Something to Talk About

Dorothy and Bob Rosenblat share images they've captured of the Northern Lights, along with some interesting fact about the atmospheric phenomenon.

Slide show of images: https://biseniorcenter.org/art-gallery/bi-photo-october-2025/

Ryan Boscow with https://VisitBainbridgeIsland.org joins us to talk about tourism and how his organization works with https://bainbridgechamber.com/ and https://bainbridgedowntown.org/ to engage visitors. We discuss: sustainable tourism, keeping Bainbridge real, and affordable housing.

John Benjes, who was instrumental in the effort to build a competitive bike park on Bainbridge, joins us to talk about the success of the project.

Related links

BI Parks https://biparks.org/sh-bike-park/

Gear Grinders: https://bainbridgemountainbiking.org/gear-grinders

Jane Danielson outlines the upcoming second annual Bainbridge Book Festival Oct. 10 & 11 -- with events happening at the Bainbridge Rowing boathouse, the Senior and Community Center, and Eagle Harbor Church. Jim Macpherson hosts this episode.

Related link: https://bainbridgebookfestival.org

The Senior & Community Center's annual exhibition is coming up on Sunday, Sept. 28. Resource Committee chair Jeannette Franks, PhD., talks with Reed about the exhibitors and why you should consider attending.

Fair poster: https://biseniorcenter.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/BldgCampaign/ErAcqzc9K7lBudCIxzAcjnoBK3Z7sC3jxPZjl3Es5uywKQ?e=POPlEG

As the season shifts, we check in with Ann Lovejoy to discuss our gardens and plantings. Annuals, dividing perennials, seed storing, and a lot more are under discussion this month.

The Bainbridge Island / North Kitsap Interfaith Council is changing up an annual event they’ve hosted to include more ways to support food security. For many years, the IFC has hosted a CROP WALK, but this year it’s growing to include a week of activities. IFC member and longtime island minister Dee Eisenhauer gives us the rundown on “Every Eats Week," Sept. 21-28.

Calendar of events: https://biseniorcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Everybody-Eats-general-promo.pdf

CROP Walk sign-up: https://events.crophungerwalk.org/crophungerwalks/event/bainbridgenorthkitsapwa

The Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association is hosting two events on WWII convictions of Japanese Americans that were later overturned. A film, "Alternative Facts," shows on Oct. 2 at 7 pm at the library and a plenary on Oct. 5 at 2 pm at the Rowing Center looks at this history and helps us see what we can do today. In this podcast, Ellen Sato Faust, the executive director of BIJAEMA, explains the programming planned.

Also, for more info: https://bijaema.org/symposium.

This weekend brings the annual Quilt Festival on the Winslow Green. Don't miss this delightful array of fabric art from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, Sept. 13. Learn more in this podcast and on the BI Modern Quilt Guild website https://www.bainbridgeislandmodernquiltguild.com/

Here's the scoop on the BI Beach Cleanup for 2025: Sept. 20 from 9 am - noon - and a special 'ArtCycle' activity from 1-3 pm that Saturday.

All details: https://www.sustainablebainbridge.org/event/beach-cleanup/

CleanSwell App for recording your finds: https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/international-coastal-cleanup/clean-swell-app/

MyCoast App for year-long coastal support: https://mycoast.org/wa