In this episode, Linda McCarty interviews Wendy Tyner about the annual farm-to-table dinner hosted by Friends of the Farms.

Wendy is the executive director of Friends of the Farms and she describes the annual event that benefits Friends of the Farms.

The dinner is scheduled for Thursday evening August 14th, from 6pm to 9pm on the Town Square by City Hall, in Winslow.

The event will include food, wine, beer and live music.

There will be food from over 10 local restaurants, bakeries and wineries, plus a no host beer and wine garden.

In prior years, there has been a turnout in the hundreds for this popular event.

Tickets are available on the Friends of the Farms website at http://friendsofthefarms.org/whats-happening/farm-to-table-dinner

For further information, contact Wendy Tyner by email at wendy.tyner@friendsofthefarms.org

Credits: BCB host: Linda McCarty; BCB studio tech and editor: Lyssa Danehy deHart; Music splash: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; podcast art: artopia creative. 

Biking the island, eating pie, listening to live music -- if this all sounds good to you, you'll want to listen here as Demi Allen of Squeaky Wheels tells BCB host Kayla Black about this year's Bike for Pie.

Squeaky Wheels is  a  bicycle  advocacy  organization founded  in  1994  by  a  group of  Bainbridge Island bicyclists.  Concerned  about  bicycle  safety  and  access  on  the  island, Squeaky Wheels is an all-volunteer non-profit organization whose purpose is to educate, promote, and support all aspects of bicycle usage on the island.

Their signature event, held annually in August, is Bike for Pie.  This laid back family-friendly ride is open to all ages: just sign up, come to Waterfront Park, then travel your assigned route out and back to Waterfront Park for an afternoon of pie-eating and listening to the stirring sounds of Mud Junket.

There are two bike routes: a 32-mile Challenge Course and an 8-mile Family Course.  The Challenge route includes a savory pie stop provided by Friends of the Farm, and there will be sweet pies for all at the end of both rides.

Visit www.squeakywheels.org/events/bike-for-pie.html for more information and to register for the event.  If you'd like to volunteer to help with this or other events, come to a meeting: Squeaky Wheels meets every 3rd Thursday, 6:30 pm at the Marge Williams Center, 221 Winslow Way W. #307.

Credits: Host: Kayla Black; Studio Tech/Editor: Lyssa Danehy deHart; BCB ferry music by Dogfish Bay Studios; What’s Up music splash: Dave Bristow; podcast art: artopia creative.

Bainbridge Island Parks and Rec is again sponsoring its popular Movies in the Park program this August. On Friday evenings, August 8, 15, and 22, bring your family, blankets, chairs and picnic baskets to Waterfront Park for a delightful evening of family, food, fun and films. 

This summer's featured movies will be:

Aug 8 - Littlest Rebel

Aug 15 - You’ve Got Mail

August 22 - Finding Nemo

Listen as Sue Barrington, Manager of the Waterfront Park Community Center, talks with BCB host Joanna Pyle about Bainbridge Island Parks & Rec department plans for these exciting evenings. There will be games, prizes, and contests, as well as food & drink provided by local vendors.  The family fun begins at 7:30; movies start at dusk.

Visit the BI Parks & Rec Events page -- http://www.biparks.org/programsandclasses/special_events.html -- for more information about movie plots and planned activities.

Credits: BCB Host: Joanna Pyle; StudioTechnician & Editor: Lyssa Danehy deHart; “What’s Up” music splash: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; podcast art: artopia creative.

The 14^th annual Bainbridge Island Summer Studio Tour will be in full swing August 8^th through August 10^th. Hand-crafted artwork displayed by 48 local artists will include paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography, glass, fiber, metal, sculpture, and garden art.

In this episode of “What’s Up Bainbridge,” Dinah Satterwhite, tour manager of the Bainbridge Island Studio Tour, tells BCB host Annie Osburn what’s in store from our vibrant artistic community.

Carrying on a 31-year island tradition of opening local artist studios to the public, the Studio Tour can be experienced by car or bike. Enjoy them all in a single day or spread the fun out over the weekend: studios are open 10 to 6 on Friday, August 8^th, and 10 to 5 on Saturday and Sunday.

