Podcasts about Bainbridge High School

What can we learn from theatre class? In today's episode, we're sitting down with Leigh Powell of Bainbridge High School to find out!

An all-star jazz ensemble from Bainbridge High School performed in the KNKX studios with their mentor Susan Pascal on vibraphone.

High school seniors Max VanNocken-Whitmer and Sarah Balding can always count on dance to let them express themselves, even as a global pandemic prevents them from performing for an audience. Listen to our latest episode as Max & Sarah talk about their passion for dance and their love of Bainbridge Dance Center’s role in their lives. They’ll talk about their past experiences and future dreams, including the upcoming BDC virtual production of Paquita, which tells the story of a young girl who is unaware that she is really of noble birth and was abducted when she was an infant after the assassination of her parents. She wins the love of the young French officer, Lucien d’Hervilly, when she saves his life. Details available at bainbridgedancecenter.com/paquita.   ABOUT SARAH: Sarah Balding is a 17-year-old high school senior who's been dancing for 13 years and plans to continue dance in college. She has studied a variety of dance styles in her life, including ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, and more. She has been dancing with Bainbridge Dance Center for two years and says it is, by far, one of her best dance experiences. She feels she has grown so much as a dancer through BDC and all of the teachers are amazing. She plans on going to Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania this fall.   ABOUT MAX: Max VanNocken-Witmer is currently a senior at Bainbridge High School. In the fall, he plans to attend The University of Utah to study Modern Dance and Environmental Science. Max started dancing in his parents' bedroom to old CD's and was then enrolled in dance classes at Bainbridge Dance Center. Max has always had a strong passion for all forms of dance and wants to continue exploring new styles and sharing his passion with everyone willing to listen (or watch).     ABOUT BAINBRIDGE DANCE CENTER Founded in 1981, Bainbridge Dance Center is dedicated to providing high-quality dance education focused on cultivating curiosity, generosity, and professionalism. We provide students with a high level of professional technical training as well as the development of a healthy sense of self-esteem, a joy for learning, a respect for others, and a broad basis for a lifetime of art appreciation and participation. Visit: https://www.bainbridgedancecenter.com/      

When Amanda Gorman took the inaugural stage on January 20th, she inspired the nation with her dazzling vision of hope. She also made poetry cool again. In this episode, eight young poets share their own hopes, inspiration, and poetry in a series of conversations with Bainbridge High School 9th grader, Evelyn Cantwell. Four of them are from Kitsap County, and four attend New Mexico School for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. While the two groups are geographically distant, they are bound by their mutual love of truth-seeking and the interplay of rhythm and words.  “THE GREAT CONJUNCTION” BY MADISON GRANDT “WOULDN’T IT BE NICE TO BE LIKE RAIN” BY CLAIRE ATKINSON “650” BY AUDREY NELSON “PINK” BY ALLIE PAULSON-HOUSER “FOR THE LITTLE GIRL WHO WANTED TO BELIEVE IN GOD, OR FOR FATHERS RAISING CHRISTIAN DAUGHTERS” BY SKYE BOWDON “WORD TO EVERYTHING I LOVE” BY OZ LESHAM “CONFINED” BY NEVE NAKTIN “SPEECH #9/FOR USE ON GOVERNORS AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES” BY ARTEMISIO ROMERO Y CARVER CLAIRE ATKINSON- “WOULDN’T IT BE NICE TO BE LIKE RAIN” Claire, a 16 year-old junior at CKHS, hopes to inspire and connect with others through her poems. In her humble opinion, written language is one of the best tools to connect with others and spark change. She hopes to pursue a career in the sciences, enjoys music, and loves reading.    AUDREY NELSON - “650” Audrey is a 17-year-old writer and optimist. She’s currently a senior at Bainbridge High School, with tentative plans to pursue urban studies and radio journalism in college. When she's not writing, she enjoys gathering entries for her Good Things List, playing amateur guitar, and hanging out with friends.   ALLIE PAULSON-HOUSER - “PINK” Allie is a 7th grader at Hyla Middle School. She likes to write poetry, songs, and books. Allie also plays basketball, water polo, and takes horse riding lessons. She loves a wild game of kick-the-can. And pickles. Allie loves pickles.    SKYE BOWDON - “FOR THE LITTLE GIRL WHO WANTED TO BELIEVE IN GOD, OR FOR FATHERS RAISING CHRISTIAN DAUGHTERS” Skye is a sophomore poet at New Mexico School for the Arts. Her work has been published in Dreams of Montezuma, An Anthology of Poetry and Prose New Mexico School for the Arts, Cathartic Youth Literary Magazine, and Ice lolly Review. Skye was a silver key medalist in the 2020 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Her work is inspired by her home in Santa Fe, her family, and the nature she grew up around.   OZ LESHAM - “WORD TO EVERYTHING I LOVE” Oz is a fifteen year old poet from Taos, New Mexico. He is a Sophomore in the Creative Writing program at New Mexico School for the Arts. Oz was a finalist for the 2020 Santa Fe Youth Poet Laureate and is a national medalist in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. His work has been published in Cathartic Literary Magazine, Ice Lolly Review, Clear Skies Zine, and Dreams of Montezuma: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose, among others. Oz was selected as a 2020 Miller Scholar for excellence in Creative Writing and is the recipient of the New Mexico State New York Life Award.   NEVE NAKTIN - “CONFINED” Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Neve has lived in both California and Pennsylvania. She eventually ended up back in Santa Fe where she attended 7th and 8th grade at Santa Fe Preparatory School. She was drawn to the creative writing program at New Mexico School for the Arts where she could deepen and expand her writing skills. Neve is currently a freshman.     ARTEMISIO ROMERO Y CARVER - “SPEECH #9/FOR USE ON GOVERNORS AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES” Artemisio is an artist, poet, and grassroots organizer based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico. His writing has appeared in publications that include Rigorous Literary Journal, Inlandia Literary Journal, Tumbleweeds Magazine, and Magma Poetry. Artemisio is Santa Fe’s Youth Poet Laureate. He is a high school senior at the New Mexico School for the Arts. https://www.artemisioromeroycarver.com/   EVELYN CANTWELL Evelyn has grown up on Bainbridge Island, finding her favorite creative outlet at Bainbridge Performing Arts. She loves reading and listening to poetry and has enjoyed interviewing the incredibly talented poets featured on this episode. Evelyn is currently a freshman at Bainbridge High School.

The Sofie Coleman Update Show on sexual assault at Bainbridge High School. Sofie connects with Sal DeRosalia after their 3 part interview to give him and the general public an update on herself, meetings with BISD, BIPD and COBI as well as the formation of an all female group "Lets Talk, Women Against Sexual Assault".You can reach Sofie and find out more about the resource she and her mates are helping to create for other victims of sexual assault in and around Bainbridge Island.INSTAGRAM: @letstalksexualassaultEMAIL: Womenagainstsexualassault1@gmail.comFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/girlsagainstassault/Watch Wake Up Bainbridge Exclusive Podcasts and Footage:Wake Up Bainbridge is the #1 Source for News, Interviews and Local Happenings on Bainbridge Island. Please support our goal of keeping you AS WOKE AS POSSIBLE by making a donation to help keep our virtual news room's lights on.DONATE: https://venmo.com/wakeupbainbridgeADVERTISE: http://www.wakeupbainbridge.com/contact/This Special Episode of the Wake Up Bainbridge Brought Show is brought to you by Mo-Minski Team at Charter Real Estate. Shannon Morgan and Terri Kaminski are 100% committed to safer, more inclusive Bainbridge Island. Stay Woke Friends!

