Shows
The Black Country BlokesGB Boxing Coach Bob Dillon shares his story with the BCB Part 2 #19Bob Dillon, GB Boxing Coach joins the BCB and shares his incredible story Part 2 #19Bob Dillon has coached people from, the hosts of this show themselves, to the Anthony Joshuas and Frankie Gavins of the boxing world. A respected man, not just because of his character and everything he stands for but also for his world class coaching. Bobs results speak for themselves, but to have someone who is held in such high esteem by all those who have encountered his presence, to share his story so openly was fascinating.Hearing Bob, suffer...
2020-01-021h 02The Black Country BlokesGB Boxing Coach Bob Dillon shares his story with the BCB Part 1 #18Bob Dillon, GB Boxing Coach joins the BCB and shares his incredible story #18Bob Dillon has coached people from, the hosts of this show themselves, to the Anthony Joshuas and Frankie Gavins of the boxing world. A respected man, not just because of his character and everything he stands for but also for his world class coaching. Bobs results speak for themselves, but to have someone who is held in such high esteem by all those who have encountered his presence, to share his story so openly was fascinating.Hearing Bob, suffer and...
2019-12-3051 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeCity Hall Leaders Discuss Key Current Issues (CAFE-103)City Manager Morgan Smith and Public Works Director Chris Wierzbicki discuss several important items currently in process with the city including the sustainable transportation plan, roundabouts on 305 and taller water tanks. Several topics are discussed in this important dialogue and insightful view of key City of Bainbridge governmental activities. More regarding the on-going evolution of ADU’s and tiny homes is part of the discourse as is the need to build taller water tanks and take the time to do proper engagement with the sustainable transportation plan, hoping for more community interaction. A review and update of the...
2019-11-0935 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeBI Modern Quilt Guild Show (ARTS - 041)Deb Wuensch, president of the Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild, discusses the mission of the Guild, the current yearly challenge and the stirring and informative resulting show coming to the Bainbridge Library in November. She defines some of the modern quilting techniques and explains many different opportunities the Guild offers in supporting this creative element in the community. The Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild does a lot in our community, having just finished the annual Bainbridge Island Quilt Festival in September and continuing to support the nationally recognized American Hero Quilts project. They offer workshops once a year...
2019-10-2519 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeAHB introduces Arts in Education to Currents Online (ARTS-040)On September 19, AHB will be launching its Arts Education site on Currents Online, featuring organizations, teaching artists, programs, events and activities related to arts education on our island. Arts in Education is a network of classroom teachers, teaching artists, school administrators, and community partners working together to provide quality arts education and arts integration in classrooms on Bainbridge Island and in Suquamish. The program began in 1999 as a loose association of local artists and school partners figuring out how to introduce dance and theater to fifth- and sixth-graders at Sakai Intermediate School. Now in its 21st year, the...
2019-09-1710 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeArtist Fatima Young brings Russian Impressionism to the library (ARTS-039)Describing her art as traditional Russian Impressionism with a twist of the sublime, Fatima Young has studied the masters since she was a child and has recently returned to painting after a 25 year hiatus. After her husband passed, Fatima found therapy in hiking and she used painting to help her heal. The beautiful surroundings of the Pacific Northwest blended perfectly with Fatima’s passion for Plein Air painting. Now she studies nature at its purest and simplest. Using a palette knife and bold colors to create contrast between light and shadow, Fatima changes the complex fo...
2019-09-1213 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeArtwork from the new Land Trust Book at the Bainbridge Library (ARTS-038)The Bainbridge Island Land Trust has produced a glorious new book full of photographs, illustrations and stories celebrating 30 years of protection and stewardship of the natural elements on our island. Natural Bainbridge: Working Together to Protect Our Island connects information about ecosystems with the roles played by the Land Trust and other stewards as they continue preserving areas for future generations. In this podcast BILT board members Zan Merriman and Erin Kellogg share their perspectives from the two-year project, as well as thoughts on BILT, stewardship, how each of us can help, and where we ca...
2019-07-1911 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeArtist Joanie Klorer at the Bainbridge Library (ARTS-037)How do you capture a storm on canvas? Artist Joanie Klorer grew up in Tornado Alley, and after a career helping others find therapeutic resolution through art she's carried her own awareness of time, place, and storms into abstract paintings she'll share at the Bainbridge Island Library for the month of July. During her nearly four decades as a social worker, Joanie found art was a great way to help people -- especially non-verbal clients -- express their hearts and experiences. Today she uses her art to achieve the same objective for herself, drawing on her experience...
