Quick — there’s only 51 shopping days left until Christmas!
Ouch, tough room.
But seriously, folks, we’re about to enter the dreaded holiday hustle. What with the planning and the prepping and the shopping and the social obligations and the traveling and the blah, blah, blah, it’s stressful. It heats up quick and it starts all at once.
But not yet.
This weekend — for one more weekend at least — let’s fall back (See what I did there? Don’t forget, we roll the clocks back Sunday), chill out and have an enjoyably busy weekend. You don’t even need to go far. There’s plenty to do right here on the Rock.
First up, it’s more than your average night of the movies as the 19th annual Celluloid Bainbridge Film Festival returns to the historic Lynwood Theatre (4569 Lynwood Center Road NE) for a slew of screenings Saturday, Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 5.
The weekend kicks off Saturday at 5 p.m. with an opening night reception at The Manor House. Mix and mingle with visiting filmmakers and industry professionals while enjoying fine food and drink.
After the reception, the party heads across the street for the opening night screenings of the festival’s featured films: First, at 7 p.m., “The United Guys Network,” from Vancouver, British Columbia-based director Tabatha Golat, in which loving newlywed husband Paul Seger is making the other guys in the neighborhood look bad, so it’s time for The United Guys Network to step in and teach him how to be a “real” husband.
Then, at 7:15 p.m., “The Story of Bainbridge Island,” a look at Bainbridge in years gone by via this film tour — which was produced in 1960. And, finally, at 7:30 p.m., “Another Man’s Treasure,” directed by Bainbridge’s own Steve Stolee.
Saturday’s festivities are then followed by a full day of screenings from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Visit www.celluloidbainbridge.com/2017-festival-schedule for a complete schedule and individual plot/subject descriptions for each movie.
Tickets, on sale now via www.brownpaper tickets.com (event #3117980), range in price. Admission to the opening night reception and all subsequent film screenings is $50. Entrance to all Saturday and Sunday screenings only is $15. Admission to all Sunday screenings only is $10 ($8 for students).
Visit www.celluloidbainbridge.com to learn more.
Also on Saturday, a foursome of local bands will share the stage at Rolling Bay Hall on Saturday, Nov. 4 as part of “Gobblefest Bainbridge 2017,” a sonic fundraiser to support Helpline House.
It is the first of several such shows this year organized by Bainbridge-based tunesmith Brian Feldtman, supporting local food charities.
The show will go from 6 to 10 p.m., with a food truck and beer/wine garden. All ages are welcome.
The performers are: 4 Sheets to the Wind, a “Grateful Deadish” musical group, Feldtman said.
Also, Ocean Men, a “surf rock” group. Out of Order, who perform “deep cut classic rock and blues,” and The Pimps of Salvation, who specialize in “high energy rock,” which includes Feldtman himself.
Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $20.
Then, Sunday’s fun day this weekend, with two obvious options before those seeking good times galore.
Blurring the lines between jazz, classical and folk music, the talented trio 9 Horses returns to Bainbridge Performing Arts to light their special brand of musical fireworks at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5.
Made up of veterans of the bands of Regina Spektor, Esperanza Spalding, and Kaia Kater, 9 Horses is a dazzling trio of genre-hopping instrumentalists. Featuring Joe Brent on mandolin, Sara Caswell on violin, and Andrew Ryan on bass, 9 Horses is the recent winner of the 21CM LAUNCH Emerging Artists Competition, and the group is kicking off their West Coast tour with a return to Bainbridge Island, where they have deep roots among the community.
Tickets, $20 per person, may be purchased online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org, by phone at 206-842-8569 or in person at BPA (200 Madison Ave. North).
The Men’s Compline Choir of Bainbridge Island will sing the Office of Compline at 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5 at Saint Cecilia Parish.
Compline, also called Night Prayer, is the last of the traditional daily services sung by monastic communities and dates back to at least the 8th century.
The service consists of chant, readings, psalms, prayers, petitions and hymns, sung in a contemplative setting in a darkened church.
The performance is approximately 30 minutes in length. All are welcome.
Saint Cecilia Parish is located at 1310 Madison Ave. North.
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