This is a terrific opportunity to visit the participating studios: Dancing Spirit Studio in Fletcher Bay, Sylvia Carlton’s studio on Grow Avenue, Oho Design Studio on Ferncliff Avenue, Siebert Pottery Studio on NE Valley Road and Hidden Cove Pottery & Tile on Hidden Cove Road. 

To learn more about the Bainbridge Island Summer Studio Tour, visit www. bistudiotour.com and download a brochure and map of the artist studio locations.

Credits:  BCB host Annie Osburn; BCB audio editor and composer of “What’s Up” music splash: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; podcast art: artopia creative.

“Yarn bombing” has its origins in street art, where fiber is used to adorn public objects in unexpected places, such as posts, street lights and statues.

Now, picture this -- "yarn bombing" happening inside of Bainbridge Public Library!

In this episode, BCB host Annie Osburn interviews Carmen Rau, youth services librarian, about the "Yarn Bomb the Library" event and art opening, coming up on August 1st.

The August 1st art opening at the Library, which will coincide with the Bainbridge "First Friday Artwalk" from 5pm to 7pm, will showcase the colorful and creative results from the week-long yarn art event.

Meanwhile, from July 28th to August 1st, patrons of all ages are welcome to “yarn bomb” Bainbridge Public Library’s youth services department, each day from 1pm to 3pm.

“Some people see yarn bombing as graffiti done with fiber instead of paint,” notes Carmine. “For our purposes, yarn bombing is any sort of yarn art—knitting, crocheting, wrapping, macramé or pom-poms—that adorns the library in unexpected places for the amusement of others. Imagine knit-covered book carts or yarn-embellished library furniture and fixtures.”

The "Yarn Bomb the Library" event is designed to surprise and delight people, create a space for multigenerational mixing and socializing and to encourage creativity and craft.

Learn more about the "Yarn Bomb the Library" event at www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org.

Credits: BCB host Annie Osburn; BCB audio editor and composer of “What’s Up” music splash: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; podcast art: artopia creative. Bainbridge Public Library sketch by Kristin Tollefson.

In this podcast episode, Jonathan Garfunkel of EduCulture talks with BCB host Ellen Miyasato about EduCultureʻs community and fundraising dinner.

EduCulture brings together classrooms and farms to give children an edible education. Children apply their core curriculum skills -- math, science, social studies and the humanities --  to learn about the food sources of our bioregion and to develop an appreciation for local farms and food communities.

This learning process also fosters scholarship, stewardship, citizenship and sustainability. EduCulture also educates educators, and has a heritage component to teach about community exclusion and inclusion through the study of World War II, the Japanese-American internment, and its impact on Bainbridge Island.

Join EduCulture on Saturday, August 2  for an authentic farm to table experience, and have the pleasure of connecting place and taste.

This meal is an opportunity for the community to come together around the wild and cultivated foods of our bioregion while also seeding and supporting EduCultureʻs programming.

Diners will be able tour the farm fields and vineyards of the Day Road area. They will sit down al fresco to a four-course meal prepared and presented by The Food Shed of Kingston, using produce grown on Bainbridge Island farms.

Each course will be paired with a wine from Bainbridge Vineyards, the islandʻs only vineyard with locally-produced wine from locally-grown grapes.

Farmer and winemaker Betsey Wittick will be at the table to discuss her farm and her wine.

Seating is limited, but spaces are still available. For more information, go to educultureproject.org or call 206-780-5797.

As stated on the EduCulture website: "Know where your food has come from through knowing those who produced it for you . . . Know where your food has come from by the very way it tastes: its freshness telling you how far it may have traveled . . . so that you can stand up for the land that has offered it to you." --By Gary Nathan.

Credits: Host: Ellen Miyasato; Studio tech and audio editor: Lyssa Danehy deHart; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; What’s Up music splash: Tim Bird.

In this podcast, Bainbridge Island Police Officer Carla Sias describes the department's annual National Night Out event. Carla is the annual organizer of the event.

It takes place Tuesday, August 5th, from 5 to 8pm, outdoors at the Sakai Intermediate School, and its free for the whole family.