2019-06-2022 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeArtist Gigi Godfrey at the Library this June (ARTS-037)“Mischief & Craft” is the title of Gigi Godfrey’s art show opening Friday, June 7th in the Bainbridge Island Library. The title comes from a chapter in the book Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith (no relation). Why did Gigi take the title of her art show from a book about octopuses? She met Eleanora, an octopus, at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and chose her as a subject. Gigi, formally trained as a cardiac nurse, is drawn to subjects displaying some sort of rhythm—whether in...
2019-05-2015 min
Tastes of BainbridgeMeet Matt Glenn of Highside Distilling at the Farmers Market (TAST-063)Matt Glenn, one of the proprietors of Highside Distilling, joins BCB host Bob Ross on Tastes of Bainbridge to discuss his family’s decision to move full time into the craft beverage industry. Inspired by a trip to the Highlands region of Scotland, the idea for starting this new business with his parents Helen and Jeff was born. Subsequent trips to Scotland clarified their vision, and a firm commitment was made to open their establishment on Bainbridge Island. A new addition to the Bainbridge Island Farmers Market, Matt discusses their unique approach to making gin, the various arom...
2019-05-1307 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeArtist Joan Clark opens May 3 at the Bainbridge Library (ARTS-036)First presented with oil, brushes and canvas at the age of 10, artist Joan Clark has returned to painting after a long hiatus with charming results. Her paintings of people and animals open at the library on Friday, May 3. Mainly self-taught, Joan’s influenced by the great Dutch Masters, Rembrandt & Vermeer to name a few. She loves Leonardo da Vinci and likes to paint from photos -- often images she finds in National Geographic Magazine. But it was a photo of her granddaughter that got her back in the studio. At first it was hard, she di...
2019-04-1414 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeArtist Cynthia Lait at the Bainbridge Library (ARTS-035)Curious about the artist behind the new murals in the ferry terminal? Meet Cynthia Lait when her new exhibit opens at the Bainbridge Island Library on Friday Evening, April 5th. Ever since Cynthia Lait can remember, she’s been creating art. From drawing horses as a child, to rising early as a young mother to get some studio time before getting her kids off to school and herself to work to her current situation of having her studio set up the way she likes it, Cynthia likes to be creative. She took the occasional art cla...
2019-03-1020 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeArs Poetica comes to the Bainbridge Library (ARTS-034)Ars Poetica -- the pairing of art and poetry -- is now coming to Bainbridge. Selected poems are being paired with photos from members of the Bainbridge Island Photo Club and will be on display at the Bainbridge Public Library, opening March 1. The annual Kitsap County event, which is now in its eighth year, invites poets to submit their work to a panel of judges. Area artists then choose from the winning poems and create art inspired by the chosen poetry. The end results will soon be visible at Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton, at...
2019-02-1418 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeSusan Wiersema's pet portraits at the Library (ARTS-033)Bainbridge artist Susan Wiersema uses photography, watercolor, and colored pencil to reveal the soulful nature of animals. Her new show, My Pet Project: Portraits of Cats and Dogs opens at the Bainbridge Library @5pm Friday, February 1. Listen here as Susan talks with BCB host John Fossett about her love for animals, her fondness for the Doctor Doolittle books, and how she came to discover the field of pet portraiture. Credits: BCB Host: John Fossett; BCB audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker; social media: Jen St. Louis.
2019-01-1818 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeHuman Nature: Artist David Repyak at the Library (ARTS-032)For Northwest artist David Repyak, art and life are all about relationship. His new show, Human Nature, which opens at the Bainbridge Library @5pm Friday January 4, explores the relationship between humans and nature. “Struck at an early age by the beauty and power of the natural world.” David has spent this last year creating a new collection of figurative oil paintings, drawing on a lifetime of influence from the natural world and his connections to it. David, who earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University in Syracuse and his teaching certification from University of W...
2018-12-2217 min
Tastes of BainbridgeT&C's Joe Pulicicchio on preparing produce for Thanksgiving (TAST-058)Purple brussel sprouts, peeling parsnips, and perfect potatoes: T&C's Joe Pulicicchio is back to tell us about the best produce for your holiday meal. Our old Tastes of Bainbridge friend, Joe Pulicicchio, Director of Produce and Floral for T&C Markets, returns to the BCB studio this week to talk about the fresh produce scene as we enter the holiday season. From how to cook Brussels sprouts and the need to peel parsnips to the best way to prepare potatoes and what type of potato to use for various dishes, Joe helps ensure your T...
