Art, creativity, and expression. What’s happening this week on Bainbridge Island! With the opportunity to play music at the marketplace or simply enjoy the contribution of others, understand and partake in the therapeutic effects of art at BIMA, or join BIMA for a dining experience followed by a silent auction!

Featured Events:

🎤 Open Mic Night At Marketplace

🎨 Early Stage Memory Loss Through Art

🖼️ BIMA Bash: Live Auction & Gala

Get ready for a fun week of culture and history with the opportunity to connect with your inner mermaid, indulge in the art, poetry, and music of Japanese heritage, and play a role or watch the final presentation of Hamlet and macbeth!

Featured Events:

🎌 May 29: Japanese Heritage Night At Bainbridge Arts & Crafts

🧜 May 31: Mermaid Cove Fridays

🎭 June 1: Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoots Macbeth

Get ready for an electrifying celebration on Bainbridge Island! Join us for the BIMA Block Party's 10th birthday bash on Aug 5, with 12 bands on 4 stages, live music from Americana to Latin beats, and pop-up vendors with artsy treasures! Laugh out loud with The EDGE Improv's spontaneous comedy and be mesmerized by Sona Jobarteh's soulful tunes and empowering message! Don't miss this sensational event of art, music, and culture! See you there!

Featured Events:

• National Night Out, August 2

• BIMA Block Party, August 5

• Sona Jobarteh at the WEAVE, August 6

The first of 2023’s Classic Car Cruise-In starts this week and runs until the end of August. Spend Tuesday evenings admiring classic cars (or showcasing your own!), while enjoying a hotdog and helping local kids by making a donation to Project BackPack. This weekend you have a pick of live performances for all ages. Bainbridge Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty is on both Saturday and Sunday (including a Saturday matinee); enjoy this shortened version performed by children of all ages. On Saturday evening dust off your dancing shoes for WEAVE’s last 2022-2023 season performance featuring Foleada, a Seattle-based high energy Brazilian band. Enjoy a drink at the bar before the performance and during the interval and support WEAVE’s non-profit community organization bringing great musicians to Bainbridge Island.

Featured Events:

• Classic Car Cruise-In - Tuesday, May 30

• Sleeping Beauty - Saturday & Sunday, June 3-4

• Foleada at WEAVE - Saturday, June 3

Music and Arts is the theme for this week with lots of opportunities for you to expand your enjoyment and exposure to different styles of live music. Spend Thursday evening at The Manor House where Bainbridge Arts and Crafts host “Shine Live Auction” celebrating live music and art while raising money for the SHINE Art Academy, an Arts Education school. On Friday at the Marketplace, listen to Vince Bigos performing original material, as well as covers by Hank Williams, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan. And Saturday brings an amazing opportunity for kids to learn to appreciate Jazz; take them along to a Matinee at Weave, hosted by the Dmitri Matheny Group. This will be a lively and interactive introduction to jazz for families and young audiences featuring a variety of entertaining musical styles from jump swing, to samba, calypso, and more. And later that evening adults can return to WEAVE to attend Dmitri’s full concert!

Featured Events:

Shine Live! Early Bird Dinner and Auction Ticket, April 27, 6pm-9pm

Live Music at The Marketplace with Vince Bigos, April 28, 7pm-9pm

Jazz for Kids - April 29, 5.30pm-6:30pm