Events

Tossed & Found honors Earth Month 2026 in an exhibition of work by eleven artists and special guests from ReFashion Bainbridge who turn discarded, repurposed, and recycled materials into works of art. Their artistic alchemy follows in the path of earlier artists mining this rich vein of imagination, like Picasso, Marcel Duchamp, Joseph Cornell, and Robert Rauchenberg who incorporated found objects and unconventional materials into their work, expanding the definition of what could be art, how it could be made, and with what materials. In Tossed & Found expect the unexpected, humor, playfulness, pointed commentary, and technical mastery in work that reimagines our everyday world in new and unique ways.

Featuring work by Joanne Bohannon, David Dickhut, Lynn Di Nino, Denise Harris, Linda Jarvis, Mary Jeanne Linford, Margie McDonald, Steve Parmelee, Kathy Ross, Loran Scruggs, Tyler Andersen, and guest artists from ReFashion Bainbridge.

Opening reception at First Friday, April 3, 6–8pm.

April 3 - April 27, 2026

Bainbridge Island, WA — BAC joins eight other regional galleries in celebrating National Poetry Month by hosting an Ars Poetica exhibition. Ars Poetica invites regional galleries to exhibit art pieces created by their artists in response to poems by local poets.

Now in its 13th year, Ars Poetica was founded by long-time Bainbridge Island poet Nancy Rekow, who passed away in 2023. It is now coordinated by Bainbridge poet Tamarah Rockwood. BAC’s Ars Poetica exhibition is co-sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Poet Laureate Program and includes both BAC and BARN artists.

Participating artists are: Sarah Bantle (BARN), Marilyn Bergstrom, Virginia Causey (BARN), Robin Guterson, Yerusalem Guterson, Jan Hurd, Melody Maleitzke (BARN), Kimberly Morris, Cynthia Toops and Dan Adams (BARN), Diane Walker, and Susan Walker.

The participating poets are: Sheila Bender, Alan Chessman, Barbara Clark, Vera Cromrich, Farol Despeaux, Amba Gale, Teresa Gauthier, Rose Guastella, David Iglehart, Brandon Miller, Sam Rogers, Joy Sprague, and Marty Steyer.

More information about Ars Poetica is at https://www.arspoeticawa.com/.

Poets’ and Artists’ Reception and Reading – April 11, 2 – 3 p.m.

Jeffrey Moose Gallery is proud to welcome sculptor Dick Strom and painter Sophie Frieda for our Spring exhibition, April and May 2026. Receptions will be held on First Friday, April 3rd and First Friday, May 1st from 6 to 8 PM. A Facebook Livestream will happen previous to the April event from roughly 5:20-5:40.

Dick Strom was born and raised in West Port Madison on Bainbridge Island, learning welding and metal working as a teenager. His family founded Modern Collision auto repair business in 1974. He attended High School on Bainbridge and then spent three years in the US Marine Corps. His sculptures and commissioned works have graced the Island for decades. Strom works both representationally and abstractly, creating fanciful animals and figures with the same ease as he creates abstract compositions from gears, wheels, chains and just about any type of scrap steel. Most often sited outside, Strom’s sculptures are quite comfortable both in landscape and in homes. Self taught and modest, he often demurs when called an artist.

Sophie Frieda, a classically trained painter of British origin, concentrates on plant life, some local and some tropical. She works primarily in oil on canvas, focusing tightly on foliage and flowers, creating intimate views from the perspective of a rabbit or bird. Her work is refined and precise, created with fine strokes and accurate color yet not cold and photographic. A sort of sympathetic realism thats immediately appealing. Her education includes a BA from Central St Martins college in London and another BA Honors Degree from California College of the Arts

In San Francisco. Her work has been shown at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, BIMA, Bloedel Reserve as well as in local galleries and is held in collections in the UK, France, Australia, Washington state, California, Texas, D.C. and Connecticut.

For more information, please contact Jeffrey Moose at 360 598 4479 or jmoose@jeffreymoosegallery.com

https://jeffreymoosegallery.com

Join us at BARN for this free, quarterly community get-together.

At the beginning of the night, we'll have a short craft lesson creating mandala greeting cards with pen and ink (all supplies provided). You're also welcome to bring your own craft project to work on while you hang out with everyone.

Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages are free with your registration. A sparkling wine limeade is available for purchase at the event for $8 (credit card only, limit two per person).

All are welcome. Bring a friend!

They are a soul-gospel jam band out of Bainbridge Island, WA, serving up fiery funk, R&B and rock 'n' roll driven by sax, trombone and keys.  With a seven-piece line up built for the stage, their live shows blend tight grooves with spontaneous improvisation that keeps every month at The Sip fresh and every crowd moving. Come for the music, stay for the experience. This is feel good, full throttle community music at its best.

