Morning Notes for Oct. 28: Today and this week, Around town

Weather: Today: Partly sunny, 66°F. Tonight: Patchy fog, 45°F. Thursday: Patchy fog then sunny, 72°F. Thursday Night: Clear, 48°F. (NWS forecast)

Today and this week

• Things to Fear Film Festival Sat. Oct. 31, 4 p.m.; Alamo Drafthouse Cinema; 181 Kernstown Commons Blvd., Winchester (Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Haunted History Ghost Tour Sat. Oct. 31, 6 p.m.; South Entrance of Loudoun Street Mall; 141 S. Loudoun Street (Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Casino Night Fri. Oct. 30, 7 p.m.; Millwood Station Special Event Center; 252 Costello Drive, Winchester (Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Haunted Nightmares Thu. Oct. 29; Hill High Farm; 933 Barley Lane, Winchester (Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• Thursday On The Farm Thu. Oct. 29, 6 p.m.; The Homestead Farm at Fruit Hill Orchard; 2502 N. Frederick Pike, Winchester (Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau)
• 2026 Holiday Parade Applications Open 28 Oct 2026 It's time to start planning for one of Winchester's favorite holiday traditions! Applications are now being accepted for participants in this year's Holiday Parade. We (City of Winchester calendar)
• Planning and Economic Development Committee Meeting 29 Oct 2026 A committee of the Winchester Common Council. Meets monthly at 4:00PM on the last Thursday of each month, unless otherwise noticed, in the Rouss City Hall Zuckerman Roo (City of Winchester calendar)
• Strategic Planning Committee Meeting 02 Nov 2026 A committee of the Winchester City Council. The primary function of the Strategic Planning Committee is to assist City Staff with the development of initiatives and upd (City of Winchester calendar)

Around town

• Shenandoah School of Business Graduates Join Inaugural Virginia Athletics Foundation Intern Cohort Shenandoah University’s School of Business has always taken pride in preparing students to step straight from the classroom into high-impact roles. That tradition continues with th (Shenandoah University)
• SU Acting Graduate Bevin Taylor ’25 Wins Best Oral Advocate at Scalia Law School Acting skills are proving to be a superpower for Bevin Taylor ’25, who recently received the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University’s prestigious Thacher Best Oral Ad (Shenandoah University)
• Shenandoah Career Switchers Win Teaching Accolades Before being named a 2026 finalist for Fairfax County Public Schools’ Outstanding Secondary Teacher of the Year, Jason Marsh had a 29-year career in IT financing and asset manageme (Shenandoah University)
• Wold ’07 Receives Alumni Achievement Award from Concordia College Director of Church Music Institute and Adjunct Associate Professor of Organ Wayne L. Wold ’07, D.M.A., received the Alumni Achievement Award during Concordia College’s 2026 Homecom (Shenandoah University) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Winchester’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.