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Greetings!
Greetings from Bainbridge Island! There are a lot of things to see and do...please view our community calendar for a comprehensive listing of events
Our Favorite Event Picks, Oct 17- Nov 1
October 22
Oktoberfest After Hours
Rick Steves - Travel As a Political Act
October 23 &24
Nightmare Fair
October 24
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD - Aida
Edible Book Festival
Britfest 09 Concert
Wilkes Halloween Carnival
October 25
Howl-o-ween
Through Oct 25
The Producers
Through Halloween
U-Pick Pumpkins at Suyematsu Farm
October 31
Trick or Treat in Downtown Winslow
November 1
First Sunday Concerts at the Commons
Celtic Celebration - Concert & Taste o' Cape Breton
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This is the official newsletter produced by
Bainbridge Island
Chamber of Commerce
590 Winslow Way East
Bainbridge Island, WA
(206) 842-3700
PRODUCED AND EDITED
BY Mickey Molnaire
Disclaimer: All content in this newsletter is screened, but The Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce is not responsible for inaccuracies. Please verify all information by using the websites and links provided.
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Greetings from your friends at the
Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce!
This issue of What's Happening - Bainbridge Island features major events coming up in October. To view other events around town, please view the Community Calendar. |
 Zydeco Dance
Sat., Oct. 17, 6:30-9:30 PM
A community fall dance just for fun! Sean Donovan teaches Zydeco and Cajun 2-Step. No partners necessary. Serving island-made refreshments. $12/person. Island Center Hall. More info at 206-780-0193.
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 Island Theatre at the Library: The Foreigner by Larry Shue
Sat. & Sun., Oct 17 & 18, 7:30 PM
Winner of 2 Obie Awards and 2 Outer Critics Circle Awards as Best New American Play and Best Off-Broadway Production, The Foreigner is an inspired comic romp, equal in inventive hilarity to the author's classic comedy The Nerd. More info...
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Oktoberfest Chamber After Hours
Thurs., Oct. 22, 4-7 PM
Bavarian food, beer samples, oompah band, tours of participating Village District businesses. Door and raffle prizes and loads of fun. Free admission.
Rain or shine. More info...
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Rick Steves: Travel as a Political Act
Thurs., Oct. 22, 7-9 PM
Travel writer Rick Steves presents a multi-media program on how thoughtful travel can expand our world view and shape how we address the challenges confronting our own nation. Free at Bainbridge High School Commons. More info...
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Nightmare Fair
Fri. & Sat, Oct. 23 & 24, 7-10 PM
Freaks and phantoms and dark clowns are waiting for you to venture inside the Nightmare Fair.
beginning in the lobby of the old pool. $5 + food for Helpline. No water-travel involved. Scary: not recommended for children younger than 10. More info...
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 Metropolitan Opera - Live in HD
Sat., Oct. 24, 10 AM
Aida at Bainbridge Cinemas in the Pavilion. The second of nine performances. Tickets are on sale at the box office or by calling (206) 780-0766.
More info...
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 Edible Book Festival
Sat., Oct. 24, 1-3 PM
An "edible book" can look like a book, be a pun on a title, refer to a character, or just have something to do with books - as long as it's edible. More info... Lard of the Rings
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 Britfest 09 Concert
Sat., Oct. 24, 7 PM
A tribute to the songwriters of the UK and Ireland. The tunes will be smashing, the musos will play their bums off, the nosh will waft in from Bainbridge Island's Salmon Canyon Café, and Bob's your uncle! Island Music Center. More info...
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Wilkes Halloween Canival
Sat, Oct. 24, 1-5 PM
Featuring rooms and rooms full of games and prizes, bouncy house, cake walk, and highlighted by the notorious Wilkes Haunted House. Everyone is invited to this fun family event! Delicious food and beverages will be available. Costumes are optional. Rich Mroz at 855-9349.
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Howl-o-ween at IslandWood
Sun, Oct. 25, 1-5 PM
Troll's Trek scavenger hunt. Visit the fortunetellers in the Gypsies Grotto, have your face painted by the fairies, play carnival games and listen to music at the Hobgoblin Jamboree. Free family fun. More info...
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 The Producers
Through Oct. 25
Mel Brooks' comedy-musical, about a get-rich-quick scheme
to stage the world's worst show. At Bainbridge Performing Arts.
More info...
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Trick or Treat in Downtown Winslow
Sat, Oct. 31, 4-6 PM
Look for merchants with orange signs. Bring the little ones, or simply people-watch. Sponsored by Bainbridge Island Downtown Association and Downtown Merchants. More info...
Stop by the Kids' Discovery Museum for for free trick-or-treat fun. Enjoy cider and cookies, make spooky crafts and explore the new Greek exhibit: "Making Myth a Reality." Free admission to all on Halloween night.
Check out the Haunted Art Exhibit at the Pavilion, featuring Ghosts, Cemeteries, Vampires and more! This is an exhibit to die for.
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 U-Pick Pumpkins at Suyematsu Farm
Thru Halloween, 10 AM - 6 PM
Pick your own perfect pumpkin right in the field. Families welcome. On Day Road East, 1/4 mile east of Highway 305 on Bainbridge Island. For more info call (206) 842-1429.
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 First Sundays
Concerts at the Commons
Sun., Nov 1, 4-6 PM
Icicle Creek Piano Trio - Oksana Ezhokina, piano, Jennifer Caine, violin, and Sally Singer, cello
More info...
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 Celtic Celebration - Concert & Taste o' Cape Breton
Sun., Nov 1, 7-9:30 PM
Benefit fundraiser for the Jerry Holland Memorial Scholarship Fund, Celtic Arts Foundation. Includes great live Scottish &
Cape Breton music and dance, slide show of Cape Breton, and some
authentic food and refreshment from the region. Island Music Center. More info...
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Upcoming Events...
Fall is in the air, kids are back in school and there's always plenty to do and see on Bainbridge Island. Hop on a ferry and get away to it all!
Nov 6 First Friday Gallery Walk in Winslow
Nov 7 The Met in HD - Turandot at the Pavilion
Nov 12 One World Multicultural Festival at the Pavilion
Nov 17 Field's End Writers' Roundtable
Nov 22 Enviro-Explorations: Discovery Hike at IslandWood
Nov 28 Fall Family Afternoon at IslandWood
Dec 4-6 Winter Studio Tour & Christmas in the Country
To view all community events, please
see our Community Calendar
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 If you have any questions about any of the above events, or if you would like to submit your event for consideration in the next newsletter, please contact
Mickey Molnaire
Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce
590 Winslow Way
Bainbridge Island 98110
P: (206) 842-3700
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