Here’s the Friday preview: Bainbridge edition for Dec. 7. Feel free to give your events a plug in the comment section below. Above, an intricately crafted bedroom from Dwight Shappell’s miniature village. Shappell’s houses are on display at Bloedel Reserve through December. (Meegan Reid photo)
Weather: The
word “snow” hasn’t crept into the forecast yet but the weather is
looking chilly this weekend. The
National Weather Service expects showers and clouds
with nighttime lows in the mid 30s.
Sports: Tonight is a busy one for the Spartans. Boys swimming hosts Franklin at 3:30 p.m. Gymnastics has a home meet at 6 p.m.
Boys and girls varsity basketball teams both play Chief Sealth at home. The boys tip-off at 6:15, followed by the girls at 8 p.m. Wrestling is away at Olympic today and at Fife Saturday.
See a full Spartans schedule here, and follow the Sun’s Prepzone on Facebook for updates.
What’s Happening:
- Bainbridge Performing Arts and the Bainbridge Dance Center present the family-friendly opera “Hansel and Gretel” tonight through Dec. 23. Shows are 7 p.m. Fridays, and 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are $22 for adults. Here’s the Sun preview by Michael Moore.
- The First Fridays Art Walk for December is tonight from 6-8 p.m. Paper Products will be gathering gifts for the Helpline House Holiday Shop.
- This is the last weekend to catch Olympic Performance Group’s production of “The Nutcracker” at IslandWood. Showtimes are 7 p.m. tonight, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $28.
- Pick up this week’s Islander for more event listings and tell us about your events in the comment section below.
Inside the Islander: We take a peek inside Bloedel Reserve’s miniature holiday village.
The week in review:
- Weed Warriors are using the holidays to teach islanders about English holly.
- Craftsman Dwight Shappell drew inspiration for his miniature village from towns around the world.
- Church volunteers pitched in to weatherize a century-old island home.
- Someone swiped the propellors of the Bainbridge Police boat. Police are offering a reward for information.
- Bainbridge’s plastic bag ban has gone smoothly but other Kitsap cities aren’t in a rush to follow suit.
Coming Up: Elementary students and a calendar have made a difference for 20 years.
My sons and I went to see this last year, you REALLY do not want to miss it! The gent who makes the houses has been an Island icon from way back. We are so glad to have this great Christmas tradition of seeing the miniature houses and trains in addition to seeing the beautiful grounds of the Bloedel Reserve.
Our family also invites you to our family business Christmas Party. December 15th, 4PM-7PM
December 16th, 2PM-5PM
location: Village Music, 4569 Lynwood Center Road, BI/WA 98110
Join us for live music and good people!