Briefs

MLK event

A MLK Celebration Seeding the Dream will take place from 2:30-5 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.

The event has been youth-developed and will be youth-led.

Participants will examine the contemporary impact of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy and how he inspired a new generation of youth leaders, activists and artists.

Centered around modern-day dreams of social justice, the event will feature poetry, dance, oratory presentations, music, singing and community voices.

Groups involved include: Kitsap ERACE; Living Arts Cultural Heritage Project; the city; Catalyst School; BI Multicultural Advisory Center; and more.

Sunday bus delay

Sunday bus service will return to Poulsbo in March, but not to Bainbridge Island.

At its most recent meeting, Kitsap Transit executive director John Clauson said that even though the company had exceeded its 2023 hiring goal of 25 new bus drivers, there still is not enough capacity to add more stages of Sunday Service.

Therefore BI will have to wait, along with Silverdale and Port Orchard.

As for when BI might get it, “hopefully before the end of the year,” based on availability of operators, Clauson said.

Dramatic reading

Island Theatre presents a dramatic staged reading of 2 ACROSS: A Comedy of Crosswords and Romance by Jerry Mayer at the Bainbridge Public Library Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 21 at 3 p.m.

Mayer was a writer and producer of numerous TV sitcoms, including “The Facts of Life,” “Bewitched,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” and “Bridget Loves Bernie.”

A man and woman board a San Francisco BART train at 4:30 a.m. They’re alone, and both are doing a crossword. She’s an organized, sensible psychologist. He’s a free-spirited, unemployed ad exec. She’s a crossword pro, he always quits. She wants to be left alone. He can’t stop talking. Opposites in an enclosed space, they argue and flirt, attacking each other’s values while gradually opening to the other’s point of view. Their trip is filled with surprises—for them and for the audience—and as the ride ends, it’s obvious that each of them has been changed.

Admission is by donation with a suggested $5 minimum per person.

Justice movies

Five movies about social justice will be shown weekly at Bainbridge Island Museum of Arts starting Jan. 16.

Movies are at 7 p.m. Cost is $12.

The first night, Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America will be shown. It’s a living tour of history from 1619 to today from Oklahoma to the Deep South, from Wall Street to Seattle.

Jan. 23 the movie is The Judge with Robert Downey Jr and Robert Duvall, with Silver Linings Playbook with Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert DeNiro to be shown Jan. 30. The final movie Feb. 6 is The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith, inspired by a true story.

Point-in-Time Count

The deadline to register is Jan. 15 for those interested in volunteering for the 2024 Point-in-Time Count in Kitsap County.

The annual count helps gather data on those experiencing homelessness within the county, data that is then used to channel funding and other resources to impacted people and communities.

Among the changes to how this year’s count is conducted, street outreach groups are being used for outdoor surveying.

Volunteers are needed to survey at various times between Jan. 23-26 at Project Connect fairs, food banks and meal sites. The official count is scheduled for Jan. 25.

Bank donations

Kitsap Bank is providing over $440,000 in financial support to more than 100 local nonprofits in 2024 through the Bank’s Community Connections program.

The nonprofits invest in: education and youth, environment and sustainability, arts and culture, homelessness and food insecurity, economic and business development and more.

Among the organizations in Kitsap are: Admiral Theatre, Great Peninsula Conservancy, Holly Ridge Center, Kitsap Mental Health Services, Kitsap Small Business Development Center, Meals on Wheels Kitsap, Olympic College Foundation, St. Vincent de Paul, Housing Resources Bainbridge, The Coffee Oasis and more.

Weed Warriors

Weed Warriors has two community events coming up to help rid Bainbridge Island of invasive species of plants.

The first is on Martin Luther King Jr. Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Blakely Park.

The second is Jan. 20 from 1-3 p.m. at Strawberry Plant Park, 240 Weaver Road NW. RSVP by text to Jeanette Franks at 206-755-8461.

Meet Deets

Bainbridge Island City Councilmember Joe Deets is having his council office hours Jan. 13 and 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at CUPS Espresso, 123 Bjune Drive SE in Winslow.

Everyone is welcome meet with him to talk about city business.

BI police log

12-31-23: Malicious mischief, 15300 block of Broom St. NE

1-1-24: Identity theft, 200 block NE High School Rd.

1-2: Malicious mischief, 4700 block Eagle Harbor Dr.

1-3: Theft, 9400 block of Holly Farm Ln. NE

1-3: Burglary, 100 block Wyatt Way NW

1-5: Theft, 200 block Brien Dr. SE

1-6: Domestic violence, 600 block Cherry Ave. NE

1-6: Theft, 12800 block N. Madison Ave. NE

1-7: Malicious mischief, 8200 block NE Carmella Ln.

1-7: Motor vehicle theft, 200 block Finch Pl. SW