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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 June 2013
Jun 7
First Friday Art Walk
Jun 8
Bainbridge Island Farmers' Market
Planetarium Show:
Pareidolia in Space
Small Boat Messabout
Jun 9
Books- Katherine Pryor: Sylvia's Spinach
BPA Chamber Music Series
Jun 11
Travelogue: Rowing into the Son
Jun 12
Island Film Group: The Scarlet Empress
Jun 12
No More Schoolapalooza
Jun 13
Books - Wendy Tremayne: Good Life Lab
Jun 14
June Chamber Breakfast
Grand Opening: Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Movie Matinee: Holes
Jun 15
Bainbridge Island Farmers' Market
Fun Fair & Bike Rodeo
BI Wooden Boat Festival
Latin Night Dance with Malo Combo
Island Theatre at the Library: Walter Cronkite is Dead
Jun 16
BI Wooden Boat Festival
Island Theatre at the Library: Walter Cronkite is Dead
Jun 18
Field's End Writers' Roundtable
Bainbridge Dance Center's 32nd Annual Student Performance
Jun 19
Bainbridge Dance Center's 32nd Annual Student Performance
Jun 20
Bainbridge Dance Center's 32nd Annual Student Performance
Jun 21
Bainbridge Dance Center's 32nd Annual Student Performance
Summer Solstice Fashion Show
Building a Sustainable Economy Lecture
Les Miserables Opening Night
Jun 22
Bainbridge Island Farmers' Market
Filipino American Strawberry Festival
BIMA & KiDiMu Family Weekend
Winery Tour Weekend
Bainbridge Dance Center's 32nd Annual Student Performance
Les Miserables
Jun 23
Winery Tour Weekend
Books - Sandi Doughton: Full Rip 9.0
BIMA & KiDiMu Family Weekend
Les Miserables
Jun 27
June Chamber After Hours
Jun 28
Summer Movie Matinee: The Secret of N.I.M.H.
The Salon - A Forum for Conversation
Jun 29
Bainbridge Island Farmers' Market
Bainbridge Island Rotary Rummage Sale & Auction
Jun 30
Books - Amy Hatvany: Heart Like Mine
The Samurai Warrior on the Noh Stage
Live Music
Seabold Second Saturdays
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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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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 June.
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
- Job Bank
- 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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| Don't Miss These Chamber Events:
June Chamber Breakfast
Fri., June 14, 7:30 AM
See the T & C of the Future! Susan Allen and the T & C design team unveil the plans for the remodel and expansion of Town & Country Market. Public welcome. At IslandWood. Sign up online or call 206-842-3700. Sign up online by midnight, Wed., July 12 and save $5.00.
Building a Sustainable Economy Lecture Series "Social Purpose Investing"
Fri., June 21, 5:30-7 PM, Bainbridge Library
Featuring Michael "Luni" Libes, Serial Entrepreneur. Explore the similarities of philanthropy and social purpose investing through stories from Luni's Fledge program, helping "impact" entrepreneurs with their business planning and launch. Reception follows. Space is limited, so RSVP free.
June Chamber After Hours
Thurs., June 27, 5:30 - 7 PM
Hosted by Shirvan Rug Gallery at 424 Winslow Way E. Adem and Birgul Solak will treat us to another fabulous Turkish barbeque. Free. Public welcome. No reservations needed.
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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 Events
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA)
Grand Opening
Fri., June 14, 11:15 AM - 6 PM
Featuring the art and craft of our region and our time. Inaugural exhibitions include more than 50 artists. Ribbon cutting ceremony starts at 11:15 AM. See the website for parking and shuttle information. 550 Winslow Way E (at the corner of Winslow Way and Highway 305. Admission to BIMA is always free but donations are welcome.
 53rd Annual Rotary Auction & Rummage Sale
Sat., June 29, 8 AM - 2 PM
Preview Fri., June 28, 5 - 8 PM
Is this the world's largest rummage sale? Imagine this - six acres of stuff that combines your grandmother's estate sale, your father's tool sale and your mother's moving sale. Add a church rummage sale, a neighborhood garage sale and the inventory of 10 bike stores. With pizza and hot dogs. What better way to spend a sunny Saturday in June? But don't be late or you'll miss the good stuff! At Woodward Middle School.
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 The Samurai Warrior on the Noh Stage Sun., June 30, 6:00 PM
A rare opportunity to see the world's oldest surviving theatrical art. The performance features Munenori Takeda, member of a family of Noh performers whose lineage goes back 700 years in Japan. In this interactive workshop audience members can view the performance, study many fascinating facts about Noh and learn to sing the lines along with the players. At Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.
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Books, Literature, Art & Culture
 First Fridays Art Walk
Bainbridge Library:"Morocco & Andalucia," photography by Maureen Buckley. Island Gallery: New works by nine artists and live jazz by The BBC; Roby King Galleries: Contemporary Realism: Richard Hall & Eileen Sorg; Bainbridge Arts & Crafts: Setting Sail - Artists at Sea; Danger: Gail Bair. Other venues include Blackbird Bakery, Winslow Art Center and Millstream. Refreshments served at most venues! A number of local restaurants join the monthly event, offering small plates and weekend specials. Easy walk from the ferry.
