Podcasts about bainbridge library

Island Theatre cofounders Kate Meyers and Steve Stolee discuss the origins and history of Island Theatre, the company's evolution from a more-or-less conventional community theater, to finding a niche with a small room, on-book performances, and the annual Ten Minute Play Festival. Friends for nearly forty years, Steve and Kate will also share stories of the local theatre scene in the eighties, including their first exposure to the community, the Susie Glass Burdick production of Grease, and how it led to an international musical theatre collaboration with a theatre company in Siberia. ABOUT ISLAND THEATRE Incorporated in 1994, Island Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit community theater company in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Specializing in theatrical presentations mainly by and for adults, it has three main performing components: Island Theatre At The Library, a bi-monthly series of on-book performances at the Bainbridge Library; Island Theatre At Your House (YoHo), a bi-monthly series of open play readings hosted in private homes; and Island Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival, an annual juried short play invitational and presentation of selected plays held at Bainbridge Performing Arts. KATE MEYERS Kate received her B.A. in Theatre from Washington State University and first set foot on BPA’s stage almost 35 years ago. Kate cherishes the many roles she has played at BPA since then, from backstage crew to actor, board member (co-chairing the initial Capital Campaign to build BPA’s playhouse), and Director.  Onstage, Kate has played roles in Grease, Marvin’s Room, Blithe Spirit, The Butler Did It, and You Can’t Take it With You.  Her directing credits at BPA have ranged from the classical (Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing) to comedic (Art; Picasso at the Lapin Agile), dramatic (The Kentucky Cycle, Snow Falling on Cedars, The Grapes of Wrath, Amadeus, Arcadia), and – more recently – to contemporary “dramedies” (The Revolutionists, August: Osage County). Kate’s plays often take deep dives into the human condition, examining history, culture, and the importance of family. Several have contemplated art and the nature of artistic genius, as well as quantum physics, and even time travel.   STEVE STOLEE Steve Stolee is a freelance photographer, videographer, graphic designer, Bainbridge Islander since 1979, and a BFA from U.W. School of Art. He is a cofounder of Island Theatre and managing Director of the I.T. Ten-Minute Play Festival; a 2019 recipient of the Island Treasure Award for Arts and Humanities, cofounder of The Picture Project, and creator of the documentary film, “Another Man’s Treasure,” a story about the biggest rummage sale in the world. An honest man and a hell of a nice guy, he proudly claims to have danced with the great Cloris Leachman at the Port Townsend Film Festival.

Deb Wuensch, president of the Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild, discusses the mission of the Guild, the current yearly challenge and the stirring and informative resulting show coming to the Bainbridge Library in November. She defines some of the modern quilting techniques and explains many different opportunities the Guild offers in supporting this creative element in the community. The Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild does a lot in our community, having just finished the annual Bainbridge Island Quilt Festival in September and continuing to support the nationally recognized American Hero Quilts project. They offer workshops once a year and are featuring much Guild work in a show at the Bainbridge Library in November. The pieces in the show are from the Guild’s annual challenge, a list of parameters that guide the project. This year it’s quadrilaterals. All the while they continue with their Monthly Business Meetings & Sew-Ins on the second Sunday of each month (except May which is the third Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm). The Guild’s show opens as part of the island’s First Fridays Art Walk on Friday, Nov 1st @ 5 p.m. in the community meeting room at the Bainbridge Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; Audio Editor: John Fossett; Publisher: Robert Ross

Deb Wuensch, president of the Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild, discusses the mission of the Guild, the current yearly challenge and the stirring and informative resulting show coming to the Bainbridge Library in November. She defines some of the modern quilting techniques and explains many different opportunities the Guild offers in supporting this creative element in the community. The Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild does a lot in our community, having just finished the annual Bainbridge Island Quilt Festival in September and continuing to support the nationally recognized American Hero Quilts project. They offer workshops once a year and are featuring much Guild work in a show at the Bainbridge Library in November. The pieces in the show are from the Guild’s annual challenge, a list of parameters that guide the project. This year it’s quadrilaterals. All the while they continue with their Monthly Business Meetings & Sew-Ins on the second Sunday of each month (except May which is the third Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm). The Guild’s show opens as part of the island’s First Fridays Art Walk on Friday, Nov 1st @ 5 p.m. in the community meeting room at the Bainbridge Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; Audio Editor: John Fossett; Publisher: Robert Ross

The Bainbridge Island Land Trust has produced a glorious new book full of photographs, illustrations and stories celebrating 30 years of protection and stewardship of the natural elements on our island. Natural Bainbridge: Working Together to Protect Our Island connects information about ecosystems with the roles played by the Land Trust and other stewards as they continue preserving areas for future generations. In this podcast BILT board members Zan Merriman and Erin Kellogg share their perspectives from the two-year project, as well as thoughts on BILT, stewardship, how each of us can help, and where we can see original artwork from the book, not to mention, information for getting our own copy. Artwork from the book will be featured in a show in the Community Meeting Room at the Bainbridge Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library for the month of August. The show will open on Friday, August 2nd as part of the community’s First Friday Art Walk.  Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; audio editor: Jacque Knapp; publisher: Chris Walker.

The Bainbridge Island Land Trust has produced a glorious new book full of photographs, illustrations and stories celebrating 30 years of protection and stewardship of the natural elements on our island. Natural Bainbridge: Working Together to Protect Our Island connects information about ecosystems with the roles played by the Land Trust and other stewards as they continue preserving areas for future generations. In this podcast BILT board members Zan Merriman and Erin Kellogg share their perspectives from the two-year project, as well as thoughts on BILT, stewardship, how each of us can help, and where we can see original artwork from the book, not to mention, information for getting our own copy. Artwork from the book will be featured in a show in the Community Meeting Room at the Bainbridge Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library for the month of August. The show will open on Friday, August 2nd as part of the community’s First Friday Art Walk.  Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; audio editor: Jacque Knapp; publisher: Chris Walker.

How do you capture a storm on canvas? Artist Joanie Klorer grew up in Tornado Alley, and after a career helping others find therapeutic resolution through art she's carried her own awareness of time, place, and storms into abstract paintings she'll share at the Bainbridge Island Library for the month of July. During her nearly four decades as a social worker, Joanie found art was a great way to help people -- especially non-verbal clients -- express their hearts and experiences. Today she uses her art to achieve the same objective for herself, drawing on her experience of those childhood storms to feed her paintings  “I think of memory as a shadow which lingers from encounters and places.  Memory, influenced by time, place, and experience forms the catalyst for my paintings.  I believe my paintings are often an attempt at resolution of memories that are stuck like films on continuous replay.”  Joanie's exhibit, entitled "Where I Come From: Memory and Place," will open during the First Friday Arts Walk at the Bainbridge Public Library on July 5th from 5-7 pm. Don't miss it! Credits: BCB Host and audio editor: John Fossett; publisher: Diane Walker.

How do you capture a storm on canvas? Artist Joanie Klorer grew up in Tornado Alley, and after a career helping others find therapeutic resolution through art she's carried her own awareness of time, place, and storms into abstract paintings she'll share at the Bainbridge Island Library for the month of July. During her nearly four decades as a social worker, Joanie found art was a great way to help people -- especially non-verbal clients -- express their hearts and experiences. Today she uses her art to achieve the same objective for herself, drawing on her experience of those childhood storms to feed her paintings  “I think of memory as a shadow which lingers from encounters and places.  Memory, influenced by time, place, and experience forms the catalyst for my paintings.  I believe my paintings are often an attempt at resolution of memories that are stuck like films on continuous replay.”  Joanie's exhibit, entitled "Where I Come From: Memory and Place," will open during the First Friday Arts Walk at the Bainbridge Public Library on July 5th from 5-7 pm. Don't miss it! Credits: BCB Host and audio editor: John Fossett; publisher: Diane Walker.

