East Bremerton theater hosts fourth annual commedia dell’arte production of the Bard’s work, this time “The Tempest.”
Local funk rock reggae CD release in Port Orchard, a potent blend of punk in East Bremerton and metal in West Bremerton.
Canadian author/history professor looks into Native American roles in the development of Seattle, finds more than what was noted in textbook.
For the week April 9-16 in Kitsap
t Bremerton Community Theater debuts one of its most immense productions ever this weekend.
No fools, live music and enlivened parties abound for the first weekend of April.
Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if the power in your neighborhood went out … permanently?
The evening of Feb. 9, Caring Clowns International, held its first fundraiser dinner/silent auction at the My Girl ‘50s Museum in Kingston. CCI is an all-volunteer, charitable, non-profit organization whose members clown locally, across the U.S. and internationally, which provides funds for projects that help needy children. Learn more about us at www.caringclownsinternational.org.
Rich jewel tone colors such as purple, yellow and burnt orange are on the upswing for this year, according to the Pantone Color Institute. Chinese red and black will continue their popularity.
Unicorn Studios of Poulsbo, a video production company dedicated to environmental education through media, this month released a new nature video, “Kitsap County Wild!” for students in third through sixth grades. It examines, through a child’s eyes, the natural habitats and their wild residents.
“Toxins We All Live With” is the topic of an event at 7 p.m. April 24 at the North Kitsap Fire & Rescue headquarters station, 26442 Miller Bay Road, Kingston. Dr. Sunny Gill of Kingston Crossing Chiropractic will speak about the effects of toxins on the environment and individual health, and introduce natural and healthy solutions. Many of the toxins are found in homes, yards and medicine cabinets. Materials and snacks will be provided. Cost is a $10 donation to Stillwaters Environmental Education Center. Call to pre-register, (360) 297-2876.
Hérons dance
The first annual Great Peninsula Future Festival (GPFF), Aug. 2-3 in Port Gamble, will feature world-class entertainment, hand-made crafts, food, interactive displays and educational booths organized around the theme of sustainable living.
A community electronic waster recycling event is scheduled 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26 at Christ Memorial Church, located at 18901 8th Avenue in Poulsbo.
Capital program public meetings will be held by the North Kitsap School District at 6:30 p.m. April 15 at Kingston High School and 6:30 p.m. April 16 at North Kitsap High School.
Three Kitsap businesswomen celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, with a series of workshops at Poulsbo’s Morgan Hill Retreat.
The kickoff of a national promotions push for Kingston journalist Byron Acohido’s new book on Internet security and cyber crime will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in the Kitsap Mall. Acohido will give a brief talk on Internet-enabled data theft and financial scams, then sign books.
In the pet shop/grooming world, we sometimes see the world a bit differently than everybody else. Sure, springtime brings warmer weather, longer days and flowers. In the pet shop world, it also brings weird behavior changes in animals like fish, cute, fluffy babies of all kinds, and shedding. Lots and lots and lots of shedding.
“Paige! I’m home!”
So much of what we do in our lives – our individual lives and community life – is aimed at solving problems. This is a good thing. As I have served on many community groups, boards and committees, I often see, however, that we easily focus on the problem and forget the effects on the whole system around the problem.
