In this 8-minute podcast, local geologist Dr. Greg Geehan talks with BCB host Sonia Scaer about the island's water aquifers and water adequacy questions in his upcoming presentation titled “Bainbridge Island’s Glacial Heritage“ for Open Mic Science. The talk will occur over drinks at the Treehouse Cafe, 8pm Monday April 4th.

Greg explains how the glacial strata and structural faulting affect our aquifer systems and what aquifer modeling tells us about our current and future situation and water carrying capacity. There is geological evidence that past glacial incursions shaped our island both externally and internally. An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock from which groundwater can be extracted is called an aquifer. 

Greg talks about why the models of our aquifers have proven to be useful ways for our City to address local concerns and issues related to our available groundwater. His message is that even though there might be a lot of water now, we need to be observant, and more studies of the type the City has been sponsoring over the past 15 years would be helpful.

In his Open Mic Science presentation, Greg will discuss scientific aspects of Bainbridge Island groundwater including the underlying geology, i.e. its sources and pathways to the island, medium and long term projections under various growth and development rates for Bainbridge, and other scientific issues.

The pub at the Treehouse Café in Lynwood Center is the venue for monthly first Monday "Open Mic Science" conversations. The public is invited to grab a beverage and explore various aspects of science and technology in an informal, social setting. Inspired by Café Scientifique, the gatherings are committed to public understanding of science. For more details about the Science Café program on Bainbridge Island, please check the Open Mic Science website.

Credits: BCB host: Sonia Scaer; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

April includes Earth Day and it's also Earth Art Bainbridge month, and one of the events you don’t want to miss is a juried fashion show called the Earth Art Bainbridge Trashion Show, on Sunday April 10th at 2pm.

Naomi Spinak has been coordinating the program for Sustainable Bainbridge and Bainbridge Island Zero Waste. She says that the program will feature fashions made entirely from recycled or repurposed items. “Trashionistas” will either supply their own model or have a model assigned to them in the project runway style.

In this episode of "What’s Up Bainbridge", Naomi speaks with BCB host Reed Price about the event. She explains why it’s part of the month-long artistic response to climate and environmental issues, in the run-up to the local celebration of Earth Day on Saturday April 23rd.

She says fashion show attendees can expect to see:
1. Wearable clothing and accessories made from repurposed materials.
2. Trashion couture: Garments made for one-time fashion display or that could be displayed afterwards but are not practical to wear.
3. Fantastical hats.

To get tickets now for the Earth Art Bainbridge Trashion Show visit their Eventbrite ticket page. It's just $10 (or $5 for students or Seniors) for an afternoon of trashion fashion, prizes, refreshments, and fun!

The program is Sunday, April 10, 2-4 p.m. at Eagle Harbor Church, 105 Winslow Way West.

For details on all the activities during Earth Art Bainbridge month, visit their webpage.

Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Reed Price; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

This Bainbridge Library Special April Podcast Edition incorporates information about Earth Day 2016 programs with EarthArt Bainbridge.  EarthArt Bainbridge is bringing together artists and our community to create a time and space where we can express our thoughts and feelings about climate change through visual art, music, poetry, performance, experience and discussion.

Climate change is the greatest challenge we have ever faced. The artists of the world are beginning to tackle this massive topic, and we’d like to harness the tremendous artistic and intellectual resources we have in our community to do so as well, as a focused program that will offer everyone in the community a way to participate. For more information, go to http://earthartbainbridge.org/

For more details on library events listen to this podcast, stop by the library to pick up Inspire Magazine, the library’s quarterly programming guide, or visit www.krl.org.

Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Joanna Pyle; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

From BCB...

http://bestofbcb.org/tast-015-meet-joe-pulicicchio/

In this episode,the first of a six-part series, we meet Joe Pulicicchio, Director of Produce and Floral for Town and Country Markets.

Joe has worked for Town and Country Markets for several years, finding his way into this vital leadership position for the organization by constantly studying the complex and delicate balance of seasonal changes, customer expectations and growing cycles.

Joe and BCB host Bob Ross explore and discuss not only the key factors required to make sure the best produce is on hand every day but also some of planning and design that goes into the growing and maintenance of those products in order to ensure they come to market at the peak of their color and flavor.