First presented with oil, brushes and canvas at the age of 10, artist Joan Clark has returned to painting after a long hiatus with charming results. Her paintings of people and animals open at the library on Friday, May 3. Mainly self-taught, Joan’s influenced by the great Dutch Masters, Rembrandt & Vermeer to name a few. She loves Leonardo da Vinci and likes to paint from photos -- often images she finds in National Geographic Magazine. But it was a photo of her granddaughter that got her back in the studio. At first it was hard, she didn’t think she was going to be able to do it. However, with perseverance, something she encourages other artists to do in tough spots, she realized she still had the skills, and she’s never looked back. Joan’s show opens at the library as part of the community’s First Fridays Art Walk on Friday, May 3rd from 5:30-7 pm, and will be on display at the library for the month of May. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker

First presented with oil, brushes and canvas at the age of 10, artist Joan Clark has returned to painting after a long hiatus with charming results. Her paintings of people and animals open at the library on Friday, May 3. Mainly self-taught, Joan's influenced by the great Dutch Masters, Rembrandt & Vermeer to name a few. She loves Leonardo da Vinci and likes to paint from photos -- often images she finds in National Geographic Magazine. But it was a photo of her granddaughter that got her back in the studio. At first it was hard, she didn't think she was going to be able to do it. However, with perseverance, something she encourages other artists to do in tough spots, she realized she still had the skills, and she's never looked back. Joan's show opens at the library as part of the community's First Fridays Art Walk on Friday, May 3rd from 5:30-7 pm, and will be on display at the library for the month of May. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker

Curious about the artist behind the new murals in the ferry terminal? Meet Cynthia Lait when her new exhibit opens at the Bainbridge Island Library on Friday Evening, April 5th. Ever since Cynthia Lait can remember, she’s been creating art. From drawing horses as a child, to rising early as a young mother to get some studio time before getting her kids off to school and herself to work to her current situation of having her studio set up the way she likes it, Cynthia likes to be creative. She took the occasional art class in high school, but when it came time for college she chose to become a chemical engineer, a degree that informs her creativity process more than one would think. With her children now grown she now has time for a more serious studio practice. She’s inspired by nature; memories of a walk in the woods, playing at the beach. She’s inspired by movement; the changes in color and shape as an object moves. And she’s inspired by patterns; the evident and not-so-evident, the beginnings, middles and endings. For her collage work she paints Japanese papers with vibrant colors then cuts, arranges and re-arranges these pieces of paper until it resonates. She likes the definition of the clean edges so that the work takes on more graphical style. Come meet Cynthia at the Bainbridge Library when her show opens Friday, April 5, from 5:30 to 7 pm. For more of her work, visit http://www.cynthialait.com. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Curious about the artist behind the new murals in the ferry terminal? Meet Cynthia Lait when her new exhibit opens at the Bainbridge Island Library on Friday Evening, April 5th. Ever since Cynthia Lait can remember, she's been creating art. From drawing horses as a child, to rising early as a young mother to get some studio time before getting her kids off to school and herself to work to her current situation of having her studio set up the way she likes it, Cynthia likes to be creative. She took the occasional art class in high school, but when it came time for college she chose to become a chemical engineer, a degree that informs her creativity process more than one would think. With her children now grown she now has time for a more serious studio practice. She's inspired by nature; memories of a walk in the woods, playing at the beach. She's inspired by movement; the changes in color and shape as an object moves. And she's inspired by patterns; the evident and not-so-evident, the beginnings, middles and endings. For her collage work she paints Japanese papers with vibrant colors then cuts, arranges and re-arranges these pieces of paper until it resonates. She likes the definition of the clean edges so that the work takes on more graphical style. Come meet Cynthia at the Bainbridge Library when her show opens Friday, April 5, from 5:30 to 7 pm. For more of her work, visit http://www.cynthialait.com. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Looking for creative ways to manage water runoff on your property? Pick up some great ideas at the  Rain Garden Seminar on Saturday, February 23, 2:00 at the Bainbridge Library. In this podcast BCB host Bob Ross talks with Bainbridge Island Rain Garden Mentors Cheryl Bosley and Karen Carnot. They provide a fascinating overview of Rain Gardens, their importance in our environment and some of the underlying principles one needs to be aware of in designing them. Interested? The Rain Garden Mentor program runs out of the WSU Master Gardening extension program in Bremerton, so you, too, can become a Rain Garden Mentor. For more information, visit https://extension.wsu.edu/kitsap/nrs/rain-garden-program/mentor/ -- and don't miss the Rain Garden seminar: that's this coming Saturday, February 23, at 2:00 at the Bainbridge Island Library Meeting Room. Credits: BCB host: Bob Ross; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Ars Poetica -- the pairing of art and poetry -- is now coming to Bainbridge. Selected poems are being paired with photos from members of the Bainbridge Island Photo Club and will be on display at the Bainbridge Public Library, opening March 1. The annual Kitsap County event, which is now in its eighth year, invites poets to submit their work to a panel of judges. Area artists then choose from the winning poems and create art inspired by the chosen poetry. The end results will soon be visible at Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton, at the Front Street Gallery in Poulsbo, at the Poulsbohemian Coffee House, and this year, for the first time, at the Bainbridge Public Library. Listen here as poet and organizer Sue Hylen explains how she managed to coordinate plans for the library and for the Bainbridge Island Photo Club, and tells what to expect for opening night, Friday, March 1, from 5 - 7 pm. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Ars Poetica -- the pairing of art and poetry -- is now coming to Bainbridge. Selected poems are being paired with photos from members of the Bainbridge Island Photo Club and will be on display at the Bainbridge Public Library, opening March 1. The annual Kitsap County event, which is now in its eighth year, invites poets to submit their work to a panel of judges. Area artists then choose from the winning poems and create art inspired by the chosen poetry. The end results will soon be visible at Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton, at the Front Street Gallery in Poulsbo, at the Poulsbohemian Coffee House, and this year, for the first time, at the Bainbridge Public Library. Listen here as poet and organizer Sue Hylen explains how she managed to coordinate plans for the library and for the Bainbridge Island Photo Club, and tells what to expect for opening night, Friday, March 1, from 5 - 7 pm. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Bainbridge artist Susan Wiersema uses photography, watercolor, and colored pencil to reveal the soulful nature of animals. Her new show, My Pet Project: Portraits of Cats and Dogs opens at the Bainbridge Library @5pm Friday, February 1. Listen here as Susan talks with BCB host John Fossett about her love for animals, her fondness for the Doctor Doolittle books, and how she came to discover the field of pet portraiture. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Bainbridge artist Susan Wiersema uses photography, watercolor, and colored pencil to reveal the soulful nature of animals. Her new show, My Pet Project: Portraits of Cats and Dogs opens at the Bainbridge Library @5pm Friday, February 1. Listen here as Susan talks with BCB host John Fossett about her love for animals, her fondness for the Doctor Doolittle books, and how she came to discover the field of pet portraiture. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

For Northwest artist David Repyak, art and life are all about relationship. His new show, Human Nature, which opens at the Bainbridge Library @5pm Friday January 4, explores the relationship between humans and nature. “Struck at an early age by the beauty and power of the natural world.” David has spent this last year creating a new collection of figurative oil paintings, drawing on a lifetime of influence from the natural world and his connections to it. David, who earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University in Syracuse and his teaching certification from University of Washington, is a Montessori classroom teacher, an art teacher and artist. David has shown his work in individual and group shows around the state, juried competitions in the Northwest and his works are included in several local collections. He finds his inspiration in collaboration with other artists, and after leading art classes in Washington elementary schools for the past decade has now also begun teaching painting to adults. The show opens at the Bainbridge Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library as part of the First Fridays Art Walk @ 5 pm on Friday, Jan 4th, and will show through the month of January. Don't miss it! Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

