Events

Bainbridge Arts & Crafts is proud to present its annual showcase of Bainbridge Island student art. We're thrilled to celebrate the creative spirit of our local student community, and we hope you'll join us to experience the inspiring work featured in this year's exhibition.

BAC's student art showcase is more than an opportunity to appreciate the artistic talents of our local teens — it's also a moment to lift up and support student artists. At the High School Opening Reception, we will hand out award checks for both the BHS Spring Arts Festival Awards and the BAC Best of Student Show (BOSS) Awards. We’ll also announce this year's two BAC Student Scholarship winners!

Participants of the Middle School show are Sakai Intermediate School, Woodward Middle School, and Commodore Option School students. Participants of the High School show are Bainbridge High School, Eagle Harbor High School, and Hyla High School students.

- Middle Schools Opening Reception: First Friday, May 1, at 4:30 pm.
- High School Opening Reception: Thursday May 28, at 4:30 pm.

Bainbridge Arts & Crafts is pleased to participate in the Bainbridge Island Asian Art & Heritage Festival with an exhibition and workshop on the Asian sumi art tradition.

Puget Sound Sumi Artists (PSSA) will exhibit sumi art, both traditional and contemporary, at BAC. Co-founded by the late BAC artist Fumiko Kimura, PSSA members study, practice, and teach Asian art traditions such as ink painting (sumi-e), calligraphy (shodo), and flower arranging (ikebana).

Participating artists in the May BAC exhibit: Sara Blauman, Judy Kalin, Alice Liou, Dorothy Avery Matthews, Heather Rosborough, Mitsuko Toyama

No matter the season, there’s always something new just around the corner.

Welcome Wednesday Details:

Timed tickets should be reserved online in advance of your visit to avoid entry delays on busy days
Donations of any amount may be added to your ticket reservation to help support the mission and operations of Bloedel Reserve

Thank you to our monthly sponsor organizations!

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

From 4-8pm, downtown businesses will offer special shopping deals, drinks and fun for you and your best gal pals.

Pick up your swag bag at the Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce starting at 4pm and work your way around town, filling out your bingo card at select businesses. Bring the completed bingo card into The Sip for a big prize drawing and after party at 8pm!

Girls Night Out specials at The Sip include Happy Hour from 3-5pm with 20% off all taps and food specials, new frozen drinks including frozen margarita, pina colada, frosé and frozen non-alcoholic lemonade, plus live music from 6-8:30pm!

Blues and country duo, Eric Auckerman and Jason Kuykendall.

BIMA is blooming into spring with its 2nd annual BIMA Blossoms Spring Makers Market! Celebrate the season with a curated selection of floral-themed vendors in the museum’s lower galleries, featuring 6–8 local and regional makers offering unique handmade goods, arts, and crafts. It’s the perfect place to welcome spring and find something special for Mother’s Day (May 10th). Stop by the museum any time between 10am-5pm to shop the market!

BIMA Members:

Enjoy early access to the market before it opens! From 8-10am, you’ll be able to shop, enter raffles to win prizes, and enjoy mimosas just for you! Plus, you’ll get 20% off all BIMA Store purchases. Please register here for the early access (members only)!

Not a member? You can still shop the market from 10am-5pm and if you sign up to become a member while you’re here, you can get 20% off your in-store purchase as well! Learn about becoming a BIMA Member here.

Indulge in a beautifully curated Mother’s Day experience.

Join us at The Cove Art Market on Saturday, May 9, where The Cove Mall transforms into an elegant showcase featuring 31 exceptional artists and artisans. Discover refined, handcrafted pieces, spring-inspired gifts, and one‑of‑a‑kind treasures designed to delight the women who inspire us. Stroll through a thoughtfully curated collection, savor the ambiance, and find the perfect gift that feels as special as she is.

Pacific Northwest history runs deep — and nowhere deeper than its shipwrecks. Join us on Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 10:30 AM - 12 PM for a free talk with author Coll Thrush, in conversation author Beth Ann Mathews. Books for sale and signing to follow. Learn more about Coll at https://www.collthrush.com/

Learn to make homemade tofu, revered in traditional Asian food cultures for its versatility, nutrition, and delicate texture and flavor.

The process begins by making delicious soy milk from the highest quality soy beans. Then natural salts, the magic that creates blocks of tofu, are added. Explore how to use weights, the alchemy that creates soft and silken textures, and how to press to create just the right texture.

Adding seasonal herbs and vegetables creates beautiful mosaics of nadofu.

While the tofu sets, we’ll whip up a few recipes that explore the secret lives of tofu. Find out how salting, boiling, and freezing can create different culinary tofu experiences.

On the menu

Japanese-style mapo tofu: The classic comfort food, served with rice. We’ll make our own tofu crumbles.
Teriyaki tofu sticks: Boiling and salting gives just the right chew and crisp.
Okara cake: Baking with the okara, the soybean solids left behind from making soy milk, makes moist and nutritious pound cakes and muffins.
Chocolate pots de créme: Aerating tofu and adding chocolate may be the most surprising transformation of all.

Celebrate those who nurture us at Bloedel Reserve!