Here's some of what you'll find at this year's Night Out:

• a Fire Dept vehicle - use the hose!
• Police cars to explore
• a Coast Guard boat, and a canine officer
• the BI Police boat to explore
• a dunk tank (with Chief Hamner, City Manager Doug Schulze, journalist Sarah Lane, BHS Assistant Principal Tina Lemmon, and many more
• a water balloon toss
• face painting with Kidimu
• a bomb truck from a Federal agency
• Westsound Wildlife, with a rescued animal
• Child ID kits
• live music

There's also free food (such as hot dogs, popcorn, ice cream, sno-cones, cotton candy.

And there will be free prize giveaways such as: an iPod; an ADT security installation; a Best Western overnight stay; some BonBon candy; and more.

The underlying theme of these celebrations is crime-prevention. It occurs in 16,000+ communities in 50 states and military bases worldwide.

It provides an important opportunity for citizens to send a powerful message about neighborhood unity, safety, awareness, and police-community partnerships.

Credits: BCB host and editor: Barry Peters; BCB music splash: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studio; podcast art: artopia creative

On August 9, 2014, the practice of coworking turns 9 years old and Bainbridge Island's OfficeXpats turns 3!   

Deskmag.com reports that in the last three years the number of coworking spaces worldwide has more than tripled, growing to more than 3,000. In this podcast, Neal Cresswell and Judy Whitehead of OfficeXpats tell BCB host Lyssa Danehy deHart about some free events and services OfficeXpats will be offering to celebrate Coworking Week, August 4-8.

•  FREE COWORKING ALL WEEK

Stop in and get work done; just sign in when you arrive and get a quick tour from one of our host ambassadors. You don't need to give us an RSVP, but an RSVP will guarantee you a desk. Then look for desks with a FREE COWORKING sign, set up your laptop and hook up to our Wi-Fi (you’ll get the code when you sign in). NOTE: Bring headphones in case it gets noisy!

• FREE PRODUCTIVITY CHECK-IN

On Monday August 4th 9:30am you can learn how to set your priorities for the week and get some public accountability by joining the Monday Morning Check-in.

• FREE BUSINESS SKILLS WORKSHOP

On Tuesday August 5th from 12-1pm, attend a Business Skills Workshop, featuring tips from a lawyer on the top 10 things you need to know in the early years of your business.

• FREE LINUX INSTALL

On Wednesday, August 6th, a team of tech geeks will help give your cranky slow laptop a new life. They'll  wipe the contents of your laptop and install an Open Source operating system, Web browser, and even free Open Office software for word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation documents.

OfficeXpats is upstairs in the Pavilion, 403 Madison Ave. N.  See their website at  http://www.officexpats.com to learn more about coworking and Coworking Week.

Credits: Host and Audio Editor: Lyssa Danehy deHart; BCB ferry music by Dogfish Bay Studios; What's Up music splash: Dave Bristow.

In this 5-minute preview of a July 30th public meeting, BCB's Lyssa Danehy deHart speaks about ferry issues for cyclists and pedestrians with two knowledgeable sources.

This podcast episode features Chris Hammer, who is the Engineer Manager with the Public Works Department of the City of Bainbridge Island, and Don Willott, who is a long-time active citizen-volunteer member of the City's Non-Motorized Transportation Advisory Committee.

They discuss the upcoming public meeting addressing the proposed project for roadway, bike lane, shallow lane, walkway, lighting, landscaping and safety improvements for cyclists and pedestrians near the Ferry terminal on Olympic Drive.

The project is in its design phase, so the City is welcoming interested citizens to provide community input at this early phase of the project.

The City will present conceptual drawings of alternative designs for improvements, and will seek public input prior to developing the final design.

For further information about the project, visit the City's webpage for the project at http://www.bainbridgewa.gov/505/Olympic-Drive-Non-Motorized-Improvements

Credits: BCB Host, studio tech and editor: Lyssa Danehy deHart;  BCB What’s Up music: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; podcast art: artopia creative.

Connie Waddington of the Bainbridge Island Land Trust talks with BCB host Lyssa Danehy de Hart about the Trust’s upcoming 25^th anniversary celebration. Dedicated to preserving natural, open Island spaces, BILT has acquired much of the land for some of our most popular parks and trails as well as preserving privately held natural landscapes for future generations. 