What's the secret to offering the freshest and highest quality produce?  For Joe Pulicicchio, it's all about relationships: making sure those are well cultivated and cared for. And, best of all, he ends the interview with an amazing and beautiful story about his Italian grandmother serving one of his favorite foods. You won't want to miss this one!

 Credits: BCB host: Bob Ross; audio tech and editor: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

Long-time local residents Steve Johnson and Jane Lindley explain in this 28-minute podcast what their nonprofit "Island Power" considers to be four key advantages of replacing PSE with a local public electric utility for Bainbridge: cleaner power; community economic benefit; local control over decisions and rates; and potential broadband internet service.

Jane Lindley, a retired software company manager, explains that she discovered the problem of dirty coal-fueled electric power when she considered purchasing an electric car to take a stand against climate change. She points out that a local public utility could replace PSE's coal-fired power for Bainbridge and obtain clean power, mostly from hydroelectric and other renewable sources.

Steve Johnson recently retired from more than 20 years as executive director of an association of public utilities throughout Washington State. He explains that his knowledge of the advantages of public utilities, compared to private corporate utilities like PSE, came from years of experiencing the public utilities' reliability, high customer service scores, favorable rates, and accountability to their local voters.

This podcast also announced an open public information event on public power and broadband on Saturday April 2nd at 10am at Waterfront Park Community Center. The open public meeting focused on ways that a public electric utility on Bainbridge might help to get public high-speed broadband internet service for our neighborhoods, in place of Comcast or CenturyLink. Guest speakers from around the state provided their expertise and experience offering public broadband internet.

BCB interview questioner Barry Peters discloses on this podcast that he is a steering committee member of the Island Power nonprofit that is urging the City to submit the public power question to island voters this November, and that he will be a moderator of the April 2nd information meeting.

Credits: BCB host, editor and publisher: Barry Peters. Note: The recording has been edited for clarity, brevity and ease of listening.

T&C's Sustainability Director Tony D'Onofrio explains the good news about the completely redesigned Town & Country Market in Bainbridge that earned a gold award for green features that make a difference for the environment and climate ... and for the enjoyment of the food shopping experience.

In this 21-minute podcast in BCB's "Going Greener" series, Tony explains how this award for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design follows from the company's values and commitment to sustainability.

Some highlights of T&C's rebuild achievements are:

• 120 rooftop solar panels
• 50 percent reduction in total electricity use (even though the square footage increased)
• Purchase of green energy
• LED lighting inside and outside
• Use of natural day light
• Low-VOC materials, so you can smell the fresh food and not the paints and finishes
• Maximum filtration of interior air
• Low-flow toilets and sinks
• Refrigeration that uses half the greenhouse gases of traditional refrigeration
• Storm water filtration
• Vestibule entry lowers escape of heat from the building
• 95 percent of the construction waste materials were recycled
• Increased natural planting areas
• Significant energy cost savings

Tony also mentions his prior career as a chef, before he came to Bainbridge 18 years ago and earned an MBA is Sustainable Business Practices from Bainbridge Graduate Institute (now called Pinchot University).

The architect for the T&C store rebuild is Johnson Squared Architecture (of Winslow), and the construction was performed by Abbott Construction.

The LEED Gold award puts T&C in a comparable category with the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art which is in the running for a LEED Gold award for its building.

Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/who-028-wayne-daley/

In this episode of BCB’s StoryShare podcast series, BCB host Jack Armstrong talks with longtime Bainbridge resident, fisheries expert and environmental activist Wayne Daley. 

Daley, a Montana native who worked at Boeing for many years, went back to school at age 40 to follow his passion for fisheries. In 1979, shortly after finishing school, he moved to Bainbridge Island, and he served as a member of the Planning Commission for the City of Winslow and Bainbridge Island during the 1991 transition to incorporation. In his 37 years on the island he has watched our population grow from 12,500 people to more than 23,000 today.

In this interview, he describes the various ways in which population growth and continuing development on the island have impacted the environment here. Wayne has serious concerns about diminishing supplies of fresh water on the island and a decreasing fish population, and offers specific suggestions for ways in which we can help make a difference in this negative trend.