Readings at Eagle Harbor Book Company
Katherine Pryor: Sylvia's Spinach
Wendy Tremayne: Good Life Lab
Sandi Doughton: Full Rip 9.0
Sun., June 23, 3:00 PM
Amy Hatvany: Heart Like Mine
Travelogue: Rowing into the Son
A graduate of the University of Puget Sound, Jordan Hanssen was born in Mobile, AL, in 1982 and was raised in England, Ireland, New Mexico, and Washington State. His family imbued him with a love of travel that has taken him down rivers in Thailand in bamboo rafts and cycling through the French Alps. In 2006 he rowed from New York to England with three others in a 29-foot rowboat, and Rowing Into the Son (Mountaineers Books, 2012) tells his story about that experience. Co-sponsored by the Bainbridge Public Library and The Traveler. Free at the Library.
Field's End Writers' Roundtable
Michael Cyger, Vicki Wilson, and Erin Jennings present "From Proposal to Press: Writing for Bainbridge Island Magazine". Free at the Library. More...
The Salon: A Forum for Conversation
Fri., June 28, 1 - 2:30 PM
The Salon is for men and women who enjoy stimulating conversation and wish to learn from others in civil dialogue.Topics will vary, but the mode will be general interest subjects that impact the public. Free. For information about upcoming topics, click here: For more information, visit www.krl.org or call 842-4162.
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Dance, Theater & Film
 Island Film Group: The Scarlet Empress
Wed., June 12, 7 PM Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge Universal Pictures; Directed by Josef von Sternberg Black and White; 109 minutes; 1934. Free at the Library. More... Movie Matinee: Holes
Fri., June 14, 3:30 PM Unravel a family curse, as a gang of misfits is forced to dig holes all day by The Warden of Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention camp stuck in the middle of the sweltering desert. Based on the award-winning young people's book by Louis Sachar. (PG) Free at the Library. More...
Latin Dance Night with Malo Combo
Sat., June 15, 7:30 PM
Dance to live music! 7:30-8:30 pm pre-dance Salsa workshop mixer free with dance! 8:30-11:00 pm dance to live Latin music featuring Malo Combo! NO pre-registration or partner required! Singles & couples. Dressy casual; shoes clean soles, no black marks! Welcome snacks to share! At Island Center Hall. More...
Island Theatre at the Library Sat. & Sun., June 15 & 16, 7:30 PM Walter Cronkite is Dead: In a world that seems to be spinning beyond their control, two women find themselves sharing a table, stuck in an airport by a storm. Representing two sides of the culture wars - one red state, the other blue state - Margaret and Patty reluctantly strike up a conversation that encourages them to open up, challenge their world views and find common ground. By Joe Calarco, directed by Steve Stolee. More...
Bainbridge Dance Center's 32nd Annual Student Performance!
Tues -Sat., June 18-22, 7:00 PM, Sat. 2:00 PM
Six great performances showcase more than 180 students, ages 4-18. The youngest students demonstrate pre-technique movement while beginning through advanced students perform choreography in ballet, modern, jazz, and tap techniques. At BPA. More...
Les Miserables Opening Night
Ovation Musical Theatre unveils the first new reimagined production of Les Miserables in the Northwest since the show was finally unrestricted after 27 years. The group has wanted to present this show since our inception and this production will coincide with Ovation!'s 10th anniversary. At BHS Theater through July 7. Fri. & Sat. 7:30 PM, Sun. 3 PM. More...
Family Movie Matinee: The Secret of N.I.M.H.
Fri., June 28, 3:30 PM.
Join the plight of a widowed field mouse as she seeks help to save her underground home from the farmer's plow. She discovers her rose-bush neighbors are highly intelligent laboratory rats who have escaped from the National Institute of Mental Health. Based on the acclaimed children's book by Robert O'Brien (PG) We'll pop the popcorn! Free at the Library. More...
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Food & Drink
Sat. & Sun.,
June 22 & 23, Noon - 5 PM
Visit the 7 wineries of Bainbridge Island, each featuring exceptional wines and chocolates. These 7 cozy artisanal wineries are mostly new on the scene but are already garnering awards and attention. Avoid the crowds and explore the peaceful beauty and charm of Bainbridge Island! Enjoy the lush surroundings and a meal at one of our many great island restaurants. Cheers! More...
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Science & Nature
Planetarium Show & Stargazing
Sat., June 8, 8:30 PM
"Pareidolia in Space." Astronomer Dave Fong will present unusual objects discovered in outer space that may resemble something more down to earth and how these perceived similarities may reveal the workings of the inner space of the mind. If the sky is clear, we'll also check out some deep sky wonders through the telescopes of BPAA astronomers. Free at Ritchie Observatory, Battle Point Park. More...
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More Fun
Small Boat Messabout
Sat., June 8, 10 AM - 4 PM
Canoes, kayaks, Native American canoes, free lessons and demos. Sponsored by The Back of Beyond, BI Metro Parks and Bainbridge Rowing. Info: 206-842-9229.