Join us on Sunday, May 10th, for a fun-filled, family-friendly celebration with a variety of exciting events. Here’s what we have planned for this unforgettable day:

Stroll the gardens
9-2 PM Groovy Grinds Coffee
11-5 PM Food vendors including Aunt Dolly’s West African Cuisine, Corrigan Sisters, One Two Kai, The Saucy Sailor, and Wichcraft Food Co.
11:30-4:30 PM Live music with Rosewood Bridge
12- 3 PM Ikebana Open House
Build your own mason jar bouquet – $25, pre-purchase required
Permanent jewelry by Unna Jewelry Co
Small batch botanical items by Sierra Serenity
Nature-inspired crafts and lawn games

Purchase your tickets today!

Mother’s Day admissions sell out fast, so be sure to secure your tickets early to avoid being turned away.

$5 for Members
$5 for Non-members, plus the price of admission

Also known as channa masala, chole is one of the most popular North Indian curries. Spiced chickpea curry is paired with bhatura, a deep-fried flatbread sold piping hot originally on the streets of Delhi, but now popular all over India.

You'll make the chickpea curry as well as a whole wheat version of the bhatura. The process of making channa masala will focus on using whole and ground spices with garbanzo beans, slow-simmered in a caramelized onion-and-tomato gravy.

On the menu 

Chole: chickpea curry
Puri: fried whole wheat flat bread
Cucumber raita
Kachumber: Indian-style salad

The concert promises to enchant audiences with a repertoire as varied as the season itself. The program features a mix of soaring Broadway classics and high-energy pop hits, highlighting the choir’s versatility. Featured selections include the iconic "Something’s Coming/Tonight" from West Side Story, a zesty performance of "Orange Colored Sky," and a show-stopping rendition of "You Can't Stop the Beat." From the driving rhythm of Elton John’s "I’m Still Standing" to the cinematic "A Million Dreams," the evening offers a musical journey for every listener.

Crescendo! is led by Wendi Olinger, with piano accompaniment by Avery Wong. The choir features over 30 local singers and operates under Ovation! Performing Arts Northwest, a respected Bainbridge-based nonprofit. Admission is free, with donations gratefully accepted to support future programming.

Join us at Red Pine Park to maintain 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.

“Open Mic Science” invites the community to an evening at The Treehouse Café on Bainbridge Island to explore ideas in all aspects of science and technology in an informal, social setting. Talks are held the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM. Enjoy pizza and beer, and stay abreast of current knowledge. Open Mic Science, A Bainbridge Science Café, is based on the principles of Cafe Scientifique and is committed to the public understanding of science.  For May we will be meeting at the Lynwood Theatre.

For May, Dr. Fred Ramsdell will discuss the work that resulted in the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.  This will involve  the basic mechanisms by which our immune system responds to pathogens without, in most cases, attacking our own tissues - as well as the implications of this work for the development of a new therapeutic paradigm.

Cultural Futures is a free policy, advocacy, and funding workshop for cultural businesses, organizations, and supporters of any kind, hosted by Inspire Washington. The workshop will focus on what happened during the 2026 Legislative session, upcoming funding and legislative opportunities, and more! Beyond just being informative, Cultural Futures is an open conversation with those who work in the cultural sector, who care about the sector, or who are just curious about what’s happening at the State level in Washington.

Inspire Washington is the state-wide advocacy organization for the cultural sector, promoting the value of science, heritage, and arts programming within every city, town, and hamlet.

Laura and the Blue Revue - live music with Laura Wichman on vocals with guitar and bass.

Opening in May is the Bainbridge History Museum’s newest exhibit – Dearly Departed.

The exhibit explores life, illness, and death on Bainbridge Island between 1900 and 1950. From discussion of early pioneer doctors to the establishment of clinics and medical plans, Dearly Departed documents 50 years of changing conditions on our Island that affected residents throughout their lives. From childbirth to funeral practices, the exhibit addresses difficult living conditions, sparse access to frontier medicine, and Bainbridge Island’s sometimes violent past through the sharing of stories alongside archival evidence.

Join us as we dive into Bainbridge Island’s medical history and discover unexpected causes of death, hazardous working environments, and our Island’s historic cemeteries.

The exhibit will run May - December 2026.

We’ll be open all weekend long to give you a break from the crowds. Speed puzzling on Friday and Music Bingo on Sunday.

Open until 10pm Friday & 11pm Saturday for Viking Fest!

How to play:
- Teams of up to four compete to finish a new puzzle every month, the fastest
- Top two winning teams score a gift card from The Sip plus 1st place team gets 10% off their tab for the night, plus all the glory
- Keep the puzzle when you’re done!

Got a group of 5? Sure – but that’ll cost you 10 extra minutes on your finish time. (Plus a $10 extra player fee).

Tickets on sale now!

Snacking culture in Taiwan is renowned. If you've never had a chance to visit Taiwan, you're missing out on a lot of great xiao chi ("small eats").

Explore some of the instructor's family favorites:

Bubble/boba/pearl milk tea: Milk tea with brown sugar tapioca balls.
Cong you bing (scallion pancakes): Learn a technique for creating layers in these crispy and chewy savory pancakes.
Spicy chili wontons: Learn to wrap pork wontons and craft your own spicy dressing.
Fan tuan (sticky rice roll): Sticky rice wrapped around an egg omelet, pork floss, and a fried donut (the true breakfast of champions).
Smashed cucumber salad: Simple and refreshing, you may start smashing all of your vegetables1