Celebration for the Land Trust’s 25 Years of Island People Protecting Island Places will include a community picnic and a community photo album. Bring your own food to the community picnic, which will be held (weather permitting) from 4-7pm on August 10^th.  Hike in to the  Hilltop Meadow using one of the Grand Forest trails: for maps, see http://www.hilltopnow.org/pdfs/Hilltop_Trails_1-9-13_lrg.pdf . 

Beverages, cake and entertainment will be provided, but no smoking, alcohol, or off-leash dogs will be permitted. In the event of rain the picnic will be canceled.

The Land Trust is also looking for photographers to help create a community photo album to celebrate this exciting anniversary. Photographers of all types and ages are welcome to contribute their favorite shots of landscapes and details of Land Trust-related properties. Photos taken on professional equipment and amateur smart phone shots are equally welcome. Digitally altered pictures are also fine so long as they still convey something about the real appearance of the landscape. Especially welcome are pictures of people enjoying these spaces. Shots of individual plants, birds, and other animals are also encouraged.

The locales to be featured in this scrapbook are accessible through the trails at Gazzam Lake, the Peters Property, the Close Property, the Grand Forest West, Grand Forest East, the Hilltop, Pritchard Park, Meigs Farm Park, Hawley Cove Park, Ted Olsen Park, Rockaway Beach Park, and Blakely Harbor Park. Individual landowners with BILT conservation easements may also submit photographs of their own properties if they wish. 

Submissions should be in JPEG format, but not otherwise compressed or shrunk. Send your images using the Photo Album form on the BILT Web site:bi-landtrust.org/photos/. On that page is a list of the properties and a map showing their locations. All acceptable photos will be mounted soon after they are submitted on the BILT Photo Album page at www.facebook.com/biltphotos.

The Bainbridge Island Land Trust’s mission is to preserve and steward the diverse natural environment of Bainbridge Island for the benefit of all. To achieve this goal, the Bainbridge Island Land Trust acquires interests in land having significant or potentially significant conservation values such as scenic vistas, wetlands, open spaces, tidelands, forest, unique plant and animal habitats and stream and wildlife corridors. The trust works with private landowners to protect their land using conservation easements, and also works with a variety of partners to acquire land for parks, trails and public use.

See http://bi-landtrust.org/events.aspfor more about the Land Trust’s 25^th anniversary celebration.

Credits: Host: Lyssa Danehy deHart; Studio Technician& Editor: Kayla Black; BCB ferry music by Dogfish Bay Studios; What’s Up music splash: Tim Bird.

George and David Lewis are internationally celebrated artists, sculptors, garden masters and Renaissance men who thrive among the flora and fountains planted and carved by their own hands on Bainbridge Island.

They have been honored in 2007 with the Island Treasure Award by the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council in acknowledgement for their excellence in garden art and sculpture.

In this episode of “Who’s On Bainbridge,” BCB host Annie Osburn interviews George and David Lewis (formerly known as Little and Lewis) about their multi-faceted and fascinating lives on Bainbridge. 

Perhaps best-known for their unique concrete sculptures of giant gunnera leaves, rustic columns and fountains, the Lewis’s began their magical garden gallery in 1992. Quickly, the garden became renowned for its art, water features, naturally evolving “rooms” and compelling mix of plants—from English garden to Tropicalismo. The garden gallery was open to thousands of visitors for nearly two decades.

In their early days, George (formerly Little) and David Lewis joined artistic and life forces over the installation of one simple thing – a fountain designed by George and purchased by David for his home. Their effort inspired the creation of a water-gardening business and years of creative collaboration punctuated by vibrant color, big nature and Mexican flourishes.

In 2005, the Lewis’s published a book about their magnificent garden, A Garden Gallery: The Plants, Art and Hardscape of Little and Lewis, which was awarded the Silver Medal for Best Garden Book of 2006 by the Garden Writer’s Association.

Today, George and David devote their time to giving back to the community and philanthropic efforts with local non-profit organizations. David serves on the boards of the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art and Bloedel Reserve. 

Credits:  BCB interviewer Annie Osburn; BCB audio editor and composer of "Who's On" music, Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; logo art: artopia creative.

Community Cafe is BCB's newest podcast radio show for Bainbridge Island.  Each episode is like a 15 to 25-minute conversation over coffee with a friend describing a community need or issue that matters.

