Dance, auction
The Bainbridge High School Band Boosters is hosting an all-ages community swing dance March 16 at the BI Stan Pocock Rowing Center in Waterfront Park.
The evening features three hours of live Big Band and Swing Dance music performed by the award-winning BHS Jazz Collective and dance lessons with instructors Mark Cohen and Kate Titus. The dance is the largest annual fundraiser for the band and includes a silent auction, dessert bar and a raffle.
Admission is $50 for adults and $20 for students. Go to: bainbridgebands.square.site/swing-dance.
Flamenco dance
Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes and singer/multi-instrumentalist Diego Amador Jr. from Seville will present Volar, Flamenco en Vivo at the Island Center Hall.
The event will be March 24 at 7 p.m. at 8395 Fletcher Bay Road NE. General admission is $27.
Volar means to fly in Spanish. It represents our basic human need to feel free, to spread our wings, to make our own choices, and to reach our highest potential, not just for ourselves, but for every living being, Fuentes says in a news release.
The pair have performed all along the West Coast since 2019. Amador, from Seville, comes from a legendary family, famous for fusing Flamenco with blues, jazz and salsa music. Along with singing, he plays guitar, piano, bass and percussion.
Forest restoration
All are welcome to join Weed Warriors in the ongoing forest restoration at Strawberry Plant Park March 17 from 1 to 3 p.m.
The park is located at 240 Weaver Road NW. Please RSVP to jfranks1@comcast.net or text 206-755-8461.
Fly fishers
The Bainbridge Island Fly Fishers will have their annual public fundraiser March 16 at Grace Church, 8595 NE Day Road E.
Doors open at 2 p.m. to view raffle baskets, along with silent and live auction items. Complimentary snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. The live auction starts at 2:30 p.m.
The auction will include new and gently used fly fishing equipment, hand-tied flies, rods, reels, gear bags, books, gadgets, collectibles and more. Guided trips include a full-day float on the Skagit River. Also, a Scadden, Madison River pontoon boat, including oars and extra platforms for storage.
Proceeds support the annual Youth Fly Fishing EXPO in May as well as conservation and restoration projects including the Western Rivers Conservancy, Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement, Wild Steelheaders United and the Puget Sound Restoration Fund.
For details email Eric Matthews at BainbridgeIslandFlyFishers@gmail.com.
Ferry meeting
State Rep. Greg Nance will be at the Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center March 9 from 1-3 p.m. for a presentation and Q&A session on “Help Fix Our Ferries.”
Correction
Manzanita is not an invasive plant. A story last week was incorrect.
BI police log
2-25: Marine incident, 2600 block NE Ortis Road
2-26: Death, 3500 block Campbell Street
2-26: Fraud, 700 block NE Day Lily Lane
2-26: Harassment, 700 block NE Brookcliff Lane
2-28: Fraud, 600 block High School Road NE
2-29: Identity theft, 11100 block NE Wing Point Drive
2-28: Forgery, 12100 block Miller Road NE
2:29: Forgery, 1300 block Wintergreen Lane NE
2-29: Fraud, 200 block Wyatt Way NW