For Northwest artist David Repyak, art and life are all about relationship. His new show, Human Nature, which opens at the Bainbridge Library @5pm Friday January 4, explores the relationship between humans and nature. “Struck at an early age by the beauty and power of the natural world.” David has spent this last year creating a new collection of figurative oil paintings, drawing on a lifetime of influence from the natural world and his connections to it. David, who earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University in Syracuse and his teaching certification from University of Washington, is a Montessori classroom teacher, an art teacher and artist. David has shown his work in individual and group shows around the state, juried competitions in the Northwest and his works are included in several local collections. He finds his inspiration in collaboration with other artists, and after leading art classes in Washington elementary schools for the past decade has now also begun teaching painting to adults. The show opens at the Bainbridge Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library as part of the First Fridays Art Walk @ 5 pm on Friday, Jan 4th, and will show through the month of January. Don't miss it! Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Christmas, Spring, boats and carousels: Peggy Brunton's paintings are filled with light and color. See them at the library in December; opening Friday evening December 7. Artist Peggy Brunton received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington and has taught ceramics, painting and art history for Seattle Pacific University. Her work has won awards in many prestigious Northwest exhibitions and has been placed in private collections in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, across the USA and throughout the Northwest. She has been chosen to be in permanent collections at Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Henry Gallery, and Seattle Art Museum. Listen here to learn of her approach to her work -- and don't miss her opening at the First Fridays Art Walk at the Bainbridge Library, December 7 from 5-7 pm. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Christmas, Spring, boats and carousels: Peggy Brunton's paintings are filled with light and color. See them at the library in December; opening Friday evening December 7. Artist Peggy Brunton received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington and has taught ceramics, painting and art history for Seattle Pacific University. Her work has won awards in many prestigious Northwest exhibitions and has been placed in private collections in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, across the USA and throughout the Northwest. She has been chosen to be in permanent collections at Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Henry Gallery, and Seattle Art Museum. Listen here to learn of her approach to her work -- and don't miss her opening at the First Fridays Art Walk at the Bainbridge Library, December 7 from 5-7 pm. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Meet award-winning author and wildlife photographer Paul Bannick, whose exhibit of magnificent owl photographs will open at the Bainbridge Library at 5:30 pm on Friday November 2, with a talk by the artist at 6pm. In this podcast interview Paul talks with BCB host John Fossett about his years of work in the wild, about his passion for nature and for photography, and about the 19 species of owls and what they have to teach us about the beauty and vulnerability of their unique natural habitats. A veteran of Aldus, Adobe, and Microsoft, Paul now serves as Director of Major Gifts for Conservation Northwest, an organization dedicated to protecting and connecting wild areas and recovery native species from the Pacific Coast to the Canadian Rockies. Representatives of Conservation Northwest will also be on hand at the opening to share information about one of their current projects. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Meet award-winning author and wildlife photographer Paul Bannick, whose exhibit of magnificent owl photographs will open at the Bainbridge Library at 5:30 pm on Friday November 2, with a talk by the artist at 6pm. In this podcast interview Paul talks with BCB host John Fossett about his years of work in the wild, about his passion for nature and for photography, and about the 19 species of owls and what they have to teach us about the beauty and vulnerability of their unique natural habitats. A veteran of Aldus, Adobe, and Microsoft, Paul now serves as Director of Major Gifts for Conservation Northwest, an organization dedicated to protecting and connecting wild areas and recovery native species from the Pacific Coast to the Canadian Rockies. Representatives of Conservation Northwest will also be on hand at the opening to share information about one of their current projects. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Artist Deliah Grace Hubbard brings her watercolors and painted furniture to the Bainbridge Library for the month of July, opening July 6. Listen here to learn about her process, her incorporation of Sumi-e brushstrokes, and her love of color and flowers. Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

Artist Deliah Grace Hubbard brings her watercolors and painted furniture to the Bainbridge Library for the month of July, opening July 6. Listen here to learn about her process, her incorporation of Sumi-e brushstrokes, and her love of color and flowers. Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.

How could you capture 3 dimensional movement in a 2 dimensional medium? This is a challenge that has fascinated artist John Wiens for more than 50 years -- first as an architect, and then later as a sketcher, a watercolor artist, and now as a printmaker, working primarily in BARN's printmaking studio. "My artwork," he says, "is the expression of my joy of being alive. I am in this world and I’m of this world. Art is the act of celebrating that of being alive.  To accomplish artwork requires awareness, contemplation, receptiveness, courage, skill, tools and an idea. In my work I’m trying to capture something specific in the people, landscape, or the still life Come see John's movement-inspired abstract monotypes at the Bainbridge Library, opening Friday, June 1 from 5-7 pm. Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Bob Ross; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

How could you capture 3 dimensional movement in a 2 dimensional medium? This is a challenge that has fascinated artist John Wiens for more than 50 years -- first as an architect, and then later as a sketcher, a watercolor artist, and now as a printmaker, working primarily in BARN's printmaking studio. "My artwork," he says, "is the expression of my joy of being alive. I am in this world and I'm of this world. Art is the act of celebrating that of being alive.  To accomplish artwork requires awareness, contemplation, receptiveness, courage, skill, tools and an idea. In my work I'm trying to capture something specific in the people, landscape, or the still life Come see John's movement-inspired abstract monotypes at the Bainbridge Library, opening Friday, June 1 from 5-7 pm. Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Bob Ross; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

During the month of May, the library meeting room will be displaying colorful Guatemalan weavings from the 70s to the present, collected by Daphne Stewart and Elizabeth Dequine. In this podcast, BCB host John Fossett talks with Daphne about the history behind the weavings, their Mayan origins, and Daphne and Elizabeth's connections to Guatemala. Some of the items in the collection will be available for purchase at the opening, Friday, May 4th, from 5-7 pm; proceeds from the sale of these items will return to the Cooperativo Flor de Pericón y Flor Ixcaco, San Juan La Laguna, in Guatemala, which helps support native families by giving them a market for their beautiful weavings. Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

During the month of May, the library meeting room will be displaying colorful Guatemalan weavings from the 70s to the present, collected by Daphne Stewart and Elizabeth Dequine. In this podcast, BCB host John Fossett talks with Daphne about the history behind the weavings, their Mayan origins, and Daphne and Elizabeth's connections to Guatemala. Some of the items in the collection will be available for purchase at the opening, Friday, May 4th, from 5-7 pm; proceeds from the sale of these items will return to the Cooperativo Flor de Pericón y Flor Ixcaco, San Juan La Laguna, in Guatemala, which helps support native families by giving them a market for their beautiful weavings. Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

Struggling with reduced eyesight? Bainbridge Island's VIP support group can help. Founded in 1992, the VIP has been helping Visually Impaired Persons for over 25 years. The VIP group offers a variety of resources, including help with medical issues, adaptive aids, and reading materials, access to social services and transportation, opportunities to socialize,and current information and training about the exciting breakthroughs in technology that can make it much easier to adapt to your changing circumstances. In this podcast BCB host Diane Walker speaks with Jerry Brader and Megan Hawgood, the current president and secretary of VIP.  Megan and Jerry (who is also known as Majick the Clown) are here to tell us about the group's monthly meetings at the Bainbridge Library, the speakers they provide, and all the services they make available to assist people who are dealing with loss of vision. For more information about the VIP, or to join the list of people who record their readings of the Review and the Islander each week, email BIVIPinfo@gmail.com Credits:  BCB host: Diane Walker; BCB audio editor and tech: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

Struggling with reduced eyesight? Bainbridge Island's VIP support group can help. Founded in 1992, the VIP has been helping Visually Impaired Persons for over 25 years. The VIP group offers a variety of resources, including help with medical issues, adaptive aids, and reading materials, access to social services and transportation, opportunities to socialize,and current information and training about the exciting breakthroughs in technology that can make it much easier to adapt to your changing circumstances. In this podcast BCB host Diane Walker speaks with Jerry Brader and Megan Hawgood, the current president and secretary of VIP.  Megan and Jerry (who is also known as Majick the Clown) are here to tell us about the group's monthly meetings at the Bainbridge Library, the speakers they provide, and all the services they make available to assist people who are dealing with loss of vision. For more information about the VIP, or to join the list of people who record their readings of the Review and the Islander each week, email BIVIPinfo@gmail.com Credits:  BCB host: Diane Walker; BCB audio editor and tech: Chris Walker; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

In this podcast, BCB host John Fossett chats with artist Jennifer Waldron, whose new exhibit, "Company for Dinner," will open at the Bainbridge Public Library on Friday, April 6, from 5 to 7. Listen here to learn about Jennifer's process, her background, her inspirations, and the dedication of intention that keeps her colorful and imaginative paintings fresh and new. Each painting invites a story, so if you want to stimulate your imagination, be sure to stop by the library during the month of April, to meet -- and join -- the delightful characters who comprise Jennifer's "Company for Dinner." Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

In this podcast, BCB host John Fossett chats with artist Jennifer Waldron, whose new exhibit, "Company for Dinner," will open at the Bainbridge Public Library on Friday, April 6, from 5 to 7. Listen here to learn about Jennifer's process, her background, her inspirations, and the dedication of intention that keeps her colorful and imaginative paintings fresh and new. Each painting invites a story, so if you want to stimulate your imagination, be sure to stop by the library during the month of April, to meet -- and join -- the delightful characters who comprise Jennifer's "Company for Dinner." Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