For the first time since 2017, the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra joins forces with Bainbridge Chorale for an all-French concert that revels in pageantry, color, and shared musical experience. The program features the brilliant brass of Dukas’s La Péri, the elegant lyricism of Fauré’s Pavane, the sacred intimacy of Messiaen's O sacrum convivium, and the luminous orchestral colors of Debussy’s Nocturnes. The evening culminates in a performance of Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem, a work of warmth and serenity that offers a profoundly moving expression of reflection, unity, and the transcendent power of music.

April is Earth Month and we are celebrating through stewardship! Join the Park District, BI Parks & Trails Foundation, and BI Land Trust at Manzanita Park to restore habitat along the Manzanita Watershed. We'll be removing invasive plant species and creating habitat piles.

Why Manzanita Watershed? The Manzanita Watershed is our priority restoration area as it supports the local and greater Puget Sound ecosystem by providing critical habitat for wildlife and a healthy groundwater supply for all. Protecting and caring for this watershed, connected through Manzanita Ridge Preserve and Manzanita Park, ensures a healthy environment for conservationists and recreationists alike!

This activity would be more suitable for children ages six and up who are comfortable using some tools, walking off trail on uneven surfaces, and potentially getting pricked by blackberry thorns. We will have leather gloves and water to refill your reusable water bottles, plus some wildflower seeds to give away!

Meet at parking area/kiosk at end of Manzanita Park Rd

Drop by Battle Point Observatory for a short Planetarium Show! Learn what's up in the night sky and get a peek inside the Observatory. Shows offered at 12:30 pm and again at 2:30 pm. Content is flexible based on audience interest, common topics include constellations, planets, seasons, and astronomy history.

Open to the community, $10/adult and $5/child tickets (plus tax) available at the door. $5 ticket discount for BPAA Members, we appreciate your support!

To ensure the quality of the show, there is no admittance once the planetarium door is closed.

Check the Observatory Events calendar for more details. Planetarium is wheelchair accessible with advance notice.

PART OF HANDWORK 2026
What does it mean to be an “emerging artist”? When does an artist become “emerging,” and who gets to decide? Explore all this and more in our Crafting Futures Panel Discussion, part of Handwork 2026!

In this engaging panel discussion with representatives from craft organizations across the Puget Sound region and BIMA’s Chief Curator Greg Robinson, we will explore the meaning of “emerging artists” and the vast interpretations of its meaning. The discussion, moderated by BIMA’s Learning and Engagement lead, Jenna d’Anna, will also highlight works from BIMA’s Crafting Futures: Emerging Artists Invitational exhibition and the emerging artists the panelists are closely following today.

The panel will be followed by an audience Q&A and reception.

Join us at Battle Point Observatory Saturday, April 11 at 7:00 pm for the monthly Second Saturday Science Talk. This month's topic: NOAA in Space, with guest speaker Joe Mulligan (BPAA Secretary and Newsletter editor).
NOAA stands for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (not the guy with the big boat). A diverse organization, one of its components is the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service. As you can tell from its title, here’s where NOAA gets into space. We take a brief look at the history of this organization, and how it’s products and services have become essential for a wide range of users, including astronomers!
Whether you're a seasoned stargazer or just beginning to look up, there's something for everyone!  All experience levels are welcome. Talk will also be available on Zoom. Star Party to follow if skies are clear.

Planetarium space is limited, please Register today! Free Admission for BPAA Members, $5+tax for non-members.

[Overflow seating if needed will be viewing in the library via Zoom.]

Time to Play to Win! Or to Cheer your Team! Teams of up to 4 players will compete in our own Bainbridge version of Irish Road Bowling, a 300-year-old sport invented in Ireland, where players roll a small, heavy bowl around the track in the fewest number of throws. That's it! Simple but difficult, and as Irish as you get in creating family fun in an atmosphere of Irish friendship and light competition, fortified by Irish food, music and humor. Funds raised over our costs will be donated to the Bainbridge Irish, a newly formed cultural club on BI.

First and Second Place prizes will be awarded, along with prizes for "best (Irish) dressed," and the most lephrechaun dollars in hand after "pretend wagering" on your favorite team.

All awards will be presented (and toasts will be made) at the Plate & Pint immediately following the tournament.

Whether you come to play or cheer for your family and friends - for free! - it will be, as the Irish say, Craic (a fun, relaxed time)!

“Brushes & Bass” (drummer Greg Williamson and bassist Heather Chriscaden) focuses on the lighter side of acoustic jazz textures, while celebrating the drive and sonic pallet found in classic swing, bebop and bossa nova.  The duo (along with their invited guests) features unique, inventive arrangements highlighting the textures of each instrument.

The concert series is proudly presented by the Bainbridge Community Piano Association & First Sundays Concerts, a monthly musical performance series featuring world-class classical and jazz musicians. Bainbridge Community Piano Association is supported in part by True Sound Piano Service, Bainbridge Community Foundation & Amy McFarland, Compass Real Estate.

Concert Format:
Approximately 1 hour - 1 hour 15 minutes performance with no intermission.

