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Summer Studio Tour Looking for Musicians; Try Matching Your Poetry to Pieces of Public Art

Summer Studio Tour Looking for Musicians; Try Matching Your Poetry to Pieces of Public Art

The Bainbridge Island Studio Tour is opening their summer venues to regional musicians who want to share their music during the summer event, August 9, 10, & 11. Both amateurs and professionals are welcome and can sign up for one-hour …

Local Non-Profit to Air Groundbreaking Documentary on Ancient African Philosophy of Ubuntu at Lynwood Theater

Local Non-Profit to Air Groundbreaking Documentary on Ancient African Philosophy of Ubuntu at Lynwood Theater
Island non-profit Charter for Compassion https://charterforcompassion.org is airing an insightful documentary on African philosophy and leadership titled, “The Spirit of Ubuntu,” on Wednesday July 31 at the Lynwood Theater.
Award-winning director Kudzai Tinago collaborates with Grammy-nominated reggae legend Pato Banton
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Suquamish Welcome Pole Coming to Bainbridge Island and the Seattle to Olympics Trail

Suquamish Welcome Pole Coming to Bainbridge Island and the Seattle to Olympics Trail

With support and in celebration with the Suquamish Tribe, the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation has commissioned a cedar Welcome Pole by Suquamish artist Randi Purser, to be placed on the Sound to Olympics Trail (STO) on …

“Set Sail into History”: A Journey Around Bainbridge Island with Narrator David B William – July 21st

“Set Sail into History”: A Journey Around Bainbridge Island with Narrator David B William – July 21st

Whether petroglyphs and pickleball, street dances and shipbuilding, berries and the Buy Nothing Project, canoes and Coast Artillery Corps, industries and immigration, cookbooks and Chilly Hilly bike rides, Bainbridge holds an astounding—and storied—history for an island our size.

Discover the …

Let the Fun Begin with Tonight’s Street Dance, Grand Old Fourth, First Friday Art Walk, Followed by the Rotary Auction

Let the Fun Begin with Tonight’s Street Dance, Grand Old Fourth, First Friday Art Walk, Followed by the Rotary Auction

 

 

 

 

 

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Celebrate Bainbridge Island | Bainbridge Island Fourth of July…

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So What’s Up, With Upper Grow Avenue Traffic Calming and other Island Infrastructure Efforts?

So What’s Up, With Upper Grow Avenue Traffic Calming and other Island Infrastructure Efforts?

If you’ve driven your car or walked or biked on upper Grow Avenue in the past few weeks, you’ve no doubt noticed the strange-looking bollards that are fastened to the street in five different places. On two streets: Island and …

BIMA’s Kitsap County-wide Scavenger Hunt for Handblown Glass Floats is Now Underway

BIMA’s Kitsap County-wide Scavenger Hunt for Handblown Glass Floats is Now Underway

For the second year in a row, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) is encouraging adventurous art lovers to head outdoors and discover art where they least expect it with BIMA’s Treasure Trek: A Glass Float Seek & Keep.

This …

Community Celebration: Two Local Juneteenth Events on tap Today, plus Music, Food and Activities

Community Celebration: Two Local Juneteenth Events on tap Today, plus Music, Food and Activities

History of Juneteenth Goes Back to Emancipation Proclamation

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, setting in motion the end of slavery in the United States. The Civil War ended with the surrender of General …

Island Tidbits: Symphony Names New Conductor, the Goats are Back at Blakeley, Time to Register for the Parade

Island Tidbits: Symphony Names New Conductor, the Goats are Back at Blakeley, Time to Register for the Parade

Ryan Dakota Ferris Named Symphony’s New Musical Director and Conductor

The Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has named Ryan Dakota Farris as its new Music Director and Conductor. Farris brings a wealth of experience and a dynamic presence to the BSO, …

Dawn Weaver’s Amazing Journey from Graphic Designer to Healthcare Worker to Maker of Artisanal Cutting Boards

Dawn Weaver’s Amazing Journey from Graphic Designer to Healthcare Worker to Maker of Artisanal Cutting Boards Dawn Weaver examines a board with epoxy resin details in BARN's Woodwoorking & Small Boatbuilding Studio in December, 2022.

By Jennifer Hemmingsen

Dawn Weaver likes a challenge. Right now, that challenge is making cutting boards that look like nothing you’ve ever seen.

Weaver’s artisanal-quality cutting boards, charcuterie boards, and small tables are instantly recognizable, even as the styles …

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