Looking to celebrate Women's History month? Get inspired by local artist Suzette Ruys' portraits of 15 "Persistent Women," opening Friday, March 2 from 6-9 pm at the Bainbridge Public Library. The paintings feature fifteen tenacious women, each of whom took a stand against injustice. Their work falls into a variety of arenas, including politics, environmental defense, women's rights, labor organizing, civil rights, and more. “There were so many great women to pick from that I could have painted for years,” says Ruys, a local artist and designer who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. “Researching these paintings was fascinating. Some of the women are well-known, others less so, but each story about their lives made them very real and impressive. There is always a need for people to speak up when they see inequality," adds Ruys. "These women did it with the grit and grace that makes them heroes.” Listen here as Ruys explains some of her decisions, talks about her intriguing process, and shares some of the stories of the women in her paintings. And be sure to stop by the library in March to see these Persistent Women! Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

Looking to celebrate Women's History month? Get inspired by local artist Suzette Ruys' portraits of 15 "Persistent Women," opening Friday, March 2 from 6-9 pm at the Bainbridge Public Library. The paintings feature fifteen tenacious women, each of whom took a stand against injustice. Their work falls into a variety of arenas, including politics, environmental defense, women’s rights, labor organizing, civil rights, and more. “There were so many great women to pick from that I could have painted for years,” says Ruys, a local artist and designer who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. “Researching these paintings was fascinating. Some of the women are well-known, others less so, but each story about their lives made them very real and impressive. There is always a need for people to speak up when they see inequality," adds Ruys. "These women did it with the grit and grace that makes them heroes.” Listen here as Ruys explains some of her decisions, talks about her intriguing process, and shares some of the stories of the women in her paintings. And be sure to stop by the library in March to see these Persistent Women! Credits: BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker; audio editor and social media publisher, Diane Walker.

If you're a fan of the abstract expressionists of the mid-twentieth century, you'll want to check out the art of Curtis Hughes, whose work will open at the Bainbridge Library at 5 pm on February 2nd as part of the First Friday Art Walk. Still in his first year as a painter after a lifelong career as a designer, Curtis created this series of 11 paintings as an exploration of the methods and spirit of modern design and, in particular, such abstract expressionists as Franz Kline, Helen Frankenthaler, and Willem deKooning. The paintings are spare and expressive, done mostly in black and white, with color used primarily as a value of black and white. The paintings are deliberately rough and unpolished and are intended to reach for emotional immediacy on the part of the artist and viewer alike. Listen here to hear the story of Hughes' evolution as an artist, and how he first encountered the art which has so influenced him. Credits:  BCB host: John Fossett; audio tech: Chris Walker;  audio editor and social media publisher: Diane Walker.

Bainbridge Island is a community that loves its library, and library users have a treat in store when this year's "Refresh" project expands the library's meeting room and improves its facilities -- in keeping with their slogan "A vibrant space for everyone". In this 16-minute podcast conversation, Bainbridge Branch Manager Rebecca Judd and Bainbridge Public Library board president Eric Petersen describe how excited they are about the improvements that will be constructed this year, between March and this Fall. The Library will remain open throughout the construction project. Some services will move around the building as the project proceeds. To keep up with the changes, check the Bainbridge Library website and the KRL Bainbridge branch website that describes library services and events. They explain our Library's innovative working relationship -- a public-private partnership -- between the Kitsap Regional Library system for staffing and services that we support through local tax levies, and the private nonprofit Bainbridge Public Library that thrives on local donations for the ownership, maintenance and operation of our library building. Eric describes the funding of this $1.2 million improvement -- with about $1 million coming from contributed dollars accumulated over the years in the Library's reserves, plus $100,000 coming from a major Bainbridge Rotary Club donation from proceeds of the annual Rummage Sale. It was the first Rotary rummage sale almost 60 years ago that produced the funds to initially build the Library. Other large funding sources include Friends of the Library Book Sales, and grants from Bainbridge Community Foundation and Kitsap Community Foundation. Dollars from local citizens in the One Call for All red envelope campaigns are also vital for annual building operations. Pacific Heights Construction (PHC), which built the LEED energy award-winning Art Museum and the green-built Grow Community, won the construction contract. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

Bainbridge Island is a community that loves its library, and library users have a treat in store when this year's "Refresh" project expands the library's meeting room and improves its facilities -- in keeping with their slogan "A vibrant space for everyone". In this 16-minute podcast conversation, Bainbridge Branch Manager Rebecca Judd and Bainbridge Public Library board president Eric Petersen describe how excited they are about the improvements that will be constructed this year, between March and this Fall. The Library will remain open throughout the construction project. Some services will move around the building as the project proceeds. To keep up with the changes, check the Bainbridge Library website and the KRL Bainbridge branch website that describes library services and events. They explain our Library's innovative working relationship -- a public-private partnership -- between the Kitsap Regional Library system for staffing and services that we support through local tax levies, and the private nonprofit Bainbridge Public Library that thrives on local donations for the ownership, maintenance and operation of our library building. Eric describes the funding of this $1.2 million improvement -- with about $1 million coming from contributed dollars accumulated over the years in the Library's reserves, plus $100,000 coming from a major Bainbridge Rotary Club donation from proceeds of the annual Rummage Sale. It was the first Rotary rummage sale almost 60 years ago that produced the funds to initially build the Library. Other large funding sources include Friends of the Library Book Sales, and grants from Bainbridge Community Foundation and Kitsap Community Foundation. Dollars from local citizens in the One Call for All red envelope campaigns are also vital for annual building operations. Pacific Heights Construction (PHC), which built the LEED energy award-winning Art Museum and the green-built Grow Community, won the construction contract. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-268-june-at-bainbridge-library/ This month the library's John Fossett discusses book groups, book sales, and the Summer Learning Programs. Did you know there are three library-hosted book groups (one on the ferryboat!)?  In this podcast John tells us about these -- and explains how to start your own book group with  pre-assembled book group kits that include facilitation guides. This month there will also be two Friends of the Library book sales, and toward the end of the month look for the kick off for the library's Summer Learning Program for both kids and adults. Read 10 hours and get a free book; read 100 hours and get a tee shirt! There will be Summer Learning events for kids and adults all summer long. And don't forget: on June 11 you are invited to a community conversation with KRL to identify shared aspirations. June 1 - Wednesday, 7:30 - 9 pm -- Books on Tap June 2 - Thursday, 1 - 4 pm -- Friends of the Library Book Sale June 4 - Saturday, 10 am - noon -- Learn to Download Library eBooks & Audio June 6 & 13 - Monday,  2:30 - 4 pm -- Career Center: One-On-One Appointments June 8 - Wednesday, 7 - 9 pm -- Island Film Group - What's Up Doc? June 9 - Thursday, 4:40 pm Seattle to Bainbridge Ferry Tales Book Group: The Paris Wife June 11 - Saturday, 10 am - 3 pm - Friends of the Library Book Sale June 11 - Saturday, 10 am - noon, KRL Community Conversations June 14 - Tuesday, Noon -  5 pm -- Career Center: One-On-One Appointments June 14 - Tuesday, 6 - 8 pm -Career Center - Interviewing Skills June 15 - Wednesday, 7:30 - 9 pm Travelogue: The Future of Wildlife in East Africa. Grant and Barbara Winther, U.S. representatives of the East African Wildlife Society (EAWLS), will present a travelogue on the problems and solutions the Society is tackling in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda). June 21 - Tuesday, 1 - 2 pm - Waterfront Book Group - "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" June 22 - Wednesday, 7 - 9 pm - What Do You Know: Birding with Gene Bullock June 24 - Friday,  1:30 - 3 pm - The Salon: A Forum for Conversation June 28- Tuesday, 7 - 8 pm - 4th Tuesday Book Group: "The Cat's Table" Stop by the branch and pick up your copy of Inspire Magazines, the library's quarterly programing guide or visit online at www.krl.org Credits: BCB host Joanna Pyle: audio editor Chris Walker; publisher: Diane Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-263-may-at-the-bainbridge-library/ John Fossett and BCB host Joanna Pyle discuss what's scheduled for this month at the library: Wed, May 4, 7:30 – 9pm: BOOKS ON TAP - Treehouse Cafe Fri, May 6, 5 – 7pm: FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK Fri, May 6, 5:30 – 7pm: Business for Sustainability,  a talk by Giselle Weybrecht, Author of The Sustainable MBA - at St Barnabas Church Tue, May 10, 1 – 3pm: Downloading Library eBooks & Audio -   Wed, May 11, 7 – 9pm: Island Film Group - "Possessed" (Noir) (1947) Wed, May 18, 7:30 – 9pm: Travelogue - Splendors of the Persian Empire with Cross Cultural Journeys Sat, May 21, 3 – 4:30pm: The Gifts of The Artist's Way (instructor Kate Gavigan) Wed, May 25, 7 – 9pm: What Do You Know:  The Appalachian Trail with Tressa Johnson Friday, May 27, 1:30 p.m: Library U - The Salon: A Forum For Conversation - Sat, May 28, 2 – 3:30pm: Friendship Bracelets For Adults Monday, May 30: Memorial Day: Holiday Closure Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Joanna Pyle; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