The concert takes place at Waterfront Park Community Center - 370 Brien Drive, Bainbridge Island at 4:00. For more information www.firstsundaysconcerts.org

It's Earth Month! Let's celebrate Red Pine Park through maintaining garden beds, the historic fruit orchard, edible perennials, and other historic plantings in this former homestead in the heart of downtown. All levels of garden enthusiasts are welcome!

Please note: there is limited parking available at this park.

OIL PAINTING - CLASS DESCRIPTION:

In this Oil Painting Palette Knife art class, artists will discover how to mix, layer, apply and blend pigment using a variety of palette knives for different purposes. Drying times will be shortened or extended through the use of additives such as Cold Wax and Gel Mediums to achieve the artist’s intent. We will work from landscape photographs of nature, and lesson demonstrations will be given oil.

SKILLS: A variety of palette knives, tools and techniques for creating texture, energetic brush marks, composition and color mixing.

JAN 13, Tuesday, 1:00-4:00, This class repeates once each month with a different painting skill.

LESSON COST:  $120 per student.  Please inquire about group rates.

PAYMENT:  Venmo  https://venmo.com/u/SHINEartacademy

MATERIALS LIST:

Canvas: 10x12, 12x 16, or 16 x 20

Palette Knives:

One set of assorted sizes.I prefer using a small short #1 for mixing, and a long narrow shape for skies. Several others are used for details and scraping. For long straight edges, I use a common 6” finish plaster putty knife.

Oil Paints:

Please bring whatever paints you have and are familiar with. The following is a suggested list: White, Transparent Red Oxide, Alizarin Crimson, Magenta, Viridian, Sap Green, Phthalo Blue, French Ultramarine, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow Hue, Hansa Yellow, and Yellow Ochre. Occasionally, I also use Portland Medium Gray, and Black. Winton by Windsor Newton is the brand I use.

Solvent: I use a 50/50 mix of refined Linseed oil and Gamsol odorless solvent. Gel medium.

Payment: Venmo  https://venmo.com/u/SHINEartacademy

Contact: David Repyak - teaching artist

Phone: 206-790-8577

Email: SHINEartacademy@gmail.com

DarkSky Olympic Peninsula and Battle Point Astronomical Association invite you to a FREE community movie showing!

Join us for a family friendly movie night at the historic Lynwood Theatre to kick off International Dark Sky week. Movies to include Defending the Dark, Know the Night: The Fight to Protect Natural Darkness, and The Movement to Save Our Night Skies.

Brief joint discussion panel after the movie. Event time: 6:45 pm - 8:10 pm

Free tickets, donations welcome to benefit DarkSky Olympic Peninsula and BPAA.

Both accomplished musicians with years of experience in various bands (Kristen: The Outskirts, Ferguson & Co; Anne: Paundy, The Lonely Coast, The Toy Boats), their talents combine in a beautiful harmony-filled repertoire of American music. From classic country and R&B to funky roots, folk, and beyond, these vibrant musicians bring a distinctive expertise to acoustic Americana.

From classic country and R&B to funky roots, folk, and beyond, these vibrant musicians bring a distinctive expertise to acoustic Americana.

It's Earth Month! Join our Natural Resources team in caring for the woods and meadows of Moritani Preserve by managing invasive species, building habitat piles, maintaining garden beds, and planting natives when the weather is right.

Parking on Shepard Way NW. Meet at SE Hayano Trailhead off Winslow Way W.

Join Bloedel Reserve Living Collections Curator, Philip Bloomquist to meet some of our rare and magnificent magnolias and learn about their family stories!

WHERE

Meet in the Arrival Garden

WHEN

April 16, 10:30-11:30 AM

COST

$15 Members
$37 Non-members, includes the price of admission

Grab your boots, bundle up, and go outside! Preschoolers bring your Adults, and we will explore seasonal changes in the natural world around Bainbridge Island. Each walk is led by Park District staff, featuring a story, interpretive activities, and a project created together to take home. Join us to discover what’s going on with foliage! Instructor: Jamy Wagner. (Ages 2-4 and an adult)

April is Earth Month and we are celebrating through stewardship! Join the Park District, BI Parks & Trails Foundation, and BI Land Trust at Manzanita Park to restore habitat and trail features along the Manzanita Watershed. Projects could include spreading chips on trails, surfacing, improving drainage, or pruning back the spring flush.

Why Manzanita Watershed? The Manzanita Watershed is our priority restoration area as it supports the local and greater Puget Sound ecosystem by providing critical habitat for wildlife and a healthy groundwater supply for all. Protecting and caring for this watershed, connected through Manzanita Ridge Preserve and Manzanita Park, ensures a healthy environment for conservationists and recreationists alike!

These work parties are well suited for children ages eight and up who are comfortable using some tools and walking a mile or so throughout the two-hour work party.

We will accept Scotch broom, English holly, English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, tansy ragwort, English laurel, and the noxious weeds on Kitsap County’s “Noxious Weed” list. Please do not mix in non-invasive yard waste. No limits on the amount of invasives you can bring for this event.

For questions about whether or not something will be accepted, email Andrew Fraser, Land Trust Stewardship Manager, or call (206) 842-1216.