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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 for January 2013
Jan 6
Mochi Tsuki
First Sundays Concerts
Jan 9
Island Film Group: An American in Paris
Jan 11
Anzanga African Marimba Ensemble
Great Decisions at the Library
Planetarium Show: Discovering Asteroids
Dance to Maia Santell & House Blend
Jan 14
William Stafford 99th Birthday Celebration
Jan 15
Field's End Writers' Roundtable
Jan 17
One Act Fest
Jan 18
Building A Sustainable Economy Lecture Series
One Act Fest
Jan 19
Chamber Installation Dinner & Awards Banquet
The Met in HD: Maria Stuarda
Django Reinhard's Birthday Party
One Act Fest
Jan 20
One Act Fest
Jan 23
Travelogue: Galapagos Islands- Past, Present & Future
Jan 24
Village Speak: Community Service Best Practices
Jan 25Battle of the Bands XII
Jan 26
Concert: Pearl Django & Douce Ambience
Live Music
Seabold Second Saturdays
Weekly
Pegasus
Coffee House
Stephens House
Four Swallows
Treehouse Cafe
The 122
Recreational Folk Singing
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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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 Wishing You a Happy and Prosperous 2013
from your friends at the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce! This issue of What's Happening - Bainbridge Island features major events coming up in January.
To find the many other events around the island, please view our online Community Calendar.
The Chamber is your local source for:
- Member Support & Services
- Community Events Calendar
- Visitor Information
- Relocation Information
- WA State Vehicle & Boat Registration (renew your tabs online and pick them up in our office)
We are located at 395 Winslow Way East, between the Streamliner Diner and Johansson Clark Real Estate.
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Installation Dinner & 2012 Awards Banquet
Sat., Jan. 19 at The Island School
Who will win Chamber Citizen of the Year or Business of the Year in the following categories? - Large Business
- Medium Business
- Small Business
- Sustainable Business
- Non-Profit Organization
Dress: Winter Formal Reception: 5 PM
Dinner: 6 PM
Awards Ceremony: 7 PM
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Building a Sustainable Economy Lecture Series - Bert Gregory: Green Building Isn't Timid
Fri., Jan. 18, 5:30-7 PM
Explore how to take an active design leadership role in the urban realm including mixed use housing, workplace, transit oriented development and urban design. Free, short reception to follow the program. space is limited so please RSVP free.
Bainbridge Business Connection
Fridays, 7:30 - 9 AM
First Thursday, 6 - 7:30 PM
The Bainbridge Business Connection (BBC) is a Creative Strategy Roundtable offering storefront and home-based Bainbridge business owners and managers a focus group for strategy testing, honest detailed critique, and community support. At OfficeXpats upstairs at the Pavilion. More...
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This Month's Featured Event
 Annual Mochi Tsuki
Sun., Jan. 6, 11 AM - 3 PM For over a millennium, making and eating the sweet rice treat mochi has been a celebrated New Year's tradition in Japan, with generations of families and communities coming together to wish good health and prosperity for the new year. Each year the Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Community brings this celebration to Bainbridge Island. Everyone, young and old, is invited to bundle up against the crisp winter air, and enjoy the tradition of mochi tsuki (moe-chee sue-key), or "mochi-making." Pick up a mallet and join the pounding. Other activities include performances by Seattle Kokon Taiko, various films about the community, and guided tours of the award winning IslandWood, school in the woods, campus. More...
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Books, Literature & Culture
Readings at Eagle Harbor Book Company
 Angie Brenner: Anatolian Days & Nights
Sun., Jan. 06, 3:00 PM
Christof Koch: Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist
Thurs., Jan. 10, 7:30 PM
David R. Montgomery: The Rocks Don't Lie
Sun., Jan. 13, 3:00 PM
Nicholas O'Connell: Storms of Denali
Thurs., Jan. 17, 7:30 PM
Robert Michael Pyle - The Tangled Bank: Writings from Orion
Sun., Jan. 20, 3:00 PM
Marsha Glaziere: Eclectic Coffee Spots in Puget Sound
Thurs., Jan 24, 7:30 PM
Vaugh Sherman: Sea Travels
Sun., Jan 27, 3:00 PM
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Great Decisions at the Library
Sat., Jan. 12, 9:30 AM
Topic: The Generals and the Democrat: Myanmar in Transition. Free at the Library.
William Stafford 99th Birthday Celebration Mon., Jan. 14, 7 PM This annual community event honors William Stafford, a beloved Northwest poet and winner of the National Book Award. The program will be moderated by David Hecker and include discussion of four of Stafford's poems selected and read by John Davis, Nancy Rekow, Gayle Kaune, and Peter Quinn. This event is for everyone regardless of your level of knowledge and experience about poetry. In the spirit of William Stafford, we invite all voices to participate! Sponsored by the Bainbridge Library and Friends of William Stafford. Free at the Library. More...
Field's End Writers' Roundtable
Tues., Jan. 17, 7 PM
Bainbridge author Dylan Tomine describes the process of finding stories in everyday life. More...
Travelogue: Galapagos Islands - Past, Present & Future
Wed., Jan 23, 7:30 PM
What did Charles Darwin see when he landed on the Galapagos Islands 175 years ago? How have the islands changed? Discover what makes these islands, a Natural Heritage Site for Humanity, so unique. Free at the Library. More...