The Sofie Coleman Interview | Part 1: Sexual Assault At Bainbridge High School   Quite possibly the most important interview Wake Up Bainbridge has done.Recent BHS graduate Sofie was sexually assaulted when she was 14 at the local high school. She was young, didn't know what had happened and didn't know what to do next.She kept it a secret from everyone but her best friend. For almost two years, Sofie went into a downward spiral. Her grades dropped, she started engaging in self harm and she could not find a way move forward.Well, that was in 2017. It's now July 13, 2020 and Sophie Coleman is moving forward!She told Sal DeRosalia the story of how.The Sofie Coleman Interview | Part 1: Sexual Assault At Bainbridge High School, is a 3 Part interview conducted by Sal DeRosalia of Bainbridge Online Broadcasting.Watch Wake Up Bainbridge Exclusive Podcasts and Footage:The Wake Up Bainbridge Showhttp://www.wakeupbainbridge.comhttps://twitter.com/wakeup98110/https://www.instagram.com/wakeupbainbridge/http://facebook.com/wakeupbainbridge/Brought to you by Bainbridge Online Broadcasting

Multi-instrumentalist Nicolas Lofgren from Bainbridge High School on Bainbridge Island will take over Evening Jazz with Abe Beeson as guest DJ at 8 p.m. tonight (March 5). Nicolas is a senior and plays lead alto in the jazz band at his high school. He also plays clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophones. Listen to the show and read his Q&A.

Wake Up Bainbridge Co-Host, Sal DeRosalia got to hang with a trio of talented Bainbridge Band Boosters musicians, a uniquely experienced musician and cultural programs coordinator, Leif Utne as well as father, attorney, traveler and BHS Band Booster Dad, Lawrence S Lofgren. A bit about their trip: BHS Band Boosters Fundraiser to benefit BHS Band Members going to Cuba this April for the musical and cultural experience of a lifetime. BHS Band Boosters are having a fundraising concert to help get these kids to Cuba. The concert with feature local acts Ranger and the Rearrangers as well as the Cuban Heels Ticket Info: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4341361 The Bainbridge High School Band Boosters is sponsoring an educational trip to Cuba for high school music students. The trip is scheduled for April 4-12, 2020. The students will explore the roots of Cuban music, art and culture. You will get a chance to participate in music classes; rehearsals; as well as private and public concerts with our Cuban brothers and sisters. The journey begins in historic Santa Clara; and continue to the colonial towns of Cienfuegos and Trinidad before arriving in Havana a 5-day musical and cultural exchange. The Cuban Heels and Ranger and the Rearrangers are performing to help us raise money to fund the trip. High school students will be sitting in during the show, providing an opportunity for our talented local students to perform in public with excellent local bands. DONATE NOW! https://www.crossculturaljourneys.com/cuba-bainbridge-band…/ Episode 256 Sponsored by your new home for fitness, Outcome Athletics at the Pavilion. Home of the Best Personal Trainer on Bainbridge Island, Bethanee Randles.  

Today we talk to Bainbridge Island council member Leslie Schneider  About Councilmember Leslie Schneider She has been an active advocate for sustainability and local economy since 1992 when I started volunteering for Sustainable Seattle and later for the Business Alliance for Local Living Economy. I love how the design of physical space can encourage the growth of relationships in a community. To live in deeper community with neighbors, I was a founding member of Jackson Place Cohousing (JPC). I had many leadership roles in the development and construction of JPC's 27 condominium units and common spaces, located just southeast of downtown Seattle, and I lived there for 8 years until moving to Bainbridge Island. I volunteered for the Pomegranate Center (“Strengthening communities through collaborative placemaking”). I even went all the way to New York City to take a workshop on “How to turn a place around,” from one of my favorite organizations, the Project For Public Spaces. I visit City Repair projects in Portland, Oregon and have participated recently in that organization's annual Village Building Convergence. I moved to Bainbridge Island in 2009. My son started at Woodward Middle School, enjoyed a couple years at Eagle Harbor High School, and graduated from Bainbridge High School in 2015. I started a coworking business called OfficeXpats with my partner Jason Omens in 2011. OfficeXpats is a shared office space and collaborative hub for independent professionals, and it won the Chamber of Commerce small business of the year award for 2014 for its support of local business and the community. I have also served on the boards of Sustainable Bainbridge and the Kitsap Regional Library Foundation. My office hours are Mondays, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the 2nd floor landing in the Bainbridge Pavilion. The B.I.STANDER Podcast is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, music, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else. The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.  Our Podcast is brought to you by: Eagle Harbor Insurance Blue Canary Great Northern Electric Follow us on Facebook and Instagram Listen on Spotify, PlayerFM, Itunes, TuneIN, Castbox, and more! Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild. 206-780-6911 lessons@islandmusic.org  *additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com  

Bainbridge author Amanda Mander’s “Wild Rescues - Amazing Stories from a Wildlife Shelter” will launch at Eagle Harbor Books on Sunday, January 13th at 3:00 pm. Come meet Amanda and Opal the Opossum from the Westsound Wildlife Shelter. In this, her newest book, Amanda shares eight creative nonfiction stories based on real animals that were taken in by the Westsound Wildlife Shelter. Each story focuses on a different animal and the teen that rescued it, following the animal from discovery and rescue, to rehabilitation and release. Along the way, readers learn about common situations that rescuers come across, including ones where it’s best to leave the animal where it was found. On top of learning best practices for being a wildlife rescuer in our own community, readers also learn about the animal species itself with fact pages throughout the book. 
 A true community effort, Wild Rescues is a collaboration of people of all ages across the length of the island. The artwork within the book was hand-drawn by recent Bainbridge High School graduate Lily Forsher. Fact-checking, photographs and animal inspirations are from the staff at Westsound Wildlife Shelter, stories and writing by Amanda Mander, and book design is by Karen Schober. 

 Listen here as BCB host Finn Mander interviews Amanda about her writing career, her global travels to assist in the conservation and rescue of wildlife, and what inspires her to write.  

To learn more about Amanda, you can visit her website at http://www.writerarmander.com/. Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Finn Mander; publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Bainbridge Island is a a rich and beautiful place, but that beauty can mask the underlying pain of mental health issues. The fact is, in Washington State, 1 in 5 high school sophomores contemplate suicide. Even more disturbing, the suicide rate is steadily increasing among middle school students. Overall, an average of two youth die by suicide each week, and another 17 attempt it. And here on Bainbridge Island as well, we have lost members of our community--youth and adults alike--to suicide over the past few years. And numerous other islanders grapple with depression, anxiety, bipolar and other mental health conditions. Unfortunately, suicide and mental health tend to be unmentionables in our culture -- until now, that is. In this podcast, BCB's Christina Hulet talks with two long time island residents, Pegeen Mulhern and Lee Moniz, about what we can do, and what they're doing, to help with suicide prevention.  Pegeen is one of the organizers of the Out of the Darkness Community Walk, an event being held on Saturday, September 23, to raise awareness about mental health. Lee is the founder of the Tyler Moniz Foundation, which she and her husband Jeff created after their son, Tyler, died by suicide last year while a junior at Washington State University. Lee and Pegeen's central message is: You are not alone. If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out and ask for help. There are many resources to draw from including: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text 741741 Bainbridge Youth Services, https://askbys.org/how-to-get-help/which provides free counseling for youth ages 12-19 A resource fair will also be offered from 10 am to noon at the Out of the Darkness Community Walk. To learn more about suicide prevention or to register to participate in the walk, which starts at the Bainbridge High School, please visit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention website at www.afsp.org/kitsap. Thank you for caring, thank you for listening, and we hope to see you walking this coming Saturday. Credits: BCB host, Christina Hulet; audio editor, Chris Walker; and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

