AIDS Response Effort

R.I.S.E. Center Young Adult Affinity Group
2025-10-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-16 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
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: ARO/ACE Affinity Group
2025-10-28 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-25 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-30 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
2025-10-29 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-26 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
2025-11-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-05 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
2025-11-05 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-12-03 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-01-07 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: Rainbow Connection Affinity Group, LGBTQ+ 18+
2025-11-11 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-12-09 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!
2025-11-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-10 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
2025-11-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-11 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
2025-11-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-11 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

R.I.S.E. Center: Monthly Volunteer Meetings
2025-11-19 18:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-17 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 Polyamorous Affinity Group
2025-11-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-18 18:00 - 20:00
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

Offices Closed - Holidays
2025-12-24 - 2025-12-26, 2025-12-31 - 2026-01-02

R.I.S.E Center: Dungeons and Dragons Group
2025-12-29 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: Learn to Use Libby (e-books and audiobooks)
2026-01-04 14:00 - 16:00
January 4th, 2026, 2-4pm @ 124 W. Piccadilly St. Winchester, VA 22601
Looking for more access to Queer book? Learn how to use the Libby App to browse and borrow ebooks and downloadable audiobooks to your devices for free with your library card.
Also learn how to access the Queer Liberation Library through the Libby App even if you don’t have a library card.
