Best Bets for June 24 – 26 | THE BAINBRIDGE BLAB

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald

This is a silver lining story. Tragedy reunited the members of Sleeping Lessons when lead singer Charlie Deane prescribed himself music therapy after the loss of his son. The indie pop-rock quartet plays at Rolling Bay Hall at 8 p.m. Friday, joined by Seattle’s dreamcatchr.

Before you roll up to Bloedel for Saturday’s Summer Kick-Off Concert (begins around 6 p.m.), be sure to consult Miss Manners for all your picnic planning needs. She’s got many opinions about the propriety of ant killing, plastic utensils and graceful finger-licking. If nothing else, it makes for good reading.

Alert! Heaven on Fire! (Easy, it’s just the name of Barbara Earl Thomas’ new show at the Bainbridge Island Art Museum.) Drop in between 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday to survey 30 years of paintings, prints, paper cuts and works in glass from the heavyweight and former Northwest African American Museum Executive Director.

“Hallo. Would you like to have a roll in the hay?” The goofy line from Mel Brooks’ 1974 parody classic, “Young Frankenstein,” is a nice teaser of the comedy to come 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday in this Ovation! take in the BHS Theatre.