In this 18-minute community podcast for this holiday season of generosity, we meet a high school student leader, a City employee and a street ministry volunteer who have made it easy for you to donate dry, clean, warm socks to the nearby homeless folks who need them in this wintry weather. Their "Boxes of Socks" donation program enables you to bring socks -- either new or freshly laundered -- to metal drop-off boxes that look like blue newspaper stands in numerous locations like: Bainbridge Island City Hall the Bainbridge ferry terminal Island Fitness, south of City Hall Wildernest, on Winslow Way Buckley & Buckley Real Estate, in Winslow Green, or Harley-Davidson in Silverdale The idea was hatched during a recent conversation between the City's Communications Manager Kellie Stickney and Steve Rhoads. As you'll hear on this podcast, Steve is a competitive cyclist and local volunteer for fundraising for good causes like Helpline House and Housing Resources Bainbridge. Steve has ministered to street people for the past four years, and knows their needs first hand as a formerly homeless person himself. Joining our podcast conversation is Julia Gray, who is the student president of the Social Justice League of Bainbridge High School. She and her fellow students have focused their generosity this year on a series of activities for the homeless. For example, she and her fellow students have traveled to Compass House in Seattle to help provide warm meals to the downtown homeless. Her Social Justice club is asking for your help in reaching their goal of 1,500 pairs of donated socks this season. For further information about donating, contact Kellie Stickney at the City of Bainbridge Island. The program is working in cooperation with a Seattle nonprofit called WeCount. WeCount is a Seattle based 501c3 organization founded by tech entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato and community activist Graham Pruss. Using web and smartphone technology, WeCount.org enables people experiencing homelessness to ask for items they need to survive, and enables the community to make direct donations on a hyper-local basis. WeCount also works closely with social service organizations to help people transition out of homelessness permanently. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this 18-minute community podcast for this holiday season of generosity, we meet a high school student leader, a City employee and a street ministry volunteer who have made it easy for you to donate dry, clean, warm socks to the nearby homeless folks who need them in this wintry weather. Their "Boxes of Socks" donation program enables you to bring socks -- either new or freshly laundered -- to metal drop-off boxes that look like blue newspaper stands in numerous locations like: Bainbridge Island City Hall the Bainbridge ferry terminal Island Fitness, south of City Hall Wildernest, on Winslow Way Buckley & Buckley Real Estate, in Winslow Green, or Harley-Davidson in Silverdale The idea was hatched during a recent conversation between the City's Communications Manager Kellie Stickney and Steve Rhoads. As you'll hear on this podcast, Steve is a competitive cyclist and local volunteer for fundraising for good causes like Helpline House and Housing Resources Bainbridge. Steve has ministered to street people for the past four years, and knows their needs first hand as a formerly homeless person himself. Joining our podcast conversation is Julia Gray, who is the student president of the Social Justice League of Bainbridge High School. She and her fellow students have focused their generosity this year on a series of activities for the homeless. For example, she and her fellow students have traveled to Compass House in Seattle to help provide warm meals to the downtown homeless. Her Social Justice club is asking for your help in reaching their goal of 1,500 pairs of donated socks this season. For further information about donating, contact Kellie Stickney at the City of Bainbridge Island. The program is working in cooperation with a Seattle nonprofit called WeCount. WeCount is a Seattle based 501c3 organization founded by tech entrepreneur Jonathan Sposato and community activist Graham Pruss. Using web and smartphone technology, WeCount.org enables people experiencing homelessness to ask for items they need to survive, and enables the community to make direct donations on a hyper-local basis. WeCount also works closely with social service organizations to help people transition out of homelessness permanently. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... https://www.bestofbcb.org/cafe-052-healthy-youth-and-socializing/ How can we help our youth create and sustain positive, healthy relationships?   It’s an important question for all of us, adults and youth alike, and yet we all know how messy and challenging relationships can be. Who among us is able to navigate all of our relationships well? To be successful at relationships, we need a number of skills: active listening, compassion, boundary setting, collaboration, and the ability to regulate one's emotions and impulses. It is a lifelong journey. In this podcast, BCB host Christina Hulet explores this ability to create and sustain healthy relationships--what psychologists call sociability--with soccer coach Ballan Campeau of BIFC club soccer and the Bainbridge High School team, and two of his athletes, Tyler Moravec and Quinn Millerd. In sharing their experiences of creating solid relationships on the soccer field and beyond, they encourage us, as parents and community members, to think about what we might do from the sidelines to foster these skills and better support our youth. This podcast is part of the Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance’s 9-month educational campaign called “Beyond the Report Card: Cultivating What Matters." Designed for local parents, educators and other adults who care about teens, the campaign focuses each month on a different attribute–such as sociability, empathy or curiosity–to help our youth thrive. These attributes are based on a framework called The Compass Advantage, which was developed by our very own Marilyn Price Mitchell, PhD, a local developmental psychologist and researcher.   To sign up for weekly resources or to learn more about the Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance and specific things you can do to support our youth, visit BIHealthyYouth.org. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; BCB audio tech: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Diane Walker.

From BCB... https://www.bestofbcb.org/cafe-052-healthy-youth-and-socializing/ How can we help our youth create and sustain positive, healthy relationships?   It's an important question for all of us, adults and youth alike, and yet we all know how messy and challenging relationships can be. Who among us is able to navigate all of our relationships well? To be successful at relationships, we need a number of skills: active listening, compassion, boundary setting, collaboration, and the ability to regulate one's emotions and impulses. It is a lifelong journey. In this podcast, BCB host Christina Hulet explores this ability to create and sustain healthy relationships--what psychologists call sociability--with soccer coach Ballan Campeau of BIFC club soccer and the Bainbridge High School team, and two of his athletes, Tyler Moravec and Quinn Millerd. In sharing their experiences of creating solid relationships on the soccer field and beyond, they encourage us, as parents and community members, to think about what we might do from the sidelines to foster these skills and better support our youth. This podcast is part of the Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance's 9-month educational campaign called “Beyond the Report Card: Cultivating What Matters." Designed for local parents, educators and other adults who care about teens, the campaign focuses each month on a different attribute–such as sociability, empathy or curiosity–to help our youth thrive. These attributes are based on a framework called The Compass Advantage, which was developed by our very own Marilyn Price Mitchell, PhD, a local developmental psychologist and researcher.   To sign up for weekly resources or to learn more about the Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance and specific things you can do to support our youth, visit BIHealthyYouth.org. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; BCB audio tech: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Diane Walker.

From BCB... https://www.bestofbcb.org/cafe-50-healthy-youth-and-curiosity/ In this podcast, we hear directly from two of our very own Bainbridge High School students, Emma Russell and Maya Hathan, on how we as parents, teachers and community members help encourage or, in some cases, inhibit the natural curiosity among youth. Why is this so important? According to local developmental psychologist, Marilyn Price Mitchell, “research suggests that intellectual curiosity has as big of an effect on performance as hard work. When put together, curiosity and hard work account for success just as much as intelligence. Another study found that people who were curious about a topic retained what they learned for longer periods of time. And even more impressive, research has linked curiosity to a wide range of important adaptive behaviors, including tolerance of anxiety and uncertainty, positive emotions, humor, playfulness, out-of-box thinking, and a noncritical attitude -- all attributes associated with healthy social outcomes.” In her recent article, Marilyn also notes that “psychologists view curiosity as a life force, vital to happiness, intellectual growth, and well being.”  Wow, that’s powerful. And yet, while curiosity is innate in kids, it can also unintentionally be discouraged by adults. So how do we help our kids continue to wonder about the world, ask questions and actively seek out answers? And how do we foster that curiosity in a culture that prioritizes good grades and test scores? Emma and Maya share their perspectives in this podcast, which is part of the Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance’s 8-month educational campaign called “Beyond the Report Card: Cultivating What Matters”. Each month, the campaign focuses on a different attribute--such as empathy or curiosity--to help our youth thrive and is designed for local parents, educators and other adults who care about teens. To learn more about the Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance, including specific things you can to support our youth, or to sign up for weekly resources, please visit BIHealthyYouth.org. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Diane Walker.

