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October is here!
There are so many great events, here are a few of our favorites...
for a more comprehensive listing of community events, please visit
or call (206) 842-3700
and talk to a representative from our visitor center
SAVE THE DATES!
10/1 Pumpkin Patch Opens
10/5 To Kill a Mockingbird at Historic Lynwood Theater
10/11 Puget Sound Energy Lightbulb Exchange
thru 1/23 Arthur's World Exhibit at KidiMu
10/13 Blodel Reserve Celebrates 20th Anniversary
10/26 HOWL-o-ween at IslandWood
10/30 David Guterson Lecture on To Kill a Mockingbird at Kitsap Regional Library
10/31 Trick or Treat Downtown with BIDA
10/31 Halloween Party at Edna's Beach Cafe
Don't forget to
THINK GLOBALLY, SHOP LOCALLY
This newsletter is produced by
Bainbridge Island
Chamber of Commerce
590 Winslow Way East
Bainbridge Island, WA
(206) 842-3700
Meet our volunteers!
Featured volunteer for October:
Dudley Jones
at the Ferry Kiosk
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| Pumpkin Patch Opens
Annual Event a Favorite of Many Islanders and Visitors, 10/1 - 10/31
 Akio Suyematsu's Pumpkin Patch has a great crop this year, and they are open October 1 - 31. Come wander through the fields and pick your own pumpkin, and negotiate the infamous corn maze and straw bale obstacle course. Hay rides and more fun activities. School groups can make arrangements to visit by calling Karen Selvar at (206) 356-5933. Suyematsu Farms, 9229 Day Road, Bainbridge Island. M - F, 1pm - 6pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 5pm | |
| Arthur's World Opens at KiDiMu
The Kid's Discovery Museum hosts exhibit through January 23
 The newest exhibit at the Kid's Discovery Museum, Arthur's World, is based on Marc Brown's wildly popular books and the Emmy-award PBS series. Runs through January 23. Kids Discovery Museum, 305 Madison Avenue, Bainbridge Island. For more information, call 206-855-4650, or visit www.kidimu.org |
| To Kill A Mockingbird at Historic Lynwood Theatre, 10/5
Free Film Showing on Sunday, October 5 at 4:45. Part of Kitsap Regional Library "One Book, One Community". For more information, call 842-3080. Historic Lynwood Theater, 4569 Lynwood Center Road, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110, www.lynwoodtheatre.com |
Puget Sound Energy Lightbulb Exchange - Ace Hardware, 10/11
 October 11, 10am - 2pm - Lightbulb Exchange - Trade your incandescent bulbs for energy efficient CSF bulbs. Four free bulbs, additional bulbs one buck each. Promotion for PSE users, please bring residential bill and ID. Other promotions and give-aways. Ace Hardware, 635 High School Road NE, Bainbridge Island. For more information, call the Chamber at (206) 842-3700 or visit www.BainbridgeChamber.com |
 Bloedel Reserve Celebrates 20th Anniversary, 10/13
Public is invited to help celebrate Blodel Reserve's 20th Anniversary as a public garden on Mon, Oct 13, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm. No reservations required for this Community Open Day, and there is no entry fee. Light refreshments will be served. Bloedel Reserve, 7571 NE Dolphin Dr., Bainbridge Island. For more information, Click Here |
| Pumpkin Walk, 10/17 & 18
Produced by Bainbridge Gardens
 Come visit Bainbridge Gardens, all aglow with hand carved pumpkins! Fun begins with pumpkin carving contest, drop off yours by 3:00 on October 15. Pumpkin Walk, October 17 & 18, 6pm - 8pm. A fundraiser for Boy's and Girl's Club. Bainbridge Gardens, 9415 Miller Road, Bainbridge Island. For more information, Click Here |
HOWL-o-Ween - IslandWood! 10/26
 Sunday, October 26, 1pm - 4pmTransfer your pumpkins into wacky and fascinating characters as IslandWood's celebrated kitchen team share their own techniques and inspirations for creating imaginative jack-o-lanterns. Listen to scary (and not so scary) tales of ghosts and goblins, and much more! Appropriate for all ages. IslandWood, 4450 Blakely NE, Bainbridge Island. For more information and registration, visit www.islandwood.org BYOP (bring your own pumpkin)! $5.00 per family. |
David Guterson Lecture - Kitsap Regional Library, 10/30
 Best-selling author David Guterson will give a talk at the library, "Why do we (still) read To Kill a Mockingbird?" Thursday, October 30, 7pm. Part of KRL "One Book, One Community" read of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Kitsap Regional Library, Bainbridge Branch, 1270 Madison Avenue N., Bainbridge Island. For more information, call 842-4163, or visit www.krl.org |
| Trick or Treat Downtown
Annual Event, sponsored by Bainbridge Island Downtown Assn. and Winslow Merchants, 10/31
 Join the annual stampede of Ghosts and Goblins, Witches and Ghouls! Winslow Way closes from 6 - 8, so come on downtown and trick or treat with our Island Family! |
| Halloween at Edna's - 10/31
Haunted Manor lights up for the holiday
 Adults only, costume party! Come do the monster mash to live music, appetizers and full bar, prizes for the top three costumes. Friday, October 31, 7pm - midnight or ?? $15.00 cover charge. For more information, call 855-0820. Edna's Beach Cafe, 4738 Lynwood Center Rd., or visit www.EdnasBeachCafe.com
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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 Elizabeth Gadbois, Event Coordinator at the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, 590 Winslow Way, Bainbridge Island 98110 - (206) 842-3700, or email egadsphoto@aol.com. If you would like to unsubscribe to this email, please use the safe unsubscribe link below, or email me at the above address. Happy October! |
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