On this first episode of Community Cafe Bainbridge, Kathy Cook, the very experienced Director of Planning and Community Development for the City of Bainbridge Island explains the City's Comprehensive Plan and the 2-year public process that is now starting to update the Comp Plan for the first time since 2004.

The City has named the Comp Plan long-term update process: "Navigate Bainbridge: Charting our Future Together".  The title emphasizes the City's view that the process will benefit from many constituencies working together, including island residents, the Planning Commission, City staff and the City Council.

Kathy describes the two public meetings that will mark the start of the process:

 - Tuesday, July 22, 7-9pm, an open public meeting called "Comprehensive Plan 101", located at Bainbridge High School Commons

 - Thursday, Aug 28 (tentative date): Planning Commission public meeting to determine how the public process for the Comp Plan update should work, located at City Hall

In this 22-minute interview with BCB host Barry Peters, Kathy Cook also describes the range and scope of the existing Comp Plan -- element by element.

Credits: BCB host and editor: Barry Peters; Theme music: Tim Bird; Ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studio; Logo art: artopia creative

In this podcast, Mary Anne Moorman, an event coordinator for the Bainbridge Island Bluegrass Festival, talks with BCB host Linda McCarty.

The event offers a day of bluegrass music, children’s activities, food, beverages and fun for the whole family on Saturday, July 26, at Battle Point Park.

There is a great line-up of bluegrass musicians performing throughout the day, including: The Warren G Hardings, Me and the Boys, The 1 Uppers, North Country, Water Tower Band, Top String, and the Crichton Family Band.

This is the 9th year for this event, and proceeds will benefit the local nonprofit Friends of the Farm.

Food will include fresh and local favorites, with a variety of foods aimed at pleasing adults as well as children. There will be hearth-baked pizzas and hand-made ginger ale from Bon Fire Ovenworks. Grillside Mobile Barbecue will offer pulled pork, ribs, collard greens and other treats, and Emmy’s Vege House, Rooster’s Cafe and Viking Feast Ice Cream will be on site.

There will be local wines and a beer garden from Commuter Comforts, plus locally-made spirits will be offered by Bainbridge Distilleries.

Feel free to bring your own picnic and beverage and spread your blanket under a tree, and enjoy!

This year the Festival has expanded their activities for children. Keeping with the musical theme of the day, there will be qualified teachers instructing children how to make a musical instrument out of recycled materials. By the end of the class they will be taught, and be able to play, a simple song on their instruments. There will also be an instrument petting zoo, and musical face painting and more.

Parking is plentiful and free and parking attendants will be on hand to guide you. It is sure to be a beautiful, hot day, so bring a sun hat, sunscreen, picnic blanket or chair … and enjoy!

For more information on this event, go to their website: bainbridgebluegrassfestival.com

Credits: BCB host: Linda McCarty; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; Ukulele riff: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studio.

Local color is perhaps nowhere more in bloom than at a "Lives & Lies" event on Bainbridge Island. This year, "Lives & Lies" highlights the community of Rolling Bay on July 26th with a garden party and catered buffet dinner program at Bay Hay & Feed.

Don't miss this historic party. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll eat, drink and be treated to rich storytelling (and possibly a few fish tales) by Rolling Bay locals and "old-timers," some of whom are returning just for this special event.

Long-time Bainbridge Island teacher and coach, Bob Olsen, well known for his state-championship basketball team in 1948, as well as Hank Helm, executive director of the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum, will be on hand to celebrate Rolling Bay's unique and colorful history. Historic photos and other memorabilia will be on display and presented in conjunction with the Friends of Rolling Bay.

In this episode of "What's Up Bainbridge," BCB host Annie Osburn interviews Tom Thatcher, board member, volunteer and teacher docent of the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum. "These events become great reunions with people coming back to the area to celebrate our unique history," notes Thatcher. "The storytelling will start in the garden party, but won't end there. Guests will probably still be outside in the parking lot telling stories long after the program has ended."

This event is a fundraiser for Bainbridge Island Historical Museum. Learn more at www. bainbridgehistory.org. Live music will be performed by the Anne Pell Trio.

Credits:  BCB Interviewer Annie Osburn. Audio Editor: Tim Bird. Ferry/Music Intro: Dogfish Bay Studios. Music splash: Dave Bristow.