From BCB... https://www.bestofbcb.org/cafe-50-healthy-youth-and-curiosity/ In this podcast, we hear directly from two of our very own Bainbridge High School students, Emma Russell and Maya Hathan, on how we as parents, teachers and community members help encourage or, in some cases, inhibit the natural curiosity among youth. Why is this so important? According to local developmental psychologist, Marilyn Price Mitchell, “research suggests that intellectual curiosity has as big of an effect on performance as hard work. When put together, curiosity and hard work account for success just as much as intelligence. Another study found that people who were curious about a topic retained what they learned for longer periods of time. And even more impressive, research has linked curiosity to a wide range of important adaptive behaviors, including tolerance of anxiety and uncertainty, positive emotions, humor, playfulness, out-of-box thinking, and a noncritical attitude -- all attributes associated with healthy social outcomes.” In her recent article, Marilyn also notes that “psychologists view curiosity as a life force, vital to happiness, intellectual growth, and well being.”  Wow, that's powerful. And yet, while curiosity is innate in kids, it can also unintentionally be discouraged by adults. So how do we help our kids continue to wonder about the world, ask questions and actively seek out answers? And how do we foster that curiosity in a culture that prioritizes good grades and test scores? Emma and Maya share their perspectives in this podcast, which is part of the Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance's 8-month educational campaign called “Beyond the Report Card: Cultivating What Matters”. Each month, the campaign focuses on a different attribute--such as empathy or curiosity--to help our youth thrive and is designed for local parents, educators and other adults who care about teens. To learn more about the Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance, including specific things you can to support our youth, or to sign up for weekly resources, please visit BIHealthyYouth.org. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Diane Walker.

Conductor and Music Director Wes Schulz talks about the four upcoming concerts in our local orchestra's new 2016-17 season, its 44th. Each concert will be totally unique to Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra, and never before performed here. The season kicks off on the evenings of November 12th and 13th with “The British are Coming.” The music comes from three great English composers - William Walton, Vaughan Williams, and Elgar - with “resplendent orchestration, grandeur, and pomp” (as only the British can do it). Particularly unique and special will be the second concert, Mahler's Symphony #1, which will be performed in March by Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra together with the orchestra of the University of Puget Sound. The performance of that symphony requires a large number of instruments and musicians, so the combining of these two orchestras will bring us a spectacular performance. Each of the two Mahler performances will be off-site - at the Bainbridge High School on March 4th, and at the University of Puget Sound campus on March 5th. In this podcast, Wes also provides some insight into the creative process of how a symphony concert comes together. See further details about the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra and its season of classical performances at the website of Bainbridge Performing Arts. Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

Fresh from her latest appearance on NBC's "Today" show, internationally recognized author, speaker and educator, Michele Borba, Ed.D, joins our BCB podcast by Skype to describe the upcoming talk she will be giving to parents of teens. Her speaking event will be at the Commons of Bainbridge High School on Wednesday Nov 9th at 7:30pm -- the evening after election day. The event is brought to you by the local Raising Resilience organization, and co-sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Healthy Youth Alliance. Michele Borba's latest book is called "Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in an All-About-Me World," which is available locally at Eagle Harbor Books. The topic of encouraging our kids to learn and practice empathy will be a significant part of her talk. That talk is a major event in the Healthy Youth Alliance's 8-month educational campaign called "Beyond the Report Card: Cultivating What Matters", which is designed for local parents and other adults who care about teens. That campaign just started and it's not too late to participate at the Healthy Youth website. In this 13 minute podcast, Michele explains that empathy is a trait that any of us, and certainly teens, can learn and practice. As she says, empathy isn't "just for girls", and it isn't something that you're either born with ... or not. Hosting this interview is local BCB volunteer Christina Hulet, herself a mother of two children, and Healthy Youth Alliance director Cezanne Allen MD. Cezanne explains the Healthy Youth Alliance's current 8-month offering of events and readings that are designed to enable busy adults to learn effective ways of helping teens advance beyond the anxieties and pressures of their lives. Learn more about the Healthy Youth Alliance 8-month learning campaign at You're welcome to download free copies of her "Unselfie" discussion guide for parents, and her discussion guide for educators, at the BCB web page for this podcast. Credits: BCB host: Christina Hulet; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this 12-minute podcast, we meet best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith, via Skype from his home in Edinburgh, Scotland. He will be flying in to speak on Bainbridge Island about his latest detective novel, Precious and Grace, and his many other series of books. His free event at the Commons room of Bainbridge High School, on Saturday Oct. 15th at 2:30pm, is being hosted by Bainbridge Public Library, Eagle Harbor Books and Liberty Bay Books. As you'll hear in this conversation with BCB's Channie Peters, Mr. McCall Smith is the author of several diverse series of novels and is also professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh. He has served with many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics. The author was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and was a law professor at the University of Botswana. His latest book, the 17th in his series of "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" novels, takes place in Botswana and features the fictional lead character Precious Ramotswe as the country's premier lady detective. As our BCB host asks in this interview: "How does an emeritus professor of medical law -- a gentleman -- get inside the head of a woman from Botswana?" For further information about this "West Sound Reads" event, visit the website of Eagle Harbor Books. Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this 30-minute podcast conversation, we learn about ideas and strategies to enable participants of all ages to make the most of the remarkable new creative space for artisanry, learning, making and doing, called Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN). We meet Catherine Camp, the board member and vice president for operations at BARN, who introduces us to the new BARN project for engaging local youth in the activities and programs of BARN. With her in the studio are three local high school and college students who share their thoughts on the great value of having an all-ages creative space for learning and mentoring. Those podcast participants are: Maya Nathan: a Bainbridge High School senior, who is this summer's BARN intern; Finn Mander: a Bainbridge High School senior who is a long-time volunteer at BCB (which is soon to be part of BARN), and who is also a leader of the 2-year-old BHS Radio Club. In the coming school year, Finn will be a leader of the new student club for video news production, called Spartan News. Madeline Corbin: who is going into her junior year at Seattle University, having graduated from Bainbridge High School two years ago. As a BHS senior, Madeline had served as editor in chief of the Spartan Standard newspaper at BHS. The podcast conversation explains some of the activities being pursued with BARN Youth Engagement project funds granted by Bainbridge Community Foundation. For example, we hear explanations of the upcoming Teen Camp and the fledgling Youth Council. The Teen Camp is scheduled for August 15th to 19th (six hours per day), and is open to teens age 14 to 18 who would like to experiment with glass, fiber, metal, wood and food. It's an exciting week of activities designed to explore the breadth of hands-on crafts available at BARN. It meets at the 2,500 square foot interim BARN facility in Rolling Bay. Meanwhile, construction is underway on a 25,000 square foot two-story BARN center for craft and invention, just 10 minutes walk from Bainbridge High School, which is expected to open before next Spring. Credits: BCB host: Barry Peters; BCB audio editing: Madeline Corbin and Barry Peters.

