What's Happening on Bainbridge Island
What's Happening on Bainbridge Island
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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, Mar 19-31

View details in the community calendar 


Mar 19, 20 & 21

Opening Night-The Grapes of Wrath

Mar 20

Great Decisions: US & China Security Relations

Energy Audit Trip

Two Kidimu Events

Wild Warrior: A Yoga Day for the Animals

Matinees That Matter: Garbage Dreams

A Feast for the Senses

Young Composers Concert

Mar 21

Inter-Faith Community Spring Music Festival

Mar 25

Chamber After Hours

Mar 27

Great Decisions: The Persian Gulf

The Met Live in HD: Hamlet

Latin Night

Mar 28


Growing a Lanscape for Native Butterflies, Bees & Birds

First Sundays Concerts at the Commons




Live Music Weekly

Pegasus

Coffee House

Stephens House

Four Swallows


   
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This is the official newsletter produced by
 
Bainbridge Island
Chamber of Commerce
395 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.
 
Thank you! 

 

 
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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 March. To find other events around town, please view our online  Community Calendar.

The Chamber has moved!!! Visit us in our new space at 395 Winslow Way East, next to the Streamliner Diner.
Don't Miss These Chamber Events:

Business After Hours
Thurs., Mar. 25 - 5:30 PM to 7 PM

Fairbank Construction hosts this month at 220 Madison Ave. S. Join us to nosh and network. Public welcome. Free event, no reservations necessary. More...
Great Decisions at the Library - Bainbridge Island Great Decisions at the Library: US & China Security Relations
Sat., Mar. 20  - 9 AM

China's influence is growing, along with its military expenditures. How will this growth affect China's relations with its neighbors and with the U.S.? Will China's expanding military and economic power affect traditional U.S. roles and U.S. alliances in East Asia? How will countries like Japan, South Korea and India respond? Co-sponsored by Kitsap Regional Library and the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council (BIAHC).   More...
Community Energy Solutions - Bainbridge Island, WA Energy Audit Trip
Sat., Mar. 20 - 10 AM

Do you want to make your home more comfortable and save energy? With the generous support from participating homeowners, Community Energy Solutions invites you to the next energy audit field trip. You will see and learn what an energy audit is and how it can help a homeowner to increase comfort, save energy, and save money. More...
KidimuKidimu
Sat., Mar. 20

11:00 AM IslandWood Nature Workshop

Welcome spring at KiDiMu and check out what our neighborhood creatures are up to at this time of the year! Nature explorers are invited for hands-on investigation of local fauna and flora, presented by a guest teacher from IslandWood.

5:30 - 7 PM Kids' Night at the Museum

Celebrate spring with KiDiMu! Kids are invited to the Museum for a fun-filled evening of theme crafts and storytelling, games and snacks, while their parents get to enjoy a night out! Drop-off program - registration required. Ages: 4-9

More...
Island Yoga Space, Bainbridge IslandWild Warrior: A Yoga Day for the Animals
Sat., Mar. 20 - 8 AM

Join the talented yoga professionals at the Island Yoga Space for a full day of meditation, yoga, qigong, and more, all to benefit the West Sound Wildlife Shelter, the only wildlife hospital in the western Puget Sound. More...
Matinees That Matter - Lynwood Theatre Bainbridge IslandMatinees That Matter: Garbage Dreams
Sat., Mar. 20, 4:30 PM

Filmed over four years, GARBAGE DREAMS follows three teenage Zaballeen boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, a ghetto located on the outskirts of Cairo. Q & A follows. Co-sponsored by Sustainable Bainbridge and the Historic Lynwood Theatre. More...
The Grapes of Wrath - Bainbridge Performing ArtsThe Grapes of Wrath
March 19 - 28, 2010
Fridays & Saturdays - 7:30 PM
Sundays - 3:00 PM

This American classic addresses issues of social and economic justice while underscoring the importance of family, hope for the American Dream, and the retention of human dignity and spirit in the face of adversity. Tony Award for Best Play 1990. Opening night reception Fri., Mar. 19 with wine donated by Victor Alexander Winery - 6:30 PM.  At BPA. For more performance dates and info...
Greg Atkinson A Feast for the Senses
Sat., Mar. 20 - 5:30 PM

Bainbridge Chorale hosts an evening of gourmet food by celebrity chef Greg Atkinson, fine wine, music by the San Carlos Festival Quartet with soloists Paul Hearn and Elizabeth Schultz, and a live and silent auction. Call 206-780-2467. San Carlos Restaurant. More...
Young Composers Concert - Bainbridge IslandYoung Composers Concert
Sat., Mar. 20 - 6 PM

