And another one bites the dust. Goodbye, May, It seems 2019 is not sticking around, tempus fugit and all that. So, before anymore of this year goes whizzing by — and with the weather getting better all the time — consider making a weekend of it here on Bainbridge. There’s plenty to do round the Rock (mostly on Saturday).
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The beloved farmers market remains in session from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday in Town Square (between city hall and Bainbridge Performing Arts).
Enjoy an abundance of locally grown produce, plants, flowers, eggs, honey and wine, as well as artisan crafts, including wearables and jewelry, art glass, woodcraft, metalcraft and garden art, paintings, pastries, pottery, and hot food items from many vendors.
For more information, visit www.bainbridgefarmersmarket.com.
Celebrate the power of play with Kids Discovery Museum at “Kids for KiDiMu,” a one-day flurry of festivities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The party starts with a free family walk for play ambassadors of all ages. Kids and their families can warm up with Island Fitness’ Tamera Roza, then march through Winslow to music by the Bainbridge High School bands.
Also, all-day admission is just $1 (free for members), which includes exhibit play and special crafts and programs, including “Fun with Financial Literacy,” presented by Kitsap Bank (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.).
At 3 p.m. visitors can have “Swan Lake” ballet fun with the Bainbridge Dance Center; watch a couple of dances from the dance center’s upcoming show and twirl with the dancers.
Learn more and register at www.kidimu.org.
Also going on Saturday, Eagle Harbor Book Company will host the third annual Summer Bookfest, to benefit the Bainbridge Schools Foundation, featuring the Seattle 7 Writers from noon to 2 p.m.
Light refreshments will be provided.
It’s an opportunity for readers to meet their favorite authors, purchase books, and obtain autographs. More than a dozen writers plan to attend the event and will talk about their own favorite books and authors.
A percentage of sales will benefit the Bainbridge Schools Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to “inspiring students and empowering teachers.”
Each author will have at least two of their books available, including bestselling writers like Susan Wiggs and Mike Lawson. Customers can call ahead and order books for the authors to sign.
For more information, visit www.eagleharbor books.com.
Down the street, to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the gay community in response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, Bainbridge Pride will host their first seminar, featuring multiple LGBTQ leaders who will discuss both their own personal stories as well as the community’s history since the demonstrations.
The event is 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.
Admission is free with RSVP; visit Bainbridge Pride on Facebook or search “Stonewall 2 Bainbridge” on www.brownpapertickets.com to learn more.
Discussion topics will include Stonewall icons, homophobia, the Defense of Marriage Act, transgender rights, civil rights, the origins of “Gayborhoods,” and regional pride, among others.
The featured guests will include Marsh Botzer (founder, Ingersoll Gender Center), Monisha Herrell (chair, Equal Rights Washington), Lonnie Lusardo (AIDS/HIV activist and founder of Out in Front Leadership Program), Kris Hermanns (former executive director of Pride Foundation, and present special officer of the Seattle Foundation) and others.
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