This month the library offers tips on taxes, gardening, favorite opera recordings, sustainable apparel companies, avoiding nursing homes, and more: see listings below for more information. Walk-in tax assistance, February 1-April 15 Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30 am - 1 pm Monday evening 5:30 - 7:30 pm Fridays 1:30 - 4 pm Books on Tap Literary Trivia: Wednesday, March 2, 7:30 - 9 pm Great fun at the Treehouse on the 1st Wednesday of the month. First Friday Art Walk: March 4, 5 – 7 pm See Kelly Johnston's oil abstracts and landscapes. Norm's Favorite Recordings for the operas Saturday, March 5, 2 - 4 pm Norm's Favorite Recordings from the operas of Mozart Saturday, March 12, 2 - 4 pm Norm's Favorite Recordings from the operas of Verdi Saturday, March 26, 2 - 4 pm Norm's Favorite Recordings from the operas of Puccini Island Film Group: Wednesday, March 9, 7 - 9 pm Come for the film, stay for the discussion around Ride the High Country (Western)(1962) MGM/UA. Directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Mariette Hartley. BASE Lecture Series: Friday, March 11, 5:30 - 7 pm March's topic: Sustainability and Social Impact in Apparel Presenters: Mandy Cabot, CEO at Dansko, Letitia Webster, Global Director of Corporate Sustainability at VF Corporation What Do You Know: Wednesday, March 23, 7 - 9 pm Gardening w/ Ann Lovejoy Gerontology: Saturday, March 26, 3 - 4 pm Seven Actions You Can Take to Avoid Spending the Last Year of Your Life in a Nursing Home: Gerontologist Jeannette Franks offers the latest research on aging and useful information for making wise choices in your (or your aging parent's) final decades. Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Joanna Pyle; social media publisher: Diane Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-229-february-at-the-library-2016/ Listen here as John Fossett describes what's up at the Bainbridge branch of Kitsap Regional Library during the month of February. Some of the events discussed in this podcast include the following; for a full description of all activities and events, pick up an Inspire Magazine at the library. AARP Tax Assistance - Walk-in tax assistance February 1-April 15 Books on Tap Literary Trivia - Great Fun at the Treehouse Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016, 7:30-9 pm First Friday Art Walk - Diane Walker, Abstract Paintings Friday - February 5th ~  5 to 7 pm      Great Decisions at the Library, presented by Library U - 9:30 - 11am February 6 - Middle East Alliances February 13 - The United Nations February 20 - The Future of Kurdistan February 27 - The Politics of Climate Change Island Theatre: The Dixie Swim Club  Follow the hilarious and touching stories of five southern women who meet on the Outer Banks every August to catch up, laugh, and meddle in each other's lives. Adult Coloring Books Saturday - February 6 - 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. February is African American History MonthIsland Film Group Presents Two Spike Lee Films and discussion followingWednesday - 7 p.m. - February 10  - Do the Right Thing (1989)Saturday - 2 p.m. - February 13 - Malcolm X (1992) Building a Sustainable Economy (BASE) Lecture SeriesFriday, February 12 -  5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.Topic: Green Buildings - Presenter: Kimberly Lewis, Senior Vice President, Community Advancement, Conferences & Events at the U.S. Green Building Council Travelogue - A Mayan Woman's Journey From Poverty to Medical SchoolWednesday, February 17 - 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.Presented by Lisbeth Floridalma Chuy Chali and Bob & Jane Greenberg. Credits: BCB host and editor Joanna Pyle; publisher Diane Walker

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-227-pete-seeger-at-library/ Whether you like to carry a protest sign or just carry a tune, you'll want to mark your calendar for “PETE SEEGER: THE MAN AND THE MUSIC.”   Seeger, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 94, was an iconic presence in the 20th century American music landscape. During his 70-year career, Seeger was admired by many and criticized by others for his activism on issues of labor, war, civil rights, and the environment. The singer roamed America, singing on street corners and in saloons, migrant labor camps, hobo jungles, union halls, schools, churches and concert auditoriums. Pacific Northwest musical duo Hank and Claire have put together a program that illustrates through story and song the connections between Seeger's personal story and the social justice issues that inspired his music. In addition to stories about his life, each phase of Seeger's activism will be highlighted with songs he wrote and/or popularized. Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of the meaning behind such classics as “Where Have all the Flowers Gone?” and “Turn, Turn, Turn.” Start warming up your vocal cords, because singing along is, of course, encouraged. For more details, visit http://www.hanknclaire.com/ Credits: BCB host and editor Joanna Pyle; publisher Diane Walker

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-187-october-at-the-bainbridge-library/ In October the library will display photographs taken by deaf children in Ometepe, our sister city in Nicaragua, and present an amazing set of events. Presentations for the month include: •  Opera: Bizet's The Pearl Fishers: October 3, 2-4pm •  Composting with John Barutt: October 16, 1-2:30 pm •  All about Kitsap Humane Society: October 17, 10-11:30 am •  Island Theatre presents Copenhagen: October 17-18 at 7pm •  The Art of Ekphrastic Poetry: October 20, 7-8:30 pm •  Safaris through Southern Africa: October 21, 7:30-9pm •  The Salon: October 23, 1:30-3 pm •  Poetry with Michelle Bombardier: October 28, 7-9 pm ... and a special double feature for Halloween, to be offered Friday, October 30, from 7-9:30 pm: The Serpent and the Rainbow, and Body Snatchers (the 1993 version). Do come join us -- and plan to have a great time! Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Joanna Pyle; publishers Chris and Diane Walker.

In this podcast, Librarian Tressa Johnson visits BCB studios with interesting tidbits about activities coming up in September at the Bainbridge Library. Bill Thompson will present Photos of Travel in Ladakh, India on Friday September 4 (the night of the First Friday Arts Walk), 5-7pm. John van den Meerendonk will present talks on Gardening With Ferns, on four Saturdays in September (5th, 12th, 19th, 26th) from 10am-noon. Jeffrey Hora will help you Customize Your Experience on Facebook, on Saturday September 12th from 3-4pm. Buddy Bassett offers a career-seeking skills workshop. He's from Compass Vocational Services, and will speak on Monday September 14 from 7-9pm. The program called One Book One Community for 2015 will present the book: The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, by Jonathan Evison. The facilitator will be a staff scientist in the Department of Bioethics & Humanities, on Tuesday September 15 from 1-2 at the Waterfront Park Community Center. David & Kathleen Thorne share a travelogue about Route 66, on Wednesday September 16 from 7:30-9pm. There will be a "Library U" talk on What's New in Neuroscience, on Saturday September 19 from 10-11:30 am. The focus will be the new insights into childhood brain development, on Saturday September 26 from 10-11:30 am. Andrew MacMillen will explore Mushrooming & Mycology, on Wednesday September 23 from 7-9pm. Housing Resources Bainbridge (HRB) will present the topic: Density, Affordable Housing & Livable Neighborhoods, on Thursday September 24 from 7-8:30pm. Credits: BCB host and editor: Joanna Pyle; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

After the Bainbridge Library staff march in the July 4th parade, they have a month of activities in store for us. Guide to GrantSpace: Grantseeker Resources Online: On Tuesday July 7 at 2pm. Learn about the Foundation Center's vast grant seeker resources for beginners to experts, all available from home through KRL's Funding Information Network. Registration is required. Please contact Peggy Branaman by email or call 360-779-2915, ext. 9501, or stop by and register at the Bainbridge Island Library. The 1st Friday Arts Walk at the Library will occur this month on the 2nd Friday to avoid conflict with the Independence Day Street Fair. Stop at the Library on Friday July 10, 5-7pm, to see New Works by Christine Hella Thompson. See the artist's website. What Do You Know: Knowledge Explorations Led by Community Experts. The next event is Wednesday July 22, 7-9pm. Birding with Gene: Join Kitsap Audubon Society's board member Gene Bullock as he talks about the best birding places on the island and throughout Kitsap County. The Salon - A Forum for Conversation, will occur on Friday, July 24, 1:30-3pm. This is an opportunity to discuss issues that affect us as members of society and to enjoy stimulating conversation. A short article or essay to frame the current month's topic and stimulate ideas will be posted on the Library website a few days prior to the Salon. Credits: BCB host and editor: Joanna Pyle; BCB publisher: Barry Peters.