Credits: BCB host: Jack Armstrong; audio tech and editor: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-249-art-after-dark-teens-at-bima/

BIMA and the Library are collaborating to produce Art After Dark, a high school takeover of the art museum March 26th. 

In this podcast BCB host Channie Peters talks with with Kristin Tollefson, BIMA Education Director, and Stefanie Reddy, Teen Services Librarian at the Bainbridge Public Library about their collaboration on this very fun evening event just for high school teens.

Designed by teens on the library’s teen council, the takeover will occur at the Art Museum from 7-10 pm on March 26, and offer an evening of interactive arts activities, music, food, and friends. Parents are not invited, but the event will be abundantly chaperoned by museum and library staff.  

Teens will be not be permitted to come and go once they enter the museum at 7 pm, but will have to stay inside unless they have prior permission to leave early.  But why would they want to leave when there is so much cool stuff going inside?  Activities will include stations throughout the museum with art (including digital art), poetry activities, a DJ, and games.

Admission is free, but registration is recommended as space is limited.  Without pre-registration, admission at the door may be closed.

Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; audio editor: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-014-chef-kerrie-sanson/

Listen here as Bainbridge chef Kerrie Sanson explains her passion about preserving food!

Growing up on a chicken ranch in Southern California, professionally trained chemist Kerrie Sanson has always had a connection with food.  Eventually she found her way into catering, getting experience with creative food preparation, and when she moved to Bainbridge Island 24 years ago she helped establish local kitchens and food service programs. 

Initially she worked at Islandwood, then later moved to Restaurant Marche, where she greatly expanded her food horizons.  More recently she has served as the creative food chef and kitchen director at Heyday Farms.

In this podcast BCB host Bob Ross talks with Chef Kerrie about her new venture, PRESERVE, and some of the processes she uses to create unique and exciting new combinations of small batch preserved foods.  She specializes in jams and marmalades she creates using locally grown onions, cherries and cranberries as well as Washington State oranges.  Her approach is to develop preserves that can best be used as condiments to pair with meats, cheeses and various breads.

Kerrie's PRESERVE products can be found at Bay Hay & Feed in Rolling Bay, and will soon be available on Saturday mornings at the Bainbridge Island Farmers’ Market, where she will have a booth through the season.

Credits: BCB host: Bob Ross; audio tech and editor: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

Country music singer/songwriter Jessica Lynne will be performing with her guitar at Eleven Winery on Day Rd, Bainbridge Island, on March 26th, in that intimate wine-tasting venue with accompanying music.

After all, what does a Danish girl, who falls in love with American country music, who sings like the best country legends, and who writes songs that make your heart soar, do in Denmark? She moves to the US, starts a band, plays everywhere to great reviews, and gets ready to go to Nashville to play and record with the best.

In this podcast, meet Jessica Lynne in advance of her performing at Eleven Winery, and hear her sing her new song, "Diamond in the Dust". That is one of the songs that Jessica will be recording in the home of country music - Nashville - on her next CD album.

Jessica talks about her journey to becoming a country music singer/songwriter, forming her band, and making her way to Nashville with a crowdfunding campaign (see: http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/jessicalynne). Listen to more of Jessica on her website: http://jessica-lynne.com/

Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

Note: Jessica's song was performed in BCB's modest interview studio with a couple of simple voice microphones, with no special music mixing or studio production techniques.

Downton Abbey fans worried about post-series withdrawal - worry not! You can re-immerse yourself in Edwardian England in Tessa Arlen’s historical novels ... with a murder mystery added for good measure.

Eagle Harbor Book Company (our outstanding independent bookstore on Winslow Way) will celebrate the release of Tessa’s new second book with a launch party on Thursday, March 31 at 7:30 pm. In addition to “light eats” and some fizzie beverages, Tessa will delve into stories of her books that benefit from her own English origins. And we can expect more to come, since her publisher and readers have clamored for a series.

