No shortage of choice choices this weekend, Bainbridge. There’s lots to love about the next 48 hours right here on the Rock.
Here are our recommendations:
A special reception in celebration of Bainbridge Island author Lynn Brunelle’s new book, “Turn This Book into a Beehive! and 19 Other Experiments and Activities that Explore the Amazing World of Bees,” will be held at Eagle Harbor Book Company from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 13.
In this interactive activity book, Brunelle, a leading advocate for bringing science home to kids, introduces young readers to the amazing mason bee, a non-aggressive, super pollinator that does the work of 100 honeybees. Twenty activities and experiments reveal more about bees: Use a balloon and static electricity to understand how pollen “leaps” from a flower; make a bee buzzer to demonstrate how bees’ wings make their buzzing sound; then use perforated pages in the back, along with the cover, to create a literal beehive for mason bees.
A special reception in celebration of Bainbridge Island author Lynn Brunelle’s new book, “Turn This Book into a Beehive! and 19 Other Experiments and Activities that Explore the Amazing World of Bees,” will be held at Eagle Harbor Book Company from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 13.
Visit www.eagleharborbooks.com to learn more.
From its beginnings circa 1979, to Sir Mix-a-lot’s “Posse on Broadway,” to Macklemore, Northwest hip hop has been informed by local history as well as the diversity that defined the scene. A special presentation at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, part of the ongoing Momentum Festival, will allow music lovers to discover the history behind not only the Northwest’s Grammy-winning rappers but also its world champion break dance crew, internationally read hip hop magazine, the local producers who collaborated with some of the biggest names in music, world-renowned clothing designers and the grassroots organizations dedicated to community service and education.
The special event is 7 p.m. Friday, April 13. “Emerald Street: Race, Class, Culture, and the History of Hip Hop” is led by author and professor Daudi Abe
The program is presented in collaboration with Humanities Washington, Space Craft and LibraryU, and is free to attend.
Donations will be accepted.
Reservations are encouraged. Visit www.biartmuseum.org to learn more.
The next day, Seabold Second Saturday welcomes Westerly Sound for the next performance at Seabold Hall.
Westerly Sound combines the talents of Matthew Bellman, Raffi Minasian and
Sarah Favret. The trip will perform at Seabold Hall on Saturday, April 14.
Come by for some of the finest live music around. Open stage performances begin at 7:30 p.m. (sign-up starts at 7), followed by the featured act. Admission is play or pay $8; children admitted free. Coffee, tea, bottled water and cookies for sale.
For more information, about Westerly Sound, visit http://westerlysound.com/.
Seabold Hall is at 14450 Komedal Road. Get details on Seabold Second Saturdays at https://sites.google.com/site/seaboldmusic/.
For more information, call or text David Hager at 206-409-3437.
Astronomer Dave Fong will speak at the planetarium show “Strange Science Stuff” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at the Edwin E. Ritchie Observatory at Battle Point Park.
Fong will talk about a mysterious object from beyond our solar system and other strange phenomena.
BPAstro Kids will learn about various astronomical objects and create take-home collages at “Make Some Space” with Dr. Erica Saint Clair at 4 and 5 p.m.
If the sky is clear, astronomers will be on hand with telescopes for public star gazing afterward.
Admission is free to members of the Battle Point Astronomical Association; there is a $2 donation suggested for nonmembers, $5 for families.
For more information, visit http://www.bpastro.org/.
On Sunday, get drawn into conversation with Oregon artist and author Kester, who will present her new book Drawing on the Dream: Finding My Way by Art” at Eagle Harbor Book Company at4:30 p.m.
Kester’s profound and beautiful book combines personal testimony of her creative process, her deep inner life within the Dreamtime, and full color reproductions of her monoprints, in the spirit of Julie Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Creativity.”
This event is free and open to the public.
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