When you arrive at the home of Bainbridge Island artist Claudia McKinstry, you immediately notice the gardens. They cover most of the 2-acre-plus waterfront property where McKinstry and her husband have lived for more than four decades. Then you see the red caboose that’s one of McKinstry two art studios — and you hear the […]
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Bloedel Reserve Moss Gardens
Moss thrives in our wet, rainy region. Given enough time and clear space, such as a roof, a green carpet will slowly form. So prolific is moss that entire companies exist to control it and in the drizzly Pacific Northwest, those companies tend to do well. But moss can also be a welcome interloper or […]
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Let Your Imagination Unleash while Listening to Classical Masters
Music is much more than the notes and sounds that stimulate our brains in so many ways. One of the most important aspects of music is imagination, and it is a crucial ingredient in both performers and listeners. With imagination, a performer can take a simple melody and shape it in various ways, lending expression […]
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Historic Bainbridge Schoolhouse Lives on as Museum
In the building’s 110-year existence, it has been poked and prodded, repainted, rewired, moved from one end of the island to the other, retrofitted with an annex and lifted to dig a basement to provide climate-controlled storage and more research space. Fittingly, the little red schoolhouse containing the artifacts of Bainbridge Island’s colorful history is, […]
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Spend Your Holidays with the Wizard of Oz
In December 2018, Bainbridge Performing Arts takes you down the yellow brick road in a live-stage performance of beloved classic “The Wizard of Oz,” Dec. 7-22. It’s just like you’ve seen the story on the silver screen: Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her […]
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Celebrate the Holiday Season on the Kitsap Peninsula
The skies may be gray this time of year, but the cities and towns around the Kitsap Peninsula region are glowing with bright-colored lights, festive window displays and lots of holiday cheer to share with visiting family and friends. November events kick off the holiday shopping season with annual art-studio tours, hay-wagon and carriage rides, […]
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Unsung Hero — Brenda Prickett
The Turkey Trot is a 5k and 1-mile fun run on Thanksgiving morning that benefits Helpline House on Bainbridge Island. The run has raised more than $130,000 for Helpline House since its inception in 2010. Islanders Ann Browning and Jenny Campbell started the event nine years ago and passed the baton two years ago to […]
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Get Your Laughs on at Seattle International Comedy Competition Semifinals Stop on Bainbridge Island
The 39th annual Seattle International Comedy Competition will make its traditional Bainbridge Island stop this year at 7: 30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Bainbridge Performing Arts. Join BPA to help launch the semifinals in America’s biggest touring comedy festival. The semifinals happen for one night only. Past winner Tommy Savitt, aka the questionable guru […]
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Permaculture Garden Becomes Museum of Edible Trees
In the middle of Bainbridge Island, there is an unusual garden gem. “This started out as a permaculture project, but mostly I just have a lot of fun with trees,” says Mark Shaffer. In 1978, Shaffer and his wife, Susan, purchased 1908 farmhouse on 5 acres, half wooded and half “old growth scotch broom.” The […]