All Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) events are held at 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. Tickets, information, and registration, unless otherwise noted, are available at the BPA Box Office, by phone at 206.842.8569, or online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org. Box Office hours are Wednesday through Friday, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., and one hour prior to each performance. BPA is supported, in part, by Bainbridge Community Foundation and One Call for All.
November 2: The Edge Improv
Join The Edge for an ingeniously improvised evening of on-the-spot comedy, all from audience suggestions. For more than eighteen years, the troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from audience members.
Performance: Saturday @ 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $16 for adults, and $12 for seniors, students, youth, military, and teachers @ 206.842.8569 or www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org
November 3: BSO Chamber Music Series: The American Masters
Each performance in the BSO's newly re-imagined series will feature a chamber orchestra lead by Maestro Wesley Schulz as well as string quartets, trios and more. Programs will contain outstanding chamber repertory that you won't get to hear at regular BSO concerts. The November 3 opening concert showcases Copland's original version of Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments. Also not to be missed are musicians from the Seattle Conservatory of Music performing Barber's String Quartet.
Sponsors: Columbia Bank, Fletcher Bay Foundation and Kitsap Community Foundation
Performances: Sunday @ 3:00 p.m.
Tickets: $16 for adults, and $12 for seniors, students, youth, military, and teachers @ 206.842.8569 or www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org
November 3: First-Sunday Juggling
Experienced jugglers, beginning jugglers, and closet jugglers are encouraged to drop in or become regulars in this invigorating new gathering for all ages and all levels. Bring your own juggling implements or borrow ours.
Drop in session: Sunday @ 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Free; Info: Tom Challinor @ 206.842.8569 or tchallinor@bainbridgeperformingarts.org @ 206.842.8569 or www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org
November 5 & 7: Aberown Studio presents BPA Theatre School Fall Showcase
BPA Theatre School proudly showcases students, Grades K - 8, in a delightful evening mix of drama, music, comedy, zombies, and thrills. Enjoy four performances each night for the price of a single ticket!
Season Presenting Sponsor: Aberown Studio
Performances: Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10 for adults, and $5 for children @ 206.842.8569 or www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org
November 8: Cultural Outreach Series - Correo Aèreo Duo
Correo Aèreo (Air Mail) is an award winning acoustic multi-instrumental and vocal Latin/World music duo. Touring for the past twenty years, they have performed and recorded the traditional music of Venezuela, Argentina, and Mexico, as well as their own original music in feature films, and on television and radio broadcasts. Visit online at www.correoaereo.com.
Public Performance: Friday @ 7:30 p.m. + 40-minute school booking at noon
Tickets: $12 for adults and $10 for children (ages 12 and under) @ 206.842.8569 or www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org
November 9: My Last Year With the Nuns
Master monologist Matt Smith turns his 8th grade year in 1966-67 into a wild coming-of-age comedy - a comedy grounded in his Catholic education, racism, and the joys and horrors that are male adolescence. One night only at Bainbridge Performing Arts! Suitable for ages 13+.
Performance: Saturday @ 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 per person @ 206.842.8569 or www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org
November 11 (Veterans Day): Special Artist Reception for Bill Woods
The BPA gallery presents "Duty Calls, Honor Serves" - dramatic and compelling images of the Vietnam Memorials and Arlington Cemetery by veteran and photographer Bill Woods. The exhibit includes fundraising and a raffle of two American flags that have flown over the U.S. Capitol, with all proceeds to benefit the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, Naval Base Kitsap (Bremerton and Bangor).
Reception: Monday @ 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Free; Info: 206.842.8569 or www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org
November 17: BSO 2014 Young Artist Concerto Competition
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is pleased to announce its 2014 Young Artist Concerto Competition. The competition will be held on Sunday, November 17 beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA), 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. The application deadline is November 1, 2013.
Competition: Sunday, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Info: Visit online for instructions and application @ 206.842.8569 or www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org
November 23 & 24: Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra presents Toi Toi Toi! - An Opera Showcase
The BSO kicks off its 41st season with a night at the opera! Come hear your favorite overtures, arias, duets, ensemble numbers and more with an all-star cast of Northwest singers. From Mozart to Verdi, the BSO will perform the greatest works from the operatic repertory.
Sponsors: Columbia Bank, Fletcher Bay Foundation and Kitsap Community Foundation
Performances: Saturday @ 7:30 p.m. & Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. (pre-concert chat Sunday @ 2:15 p.m.)
Tickets: $19 for adults, and $16 for seniors, students, military, and teachers; each youth receives free admission when accompanied by a paying adult @ 206.842.8569 or www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org
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