In this podcast, Bainbridge Library staff John & Tressa discuss with Joanna: Friday, June 5, 2015, 5-7 pm - 1st Friday Artwalk. A group show of Bainbridge artists, curated by Patrick Gulke. Wednesday, June 17, 7:30-9pm - A travelogue of Cuba. Long off limits to travelers, the door to Cuba is opening for Americans. Join Matthew Brumley, founder of Earthbound Expeditions on Bainbridge Island, to learn about travel to this beautiful country. Co-sponsored by the Library and The Traveler store on Winslow Way. Thursday, June 18, 7-8:30pm - Responding to Abrupt Climate Change. Professor Guy McPherson, author of ten books, including the recent ‘Going Dark' will be presenting his evidence for a controversial theory that defies the scientific consensus: abrupt climate change. He'll discuss the implications and an accompanying life philosophy. Friday, June 19, 1-2:30pm - Composting with John Barutt. Join this master composter for a presentation on composting techniques, followed by a chance to ask all your "rot-related" questions. John welcomes those new to composting and also experienced composters wanting to improve an established system. Saturday & Sunday, June 20 & 21, 7:30 - 9pm, Island Theatre. Blackbird, by David Harrower. Two people who once had a passionate affair meet again fifteen years later. Guilt, rage and raw emotions run high as they recollect their relationship when she was twelve and he was forty. Without moral judgments, the play never shies away from the brutal truth of the abandoned and unconventional love. Wednesday, June 24, 7-9pm - What Do You Know: Knowledge Explorations Led by Community Experts. Astronomy: The Cosmic Distance Ladder with Steve Ruhl. Steve will examine the process of measuring astronomical distances - from ancient wells in Egypt to the present. Friday, June 26, 1:30-3pm - Salon ... a forum for conversation meeting from May to October. It's for men and women who enjoy stimulating conversation and wish to learn from others in civil dialogue. Current hot topics of general interest that impact the public. Tuesday, June 30, 7-8pm - West Sound Reads at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art: Annie Barrows, co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society once again evokes the charm and eccentricity of a small town filled with extraordinary characters with her new novel, The Truth According to Us. For more information, see "Inspire Magazine" (something new at the Library), or the Library website. Credits: BCB host and editor: Joanna Pyle; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-140-may-at-the-bainbridge-library/ Here's a sampling of what's up at the Bainbridge Library this month: Saturday, May 2, 3-4PM--TAMES ALAN: WOMEN AT THE WESTERN FRONT - WWI Ever wonder what hello girls, canaries, and the rose of No Man's Land have to do with World War I? Dressed as an ambulance driver for the Motor Corps, historian and actress Tames Allen will discuss the various work women did at the Western Front in WWI. Tames, who studied theater and history at Willamette, at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and the Dell Arte School in California, taught fashion history at the Art Institute of Seattle. She is a historical consultant to museums, libraries, and historical festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest, and is is the most popular speaker in the history of the Washington Commission for the Humanities Inquiring Mind program. Wednesday, May 20, 7:30-9pm - TRAVELOGUE: ADVENTURES IN SPAIN Barbara & Grant Winther have traveled to Spain five times, starting with the first election after Franco died. Whether they traveled by car, train or foot, they always found adventures worth remembering. For fifteen years Barbara has written travel articles, illustrated with Grant's photographs. Their talk is sponsored by Kitsap Regional Library, Bainbridge Island, and the Traveler Friday, May 22, 1:30-3pm THE SALON - A FORM FOR CONVERSATION The Salon is for men and women who enjoy stimulating conversation and wish to learn from others in civil dialogue. Topics will vary, but the mode will be general interest subjects that impact the public. The Salon meets May-October. The monthly gatherings provide opportunities to talk with one another about what matters to us, listen to what matters to others, and expand our own viewpoints in a respectful environment. We envision conversations that are fun, informative and thought provoking. Discussions are informal and conversational with two facilitators. Wednesday, May 27, 7-9pm - WHAT DO YOU KNOW: KNOWLEDGE EXPLORATIONS LED BY COMMUNITY EXPERTS - Mandatory Boater Education Card Basics with the USCG Auxiliary. State law requires operators of motorboats with 15 horsepower or greater to take a safety education course and obtain a boater education card to operate a boat in Washington. Get started at the library with a presentation on boater safety by the members of the local USCG Auxiliary, an all-volunteer, non-military organization serving Kingston, Poulsbo, Silverdale, and Bainbridge Island. Activities include: Boater Education, Vessel Safety Checks, On-water patrols requested by the Coast Guard. Credits: BCB host and audio editor Joanna Pyle; BCB social media publishers: Diane and Chris Walker.

From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/wu-120-march-events-at-the-library/ In this podcast episode of What's Up Bainbridge, library staffers John Fossett and Tressa Johnson invite listeners to visit the Bainbridge Library to hear four special guest speakers during the month of March. Norm Hollingshead will give a series of lectures on great opera singers, playing musical excerpts from his collection of rare recordings. This is an opportunity to hear some pieces of music you wouldn't have access to otherwise. Part of Library U, Bainbridge Public Library's lifelong learning program, Great Singers is sponsored by KRL, with funding support from Bainbridge Island Friends of the Library. Cesare Siepi - 2-4pm, Saturday March 7 Fritz Wunderlich - 2-4pm,Saturday March 14 Montserrat Caballe - 7pm, Monday March 30 Glenda Pearson, head of Microform and Newspaper Collections for UW libraries, will present a slide talk on how Seattle area newspapers covered the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the Exclusion.  Entitled “Our Japanese to Enemy Aliens: Incarceration and the Role of the Local Press,” this talk is part of a series of activities taking place this month in conjunction with BPA's production of Snow Falling on Cedars. Glenda Pearson 7-8:30,Tuesday March 10 Rebecca Tumicki - Yemen Diaries.  Rebecca will share stories and photos from her 2005 travel experience in Yemen. This informational presentation -- about a place currently off limits to local travelers due to political strife -- is partly sponsored by The Traveler store on Winslow Way.  Rebecca Tumicki 7:30-9 PM, Wednesday March 18. Ann Lovejoy -  What Do You Know: Knowledge Explorations Led by Community Experts. Bainbridge's own Ann Lovejoy will share her abundant gardening expertise on all things garden: preparations,  planting, pests, seed starting and saving -- all with a maritime Northwestern slant. Ann Lovejoy 7-9pm, Wednesday March 25. Visit www.krl.org or call 842-4162 to familiarize yourself with our weekly and monthly programs, and remember: our library is so much more than books! Credits:  BCB host, writer, audio tech and editor Joanna Pyle; BCB publisher Diane Walker.  

Diane Bonciolini and Gregg Mesmer have been making beautiful glass together as Mesolini since 1977.  Earlier this year, they were named Island Treasures for 2015 by the Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council. Their familiar installations -- the Beach Glass Quilt on Winslow Way; the artwork at Rotary Centennial Park; and the installations at the Bainbridge Library and at The Waypoint across from the Art Museum -- are easily recognizable for their signature fused glass style. For Diane and Gregg, their community spirit is evident in all they do -- from teaching and coaching at the public schools to leading the glass workers at the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN). Each of them has contributed many hours and materials to our schools, designing murals and teaching kids the joy of working together creatively.  They have introduced scores of people to the art of glass through classes and joint community projects. Always eager to support other artists and nurture new talent, Gregg and Diane were also founding members of The Studio Tour and part of the core group that established the Working Studio Group. Their latest effort includes support of the BARN, a nonprofit that has an interim multi-faceted facility at Rolling Bay and is seeking fund and build a new center for community creativity focused on craft and invention. Gregg and Diane are excellent examples of artists who have created a sense of community around their work.  Get to know them better in this intimate BCB interview on Who's on Bainbridge. And visit the Mesolini Glass website. Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Sandy Schubach; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters; Photo Credit: Tony Johnson Photography.