In this 30-minute podcast conversation, we learn about ideas and strategies to enable participants of all ages to make the most of the remarkable new creative space for artisanry, learning, making and doing, called Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN). We meet Catherine Camp, the board member and vice president for operations at BARN, who introduces us to the new BARN project for engaging local youth in the activities and programs of BARN. With her in the studio are three local high school and college students who share their thoughts on the great value of having an all-ages creative space for learning and mentoring. Those podcast participants are: Maya Nathan: a Bainbridge High School senior, who is this summer's BARN intern; Finn Mander: a Bainbridge High School senior who is a long-time volunteer at BCB (which is soon to be part of BARN), and who is also a leader of the 2-year-old BHS Radio Club. In the coming school year, Finn will be a leader of the new student club for video news production, called Spartan News. Madeline Corbin: who is going into her junior year at Seattle University, having graduated from Bainbridge High School two years ago. As a BHS senior, Madeline had served as editor in chief of the Spartan Standard newspaper at BHS. The podcast conversation explains some of the activities being pursued with BARN Youth Engagement project funds granted by Bainbridge Community Foundation. For example, we hear explanations of the upcoming Teen Camp and the fledgling Youth Council. The Teen Camp is scheduled for August 15th to 19th (six hours per day), and is open to teens age 14 to 18 who would like to experiment with glass, fiber, metal, wood and food. It's an exciting week of activities designed to explore the breadth of hands-on crafts available at BARN. It meets at the 2,500 square foot interim BARN facility in Rolling Bay. Meanwhile, construction is underway on a 25,000 square foot two-story BARN center for craft and invention, just 10 minutes walk from Bainbridge High School, which is expected to open before next Spring. Credits: BCB host: Barry Peters; BCB audio editing: Madeline Corbin and Barry Peters.

In this 23-minute podcast, our new Superintendent of the Bainbridge Island School District, Peter Bang-Knudsen, responds to questions about his personal background -- such as his discovery of his passion for helping kids -- and his forwarding-looking goals and vision for our public schools, teachers and students. Our elected School Board conducted a national search and chose Peter, who graduated from Bainbridge High School, has children in our schools, knows our community well, and has been serving as Assistant Superintendent since 2010. He was hired by our much-admired outgoing Superintendent Faith Chapel, who found Peter in a leadership role in the Bellevue school district. Faith is retiring after a long career in education and about 8 years service to BISD as superintendent. Peter officially takes on his new role on July 1st. In this conversation recorded on June 23rd, he responds to questions about: Experiences during this transition period How his interest in education arose Examples of early formative experiences in public education His professional career path Examples of his responsibilities as Assistant Superintendent in recent years His support for ongoing collaboration with our four other local government units (City, Fire, Parks and Library) His views on emerging policy issues and practical concerns His thoughts on the right balance in a small district between special options programs and more widely shared curriculum and approaches His views on the most important measures of success for our public schools What Peter's message might have been if he had spoken at the recent commencement for graduating seniors Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters

In this 23-minute podcast, our new Superintendent of the Bainbridge Island School District, Peter Bang-Knudsen, responds to questions about his personal background -- such as his discovery of his passion for helping kids -- and his forwarding-looking goals and vision for our public schools, teachers and students. Our elected School Board conducted a national search and chose Peter, who graduated from Bainbridge High School, has children in our schools, knows our community well, and has been serving as Assistant Superintendent since 2010. He was hired by our much-admired outgoing Superintendent Faith Chapel, who found Peter in a leadership role in the Bellevue school district. Faith is retiring after a long career in education and about 8 years service to BISD as superintendent. Peter officially takes on his new role on July 1st. In this conversation recorded on June 23rd, he responds to questions about: Experiences during this transition period How his interest in education arose Examples of early formative experiences in public education His professional career path Examples of his responsibilities as Assistant Superintendent in recent years His support for ongoing collaboration with our four other local government units (City, Fire, Parks and Library) His views on emerging policy issues and practical concerns His thoughts on the right balance in a small district between special options programs and more widely shared curriculum and approaches His views on the most important measures of success for our public schools What Peter's message might have been if he had spoken at the recent commencement for graduating seniors Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-257-seminar-on-raising-adults/ A seminar entitled Raising an Adult: Moving to Action will be held April 23rd at the Bainbridge High School gymnasium. Organized by the Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance, the seminar is designed to follow up on issues raised by author Julie Lythcott-Haims' talk in February about her book, How to Raise an Adult. In her book and her talk on BI, Lythcott-Haims spoke of academically accomplished students who were poorly equipped to handle adult life on their own.  She noticed that many high school students entering college were over-stressed, over-scheduled, and under-prepared to handle life away from home and parents.   As a follow-up to her informative and motivating talk, the Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance, of which Raising Resilience is one of the founding partners, has organized a seminar to: Connect with local teens working on their own culture change project Learn what helps youth develop their own internal guidance system Walk away with specific strategies you can put into immediate action Meet other parents in a fun and engaging learning environment All parents, grandparents, educators, therapists and anyone that touches the lives of youth are invited to attend this hands-on, practical 2-1/2 hour seminar, to be held April 23rd from 10 am to 12:30 in the Bainbridge High School gymnasium. Register for this free event today at www.BIHealthyYouth.org Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; audio editor: Tim Bird; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

There's a Swing Dance coming up this Friday, Feb 26th at 7pm at the Bainbridge High School Commons. And it's a fun way to provide a fundraising benefit for the BHS band program. In this podcast, BHS Radio Club member Finn Mander interviews Chris Thomas who is the Director of Bands at BHS. As further described in this BCB podcast, there will be refreshments, two live jazz band performances (composed entirely of BHS students), and dance lessons provided by a professional, namely, popular local dance instructor Sheila Phillips. Imagine going back to the 1920s to the “roaring twenties” and the “Swing Era.” They were jazz eras like no others. The Bainbridge High School band program is hosting this swing dance evening featuring music from those eras. Swing dancing is a popular dance form that developed along with the jazz musical style of the same name between the 1920s and 1940s. The swing style is based on the focus of the off-beat, meaning that if there were four beats (1,2,3,4), it would focus on every second beat (1, TWO, 3, FOUR) rather than the first and third (ONE, 2, THREE, 4). Instrumentally, the band is based on a strong low section including low brass such as Trombones, and rhythm sections such as Drums, Piano, and Auxiliary, and a featured melodic group made up of reed instruments such as Saxophones and Clarinets and high brass instruments such as Trumpets. Soloists almost always perform during these musical pieces and when they do, it is often improvised meaning that they are coming up with their solo as they are playing it, rather than reading off of music. Swing music and big band music are incredibly fun to dance to, and if you're not into dancing, it's also fun to sit and listen to. Tickets are available for $12.00 online at the BHS Band website, or at the door for $15.00. Students with ASB cards can purchase tickets for $8.00 online, or at the door for $10.00. Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Finn Mander; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

There’s a Swing Dance coming up this Friday, Feb 26th at 7pm at the Bainbridge High School Commons. And it’s a fun way to provide a fundraising benefit for the BHS band program. In this podcast, BHS Radio Club member Finn Mander interviews Chris Thomas who is the Director of Bands at BHS. As further described in this BCB podcast, there will be refreshments, two live jazz band performances (composed entirely of BHS students), and dance lessons provided by a professional, namely, popular local dance instructor Sheila Phillips. Imagine going back to the 1920s to the “roaring twenties” and the “Swing Era.” They were jazz eras like no others. The Bainbridge High School band program is hosting this swing dance evening featuring music from those eras. Swing dancing is a popular dance form that developed along with the jazz musical style of the same name between the 1920s and 1940s. The swing style is based on the focus of the off-beat, meaning that if there were four beats (1,2,3,4), it would focus on every second beat (1, TWO, 3, FOUR) rather than the first and third (ONE, 2, THREE, 4). Instrumentally, the band is based on a strong low section including low brass such as Trombones, and rhythm sections such as Drums, Piano, and Auxiliary, and a featured melodic group made up of reed instruments such as Saxophones and Clarinets and high brass instruments such as Trumpets. Soloists almost always perform during these musical pieces and when they do, it is often improvised meaning that they are coming up with their solo as they are playing it, rather than reading off of music. Swing music and big band music are incredibly fun to dance to, and if you’re not into dancing, it’s also fun to sit and listen to. Tickets are available for $12.00 online at the BHS Band website, or at the door for $15.00. Students with ASB cards can purchase tickets for $8.00 online, or at the door for $10.00. Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Finn Mander; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

