Local indie film-houses feature the new Baz Luhrmann film and ‘The Boy in Striped Pajamas,’ providing thanksgiving through escapism.
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COLLECTIVE VISIONS GALLERY: Features “Impressions of Places — Landscapes 2008” an exhibit by pastel artist Jackie Bush-Turner in the main gallery throughout December, while Michael Kilgore’s steel and ceramic sculpture will inhabit the boardroom gallery. Both shows will hang through the month while the artists will be feted with a reception from 5-8 p.m. on First Friday, Dec. 5 at the CVG, 331 Pacific Ave. in Bremerton. Info: www.collectivevisions.com or call (360) 377-8327.
CALL TO K-12 GRADE ARTISTS: Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Gallery is searching for artists for its upcoming annual Mixed Nuts exhibit, slated to hang Feb. 6 through March 3, 2009. It’s a special exhibit that gives kids a chance to learn how art galleries work. From 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 6, BAC education director will be talking and taking applications. Info: www.bacart.org or call (206) 842-3132.
In many Washington communities, deer hunting season is an annual event welcomed by throngs of orange-clad sportsmen and women. Not so on Bainbridge.
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What’s Up’s holiday coverage kicks off with the boys from
Many gardeners are retreating inside to pour through seed and gardening catalogues or explore all those unread gardening books. But, if we do happen to go out into the garden to take advantage of some milder days for clean up and a bit of last minute planting, we may notice some of our evergreen plants looking not so evergreen.
Blues picker/singer Pete Spencer has been making music on Bainbridge Island for a little more than five years now — ever since he made his way here from a life of music on the East Coast.
Author/explorer/historian Harry Rutstein presents his new adventure memoir, chronicling the his trek in the footsteps of Marco Polo.
Sieber returns to the Collective Visions
other adventures in writing biography” at 2 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Bainbridge Island Library, 1270 Madison Ave. N on Bainbridge. Info: www.jimwhiting.com or call the library at (206) 842-4162.
Recently re-elected State Sen. Phil Rockefeller talks with Monica Marschall CNA at Island Health and Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday. He spent three hours observing workers and assisting patients at the facility. As a member of the Ways and Means Committee in Olympia, Rockefeller works on budget allocations for low-income medical assistance. “They are doing a great job here and I learned a lot from this visit,” Rockefeller said. “Having been a patient before I had a good idea of what sorts of challenges these workers face, spending three hours and helping them gave me a new perspective on their important work.”