No More Schoolapalooza
Wed., June 12, Noonish til whenever
Celebrate the last day of school and the beginning of summer! We're heating up the stage at Waterfront Park downtown for a full afternoon of local, live music. Frisbee, football, hack, dance or just chill...there's nowhere else you gotta be. More...
Fun Fair & Bike Rodeo
Sat., June 15, 10 AM - 2 PM
Annual family fun at the Madison Avenue firehall. Firetrucks, airlift helicopter, dunk tank, jump house, food, games, prizes. More...
Wooden Boat Festival
Sat., June 15, 10 AM - 5 PM
Sun., June 16, 10 AM - 4 PM
Tour dockside celebration of sail, power & work boats. Meet owners, builders, designers. Sample island't maritime history, live music, speaker's forum. walking distance from the ferry This year we'll have some new and different boats for you to enjoy and the organizing committee is working hard to make the event even better than the first one. The event is being held again this year at the Harbour Marina next to the Harbour Pub. More...
Summer Solstice Fashion Show
Fri., June 21, 6:30 PM
Celebrate the beginning of summer at the Winslow Mall. Move to music, nibble on delectable treats, and sip premium wine from Eagle Harbor Wine. Stores will be open late to offer special discounts. The fashion show starts at 7:30pm with fun fashions from Lollipops, Berry Patch, PrettyStick, B.I. Barkery, Blinx, Sweet Deal, Zia and Wildernest. Tickets can be purchased at Blinx, Sweet Deal and PrettyStick. Proceeds benefit the Kitsap Humane Society! All are welcome -- big and small 2-legged friends as well as your 4-legged pals!
Filipino American Community Strawberry Festival
Sat., June 22, 12 - 4 PM
2 PM Coronation of 2013 Royal Court, cultural dances and entertainment. Phillipine Cuisine: lunch served 12-3pm $10 pp or $35/family of four and Strawberry Delight sold separately. At the Filipino American Hall on High School Rd.
BIMA & KiDiMu Present Family Weekend
Sat., June 22, 10 AM - 4 PM
Sun., June 23, 12 Noon - 4 PM
Hands-on art activities for children, art demonstrations, Caring Clowns International, music and entertainment. Book signing by Barbara Helen Berger. Free admission to Kids Discovery Museum. More...
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 Live Music on Bainbridge
Bainbridge Island Farmers Market June 22 - Ranger & the "Re-Arrangers"
Camp Yeomalt Song Circle
Every 3rd Friday, 7:30 PM
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Bainbridge Performing Arts Sun., June 9, Chamber Music series
"Inspired by Poetry & Song" The concluding program in BPA's 2012-2013 Chamber Music series glorifies the literary art forms that move composers to their own personal vision and interpretation of the written word. The program includes works by Robert Schumann, Bohuslav Martinu, Paul de Wailly, Allen Strange, Erik Satie, and Antonín Dvorák.
Island Music CenterSat., June 15, 7 PM, Shelby Earl with Lana McMullen
Named the "#1 Outstanding 2011 Album You Might Have Missed" by Amazon.com, Shelby Earl's debut solo album, Burn the Boats (produced by John Roderick of The Long Winters and released in November 2011 on Local 638 Records) inspired NPR/LA Times Ann Powers to dub Earl her "new favorite songwriter". .
Pegasus Coffee House
Sundays, 2:30 - 4 PM
Performers to be announced
Treehouse Cafe
June 15 - The Howlin' Brothers
Tennessee trio The Howlin' Brothers offer a distinctly bluegrass take on the blues, adding upright bass, fiddle and banjo to covers of greats such as Muddy Waters as well as pumping out original foot stompers.
June 29 - Amy LaVere
A little Lucinda Williams, a little Tori Amos, a little Norah Jones, a little Emmy-Lou Harris. Amy LaVere is country music with teeth. As Spin Magazine says, "Part winsome alt-country gal, and part avenging angel."
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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" Jul 3 Annual 3rd of July Street Dance
Jul 4 Grand Old Fourth of July - Parade, Street Fair, Fireworks
Les Miserables
Jul 5 First Friday Art Walk
Bainbridge in Bloom Art Auction Preview
Jul 6 Les Miserables
The EDGE Improv
Jul 7 Les Miserables
Jul 10 Wednesday Concerts in the Parks
Jul 12 Bloom Preview Day & Luncheon Pastorale
Jul 13 Winery Tour Weekend
Bainbridge in Bloom Public Garden Tour
Evening in Bloom Gala & Auction
Jul 14 Winery Tour Weekend
Jul 15 Bainbridge Chorale Young Singers Summer Experience
Jul 17 Wednesday Concerts in the Parks
Jul 21 Around the Island Cruise on Virginia V - hist
Jul 24 Wednesday Concerts in the Parks
Jul 25 Chamber After Hours
Field's End Island Story Slam
Jul 26 The Salon - a Forum for Conversation
Jul 27 Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival
Jul 31 Wednesday Concerts in the Parks
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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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