Ever been to an oyster harvest? Here's your chance! On August 8 and September 5 the Puget Sound Restoration Fund is inviting volunteers  to participate in a Community Oyster Harvest at the Port Madison Community Shellfish Farm (PMCSF).

In this podcast, BCB host Kayla Black speaks with Betsy Peabody, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund, about the history of the Restoration Fund and the important role shellfish can play in improving the environmental health of Puget Sound. Growing shellfish can help improve water quality, increase species diversity and foster eelgrass growth. In fact, a single oyster can filter 20 gallons of water a day. 

Through the Port Madison Farm and others like it, the Restoration Fund seeks to connect community members directly with the benefits of a healthy watershed by growing, harvesting, selling and eating community-grown clams and oysters. They believe this positive connection between you, your environment and your dinner plate is the key to active and enjoyable environmental stewardship. 

The Port Madison Community Shellfish Farm, newest of the Restoration Fund farms, is located on the Bloedel Reserve tidelands on Bainbridge Island. There are still two Oyster Harvests left this season, to be held on Saturday mornings -- August 8th and September 5th. Come out and volunteer, eat a few oysters on the beach, and be a part of the health of the island.

For more information about the Port Madison farm, how to purchase shellfish memberships or participate in future harvests, visit the restoration fund website at http://www.restorationfund.org/projects/csf/portmadison

Credits: Host: Kayla Black; Studio Technician & Editor: Lyssa Danehy deHart; BCB ferry music by Dogfish Bay Studios; What's Up music splash: Dave Bristow.

On Thursday July 17th (note this revised date), you can attend an informational meeting about opportunities for improved high-speed internet connectivity for your neighborhood on Bainbridge Island. The meeting is at the Bainbridge Library, starting at 7:15pm.

If you think that Comcast and CenturyLink are the only choices on our island for wired internet for home or office, here's some good news. There's a third choice -- and it's a local public-service nonprofit called Kitsap Public Utility District (KPUD).

For more than a decade, KPUD has successfully and economically provided high-speed broadband fiber optic internet service to our Bainbridge schools, Fire Department, Police Department, City Hall and Bainbridge Library, and a few businesses, in cooperation with a retail partner.

Now they're ready to work with us to fund, construct and maintain fast competitive internet service to Bainbridge residential neighborhoods and business districts. They can either replace existing unsatisfactory slow service, or they can construct wired or other effective service to neighborhoods not currently served by high-speed internet. And, besides ISP business retailers, they are willing to work with a cost-effective nonprofit co-op to retail that service to you and your neighbors.

At the July 17th public meeting, the main speaker will be Dave Siburg, General Manager of KPUD. Also meet some Bainbridge residents who are currently actively considering a fiber optic internet installation project with KPUD and a nonprofit retailer.

KPUD has the ability to finance fiber optic infrastructure with low-interest municipal bonds repayable over 20 years.  That's a sharp contrast to corporate internet providers that are reluctant to bring new or improved service to a neighborhood unless it can financially repay them with profits within a few years.

Credits:  BCB host and editor: Maradel Gale.  BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios. Music splash: Dave Bristow.

In this podcast Georgia Browne, Cultural Events and Public Relations Coordinator for the Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and Recreation Department talks with BCB host Lyssa Danehy deHart about several exciting performances planned for Battle Point Park this summer.

The Sounds of Summer concert series will begin July 9th with jazz group Pearl Django, and run Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8:30 pm. Scheduled performances include:

   •July 9 – Pearl Django – Jazz

   •July 16 – Matuto – Brazilian backbeats with Bluesy riffs

   •July 23 – John Reischman and the Jaybirds – stylish Bluegrass

   •July 30 – Laura Love Trio – Folk/Funk Singer Songwriter

   •Aug 6 – The Senate – Acoustic Rock

   •Aug 13 – Jessica Lynne – Country

   •Aug 20 – Shaggy Sweet – Classic rock with a twist

As a special treat, Seattle’s Greenstage Production Company will bring a performance of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost to the park on the afternoon of August 3rd.

For more information, check the Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and Recreation Department website at www.biparks.org

Credits: Host and Audio Editor: Lyssa Danehy deHart; BCB ferry music by Dogfish Bay Studios; What’s Up music splash: Dave Bristow.

In this podcast episode, we meet Chris Soldevilla -- a local actor, acting coach, and comic.

