Click here to order Winchester Star photos online.