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    Articles by Connie Mears
    Bainbridge Island Garden Club members Peggy Adkins
    Garden Club cultivates friendships, community
    By Connie Mears • September 10, 2010 4:33 pm

    You may be wondering “What in the heck happened to summer?” Except for a few really hot days, most of…

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    Jazz player Jay Thomas plays the  Bainbridge Commons Sunday as part of the First Sunday at the Commons series.
    Jazz artist goes to unexpected places
    By Connie Mears • September 10, 2010 4:14 pm

    For a man who’s been playing jazz since he was “bit by the jazz bug at 14 or 15,” –…

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    Teen Talking Circles Founder and Director Linda Wolf (top left) co-facilitated a circle of young people as part of Seattle Children’s Adolescent Young Adult Oncology Program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The group met once a week to talk about their lives. Videos from the sessions will be posted on youtube.com in the fall.
    Creating space where truth is sacred
    By Connie Mears • August 19, 2010 6:41 pm

    Teen Talking Circles is a hydra-headed organization with many separate programs. “It keeps growing organically,” Wolf said. For more information about the work, visit www.teentalkingcircles.org.
    Some of their programs include:
    • Girls Group Talking Circle
    • Guys Group Talking Circle
    • Gender Talks
    • TTC Facilitator Training
    • TTC adult retreats
    • Global Youth Allies
    • Oncology program
    • Compassionate Listening
    training
    • The Educate Teen
    Ethiopian Fund
    • Full-Woman Project
    • Hunter Syndrome Group

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    The studio of woodworker Cecil Ross is part of the 2010 Bainbridge Island Studio Tour this weekend.
    Artist’s love of trees informs his work
    By Connie Mears • August 12, 2010 3:41 pm

    Bainbridge Island Summer Studio Tour
    An eclectic mix of artist’s studios will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 13-15 for the 10th annual three-day Bainbridge Island Summer Studio Tour. The seven studios, many with artistic gardens, will showcase the work of 55 artists who will be on hand to talk about their work, and in some cases, offer demonstrations.
    For complete details including a list of studios, artists, photos, and a map, go to the Studio Tour website at www.bistudiotour.com.

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    Bainbridge Island artist Sally Robison
    Bainbridge Arts and Crafts artists turn to the...
    By Connie Mears • August 5, 2010 6:32 pm

    By Connie Mears Staff Writer Granted, times are tough, but no, it’s not what you think. Artists at Bainbridge Arts…

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    Melanie Sattler and Heather Burger support each other’s entry into Manzanita Bay Wednesday in preparation for Arms Around Bainbridge Aug. 13-15. Sattler
    Nonprofit gives breather to women with lung cancer
    By Connie Mears • August 5, 2010 6:06 pm

    The bumper sticker on Melanie Sattler’s vehicle has two words on it: Breathe Deeply. It’s part reminder, part invocation for…

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    Dalmatians Josie Hill
    53 kids + 4 weeks = 101 Dalmatians...
    By Connie Mears • July 29, 2010 6:44 pm

    In the spotlight
    Bainbridge Performing Arts presents Disney’s 101 Dalmatians Kids July 29-Aug. 1. Performances are 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Bainbridge Performing Arts, 200 Madison Ave.
    Tickets: $15 per person, are available online or at the BPA box office 1-4 p.m. Friday or one hour prior to each performance. For more
    information, call 842-8569 or visit www.bainbridge performingarts.org.

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    Lester immerses herself in a healing and creative process
    Lester immerses herself in a healing and creative...
    By Connie Mears • July 23, 2010 1:55 pm

    Creative endeavors take time, but they also require the ability to tune in – to intuition, imagination and inspiration. A…

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    Sally Bowles (played by Katie Donais McKinstry) and the Kit Kat dancers perform in Cabaret
    Ovation! Music Theatre Bainbridge cast camps it up...
    By Connie Mears • July 15, 2010 6:13 pm

    Ovation! Musical Theatre presents Cabaret with a live orchestra, July 16-Aug. 2 at the Bainbridge High School Theatre, 9330 High School Rd.
    Performances are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets, $15-$22, are available at Winslow Drug, online at www.ovationmtb.com or at 842-0472.

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    Stars shine in Battle Point planetarium show
    Stars shine in Battle Point planetarium show
    By Connie Mears • July 8, 2010 6:48 pm

    Steve Ruhl, president of Battle Point Astronomical Association, prepares for “Cool Constellations,” a free planetarium show at 9 p.m. Saturday at Ritchie Observatory in Battle Point Park.

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    Paul Hunter celebrates the art of small-scale farming
    Paul Hunter celebrates the art of small-scale farming
    By Connie Mears • July 8, 2010 6:43 pm

    Worth the effort
    Paul Hunter shares his thoughts on farming and work at 5:30 p.m. July 13 at IslandWood. $10 at the door includes light refreshments. Info: visit www.kitsapag.org.

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    Raquel Stanek chats it up with one of her Wyandottes. Her mosaic-laden chicken coop awaits more work in the background. The second annual Tour de coop is 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 17.
    Scoop on the Bainbridge Island Tour de Coop
    By Connie Mears • July 8, 2010 6:41 pm

    Tour de Coop
    Bainbridge artist Claudia McKinstry’s painting “Wall-to-Wall Chickens” graces the poster for the second annual Bainbridge Island Tour de Coop, which runs 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 17.
    Tour de Coop, the vision of JoAnn Trick, offers a self-guided tour of Bainbridge chicken coops with 100 percent of proceeds going to Helpline House.

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    Birds are regular visitors to Hajni and Marc Joslyn's garden. Even more visitors will enjoy the two-and-a-half acre property during the 2010 Bainbridge in Bloom garden tour.
    Bainbridge in Bloom features artists, lectures, gardens
    By Connie Mears • July 1, 2010 7:51 pm

    Hajni Joslyn is an artist and her process for developing a garden is the same as the one she uses…

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