The Bainbridge High School girls lacrosse season is about to get underway. Amy Willerford, Sonia Olson, Katie Usellis, and Robin Hilderman join BCB host Charlie Hanacek for an insightful view into the world of girls lacrosse on Bainbridge Island. Since 1993, BHS Girls Lacrosse has qualified for the State Championship 18 times, and has won the championship nine of those times. All four captains are seniors at BHS and are excited about the upcoming season. Each one of them has been playing lacrosse since they were in elementary school. Hear what keeps these girls motivated and compels them to work so hard on the lacrosse field. Also, don't forget to come out and watch the first Girls Lacrosse game of the season on Wednesday, March 9th, at 6pm at Memorial Stadium right here on Bainbridge Island. Registration for the 2016 season is still open for girls 3rd grade through high school. Please visit bainbridgegirlslax.com Credits: Host and Editor: Charlie Hanacek, Publisher: Finn Mander  

The Bainbridge High School girls lacrosse season is about to get underway. Amy Willerford, Sonia Olson, Katie Usellis, and Robin Hilderman join BCB host Charlie Hanacek for an insightful view into the world of girls lacrosse on Bainbridge Island. Since 1993, BHS Girls Lacrosse has qualified for the State Championship 18 times, and has won the championship nine of those times. All four captains are seniors at BHS and are excited about the upcoming season. Each one of them has been playing lacrosse since they were in elementary school. Hear what keeps these girls motivated and compels them to work so hard on the lacrosse field. Also, don't forget to come out and watch the first Girls Lacrosse game of the season on Wednesday, March 9th, at 6pm at Memorial Stadium right here on Bainbridge Island. Registration for the 2016 season is still open for girls 3rd grade through high school. Please visit bainbridgegirlslax.com Credits: Host and Editor: Charlie Hanacek, Publisher: Finn Mander  

A local group called Raising Resilience is bringIng an acclaimed author to meet Bainbridge parents and high school teens. In this special 20-minute podcast, we meet that dynamic author, Julie Lythcott-Haims, and Cezanne Allen of Raising Resilience. Julie, as a New York Times bestselling author of “How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success”, will be speaking to parents, educators and interested adults on Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:30pm at the Commons auditorium of Bainbridge High School. She will also address students at BHS the following morning. From her 10 years as Dean of Freshmen at Stanford University, Lythcott-Haims noticed a significant increase in parental involvement in students' lives. Parents were exerting increasing control over their children's academic work, extracurricular and career choices, and daily life decision making. She noticed “increasing numbers of students who, as a result of hyperattentive parenting, lacked a strong sense of self and were poorly equipped to handle the demands of adult life.” Such over-involved parenting, affectionately known as “helicopter parents” (for their hovering prowess), has been an evolving phenomena since the Baby Boom generation began raising children. The effect has been kids who feel under pressure to succeed in terms they have not yet defined, but who do not learn life skills to succeed in the most basic ways because their parents have taken care of every little thing. Lythcott-Haims' book offers an alternative to over-parenting, over-helping, over-scheduling. Clearly, her message has resonated strongly across the country since she is frequently asked to speak in communities everywhere, is being interviewed on the Today Show on January 25th, and has done a number of TEDx talks. Raising Resilience and the PTSO are co-sponsoring bringing Julie Lythcott-Haims to Bainbridge Island to speak about the important and valuable lessons we need to hear to help our kids thrive and grow on their own into adept, successful adults.   Register at the Raising Resilience website for what promises to be an inspiring talk. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing that evening. Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

Since our last monthly BARN podcast, BARN has broken ground on the construction of their 25,000 square foot two-floor artisan center off New Brooklyn Road near the Christmas Tree farm. In this monthly BARN podcast, board vice president Catherine Camp introduces BARN's Woodshop Studio lead, Jeff Williams, who describes how BARN woodworkers will take on the huge volunteer task of building the cabinetry and work tables for the new building. Construction is expected to take about a year. Meanwhile, in the Fall of this year, the woodworkers, led by Jeff Williams, will start building all the workbenches and built-ins for about a dozen BARN artisan workshops. When construction is finished, early next year, BARN will be a hands-on center for creating and making. It will be open to people of all ages and all skill levels. It will be a creative hub where people learn, teach, share and inspire one another. Because the new location is a short walk from Bainbridge High School, BARN is now offering special programs and activities for High School students, such as the January 11 to February 8 class "High School Beginning Jewelry". This podcast also includes Catherine's summary of several new, ongoing and recent events, courses and activities at BARN. Credits: BCB host: Joanna Pyle; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

On a sunny crisp November Saturday morning, BCB's Bob Ross talks with a local food maker and seller and the new market manager at the Bainbridge Island Farmers Market. The Fall weather was perfect for two conversations at the market, which is in the center of Winslow, outdoors, between City Hall and Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA). Bob introduces us to Dashka Blyzniukova of Iggy's. Iggy's informative website describes their locally-made food and drink products. Dashiki has charming stories about the tastiness and health benefits of Iggy's refreshing kombucha drinks and various types of krauts and kim chee. Fermented foods contain live nutrients and their health benefits have been praised by the likes of Bainbridge wellness practitioner and naturopath Holly Christy, in an article in the Kitsap Sun. Iggy's makes its food from fresh ingredients at their commercial kitchen at 7865 Day Road #103, and they welcome visitors. To confirm their hours, call 206-414-9994. Bob's second guest at the Farmers Market is the new Market Manager, Tom Kelly. Tom is a veteran of 20 years as a real estate reporter at the Seattle Times, and he now has a weekly radio show called Real Estate Today on KIRO. Tom's a former sports writer, and he's a big fan of Bainbridge High School basketball. Credits: BCB host and producer: Bob Ross; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

On a sunny crisp November Saturday morning, BCB's Bob Ross talks with a local food maker and seller and the new market manager at the Bainbridge Island Farmers Market. The Fall weather was perfect for two conversations at the market, which is in the center of Winslow, outdoors, between City Hall and Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA). Bob introduces us to Dashka Blyzniukova of Iggy's. Iggy's informative website describes their locally-made food and drink products. Dashiki has charming stories about the tastiness and health benefits of Iggy's refreshing kombucha drinks and various types of krauts and kim chee. Fermented foods contain live nutrients and their health benefits have been praised by the likes of Bainbridge wellness practitioner and naturopath Holly Christy, in an article in the Kitsap Sun. Iggy's makes its food from fresh ingredients at their commercial kitchen at 7865 Day Road #103, and they welcome visitors. To confirm their hours, call 206-414-9994. Bob's second guest at the Farmers Market is the new Market Manager, Tom Kelly. Tom is a veteran of 20 years as a real estate reporter at the Seattle Times, and he now has a weekly radio show called Real Estate Today on KIRO. Tom's a former sports writer, and he's a big fan of Bainbridge High School basketball. Credits: BCB host and producer: Bob Ross; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-190-walk-to-save-oak-flat-oct-15/ Sally Noedel recently walked with her daughter Emma Bigongiari to Oak Flat, Arizona--a 1,000-mile trip to raise awareness of plans to allow destructive mining in a desert river area that is sacred to the San Carlos Apache people. Sally says that she and her daughter--who was taking a gap year between high school and college--had an amazing journey, spending hours together, traveling in National Forest land, meeting people along the way, and culminating in a few days with tribal elders and other residents in Oak Flat. The women took their journey after learning about Resolution Copper's plan to mine the area using a process that will destroy sacred sites, damage a desert ecosystem and decimate recreational bouldering areas. There have been ongoing efforts by indigenous people, environmentalists and others to encourage Congress to rescind its legislation that gave rights to 2,400 acres of National Forest land in Arizona to the Australian/British conglomerate--one of the biggest mining companies in the world. Sally plans to share photos and stories in a one-hour talk, 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Bainbridge High School in the 300 building. To learn more and read the blog the pair wrote visit http://WalkToSaveOakFlat.com. Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Reed Price; publishers Diane and Chris Walker.