Diane Bonciolini and Gregg Mesmer have been making beautiful glass together as Mesolini since 1977.  Earlier this year, they were named Island Treasures for 2015 by the Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council. Their familiar installations -- the Beach Glass Quilt on Winslow Way; the artwork at Rotary Centennial Park; and the installations at the Bainbridge Library and at The Waypoint across from the Art Museum -- are easily recognizable for their signature fused glass style. For Diane and Gregg, their community spirit is evident in all they do -- from teaching and coaching at the public schools to leading the glass workers at the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN). Each of them has contributed many hours and materials to our schools, designing murals and teaching kids the joy of working together creatively.  They have introduced scores of people to the art of glass through classes and joint community projects. Always eager to support other artists and nurture new talent, Gregg and Diane were also founding members of The Studio Tour and part of the core group that established the Working Studio Group. Their latest effort includes support of the BARN, a nonprofit that has an interim multi-faceted facility at Rolling Bay and is seeking fund and build a new center for community creativity focused on craft and invention. Gregg and Diane are excellent examples of artists who have created a sense of community around their work.  Get to know them better in this intimate BCB interview on Who’s on Bainbridge. And visit the Mesolini Glass website. Credits: BCB host and audio editor: Sandy Schubach; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters; Photo Credit: Tony Johnson Photography.

From BCB...http://bestofbcb.org/wu-106-february-at-the-library/ There's lots on offer at the Library again for the month of February: Walk-in tax assistance and health insurance exchange assistance,  a presentation on Peru and Machu Picchu done by Robert Dashiell, and an introduction to Bainbridge History with Hank Helm of the Historical Museum.   For our more romantic patrons, the Island Film Group will present The Awful Truth, a delicious screwball comedy with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne on February 11th, and there will be a special Valentine's Day opera preview of Handel's Semele and the Wrath of Juno. And, just in time for the coming Island Theatre reading of Letters to the Editor of the Bainbridge Review, the library is pleased to offer online access to the Bainbridge Review issues published between 1941 and 1946.  Listen as BCB host Joanna Pyle talks with John Fossett and Tressa Johnson to learn more about these and other upcoming library programs. Credits: BCB host and studio tech: Joanna Pyle; BCB audio editors: Joanna Pyle and Jon Coonan; BCB social media publishers: Diane and Chris Walker.

From BCB..."http://bestofbcb.org/wu-091-bainbridge-public-library-events-in-december/ December at the Bainbridge Island Library begins with the First Friday Artwalk, Friday December 5th, featuring Dorothy Matthews' exquisite watercolors of Nutcracker images.  But that's only the beginning! On Saturday, December 6, from 11 am to noon, talented Bushwick Book Club musicians will perform original music inspired by Dickens' Christmas Carol. The Island Film Group will bring Jimmy Stewart's classic comedy, The Shop around the Corner, to the library at 7 pm on December 10th, and the Ferry Tales meeting on the 4:40 boat from Seattle December 11th will discuss Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson.  Be sure to join them as they discuss this beautifully written chronicle of one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the south for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. The Waterfront Book Group will meet Tuesday, December 16, at the Waterfront Park Community Center to discuss Lois Lowry's The Giver.  For a special pre-Christmas treat: on Tuesday December 23rd you can schedule a free half-hour appointment with human resources consultant and leadership coach Josy Koumans to review your resume, improve your interview techniques, or discuss your future career plans. All this and more -- including storytimes for babies, toddlers and preschoolers and the ever-popular Book-a-Computer-Trainer -- available for you this month at the Bainbridge Island Library: don't miss it! And a special note: the Library will be closed December 24th and 25th, and will close at 5 December 31st.  Happy Holidays from your Bainbridge Island Library!  Credits: BCB host and studio tech: Joanna Pyle; audio editor: Jon Coonan. 

John Fossett and Tressa Johnson, two of our adult service librarians, discuss what's up at the Bainbridge Public Library during November with BCB's Joanna Pyle. 1. A Series on the History of the Vietnam War On three Saturday mornings -- November 1, 8 and 22 -- “Library U” offers a three-part lecture series on the Vietnam War presented by Laurence Kerr. He will sample topics from the French return to Indochina to the My Lai Massacre and the crisis of conscience. Larry Kerr served as an Army officer from 1964 to 1974. Later he joined the U.S. State Department, where his postings included Mexico, Chile, Guatemala, and the Republic of Georgia. His teaching experience includes three years in Washington DC as Associate Professor of History at the National Defense University, where he taught about the history of empires and strategic thought.  He also served as Distinguished Lecturer at the Inter-American Defense College with a course on the history of terrorism. Since moving to Bainbridge Island in 2006, Larry served on the board of Bainbridge Chorale and Bainbridge Youth Services, and he has been a frequent moderator for the Great Decisions series at the Bainbridge Library. 2. Assistance with Health Benefit Enrollment On November 15, the Washington Benefits Health Exchange open enrollment period begins.  The Bainbridge Library is working with Peninsula Community Health Services to provide free, confidential assistance with annual re-enrollment from trained, certified specialists.  At the Bainbridge Library, assistance is available every Wednesday starting November 26th. Check the Library website for times and an occasional Saturday session. 3. Ideas for the Holidays The Library has books on entertaining, decorating, food, crafts and more.  And, if you'll be on the road, consider audio books or DVDs to take with you.  They are free with your library card. Credits: BCB host: Joanna Pyle; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.

This October you'll be traveling with the stars at the Bainbridge Island Public Library!    On October 4 from 3-4pm, meet Judy Rantz Willman and Kris Day, daughters of Boys in the Boat Joe Rantz and Chuck Day, for some reminiscing about that 1936 Olympic crew. And on October 8 at 7pm, join vacationers Richard Benjamin, James Brolin and Yul Brynner at a futuristic amusement park in the movie Westworld. This month's Ferry Tales will feature NYT Notable Book winner Tatiana Soli's novel, The Lotus Eaters, and Norm Hollingshead will preview the opera Don Giovanni on October 14. ... which is not to say the library has nothing to offer on a more earthy level: John Barutt will be giving a 60 minute workshop on Composting Basics at 1 pm on October 10th. Listen here as the library's Tressa Johnson and John Fossett offer BCB host Joanna Pyle more tidbits about these and other October library events, or visit http://www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org/events-calendar.aspx for more information. Credits: BCB host and studio tech: Joanna Pyle; BCB audio editor and composer of “What's Up” music splash: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; Podcast art: artopia creative. 

Can you spell Fun-Raiser? If you're into spelling, you'll want to be sure to check out  “BPL Buzz,” the Bainbridge Island Public Libraryʻs Second Annual Adult Spelling Bee. You can be part of the friendly -- and sometimes zany -- competition by forming a team and putting your spelling skills to the test. Defending champions, The Bonnets, will be there to defend their crown. Or, buy a ticket to sip wine, taste cheese and dessert, and spell along from the audience. You will be regaled and hosted by George Shannon, noted author, actor, and Island Treasure, and “Queen Bee” Rebecca Judd, also known as the Library Branch Manager. Either way, the Bainbridge Public Library wins. As the library's Teri Weldy explains to BCB Host Ellen Miyasoto in this podcast, the library building and grounds are owned by our community, and its operation and maintenance are solely supported by the generosity of volunteers and donors.  So this is a perfect opportunity to be entertained and support your local library at the same time! For more information, buzz on over to http://www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org/spelling-bee.aspx  "Take care that you never spell a word wrong. Always before you write a word, consider how it is spelt, and, if you do not remember it, turn to a dictionary. It produces great praise to a lady to spell well…" Letter from Thomas Jefferson to his daughter Martha, 1783. Credits: BCB host and studio tech: Ellen Miyasato; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; “What's Up” music splash: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; Podcast art: artopia creative. 

If you thought libraries were just for books, think again: whether you're into trivia games, sharing music, cooking Mexican food or just looking for a place to hang out after school, the Bainbridge Island Library has an opportunity for you! Listen here as Tressa Johnson, KRL Adult Services Librarian for the Bainbridge Branch, shares the library's activity plans for September. Start your month with literary trivia at the Treehouse Cafe in Lynwood on September 3rd.  Books on Tap starts at 7:30, with fun questions about 50 books, including best sellers and classics. Read up in advance by picking up the list at the library today! Eat Your Words is a cookbook book group: this month we'll be studying Mexican Everyday by Rick Bayless. Come to the Intentional Table on Madrona Lane at 11 am on September 9 to learn some tricks and sample some treats. If you're riding the 4:40 ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge on September 11, come join the Ferry Tales group to discuss Olympia Author Jim Lynch's book, Truth like the Sun, which is set in Seattle in 1962 and 2001. Into ebooks? Come to classes on downloading free ebooks and audio from the library! The presentations, to be held Tuesday, September 9 and Saturday, September 13 at 10 am, will be followed by a hands-on lab. There are also activities for high school students every Monday afternoon starting at 2 pm. For more about these and other fun programs sponsored by the Bainbridge Library, visit http://www.krl.org the Kitsap Regional Library Website.    Credits: BCB host: Joanna Pyle; BCB studio tech: Diane Landry; audio editor: Tim Bird; “What's Up” music splash: Tim Bird; BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios; Podcast art: artopia creative. 