Tessa Arlen’s first book, "Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman", set in the English countryside and an aristocratic family home during the early 20th century, has all the beautiful detail of English gardens and scenic vistas, plus the culinary details of dinner parties. But lest we be lulled into the bucolic life of the rich and famous in Edwardian England, murder during a gala event keeps our brains abuzz with the whodunit.

Tessa’s second book "Death Sits Down to Dinner" takes us to London where the same aristocratic family owns a town home with similar upstairs/downstairs intrigue. But in this even more exciting novel, the murder occurs at a dinner party celebrating Winston Churchill’s 39th birthday. Tessa includes extensive historical research, and five actual historical figures who add interest and further intrigue to the murder mystery, with a surprise ending.

You'll find this 14-minute podcast conversation with Tessa a delight. And it foreshadows a fun and engaging author event at Eagle Harbor Books on March 31, when Tessa will share a surprise announcement. Visit Tessa’s website.

Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this 20-minute podcast, long-time island resident Jon Quitslund reflects on why he volunteers for public service roles like serving on the Planning Commission.

Jon describes his recent experience participating in the public process of selecting the new Community Development Director for the City of Bainbridge Island. He points to the cross-section of citizens who engaged in that interview and selection process, and describes why he's so pleased at the City Manager's selection of Gary Christensen. Christensen had been the unanimous first choice of all five members of the citizen panel of interviewers, including Jon.

During this podcast conversation, Jon says that he feels the new planning director is particularly attuned to listening to citizen visions and concerns, and has the skills and qualities to build trust in the City and its planning processes.

Jon also describes the importance of the ongoing public process to update the City's Comprehensive Plan, which was last updated in 2004. Jon describes the importance of the current focus on the adequacy of the island's fresh water resources and the relevance of the current review and modeling of the "carrying capacity" of our complex network of underground fresh water aquifers.

Jon encourages community members to attend the next meeting in the 2-year Comp Plan update series. The meeting is framed as a "Community Conversation on Bainbridge Island's Water Supply" and is set for 6pm to 7:30pm on Thursday March 17th at City Hall.

On a personal level, Jon describes how much he has always enjoyed walking in some of his favorite woodlands on the island, whether it's the Grand Forest or the vicinity of his family homestead off Torvanger Road.

Jon also serves the community as vice president and board member of nonprofit Sustainable Bainbridge, which is the 501c3 parent organization of BCB.

Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters. Note: This podcast recording was edited for brevity and clarity.

In this 12-minute podcast, Greg Robinson, Executive Director & Curator of Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) talks about the newly installed exhibitions for BIMA's spring shows. The theme is "Journeys", and this rotation will be on display from March 12th to June 5th.

The group show addressing ideas and experiences surrounding personal journeys has themes ranging from travel and fantasy to personal loss and other life changing events. The artists featured in the group show also have solo shows in the art museum. These artists are: Marita Dingus, Denise Harris, Steve Jensen, Phillip Levine, Susan Lowrey, Ann Morris, Steve Parmelee, and Kay Walsh.

A visually-stunning 27-foot tall, site-specific mixed-media doll, made of recycled hot-tub covers and other found objects, by Marita Dingus, hangs in the Beacon Gallery. It is visible from outside to passing pedestrians and motorists on Winslow Way, or it may be viewed from inside the museum’s large corner window.

Steve Parmalee’s “Assemblage” finds the sacred in the discarded, and he succeeds in transforming found objects and materials into works of art. Steve Jensen's “Boats” is a selection of Jensen's sculptural boat paintings in the bistro gallery.

By popular demand, “A Story Place”, the amazing ceramic installation by artist Nancy Thorne Chambers is being extended through the spring. Come into the museum and experience the magical place and essay contest for all ages (old enough to write).

2016 Island Treasure award winners Denise Harris and Cameron Snow will be exhibiting in the Garden Gallery, featuring Harris’ mixed media sculptures, and Snow’s hand-painted porcelain plates and cups.

BIMA’s exclusive, unique and extensive collection of Artist’s Books is in its seventh rotation, this one titled “Form and Content”. While artist’s books are most often exhibited in library galleries, it is rare in the US to find a gallery dedicated to permanent collections of these works of art in the form of multi-dimensional books. Listen to BCB's illuminating podcast interview of Cynthia Sears, museum founder and collector of the artist’s books displayed in the Sherry Grover Gallery at BIMA.