Chris speaks with BCB’s Lyssa Danehy deHart about the very first Bainbridge Island Comedy Festival, which is set for 7:30 pm on the evenings of Friday and Saturday, July 11th and 12th. The venue is the Spacecraft Theatre in Rolling Bay Hall, at 10598 Valley RD NE, on Bainbridge Island.

The two-evening festival is aimed at bringing together the best local comedic talent that Bainbridge Island has to offer. They’ll be showcasing their ability in stand-up, sketch comedy, musical comedy, improv and much more. There will be a unique and different program on each of the two nights of the festival.

The festival is the first of its kind on Bainbridge Island and for its debut year has gotten some of the best local performing groups to headline the event. This year, “The Edge” improv group and the “Not Applicable” student improv will be featured. Each evening will be hosted by Edge member, Chris Soldevilla, our guest for this episode of What’s Up Bainbridge.

You can get more information at Chris Soldevilla’s website -- http://www.csoldi.com/ -- or at Brown Paper Tickets -- http://bicomedyfestival.brownpapertickets.com

Credits: BCB Host and Audio Editor Lyssa Danehy deHart; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; music splash: Dave Bristow.

Get ready to be wowed by the creative range of Bainbridge Island’s young artists in July when the Bainbridge Public Library hosts its first Teen Art Show in July. More than 15 young artists from middle to high school grades will exhibit their original artwork in the show. Among the inspiring works to be featured are color and black and white photography, ceramics, pastel and pen and ink drawings, jewelry and even sock monkeys.

On July 12^th from 5pm to 7pm, the Library will host an artist reception which also will feature live performances from student musicians, including performances on cello and bagpipes. Don’t miss it!

In this episode of “What’s Up Bainbridge,” BCB host Annie Osburn interviews Stefanie Graen, teen services librarian and youth advocate of the Bainbridge Public Library. Also joining this episode are two student artists who will be exhibiting their artwork in the show. Fiona Morrison, who will enter 8^th grade in the fall, will exhibit a one-of-a-kind hand-forged red brass necklace with Bainbridge Island beach glass, and Ana Bucy, who will enter 11^th grade in the fall, will exhibit color photography of the Grand Canyon and a ceramic vessel inspired by her lifelong piano studies. Listen as Graen, Morrison and Bucy discuss the art show and what inspires them to create.  

Learn more about the Teen Art Show at www. bainbridgepubliclibrary.org.

Credits:  BCB Interviewer Annie Osburn; BCB Audio Editor Tim Bird; BCB Ferry/Music Intro by Dogfish Bay Studios; BCB What’s Up music splash: Dave Bristow.

Kristin Tollefson, Education Director of Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA), and Katie Walters, BIMA's Development and Community Relations Manager, talk with BCB host Channie Peters about the art museum’s summer education programs and the July 19th Family Art Day.

The art museum’s commitment to art education is evident in the many education programs it offers. Among them are: “Meet the Artist” gallery talks; artist lectures; workshops with exhibiting artists; and hands-on artist demonstrations.

These many programs will continue this summer with exhibiting artists, Jenny Anderson, Max Grover, Fred Lisaius and Romson Regarde Bustillo.

Most education programs are free.

Katie Walters describes a fun-filled Family Art Day, which will be on July 19 from 10am to 4pm. The event venue will be on the outdoor plaza between BIMA and Kidimu. Event cosponsors are Kidimu and Bainbridge Community Foundation, with support from many local businesses making it a true community event.

Bainbridge Performing Arts Theatre School Summer Camp will kick off the Family Art Day festivities at 10am, followed by Storymaker’s Studio performing “Caps for Sale” from 1 to 2pm in the auditorium.  There will be hands-on art activities and artist demonstrations, including with Max Grover, a featured artist in the current show at the art museum.

On Family Art Day, the art museum and Bainbridge Bakers will serve up family-friendly menus so families can spend the day enjoying art, music and fun activities for everyone.

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art is located at the corner of Winslow Way and Hwy 305, just a short walk from the ferry.

For more information about the art museum’s exhibits, programs and artists go to biartmuseum.org.

Credits: BCB Host: Channie Peters; Audio Editor: Tim Bird; Ferry music intro: Dogfish Bay Studios; music splash: Dave Bristow.