AIDS Response Effort

R.I.S.E. Center Polyamorous Affinity Group
2026-01-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
ARE’s LGBTQ+ Center hosts a monthly polyamorous affinity group on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 6pm.
124 W. Piccadilly St Winchester, VA 22601

R.I.S.E Center: Coffee and Coloring
2026-01-16 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-30 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-13 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-27 15:00 - 17:00 | R.I.S.E Center, 124 W Piccadilly St., Winchester, VA, 22601, United States
Join us every other Friday for Coffee and Coloring. 3-5pm @ 124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601

Cozy Writing Workshop
2026-01-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-21 14:00 - 16:00 | R.I.S.E Center, 124 W Piccadilly St., Winchester, VA, 22601, United States
Every 3rd Saturday 2-4pm @ 124 W. Piccadilly St.
Drop in and write with us! Whether you are writing stories, poetry, a novel, journaling, or doing school work, come hang out with other writers.

Office Closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2026-01-19

R.I.S.E. Center Young Adult Affinity Group
2026-01-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-17 18:00 - 20:00
ARE’s LGBTQ+ Center hosts a monthly young adult group (ages 18-25) every third Tuesday of the month at 6pm.
124 W. Piccadilly St. WInchester, VA 22601

R.I.S.E. Center: Monthly Volunteer Meetings
2026-01-21 18:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-18 18:00 - 20:30
Monthly Volunteer Meetings!
6-6:30: New Volunteer Orientation (Please complete application here)
6:30-8: All Volunteers
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month @ 124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601

R.I.S.E Center: Dungeons and Dragons Group
2026-01-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-23 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for a TTRPG/Dungeons and Dragons meet up! New gamers welcome! 6pm
Last Monday of each month @6pm. 124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601

R.I.S.E. Center: ARO/ACE Affinity Group
2026-01-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-24 18:00 - 19:00
ARO/ACE Affinity Group
Every last Tuesday of the month @ 6:00pm
124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601

R.I.S.E. Center: Stitch and Bitch
2026-01-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-25 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for Stitch and Bitch the last Wednesday of the month at 6pm.
124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601

R.I.S.E. Center: GAY-RP (Ages 40+) Affinity Group
2026-02-02 18:00 - 20:00
GAY-RP Affinity Group
Every first Monday @6pm
Gay-RP meets at a different restaurant each week. Please contact for details. Location will be posted at 124 W. Piccadilly St. on the day of the meeting.

R.I.S.E. Center: Book Club
2026-02-04 18:00 - 19:30
Join us in the new Center Library with your current or favorite book for a time of silent reading (6-6:45) and then a time of discussing said book (6:45-7:30). Come for both sections or just one (Silent/BYOB).
Group members are welcome to use a book from the center library and even check it out!
124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601
Every first Wednesday of the Month.

R.I.S.E Center Closed - Staff Development
2026-02-09 09:00 - 17:00

R.I.S.E Center: Youth Affinity Group
2026-02-09 18:00 - 20:00
Youth Affinity Group Ages 13-17. Second Monday of each month @6pm
124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601

R.I.S.E. Center: Rainbow Connection Affinity Group, LGBTQ+ 18+
2026-02-10 18:00 - 19:30
Rainbow Connection Affinity Group for LGBTQ+ 18+
Every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6pm
124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601

R.I.S.E. Center: Game Night!
2026-02-11 18:00 - 20:00
ARE’s LGBTQ+ Center Game Night!
Second Wednesday of the month 6pm – 8pm
124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601

R.I.S.E. Center: Trans Family Affinity Group
2026-02-12 18:00 - 19:00
Trans Family Affinity Group
Every Second Thursday of the month @6pm at the same time as our Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Affinity Group.
124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601

R.I.S.E. Center Trans and Gender Expansive Affinity Group
2026-02-12 18:00 - 20:00
ARE’s LGBTQ+ Center hosts a monthly Trans and Gender Non-Conforming affinity group every 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 6pm at 124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601

Testing: Walk In Testing at Piccadilly
2026-03-02 11:00 - 16:00
Walk in FREE and CONFIDENTIAL STI/HIV Testing every Monday from 11am – 4pm at 124 W. Piccadilly St.
Free STI lab testing including:

Chlamydia/Gonorrhea
Syphilis
HIV
Hepatitis C (HCV)
Hepatitis B (HBV)

Anyone can get tested, regardless if you have symptoms or not. Testing is private, confidential and done in a judgment free space.
Take control of your sexual health and get tested!