As further described here, BIMA is located at the corner of Winslow Way and Hwy 305. It is open daily from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and is free of charge to the public. There is a bistro and a museum shop featuring unique art and crafts from the Puget Sound region.

Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

Travel writer and award winning author Perry Garfinkel returns to Bainbridge Island by popular demand to teach another travel writing workshop following his 2015 sold out travel writing workshop.

This year, Perry’s workshop will again incorporate hands-on, indoor/outdoor practical writing exercises, with a field trip and fun lessons. The topic this time will be memoir writing -- as distinct from last year's focus on travel journals and travel articles for publication. Join other writers, aspiring writers, and people who love to travel (and write about it) for a full weekend from Friday through Sunday.

Because Perry’s workshop was so popular last year, and so fully subscribed, he has agreed to come early and give a separate additional talk. On Wednesday, April 27th from 7-8:30 pm in the auditorium of the BI Museum of Art, the topic will be “The Travel Writer’s Mindset - and How it Can Enhance Any Journey.” Perry’s topic coincides with the art museum’s “Journeys” exhibition and draws on his own worldwide journeys, both to global destinations and within.

Garfinkel is a published travel writer and contributor to the New York Times, Wall St. Journal Asia, Huffington Post blog, and numerous national and international magazines. He is the bestselling author of "Buddha or Bust", which was selected by Shambhala Press for Best Buddhist Writing of 2007. Perry’s book "Travel Writing for Profit and Pleasure", published in 1989, was called "the definitive work in its field" by travel guide guru Arthur Frommer. Learn more at Perry Garfinkel's website.

The travel memoir writing workshop will begin on the afternoon of Friday, April 29th, and includes an informal reception that evening at Fletcher Bay Winery in the Coppertops. It continues at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art all day Saturday, and then through 2pm on Sunday. The fee charged by nonprofit writers' group Fields End will include boxed lunches on Saturday and Sunday from the art museum bistro.

Registration is online at Fields End website. Space is limited to 15 participants.

Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

Author Natalie Goldberg will be at Eagle Harbor Books on March 16th at 7 pm for a truly special evening. She will speak about her new book "The Great Spring: Writing, Zen and This Zig Zag Life." And the event also marks the release of the 30th anniversary edition of her classic book "Writing Down the Bones," which has sold over one million copies and been translated into 14 languages.

In her beautiful new book, "The Great Spring", Natalie tells stories that include moments of awareness drawn from her years of writing, teaching, and practicing Zen.

In this podcast interview, by Skype from her home in New Mexico, Natalie talks about her enduring devotion to Zen meditation and how it is interwoven with her writing and teaching. She touches on some of the stories in her new book, including her meeting with Bob Dylan’s high school English teacher. And she comments on why one should not write to get love.

In 1986, "Writing Down the Bones" inspired writers and would-be writers to “free the writer within” by grabbing “fast” pens and journals and keeping the hand moving to get stories, experiences and observations down on paper. For years, Natalie has encouraged writers to move beyond self-doubt, to listen deeply and discover their voices through letting the writing rip -- consistently and with gusto.

The new edition has forewords by Julia Cameron and Bill Addison and includes a new preface in which Natalie reflects on what she has learned about writing in the last 30 years.

A revered teacher, her workshops inspire writers from all over the world. She currently lives in northern New Mexico, where she writes, hikes and paints, though she says she feels at home in many parts of the world.

Join Natalie Goldberg at Eagle Harbor Books on March 16th at 7 p.m. Because a large audience is expected, you are asked to sign up for the event in advance at the store or on the EHB website. Those who purchase the book in advance will receive priority in seating and for the author's signing.

Credits: BCB host: Anna McClain; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this 11-minute interview, the new Life Enrichment Coordinator for Island Volunteer Caregivers (IVC) describes the series of three uplifting films that IVC is offering for free, at 1pm on 3 Sundays: March 6th and 13th, and April 3rd.

BCB's guest is Lynn Murphy, who describes the three-film series called "Living Out Loud". As Lynn says, each feature-length film is joyous and memorable. Each will be screened in the comfortable cinema auditorium of the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.