VillageSpeak:
Community Service Best Practices
Thurs., Jan. 24, 6:30 PM
Topic: Attributes of leadership on boards, committees, and councils. At Bainbridge Cinemas. More...
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Dance, Theater & Film
The EDGE Improv
Join The EDGE for an ingeniously improvised evening of on-the-spot comedy, all from audience suggestions. For more than sixteen years, the troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from audience members. Presenting Sponsor: Puget Sound Rheumatology. At BPA. More...
Island Film Group: An American in Paris
Wed., Jan. 9, 7:00 PM.
Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant. Turner/MGM; Directed by Vincente Minnelli, 1951.
Free at the Library. More...
Dance to Maia Santell & House Blend
Sat., Jan. 12, 7:30 PM
Swing, Blues, Jazz, Latin & Country! East Coast Swing workshop, 7:30-8:30 pm.Live music 8:30-11:00 pm. Bring munchies to share. Please wear shoes kind to wood floor. NO preregistration or partner required! Singles & couples. Adults & teens. Dressy casual. More...
One Act Fest
Jan. 17-20, 7:30 PM Thurs. & Fri., 3 PM Sat. & Sun.
Dinah Manoff and Northwest Actors Lab present the 2013 One Act Fest, a festival showcasing the very best talent Bainbridge has to offer in a selection of comedic one act plays from playwrights, familiar and obscure. More...
Family Movie Matinee: Brave
Fri., Jan. 25, 3:30 PM.
| Merida, heroic daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor, undoes a beastly curse with the help of her clever and mischievous triplet brothers. We'll pop the popcorn! Free at the Library. More...
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 Planetarium Show & Stargazing
Sat., Jan. 12, 7:00 PM
"Discovering Asteroids" - Astronomers are discovering hundreds of asteroids every day. A catastrophic collision with an asteroid killed the dinosaurs. It's only a matter of time until the next big asteroid finds the earth. With preventive measures, discovering asteroids can save civilization. Learn how asteroids interact with Jupiter and the other planets, the discovery of new asteroids, and why we need look out for Near Earth Asteroids (NEA). If the sky is clear, astronomers will also be on hand with telescopes. Free at Ritchie Observatory, Battle Point Park. More...
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 Live Music on Bainbridge
Bainbridge Cinemas
The Met Live in HD
Jan. 19 Donizetti: Maria Stuarda
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Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Rec Jan. 26 Pearl Django and Douce Ambience at Island Center Hall
Camp Yeomalt Song Circle
Every 4th Friday, 7:30 PM
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Bainbridge Performing Arts
Jan. 11, 7:30 Anzanga African Marimba Ensemble
Jan. 13, 3 PM Chamber Music Inspired by Folksongs & Stories
Jan. 27, 6 PM Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra's 2013 Young Artist Concerto Competition More...
Bainbridge Public Library
Jan. 5, 3 PM Seattle Opera Preview with Norm Hollingshead: Cinderella (La Cenerentola) by Rossini
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First Sundays at the Commons
Jan 6, 4 PM
Beau String Quartet performs works by Schubert, Schullhoff, Shostakovich, Schnittke & Schumann Stephen Bryant, violin Rachael Pearson, violin Sue Jane Bryant, viola Walter Gray, cello
Island Music Center
Jan. 13, 2 PM Island Music Artist Showcase
Tom and Gary - Classic Country and Rock.
Jameson Kirby - Vocals and Guitar
Ruben James - Vocals and Guitar
Captain Solo's Jazz Punk Trio - Multiple Genres
Mark DeCastro - Piano, guitar and vocals
The Cut Losses - Vancouver BC Alt Rock More...
Most Fridays & Saturdays 7:30-9:30 PM
Seabold Second Saturdays
2nd Saturday of every month
Sign-up 6:30 PM, Show at 7:30 PM
All-acoustic open mic.
Jan. 12 Erica & Shalane
Teen Center (at Island Center Hall)
Jan. 25, 7 PM Battle of the Bands XII
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Treehouse CafeSaturdays, 8 PM
Featuring local artists ranging from acoustic sets to funk & soul dance music.
Jan. 19 Django Reinhart's Birthday Party with Ranger and the ReArrangers
Jan. 26 The Cave Singers
Jan. 27 Luau Cinder (7:30 PM)
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Upcoming Events...
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 Check out our new downtown sidewalks and landscaping! There is plenty to do and see on Bainbridge Island. Hop on a ferry and get away to it all!
Watch the video "Bainbridge Island in Winter" Feb 1 First Friday Art Walk Feb 2 Great Decisions at the Library Sing Out 2013 The EDGE Improv Feb 7 Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee Feb 9 Seattle Opera Preview: La Boheme Feb 10 First Sundays Concerts Feb 13 Island Film Group: Guess Who's Coming to
Dinner Feb 16 The Met in HD: Rigoletto Feb 24 Chilly Hilly Bike Ride
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Mickey MolnaireBainbridge Island
Chamber of Commerce
395 Winslow Way East
Bainbridge Island 98110 P: (206) 842-3700
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