Bainbridge Island briefs
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, October 29, 2025
BI Film Festival
The Bainbridge Island Film Festival has announced the complete lineup of films for its 3rd annual event, taking place Nov. 6-9.
The festival, which will feature 45 films, includes fiction and documentary features and shorts, Q&As, and special events, and will take place at five primary venues across the island: the Historic Lynwood Theatre, Bainbridge Cinemas, the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, and new this year: the Cynthia Sears Studio at Bainbridge Performing Arts and Side Quest at Rolling Bay Hall, per a news release.
Of the 20 feature films screening in the festival, seven have connections to Bainbridge and the Seattle region. The other 13 features represent a diverse group of stories and filmmakers from around the world. This year’s festival includes two animated films, a family-friendly feature, a late-night film, a free screening of Buster Keaton shorts with live piano, and a program of shorts made entirely on and around BI, the release says.
For more information, visit bifilmfest2025.eventive.org/welcome
Swing Dance
The Bainbridge Band Boosters will host the 11th annual Community Swing Dance Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Bainbridge High School commons. This all-ages, family-friendly event is open to the public and will feature three hours of swing dancing to live Big Band Jazz music performed by the award-winning Bainbridge High School Jazz Collective and the Woodward Middle School Jazz Band.
The dance serves as the largest fundraising event for the Bainbridge Band Boosters, which provides 100% of program funding and volunteer support to ensure instrumental music education continues to thrive for students in grades 6-12 at Bainbridge High School, Woodward Middle School, and Sakai Intermediate School, a news release says.
The evening will include free swing dance lessons, a silent auction, and the chance to experience live jazz performed by student musicians from Bainbridge Island School District.
“This is a rare opportunity to experience live, Big Band music from the next generation of talented Bainbridge Island musicians,” said band booster president Nancy Treder.
Tickets are $50 for adults and $20 for students with a school ID. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.bainbridgebands.org/dance.
Homes For Our Troops event
Homes For Our Troops, a national nonprofit dedicated to building and donating specially adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans, will host a Community Kickoff Rally 10 a.m. Nov. 8 at St. Cecilia Parish on Madison Avenue. Check-in is at 9:30 a.m.
This event marks the start of the build process for a custom home that will be donated to Army Captain Timothy Bomke of Bainbridge Island, who was severely injured while serving in Iraq, a news release says. Each custom home is equipped with over 40 major special adaptations and exceeds ADA standards, providing full accessibility for the veteran.
These adaptations include wider halls and doorways, automatic door openers, roll under sinks, stove tops, and counters, pull-down shelving, generators and safe rooms, all designed to help the veteran live independently, per the release.
Learn more about Bomke at www.hfotusa.org/building-homes/veterans/bomke/
‘Healing Democracy’ event
The “Spirituality Resistance and Love: How Our Faiths Can Heal Our Democracy” event will be from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, at Grace Episcopal Church (8595 Day Road).
All are invited. Attendees need not believe in god or attend a church, a news release says. The event will include music, songs, speeches and sharing in small groups. Four speakers will address their views of what can be done: Dee Eisenhauer (Eagle Harbor Congregational), Philip Favero (Kitsap Quaker Meeting), Kathryn Lafond (Sufi) and Eric Mason (Grace Episcopal).
Attendees will break into small groups with facilitators to share their concerns and consider what actions they could take. The goals are to assist each attendee to consider what they are called to do and how to support courage, hope and action. After the formal program, there will be a coffee hour allowing attendees to speak with faith action groups, ask questions of the speakers and find kindred spirits who share their concerns, per the release.
Pre-register at actionnetwork.org/events/kitsap-tawa-2025-spirituality?source=direct_link& or contact John Kydd at john@kyddlaw.com.
PSE workshop
Join Puget Sound Energy and Spark Northwest Learning Nov. 3 from 6-7:30 p.m. for an informative workshop at the Bainbridge Public Library meeting room designed to help those with solar panels understand the PSE Flex Batteries Program and the role of battery storage in creating a more stable, sustainable energy system.
Whether you already own a battery system or are considering installing one, this session will provide you with knowledge about energy basics, how home batteries work, and the incentives that are available to help reduce the costs of owning a battery by participating in the program, per a news release.
Food and refreshments will be provided.
Meet Councilmember Deets
Bainbridge Island Councilmember Joe Deets is having his office hours Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon at CUPS Espresso on 123 Bjune Drive SE in Winslow.
Everyone is welcome to come and meet with him to talk about city business.
BI crime log
10/19 THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE, 273 WOOD AVE SW
10/20 DOMESTIC VERBAL, 4720 NE EAGLE HARBOR DR
10/20 IDENTITY THEFT, 15760 EUCLID AVE NE
10/21 THEFT, 363 AMBROSE LN NW L302
10/21 WARRANT, 617 HIGH SCHOOL RD NE
10/22 AGENCY ASSIST, 130 WINSLOW WAY E
10/22 VEHICLE PROWL, 270 OLYMPIC DR SE
10/23 FOUND PROPERTY, 9270 MILLER RD NE
10/24 AGENCY ASSIST, 20663 CHICAGO LANE AVE
10/24 SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT, 9530 HIGH SCHOOL RD NE
10/24 AGENCY ASSIST, 8804 MADISON AVE N
10/25 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF, 301 SHANNON DR SE
10/26 THEFT, 343 WINSLOW WAY E
10/26 THEFT, 312 FERNCLIFF AVE NE