For a community like ours with more than 200 nonprofits, volunteers are the life-blood of many local organizations -- including us at Bainbridge Community Broadcasting (BCB), an all-volunteer project. The City of Bainbridge Island (COBI) and the Bainbridge Community Foundation (BCF) are teaming up to co-host the second annual Volunteer Week celebration. In this podcast, we talk about the vital importance of volunteers with Jim Hopper, Excecutive Director of BCF, and Kellie Stickney, Community Engagement Specialist for COBI. Two workshops that week will be held at the Council Chambers room at City Hall:  - Tuesday, 4/14, Noon to 1pm: Brown Bag Lunch: Legal Tools for Effective Volunteer Programs, moderated by John Fossett of Bainbridge Public Library, with attorney Yolanka Wolff of Apex Law Group.  - Tuesday, 4/14, 3:30 to 5pm: Engaging Volunteers Across Generations, hosted by Susie Burdock, Executive Director, KiDiMu children's museum. The week's major festive celebration will be on the afternoon of Thursday, 4/16, from 5 to 7pm, at the Commons of the Bainbridge High School. There, nonprofit groups will honor their volunteers and share stories of what volunteers do for their organization. There will be food and festivities, and volunteers can pick up a free button celebrating their work. On social media, share your stories about the difference that volunteers make, using the hashtag #BIVolunteerWeek Credits:  BCB host, editor and publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/spec-003-david-gutersons-march-2015-address/ In this podcast, the third in our new series of BCB Bainbridge Island specials, we offer award-winning local author David Guterson's reflections on the writing of Snow Falling on Cedars, from a talk delivered at Bainbridge Performing Arts on March 22nd, 2015. This talk is introduced by Kate Carruthers, Director of BPA's Book-It Theater production of Snow Falling on Cedars. As part of their March presentation of Snow Falling on Cedars, Bainbridge Performing Arts invited Guterson to give a special presentation prior to a matinee performance of the play. Reading Snow Falling on Cedars twenty years later, its author encountered an unexpected mixture of emotions. In this talk he shared these, along with his thoughts on the influences, ideals, and ambitions that led to its writing and what the book means to him now. It took Guterson five years to write Snow Falling on Cedars, in part because he was teaching full time at Bainbridge High School, and in part because of the extensive research he did on salmon fishing, strawberry farming and the internment. To describe the anti-Japanese hysteria that prevailed in the 1940's, he steeped himself in about 600 pages of oral histories compiled by elderly internees for the Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Community Association.  And while the fictitious San Piedro Island of Snow Falling on Cedars drifts at some distance from Bainbridge -- on a real map of Puget Sound it would lie in the San Juan Islands -- it is populated by some authentic Bainbridge characters. The literary model for the book, however, was more remote -- Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, the 1960 novel Guterson regularly assigned to his high school English classes.  Guterson, then 39, received the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award for Snow Falling on Cedars – a remarkable achievement for a first novel. Even more remarkable was the fact that it went on to be not only a critical but also a commercial success: with over four millions copies sold, it has generated a Hollywood film, a stage play, and countless high school student essays. Ironically, it is his novel that is now showing up in high school curricula – if it hasn’t been banned. Listen here to hear Guterson's reflections as he looks back 20-30 years at the young man who wrote his book and how it all came to be.   Credits:  BPA audio tech Alex King; BCB audio tech and audio editor Lyssa Danehy de Hart; BCB publisher Diane Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/spec-003-david-gutersons-march-2015-address/ In this podcast, the third in our new series of BCB Bainbridge Island specials, we offer award-winning local author David Guterson's reflections on the writing of Snow Falling on Cedars, from a talk delivered at Bainbridge Performing Arts on March 22nd, 2015. This talk is introduced by Kate Carruthers, Director of BPA's Book-It Theater production of Snow Falling on Cedars. As part of their March presentation of Snow Falling on Cedars, Bainbridge Performing Arts invited Guterson to give a special presentation prior to a matinee performance of the play. Reading Snow Falling on Cedars twenty years later, its author encountered an unexpected mixture of emotions. In this talk he shared these, along with his thoughts on the influences, ideals, and ambitions that led to its writing and what the book means to him now. It took Guterson five years to write Snow Falling on Cedars, in part because he was teaching full time at Bainbridge High School, and in part because of the extensive research he did on salmon fishing, strawberry farming and the internment. To describe the anti-Japanese hysteria that prevailed in the 1940's, he steeped himself in about 600 pages of oral histories compiled by elderly internees for the Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Community Association.  And while the fictitious San Piedro Island of Snow Falling on Cedars drifts at some distance from Bainbridge -- on a real map of Puget Sound it would lie in the San Juan Islands -- it is populated by some authentic Bainbridge characters. The literary model for the book, however, was more remote -- Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, the 1960 novel Guterson regularly assigned to his high school English classes.  Guterson, then 39, received the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award for Snow Falling on Cedars – a remarkable achievement for a first novel. Even more remarkable was the fact that it went on to be not only a critical but also a commercial success: with over four millions copies sold, it has generated a Hollywood film, a stage play, and countless high school student essays. Ironically, it is his novel that is now showing up in high school curricula – if it hasn't been banned. Listen here to hear Guterson's reflections as he looks back 20-30 years at the young man who wrote his book and how it all came to be.   Credits:  BPA audio tech Alex King; BCB audio tech and audio editor Lyssa Danehy de Hart; BCB publisher Diane Walker.

In this episode of Community Cafe Bainbridge, we meet Clarice Cutler, the director of the Student Conservation Corps (SCoCo). Joining Clarice is Elan Safford, a senior at Bainbridge High School who is an active and enthusiastic SCoCo volunteer. They discuss this year's SCoCo process for recruiting approximately 24 teens for Spring Break and Summer Break work sessions. SCoCo provides rewarding paid work and volunteer experience for students who are 15-18 years old, who are interested in environmental conservation and stewardship, and who like to work hard outside on gratifying projects. SCoCo is currently sponsored by Sustainable Bainbridge, and works closely with the Island's Parks District, Parks Foundation and Bainbridge Island Land Trust. Anyone interested in applying must attend one of the four application work parties that are occurring this month and next.  On March 7, interested teens can apply to work at Ted Olsen Nature Preserve from 1pm to 3:30pm.  On April 11, the 2.5 hour application work party will be at Fay Bainbridge Park. And on April 25, the work party will be at Pritchard Park. Please email program director Clarice before attending a work party. Visit their Sustainable Bainbridge SCoCo web page for more information." The students volunteer to clear invasive plants from public parks and private lands that have a conservation easement that is overseen by the Bainbridge Island Land Trust (BILT).  BILT has an Americorps intern who works with the SCoCo volunteers during the summer. English ivy, scotch broom and tansy ragwort are three prominent examples of invasive and noxious weeds that volunteers seek to remove by physically pulling them out by the roots. Elan reports that the work is hard but also fun, and that it gives a sense of accomplishment. He says of his summer SCoCo work: “I loved it.” Over the past several years, SCoCo teenagers have cleared over 10,000 Bainbridge Island trees of ivy, especially on public park properties. The teens in SCoCo are setting a great example for all of us.  As Clarice says: “If every one of us stopped and picked a small Scotch Broom plant every day, we'd truly be set on Bainbridge Island.” Credits: BCB host: Charlie Hanacek; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters. Photos: Molly Esteve.