On Thursday July 17th (note this revised date), you can attend an informational meeting about opportunities for improved high-speed internet connectivity for your neighborhood on Bainbridge Island. The meeting is at the Bainbridge Library, starting at 7:15pm. If you think that Comcast and CenturyLink are the only choices on our island for wired internet for home or office, here's some good news. There's a third choice -- and it's a local public-service nonprofit called Kitsap Public Utility District (KPUD). For more than a decade, KPUD has successfully and economically provided high-speed broadband fiber optic internet service to our Bainbridge schools, Fire Department, Police Department, City Hall and Bainbridge Library, and a few businesses, in cooperation with a retail partner. Now they're ready to work with us to fund, construct and maintain fast competitive internet service to Bainbridge residential neighborhoods and business districts. They can either replace existing unsatisfactory slow service, or they can construct wired or other effective service to neighborhoods not currently served by high-speed internet. And, besides ISP business retailers, they are willing to work with a cost-effective nonprofit co-op to retail that service to you and your neighbors. At the July 17th public meeting, the main speaker will be Dave Siburg, General Manager of KPUD. Also meet some Bainbridge residents who are currently actively considering a fiber optic internet installation project with KPUD and a nonprofit retailer. KPUD has the ability to finance fiber optic infrastructure with low-interest municipal bonds repayable over 20 years.  That's a sharp contrast to corporate internet providers that are reluctant to bring new or improved service to a neighborhood unless it can financially repay them with profits within a few years. Credits:  BCB host and editor: Maradel Gale.  BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios. Music splash: Dave Bristow.

Island Theatre at the Bainbridge Library will present "Circle Mirror Transformation" by playwright Annie Baker, on June 21 and 22 at 7:30 pm.  There is no charge for the event. The dramatic reading is directed by Rozzella Kolbegger, who is interviewed in this podcast by BCB's Lyssa Danehy deHart. Island Theatre at the Library is a performance series held bi-monthly on the third Saturday and Sunday of the performance months of February, April, June, October and December. These performances are presented in a stripped down staging with script in hand and a minimum of production (i.e., costumes, sets, props) to concentrate on the literature of the dramatic canon, both modern and classic. The contained space and immediacy of the drama has an intensity that rivals fully produced presentations. In this podcast, Rozella Kolbeggar explains that Circle Mirror Transformation takes place in an artsy small town. There, an unlikely collection of four strangers sign up for Marty's "Adult Creative Drama" class -- a recently divorced carpenter, a high school junior, a former actress, and Marty's husband. Unfolding like a charmingly funny indie film, the group plays Marty's imaginative (and sometimes awkward) theatre games. But as their relationships develop over the course of the summer, the seemingly silly games generate some real-life drama. This delightful play from new playwright Annie Baker landed on Top Ten lists of The New York Times and The New Yorker for 2010. Credits: Host: Lyssa Danehy deHart; Studio Tech: Kayla Black; Editor: Lyssa Danehy deHart; BCB ferry music by Dogfish Bay Studios; Music splash: Dave Bristow.

In this podcast, Rotary member Tom McCloskey, who is the Chair of this year's Rotary Auction and Rummage Sale, recounts the history, scale and scope of this remarkable annual event, now in its 54th year. Tom points out that -- while the event is managed and maintained by the Rotary Club - it has become a true community-wide event. During the upcoming 11-day period, 116 Rotarians and about 1,100 other volunteers will prepare, physically work, manage, clean up and follow up.  Five to ten thousand customers are expected at the six-hour event from 8am to 2pm on Saturday June 28th.  Purchased goods may be picked up that day by vehicle between 10am and 3pm. To plan your Saturday shopping, attend the open preview night on Friday the 27th from 5-8pm. Meanwhile, starting on Friday, June 20th, you can drop off your donated goods at the Woodward Middle School.  Use the south entrance on Sportsmen Club Road between 8am and 8pm during the six days through Wednesday June 25th. Approximately 150,000 items -- some as small as toothpicks and others as large as donated cars and boats -- are expected. Proceeds of the event will fund the Rotary's annual community grants to nonprofits, plus large-scale community grants (like the Waypoint project that transformed the corner of Winslow Way and route 305). In addition, the proceeds will fund scholarships to High School students, donations to international humanitarian projects, and other worthy causes. Our BCB radio project itself was a benefactor of a $7,000 portion of last year's nearly $445,000 in Rotary proceeds in the form of a grant to our local nonprofit parent, Sustainable Bainbridge. The cumulative proceeds from 54 years of Rotary Auctions is likely to pass the $6 million level this year.  Tom points out that the first of those auctions generated dollars that helped acquire land for the Bainbridge Library. In this podcast, Tom McCloskey points out that many Bainbridge Islanders consider the Rotary Auction to be a way of taking care of their household "Spring Cleaning" while truly benefiting their community. Credits:  BCB host and editor: Barry Peters.  BCB ferry music: Dogfish Bay Studios. Music splash: Dave Bristow.

Teens who want to write have been engaging in their own writing group at Bainbridge Public Library. Local writers Margaret Nevinski and Barbara Clarke have been mentoring students in grades 7-12 on a weekly drop-in basis. The last gathering is May 19th, after school, at 2:00pm. These two local writers, and Teen Librarian Stefanie Graen, have met weekly with interested students in the community room. For teen writers who want to continue to explore their writing, the same two teachers will offer a Teen Writing Camp, July 14-17, at Bainbridge Library.  Space is limited, sign up starts June 2nd at the Library or via email to Teen Librarian sgraen@krl.org. For ages 12-18. Also see: www.fieldsend.org When asked how she benefits from the weekly teen writing group, Margaret said: "Teens are especially interesting because they're on the cusp of adulthood, with one foot still in childhood. They're skeptical, they're questioning, but they haven't lost their enthusiasm and wonder." Margaret Nevinski is a published author whose books for young adults are available at the Bainbridge Public Library, located at the corner of Madison and High School Road. For more information about Ms. Nevinski, viisit her web site at www.margaretnevinski.com. Barbara Clarke -- the author of "Getting to Home: Sojourn in a Perfect House" -- chose to make the island her home. She revealed that she didn't come to writing until later in life and wished that she'd had the advantage of someone like Margaret in her life when she was a teen. In this five minute podcast, both women speak enthusiastically about the free weekly drop-in classes that that they offer during the school year and the joy they get from mentoring budding writers. Both are community volunteers. For more information about the camp, visit the library's web site at www.krl.org.

Collecting – is it a passion or an obsession? Find out in the three-part "Library U" series on Collecting Books and Fine Art aptly titled, “Collecting: The Unruly Passion,” presented by Bainbridge Public Library. Part 1 is 10am Saturday May 17th. In this episode of “What's Up Bainbridge,” BCB host Annie Osburn interviews Bob Fortner, former owner with his wife, Nancy, of Fortner Books. The book business was for many years in downtown Winslow and then moved to their Bainbridge Island home at Sweetlife Farm. Join Fortner on May 17 for the first of the three-part Library U collecting series. Fortner brings his years of experience as a rare book dealer to the table and how it took boots on the ground and a lot of  sleuthing to build his rare, out-of-print and antiquarian book collection. Fortner shares  what makes an antiquarian book valuable, how to find rare books and how to care for your collection.  Learn more about Library U and the three-part course, “Collecting: the Unruly Passion,” here: http://www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org/library-u.aspx Library U is a new program offered by Bainbridge Public Library. Courses are free. More information can be found at www.krl.org. Credits: BCB Interviewer Annie Osburn; BCB Audio Editor Tim Bird; BCB Ferry/Music Intro: Jeffrey Powel of Dogfish Bay Studios; BCB What's Up music splash: Dave Bristow.