Tag: Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN)

Building Characters: A Closer Look at the Kitsap Cosplay Guild

Building Characters: A Closer Look at the Kitsap Cosplay Guild

By Jenn Hemmingsen

In the BARN Fiber Studio on a recent evening, about a half-dozen teens and adults gathered around long tables. A man pulled a stringy clump of preserved green lichen from a small plastic bag and showed it …

Kick Off Spring with KiDiMu’s FAM JAM on March 23rd from 10am – 3pm

Kick Off Spring with KiDiMu’s FAM JAM on March 23rd from 10am – 3pm

Join KiDiMu and their community partners for FAM JAM 2024 – a FREE and fun street fair style family-focused event to kick off spring! Kids, grab your adults and head down to the museum for a day of activities, great …

Powering Up in an Emergency

Powering Up in an Emergency

By Jenn Hemmingsen

When the lights go out on Bainbridge Island, local amateur radio operator and Bainbridge Prepares volunteer Jim Henderson wants residents to be prepared.

That’s why he designed a portable emergency backup power supply capable of keeping phones, …

Bringing the Love of Music to Life – Luthier Clay Levit

Bringing the Love of Music to Life – Luthier Clay Levit

For luthier Clay Levit, his passion for music dates back to his early teenage years, when he began learning to play guitar. He took a basic folk (music) approach in those early years, but later (around 2000) he became …

Stephen’s House – Creating Connections that Serve Our Special Needs Community

Stephen’s House – Creating Connections that Serve Our Special Needs Community

The Bainbridge Island Special Needs Foundation (BISNF), also known as Stephen’s House, is a non-profit organization designed to assist adults with developmental disabilities. As stated in their “Mission” statement, they “believe that adults with disabilities thrive through participation …

And the 2024 Island Treasure Award Winners are…   

And the 2024 Island Treasure Award Winners are…   

Founded in 1999, the Island Treasure Awards (ITA) are presented annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the arts and humanities on Bainbridge Island. The ITA resumed this year after a three-year pandemic hiatus and will be celebrating …

“Creating Something That Wasn’t There Before” – Ceramics Artist Katy Levit

“Creating Something That Wasn’t There Before” – Ceramics Artist Katy Levit

On a recent trip from the Coleman Dock Ferry Terminal to SeaTac Airport, I had the pleasure of sharing a cab with a lovely lady, Katy Levit. Katy and I had literally met minutes before, and as we made …

Star Gazing at the John H. Rudolph Planetarium at Battle Point Park just got even better!

Star Gazing at the John H. Rudolph Planetarium at Battle Point Park just got even better!

For the last few years, staff, members and volunteers of the Battle Point Astronomical Association have been hard at work doing an array of much needed upgrades and improvements to the Edwin E. Ritchie Observatory at Battle Point Park. …

The Island Treasure Awards are back! Help choose the next Island Treasures!

The Island Treasure Awards are back! Help choose the next Island Treasures!

Founded in 1999, the Island Treasure Awards (ITA) are presented annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the arts and humanities on Bainbridge Island. The Island Treasure Committee is seeking nominations from the Bainbridge community for the 2024 …

NIGHT AT BARN, AN EVENING OF CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT – A FUNDRAISING GALA ON OCT. 14, 6 – 9 PM

NIGHT AT BARN, AN EVENING OF CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT – A FUNDRAISING GALA ON OCT. 14, 6 – 9 PM

Night at BARN is the first-ever fundraising gala for this nonprofit makerspace and learning place on Bainbridge Island.

Proceeds from this sparkling evening will support Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network’s (BARN) mission to grow and inspire a creative community through craft, …

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