At 1pm on Sunday, March 6th, the first film is "Age of Champions", showing seniors who are surprisingly great in their favorite sports. 

On Sunday, March 13th at 1pm, it's Young @ Heart.

And, on Sunday April 3rd at 1pm, it's a film called "Alive Inside" about the hope and joy that can be experienced, despite symptoms of Alzheimers.

Each film is offered without charge to the public. Seniors might enjoy attending with a family member.

Lynn also describes the range of free services offered by IVC day-by-day to help Seniors age in place. More than 150 IVC volunteers offer services at no charge to more than 200 IVC care recipients. Learn more at the IVC website.

To contact IVC about either volunteering or applying for services, call Rita or Robin at 206-842-4441.

Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB ... http://bestofbcb.org/who-027-kristin-von-kreisler/

Listen here as BCB host Anna McClain interviews bestselling Bainbridge author Kristin von Kreisler.

From her desk in her newly renovated Victorian farmhouse, Kristin von Kreisler watches ospreys and seals, and every hour a ferry passes by. Once owned by the island’s first postmistress and sheriff and their seven children, this historic building now houses the author of the 2013 bestseller An Unexpected Grace, the story of a woman’s recovery after surviving a shooting in her office, and of the redemptive relationship she develops with an abused golden retriever named Grace.

In this interview, Kristin describes her lifelong love of animals, how writing has become a pathway for caring for them, and what fuels her as a writer. In fact, her books, which have been translated into ten languages, all share a common theme: how animals enhance our human experience.

For example, her newly released book, Earnest, follows the story of a couple who have fallen into conflict  and the beloved yellow Labrador retriever who brings them back together. Her first book, The Compassion of Animals, was a Book of the Month Club Selection. And her memoir, For Bea, tells the story of Kristin’s beloved beagle, who was rescued from a medical lab.  

Von Kreisler has loved and rescued animals all of her life, but it was her experience with Bea that influenced her to become an animal writer. Today she devotes her writing—and her life—to the care and well being of animals, and has spoken about animal welfare to millions of people worldwide via the Voice of America and 560 U.S. cities on Coast to Coast AM radio.

In addition, Kristin’s articles have appeared in anthologies and textbooks and in the Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Woman’s Day, Family Circle, Ladies’ Home Journal, and Reader’s Digest, where she was a staff writer.  She has taught English at the University of Hawaii and journalism at California State University at San Jose.

To learn more about Kristin and her work, visit kristinvonkreisler.com.

Credits: BCB host: Anna McClain; audio tech and editor: Chris Walker; and social media publisher: Diane Walker.

The Intimate Music Series will be performing its eighth concert of chamber music at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at 7pm on Sunday, March 20th. The five instrumentalists call the evening: “String Quartet + One”. Tickets are available at the door.

They will play a program including Francois Couperin, Dimitri Shostakovich, Malcolm Forsyth, and Claude Debussy, all for string quartets except for the quintet by Forsyth. This concert will differ a bit from previous concerts that often had a variety of genres in addition to classical. This time, the concert will feature the “Beau” string quartet plus Jonathan Green on bass.

In this fascinating 13-minute podcast interview with series coordinator Amy Duerr-Day and Seattle Symphony violinist Stephen Bryant, we learn something of the history of string quartets originating with Haydn, then Beethoven and Mozart , and subsequently proliferating.

Chamber music, originally performed mostly in elegant homes as after-dinner entertainment in Europe, has widely become a delightful way to appreciate music written for and played by a small number of instruments, often strings. Playing chamber music requires special skills different from those required for solos or symphonic works. Often, chamber music musicians play for the sheer enjoyment of the music, and want to share the lovely music with others. This is very true of the Beau Quartet, a group of professional musicians, who generously share their love of chamber music with music lovers on Bainbridge Island.

The Beau Quartet features distinguished professional musicians: Stephen Bryant (violin); Rachel Pearson (violin); Sue Jane Bryant (viola); and Joy Payton (cello).
Plus one: Jonathan Green (bass).

