Are you ready for a week full of art and culture? We’re bringing you 3 events to celebrate the diversity and talents of Bainbridge Island.

📚 Poetry Reading & Open Mic: An evening of poetry hosted by Poet Laureate Michele Bombardier, featuring guest poet Uche Nduka.

🎬 Movies in the Park - Twister: Enjoy a summer movie night under the stars with the action-packed classic

🎶 Live Music at Eleven Winery - Made by Ottimo: Unwind with live music, wine, and good vibes at Eleven Winery, featuring the soulful sounds of Made by Ottimo.

The rapid weather change has dramatically pulled my professional focus. We are now in fall routines at school and at work, I’m wrapping up our summer sales season, helping clients make transitions in this off season and look at systems for the spring listing season. It’s a new world— and one that is best suited to tea, soft pants and slippers. Here are three items that have helped my thinking about productivity this month.

August has always feels like it has two distinct personalities— it’s the core of summer and yet the end of the month clearly has a crispness in the air and displays the first turning leaves. It’s easy to feel like the glass is half empty with these fleeting days.

My recommendations this month fall along this very duality— such appreciation for the life and laziness of summer and also the imminent hustle of the coming school year. Parenting for me these days has felt like this too. My emerging adults are one moment carefree children and the next pause brings big emotions and insecurity.