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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, Jun 18 - July 1
June 18
Concert: Steven Lubin
June 19
Bainbridge Island Farmers Market
Meigs Park Work Party
Fil-Am Strawberry Festival
Rotary Rummage Sale Drop-Off Begins
June 22
Travel: Journey to Iran
June
23
Last Day for Rotary Rummage Sale Drop-Off
June 24
Memoir Writing Class
Chamber After Hours
June 25
Rotary Rummage Sale Preview
June 26
Bainbridge Island Farmers Market
Rotary Rummage Sale & Silent Auction
Grand Forest Trail Work Party
June 27
Books - Nancy Rekow: As Far As I can Remember
June 28
Monday Movies for Teens
June 30
Basic Scratch Class
Ice Cream Social
Books - Ivan Doig:
Work Song
July 1
Books - Robert Santelli: The Baseball Fan's Bucket List
Performances at the Passage: Randy Linder
Live Music
Seabold Second Saturdays
Weekly
Pegasus
Coffee House
Stephens House
Four Swallows
Treehouse Cafe
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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.
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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 during the rest of June. 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.
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Don't Miss These Chamber Events:
Business After Hours
Thurs., June 24, 5:30 PM to 7 PM. Winslow Green businesses host a great evening with food, music and more. Join
us to nosh and network. Public welcome. Free event, no reservations
necessary.
Info...
Grand Old Fourth of July
Sun., July 4, 7 AM to 5 PM
Bainbridge Island's biggest party is in its 43rd year! Join the fun with the parade, street fair, antique car show, beer garden, music and entertainment. More...
Fireworks on the Fourth
Bainbridge Island Yacht Club is planning another fabulous display, but needs to raise more $$$. Help out if you can. More...
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 Concert:
Steven Lubin
June 18, Fri. & Sat. 7:30 PM
The Island Music Center presents New York-based concert pianist and music educator Steven Lubin in a special lecture recital to benefit the music education programs. He will present a performance and discussion of works by Mozart and Schubert. Donations welcome Refreshments for all ages. More...
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 Meigs Park Work Party
Sat., June 19, 10 AM
Join your friends and neighbors to clear this park of invasive weeds. For more information contact Kentscott@biparks.org, 206-842-9099. More...
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 2010 Strawberry Festival
Sat., June 19, 11 AM
The Bainbridge Island Filipino-American communty presents a full festival program including cultural dance performances. Lunch ($10) features traditional Filipino fare, 11 AM - 2PM. Crowning of the Strawberry Festival King and Queen 2 PM. More info: at 842-780-3219 or email.
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 Donation Drop-Off for the Annual Rotary Rummage Sale
Sat., June 19 thru Wed. June 23
7:00 AM to 8:30 PM Daily
No appointment necessary, just show up. Limited pickup services available for elderly and handicapped. Check our website for items we cannot accept or may have a disposal fee. Info Line 206-842-9111 More...
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 Island Theatre-Sahmatah: Memory of Stones
Sat & Sun., June 19 & 20, 7:30 PM
This one-act play by Hanna Eady and Ed Mast involves an old man takes his grandson on a pleasant walk over a meadow of pine trees and scattered stones. But as they walk, the memory of the place rises from the ground itself, and the grandfather leads his grandson through the appalling story of the destruction of Sahmatah, Palestine, in 1948 and of the people that once lived where nothing but pine trees grow now. At the Library. More...
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 Salsa Dance
Sat., June 19, 8 PM
Educated Feet presents Cambalache, one of the hottest Salsa bands in the Northwest! Co-sponsored by Bainbridge Park & Rec. Doors open 7:45 pm; Salsa workshop with Sheila Phillips & Gene Rivas 8:00 pm; dance 8:30-11:00 pm. Non-marking shoes on wood floor, please. More...
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 Journey to Iran
Tues., June 22, 7 PM
Photos and discussion by two members of a Seattle group which traveled to Iran for three weeks this spring. Free at the Library.