Bainbridge High School kids perform a concert of all original music, including rock, jazz, blues, Latin and folk. At Grace Episcopal Church. All proceeds go to Helpline House. $5 suggested donation or bring a can of food. More...
Bainbridge ChoraleInter-Faith Community Spring Music Festival
Sun., Mar. 21, 3:30 PM

Choral groups representing 12 faith communities come together to sing. Each faith community (church/synagogue/congregation) sings one or two pieces then all singers combine to sing two pieces under the direction of Carol Estes, choir director for Eagle Harbor Congregational Church. At Bethany Lutheran Church.  Sponsored by Bainbridge Island/North Kitsap Interfaith Council. More...
Great Decisions at the Library - Bainbridge Island Great Decisions at the Library: The Persian Gulf
Sat., Mar. 27 - 9 AM

Now more than ever, the Persian Gulf region offers many difficult challenges to U.S. policymakers. How will Obama's direct appeal to Arabs and Muslims impact U.S. foreign policy in the region? What will the fallout of withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq be? Can the U.S. and its allies prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons? Co-sponsored by Kitsap Regional Library and the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council (BIAHC). More...
The Met Live in HD - HamletThe Met Live in HD: Hamlet
Sat., Mar. 27 - 10 AM

Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of Shakespeare's unforgettable characters. When this production, directed by Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser, opened in London at Covent Garden, The Independent called Keenlyside's Hamlet, "a revelation - thrilling throughout." Dessay plays the volatile Ophelia, whose extended mad scene is among the greatest in opera. Louis Langrée conducts.  At the Pavilion. More...
Latin NightLatin Night
Sat., Mar. 27 - 7:30 PM

Salsa lesson 7:30. DJ mix Latin music tailored to those who attend. No partner necessary. Fun time, friendly people, all levels dancing. Casual dressy. Clean shoes leaving no marks. Snacks provided, bring to share. Pay at the door. Doors open 7:15 PM. Seabold Community Hall.  
Bainbridge Island Land Trust Growing a Landscape for our Native Butterflies, Bees & Birds
Sun., Mar. 28 - 1 PM

Naturalist, botanist and ecologist, Stewart Wechsler, will discuss what we can do to slow the decline and turn the tide to protect and restore some of this natural heritage. Participants will discuss and learn about native plants most useful to butterflies, bees and birds and their ideal growing requirements. Classroom and field instruction. At Hyla Middle School. Sponsored by BI Land Trust.  More...
First Sunday Concerts at the Commons - Bainbridge IslandFirst Sunday at the Commons
Sun., Mar. 28 - 7 PM

Concert of classical strings and piano with Alan Dameron, Stephen Bryant, Sue Jane Bryant & Charles Jacot.
More...
Live Music at Pegasus Coffee House - Bainbridge IslandLive Music on Bainbridge

Pegasus Coffee House

Most Fridays & Saturdays
7:30-9:30 PM


Schedule & links to musicians' web sites...

Stevens House Concerts
Saturdays 7:30-9:30 PM.

Self-serve dessert bar on every music night.
More..

Four Swallows Restaurant
Wednesdays, 6:30-9:00 PM

Dine to the music of guitarist Alan Simcoe.

Upcoming Events...
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Bainbridge Island ferry in the fog - Betsy Leger Daffodils are blooming and there is plenty to do and see on Bainbridge Island. Hop on a ferry and get away to it all! Check out the video Bainbridge Island in Winter.


Apr 2    Teen Flashlight Egg Hunt
Apr 3    Children's 2010 Egg Scramble (Hunt)
             Great Decisions: Kenya
             The EDGE Improv
Apr 10  Opening Day - BI Farmers Market
             2010 MS Walk
             Favorite Poem Reading
Apr 10 & 11 Bainbridge Chorale Concert
Apr 15  Le-La-La Native American Dancers
Apr 16  Books to Film with David Guterson
Apr 17  Annual Field's End Writers' Conference
Apr 17 & 18  Island Theatre at the Library
                     Bainbridge Symphony Concert
Apr 18  Celluloid Bainbridge
Apr 20  Field's End Roundtable

Plus MANY activities on and around Earth Day 2010. More detailed schedule later.

For the most up-to-date info on community events, please
see our Community Calendar
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Bainbridge Island
Chamber of Commerce
  
395 Winslow Way East
  Bainbridge Island 98110
P:  (206) 842-3700
 
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 Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce

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