In this episode of Community Cafe Bainbridge, we meet Clarice Cutler, the director of the Student Conservation Corps (SCoCo). Joining Clarice is Elan Safford, a senior at Bainbridge High School who is an active and enthusiastic SCoCo volunteer. They discuss this year’s SCoCo process for recruiting approximately 24 teens for Spring Break and Summer Break work sessions. SCoCo provides rewarding paid work and volunteer experience for students who are 15-18 years old, who are interested in environmental conservation and stewardship, and who like to work hard outside on gratifying projects. SCoCo is currently sponsored by Sustainable Bainbridge, and works closely with the Island’s Parks District, Parks Foundation and Bainbridge Island Land Trust. Anyone interested in applying must attend one of the four application work parties that are occurring this month and next.  On March 7, interested teens can apply to work at Ted Olsen Nature Preserve from 1pm to 3:30pm.  On April 11, the 2.5 hour application work party will be at Fay Bainbridge Park. And on April 25, the work party will be at Pritchard Park. Please email program director Clarice before attending a work party. Visit their Sustainable Bainbridge SCoCo web page for more information." The students volunteer to clear invasive plants from public parks and private lands that have a conservation easement that is overseen by the Bainbridge Island Land Trust (BILT).  BILT has an Americorps intern who works with the SCoCo volunteers during the summer. English ivy, scotch broom and tansy ragwort are three prominent examples of invasive and noxious weeds that volunteers seek to remove by physically pulling them out by the roots. Elan reports that the work is hard but also fun, and that it gives a sense of accomplishment. He says of his summer SCoCo work: “I loved it.” Over the past several years, SCoCo teenagers have cleared over 10,000 Bainbridge Island trees of ivy, especially on public park properties. The teens in SCoCo are setting a great example for all of us.  As Clarice says: “If every one of us stopped and picked a small Scotch Broom plant every day, we’d truly be set on Bainbridge Island.” Credits: BCB host: Charlie Hanacek; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters. Photos: Molly Esteve.

Have nothing to do on a Friday night? Come on down to the Bainbridge High School where the two High School Jazz bands will be performing in their annual community Swing Dance! In this episode of Bainbridge on Campus, Finn Mander interviews the Bainbridge High School band director, Chris Thomas about the upcoming Swing Dance. To name a few points of their conversation, they discuss the origination of the classic Swing Dance, which has been around far longer than most of us can remember, as well as dance styles associated with the two High School Jazz bands. You will also have the opportunity to listen to one of this year's Jazz bands! The High School Jazz band has had a very successful history over the past few years, including being asked to play at Governor Jay Inslee's inauguration in 2013, and winning prestigious awards in local Jazz competitions such as the one they visited recently at the University of Washington where they placed third in finals.You're in for a treat on Friday night, so make sure you pick up tickets at www.bainbridgebands.org, or purchase a ticket for $15.00 at the entrance to the High School commons at 7:00PM. While you're at it, don't worry about your hunger or thirst as refreshments will be provided! All proceeds will benefit the band program.

Have nothing to do on a Friday night? Come on down to the Bainbridge High School where the two High School Jazz bands will be performing in their annual community Swing Dance! In this episode of Bainbridge on Campus, Finn Mander interviews the Bainbridge High School band director, Chris Thomas about the upcoming Swing Dance. To name a few points of their conversation, they discuss the origination of the classic Swing Dance, which has been around far longer than most of us can remember, as well as dance styles associated with the two High School Jazz bands. You will also have the opportunity to listen to one of this year’s Jazz bands! The High School Jazz band has had a very successful history over the past few years, including being asked to play at Governor Jay Inslee’s inauguration in 2013, and winning prestigious awards in local Jazz competitions such as the one they visited recently at the University of Washington where they placed third in finals.You’re in for a treat on Friday night, so make sure you pick up tickets at www.bainbridgebands.org, or purchase a ticket for $15.00 at the entrance to the High School commons at 7:00PM. While you’re at it, don’t worry about your hunger or thirst as refreshments will be provided! All proceeds will benefit the band program.

Kate DiCamillo is the author of numerous books for young readers, and she's coming to speak at the Bainbridge High School commons in a free talk co-sponsored by Eagle Harbor Books. In this podcast, she describes the subject of her talk -- which will be mostly directed toward 4th graders and parents of children of all ages. Kate is a Newbery Award winner and the Children's Book Council National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for 2014–2015.  Kate is also currently serving as the Ambassador designated by the Library of Congress. She is using this role to raise national awareness of the importance of young people's literature as it relates to literacy, education, and the betterment of lives -- young and old -- through stories that connect us. Her free presentation at Bainbridge High School Commons from 7 to 8pm on Thursday, February 26th, will attract both children and adults and will focus on how “Stories Connect Us.” She emphasizes the need for people of all ages to read aloud to each other. After moving to Minnesota from Florida in her twenties, a bitter winter helped inspire “Because of Winn-Dixie” — her first published novel which became a runaway bestseller and snapped up a Newbery Honor.  Her second novel, “The Tiger Rising”, went on to become a National Book Award Finalist. Her latest novel, “Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures”, was released in Fall 2013 to great acclaim, including five-starred reviews, and was an instant New York Times bestseller. It features an exciting new format — a novel interspersed with comic-style graphic sequences and full-page illustrations. It was widely acclaimed and honored. This West Sound Reads event is co-sponsored by independent bookstores in Kitsap County and the Kitsap Regional Library system. The event is free and open to the public. Customers who purchase DiCamillo's books in advance at Eagle Harbor Book Company or Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo will receive a ticket for two with priority seating at the no-charge event. Bainbridge High School is located at 9330 High School Rd. Credits: BCB host: Nancy Soule; BCB studio tech and publisher: Barry Peters; BCB audio editor Tim Bird.

In this BCB podcast episode, we meet professional singer Courtney Bray, who has returned this month to her home and family on Bainbridge and will perform as the mezzo soprano soloist at the Intimate Music Series at St. Barnabas Church. Courtney attended Bainbridge High School for her senior year and is now well into the midst of a professional singing career. The Intimate Music Series: Chamber Works at St. Barnabas is starting its second year with this concert on Tuesday, January 6 at 7:30 PM. The church is located at 1187 Wyatt Way NW. The series features music of mixed instruments and vocal chamber pieces in a variety of styles. The musicians are from the area, some full time pros, like Courtney, and the others part time pros who also make a living teaching and doing other things. Also featured at Tuesday's evenings performance will be a string quartet that includes two Bainbridge residents -- Stephen and Sue Jane Bryant. The quartet includes two other Seattle Symphony members, Rachel Pearson and Joy Payton-Stevens. The Beau Metro Quartet will perform Stravinsky's Concertino and will also be joined by Courtney Bray (mezzo soprano) in the Vivaldi Motet in g minor, RV629 "Longe mala, umbrae, terrores" (Away with woes, shadows, terrors). Other musicians that evening will include Courtney's mother Susan Bray (on the harpsichord), Suzanne Burton (flute), David Salge (clarinet), Amy Duerr Day (oboe), Ron Gilbert (horn), Judith Lawrence (bassoon), Priscilla Jones (cello) and Jon Brenner (double bass). The theme for the evening is "Alleluia -- Music for Epiphany, Contemplation and Celebration." Credits: BCB host: Barry Peters.

Several Bainbridge Island residents have opposed a controversial shopping development planned at High School Road and Highway 305. Protesters are against cutting the 800 trees necessary to build, and have held a boycott pledge, candlelight vigils, demonstrations, and a Bainbridge High School graduate grabbed national headlines by sitting on a platform in an evergreen tree in protest. Ohio-based developer Visconsi received approval to begin clear cutting the land earlier this month, marking the first step towards construction of a 62,000-square-foot shopping center to include a Bartell Drugs, restaurants, a Key Bank branch, and professional services and health care facilities. Opponents claim Bainbridge has enough shopping, and the rural nature of the island is being overrun by corporate interests that threaten long term local businesses. Supporters say private property owners who comply with the legal process have the right to develop their land as they please, and more businesses drive competition, more options, and lower prices. On August 20, the process of cutting the trees began - but the debate continues. Join us as we discuss pros and cons, as well as what happens now.