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 Memoir Writing Class
Thurs., June 24, 2 PM
Everyone has a tale to tell; learn how to put your story into words. Carefully developed writing exercise will help you to express yourself easily & lead you to an enjoyable exploration of your personal narrative. Previous writing experience not required. More info at 206-842-1616.
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 Annual Rotary Rummage Sale & Auction
One of the largest rummage sales ever for over 50 years, this is also a great social event as well as a chance to find really cool stuff at rock-bottom prices.
Fri., June 25
Rummage Sale Preview 4 PM-7 PM
A $1 raffle ticket provides admittance to the
Friday night Rummage Sale Preview. A $500 gift certificate to Town
& Country Market is the raffle prize!
Sat., June 26
Rummage Sale & Silent Auction 8 AM SHARP-2 PM.
The site will open for large item pick up at 10
AM. Receive an admittance pass when you make your large item purchase. The site will be open to all other shoppers'
vehicles, for quick pick-up convenience only, at 11 AM. More...
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 BI Parks Trail Work Party at Grand Forest East
Sat., June 26, 10 AM
Meet on the South end of the forest off of New Brooklyn on Mandus Olson. Come prepared for the weather, bring snacks, water and your favorite trail tool. More...
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 Nancy Rekow: As Far As I Can Remember
Sun, June 27, 3 PM
Nancy Rekow will read from her new biography of Bainbridge legend and chicken farmer extraordinaire Minnie Rose Lovegreen, which Rekow recorded and edited. More...
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 Monday Movies for Teens:
Can't Hardly Wait
Mon., June 28, 6:30 PM
Kick off summer with the classic comedy about a graduation night party of epic proportions. At the Library. More...
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 Basic Scratch for 7th-12th Graders
Wed., June 30, 1 PM
Make your own animations, games, music videos, interactive stories or art using this free programming language developed by MIT. Space is limited, please sign up at the upstairs reference desk beginning June 12. At the Library. More...
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 Ice Cream Social
Wed., June 30, 2 PM
Join us for ice cream sundaes, banana splits and root beer floats as we sit in the back garden. Bring a friend, children or grandchildren. At the Commons. Sponsored by the BI Senior Community Center, 206-842-1616.
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 Ivan Doig: Work Song
Wed., June 30, 7:30 PM
Best selling author Ivan Doig will read from and discuss his new book "Work Song." Set in Butte, MT, this historical novel has a spell-binding cast of miners, brave union leaders, and an eccentric rancher turned librarian. The novel features Morrie Morris from "The Whistling Season," who rolls into town to seek his own fortune as well as hide from his own troubles. At Eagle Harbor Book Company. More...
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 Robert Santelli: The Baseball Fan's Bucket List
Thurs., July 1, 7:30 PM
No sport's fans are more in touch with the history and ephemera of their game than baseball fans. Hitting the sweet spot of our national pastime, his book presents a list of 162 "absolute must" things to do, see, get, and experience before you kick the bucket. More...
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 Performances at the Passage:
Randy Linder
Thurs., July 1, 7:00 PM
Widely recognized as one of the nation's premier Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute artists, Randy's played home- grown blues-rock for thousands of fans from Mexico to New York including CCR hits like Born On The Bayou, Proud Mary, Down On The Corner, Susie Q, Who'll Stop The Rain and many more. On the lawn at Clearwater Casino Resort. Free. More...
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 Live 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.
Seabold Second Saturdays
2nd Saturday of every month
Sign-up 6:30 PM, Show at 7:30 PM
All-acoustic open mic. More...
Treehouse Cafe
Saturdays, 8 PM
Wednesdays, 7:30 PM - Eagle Harbor Jazz Ensemble
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 Exhibitions
Complete list of art exhibitions at Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council web site
Newest offerings at the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum
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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
395 Winslow Way East
Bainbridge Island 98110 P: (206) 842-3700
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