This podcast includes a musical interlude: a 90-second segment of the Shostakovich piece that Stephen Bryant and Joy Payton performed for prison inmates when they voluntarily brought their music to two Puget Sound area prisons.

The fifth instrumentalist on March 20th is Jonathan Green. He joined the Seattle Symphony as Assistant Principal Bass in 1998. Jonathan says: “The life of a symphony musician is very busy. A regular week will often have three concerts, four rehearsals and a recording session. When you add in other gigs, driving to soccer practices, gymnastics and horseback riding lessons, walking the dog, cooking and practicing, there isn’t much time left in the day. In my world, my family comes first, my job comes second, and my personal pursuits come third.”

He adds: “When we started our family, my wife Brenda and I made an agreement that we would take no outside responsibilities until the youngest of our three children made it to elementary school. When our son Mason, now 11, was in the 2nd grade, I figured I was ready to become more active in my community on Bainbridge Island. The question was, where should I put my energies: from the arts to education, social services to the environment, there was no shortage of non-profit organizations that needed volunteers. That’s when I got a call from a friend asking me to join the board of One Call for All, a Bainbridge Island non-profit organization that, for more than fifty years, has raised money for more than 80 other non-profit agencies that serve our island community. At One Call I found the answer to my question; instead of choosing one organization for which to volunteer, I chose one that helped lots of organizations.”

Jonathan continues: “I’ve met scores of people committed to making our community a better place by maintaining parks, supporting farms, helping senior citizens and providing services for troubled teenagers. The passion of these volunteers is contagious.” Next year will be Jonathan’s 5th year on the board, and his 2nd year as president.

Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB...http://bestofbcb.org/wu-241-wpcc-readers-theatre-march-25/

Bring out your inner ham with Waterfront Readers Theatre!

Would you like to join in helping create Waterfront Readers Theatre? Here’s an opportunity to perform poems, literature, monologues, & plays in a group where memorizing isn’t necessary.  Readers Theatre is just that -- theatrical reading -- no costumes -- no props. Everybody is welcome!

Bainbridge Parks & Rec is offering a Readers Theatre class facilitated by Anne Murphy, meeting Fridays 1pm-2pm at the Waterfront Park Community Center.  Anne has suggested creating an ongoing readers theatre group/troupe with the tentative name: Waterfront Readers Theatre.

To get the conversation started about this potential theatre group and In the spirit of melodramatic fun the community is invited  to attend a melodrama titled: The Fighting Females of the Forty-Fourth: Episode 68: -- No Turn Unstoned, on Friday, March 25 at 1pm at Waterfront Park Community Center (on Brien Drive between T&C and Eagle Harbor)

In this podcast Catherine Exton, Joe Claseman, and Joyce Jensen discuss why they joined Anne’s Readers Theatre class, what their theatrical background and interests are, and their enthusiasm for creatively playing with words and allowing imagination to fill in the picture.

For more information, contact Heidi O’Brien by calling 206 478-1715 or email mollymiata@yahoo.com.

Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Joanna Pyle; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

In this 12-minute podcast we learn about the special weekend workshop offered by Bainbridge Island's BARN on March 19-20 on how to write a 10-minute play ... and get it produced!

In this podcast, the 2-day workshop is described by 3 guests: professional trainer Mark Harvey Levine; Nancy Pearson (studio lead of the local BARN Writers Group); and Dinah Manoff (a Tony award-winner, celebrity of stage and screen, and founder of the local NW Theater Lab).

BARN (Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network) is offering the workshop with an award-winning professional playwright from Los Angeles, Mark Harvey Levine. His plays have been produced worldwide in over 1300 productions.

The workshop takes place on the weekend of March 19th and 20th, from 10am–4pm. The cost is $265 and registration is limited to 18 participants. The location will be at a private residence on Bainbridge Island.

Many people do not realize it is far easier to get a ten-minute play produced than a full-length play. Theaters usually want plays that have not been produced which often leads to an advantage for new writers. Mark Harvey Levine will lead workshop attendees through the writing of an entire play from scratch and cover everything from format to characters to genre.

For additional details or to register, go to the BARN web page for this event.

Credits: BCB host, editor and publisher: Barry Peters.