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Cast of Urinetown rehearses the play for its Bainbridge show.

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You’re in for a musical, funny play in BI town

Bainbridge Performing Arts will present the Tony Award-winning musical Urinetown, a biting satire with a mix of comedy…

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Bainbridge Island poet laureate Michele Bombardier welcomes guests to a poetry reading at the Bloedel Reserve honoring renowned poet Theodore Roethke, who died there in 1963.

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Bloedel honors poet who died there

A good-sized crowd attended an afternoon of poetry in commemoration of renowned Northwest poet Theodore Roethke and his…

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Alissa Allen shows vibrant colors of fiber that can be made from Fungi.

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She puts the fun in how Fungi colors our world

Imagine a palette of colors—from rich rose and red to brilliant shades of orange, warm golds and chartreuse,…

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Guitarist Rafael Tranquilino’s facial expression tells it all about the emotion of playing the blues.

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New Kitsap festival a cure for the Summertime Blues

When Eddie Cochrane declared “there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues” in 1958 the blues were pretty…

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It can be a little bit of a blur on the rides at night at the Kitsap Fair. On this night crowds were small as the weather wasn’t the best.

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More scenes from the Kitsap Fair

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Front Avenue from Poulsbo will perform Aug. 30.

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1st Kitsap Blues Festival at fairgrounds Labor Day Weekend

The first Kitsap Blues Music Festival will take place Labor Day Weekend at the Kitsap Fairgrounds.

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Seisha Hassett sits with her son Timothy, who is hard at work sewing fabric together at the Kitsap Fair and Stampede.

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Traditional creative arts full of life at Kitsap Fair

There’s something extraordinary about the level of craftsmanship and handiwork that appears at the annual Kitsap Fair and…

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Can’t say you don’t have time to go to these plays

Ten plays with the theme “Hunger” will be performed at Island Theatre’s 10-Minute Play Festival Aug. 22-24 at…

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Vendors sold a variety of items, including native drums.

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Chief Seattle Days draws crowd to Suquamish

Chief Seattle Days has been a major event for decades, but it hasn’t always been that way.

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3 generations of BI musical family part of ‘Cacophony’

If you’re walking along Winslow Way Aug. 17, don’t be alarmed if you catch discordant harmonies and “mind-altering”…

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Close-up of the Haleets petroglyph rock at Agate Point.

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New mystery of x̌alilc: Who’s in charge of ancient art on BI?

Sea level rise puts its future in doubt

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An acrylic painting by Sydni Sterling.

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BI tour welcomes new artists Aug. 9-11

The 24th annual Summer Studio Tour on Bainbridge Island takes place Aug. 9-11, as 47 artists will be…

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JD Sweet shares his comic series The Ring Masters with students.

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Beloved Kitsap teacher retires from 47-year barrier-breaking career

JD Sweet was the kind of teacher to embrace the controversy of his subject. History, he will tell…

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This little guy might need a bigger hat to keep the rain out of his hair.

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PO can’t fathom being without parade, even in rain

The return of Port Orchard’s premier street parade had once been far from certain with longtime volunteers and…

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Jas Linford loves to get youth involved with music.

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Hometown Band in tune with community

From a 13-year-old trumpet player to a 90-year-old clarinetist, the Hometown Band features about 45 musicians led since…

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A trail has opened connecting Ordway Elementary, shown here, with Sakai Park, the Aquatic Center, Bainbridge High School and all its fields, and over to NE New Brooklyn Road. The trail connects walkers and cyclists from a residential area to those community assets. The trail is named in honor of Dana Berg, former president of the nonprofit Squeaky Wheels.

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Special trail opens

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First looks at the historic Bainbridge AAPI Festival

The first-ever Bainbridge Island Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Festival series was an upswell of community support,…

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Kitsap-wide scavenger hunt for handblown glass floats

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art’s Kitsap County-wide scavenger hunt for handblown glass floats returns June 15-July 13.

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Landrie Wren’s corgi shows the patience of job waiting for the ok to eat the treat.

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Poulsbo PetsWALK records record participants, funds

The Kitsap Humane Society’s 31st annual PetsWALK took place this weekend and raised more than its goal of…

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Christian Bell casts his line into Hood Canal.

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Rain, rain go away; we want to enjoy camping day

Even though many campgrounds were booked solid in Kitsap County for Memorial Day weekend, the gloomy weather cut…