2018-11-1825 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeArtist Peggy Brunton at the Library this December (ARTS-031)Christmas, Spring, boats and carousels: Peggy Brunton's paintings are filled with light and color. See them at the library in December; opening Friday evening December 7. Artist Peggy Brunton received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Washington and has taught ceramics, painting and art history for Seattle Pacific University. Her work has won awards in many prestigious Northwest exhibitions and has been placed in private collections in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, across the USA and throughout the Northwest. She has been chosen to be in permanent collections at Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Henry Gallery...
2018-11-1616 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeBehind the scenes at Celluloid Bainbridge (ARTS-030)In anticipation of Celluloid Bainbridge's upcoming 20th anniversary retrospective (November 17-18), festival founder Kathleen Thorne and Lynwood Theatre maven TJ Faddis talk with BCB host John Fossett about the history, technical challenges, and highlights of this iconic film festival. Over the last 20 years of the festival there have been numerous surprises. Listen here and learn about the Trojan Horse, the true test of a Bainbridge Islander, the superstition surrounding one film, which filmmaker has TWO films in the festival (one under an assumed name), Kathleen's own surprising contribution to the festival, and what's a cowboy hat got t...
2018-11-1014 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgePaul Bannick's owl photographs open at the Library November 2 (ARTS-029)Meet award-winning author and wildlife photographer Paul Bannick, whose exhibit of magnificent owl photographs will open at the Bainbridge Library at 5:30 pm on Friday November 2, with a talk by the artist at 6pm. In this podcast interview Paul talks with BCB host John Fossett about his years of work in the wild, about his passion for nature and for photography, and about the 19 species of owls and what they have to teach us about the beauty and vulnerability of their unique natural habitats. A veteran of Aldus, Adobe, and Microsoft, Paul now serves as Director...
2018-10-2137 min
Tastes of BainbridgeFishgirl at the Farmers Market (TAST-057)Meet one of the newest additions to the Bainbridge Farmers Market: Frank Ralph, the Owner of Fishgirl, a company solely dedicated to the harvesting of wild and sustainable seafood. In conversation with BCB host Bob Ross, Frank discusses his 30 years of experience and what he has discovered is the best tasting seafood available. Frank and his wife and co-owner, Claudia, are are firmly committed to the concept of individually caught fish, immediately blast frozen with a “fresh caught” lock date in place. Meet Frank at the Market Saturdays 9 am to 1 pm. and be sure to review...
2018-10-1617 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeMeet BSO's new music director and conductor, Mario Torres (ARTS-028)In this podcast interview you'll meet Mario Alejandro Torres, the new Music Director and Conductor for the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra. Born & raised in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Mario is a conductor, teacher, and student who also performs on the viola and violin. He currently lives in Seattle, where he is a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington, pursuing a degree in orchestral conducting. Listen here as Mario tells Arts and Artists producer John Fossett about his early years as a young musician in Honduras and his hopes for the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra. ...
2018-10-1228 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeSeptember Art Happening at the Library (ARTS-027)On September 7th, 8th, and 9th, at the Bainbridge Island Library, local artists and art organizations will be sharing arts and information galore. Don't miss it! Listen here as artist and library associate Patrick Gulke talks about the art happening planned for the September show at the Bainbridge Island Library. The following artists will be featured in the group show for all of the month of September. Jamie Brouwer Karen Chaussabel Karen Cornell Chris Demarest Marilyn Gottlieb Mary Guterson Curtis Hughes Kelly Johnston Drew Kunz Michael Pontieri Nicole Schluter And -- for the Art Walk on Septem...
2018-08-0726 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeDorothy Brown paints "My Art of Jazz" (ARTS-026)Artist Dorothy Brown's paintings explore "My Art of Jazz." Experience them at the library during the month of August, and don't miss the opening -- August 3rd at 5:30 pm. The paintings, created in oils and inspired by the jazz musicianship of Dorothy's husband and son, depict the musicians, dancers, and audiences Dorothy encounters in the world of jazz. Like jazz, the paintings are improvised, and are meant to capture moments in time rather than exact likenesses of the subjects or their instruments. So come see the show, and experience this charming tribute to...
2018-07-1709 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeStudio Tour impresario and artist Dinah Satterwhite (ARTS-025)Photographer Dinah Satterwhite has been running the Bainbridge Island Studio Tour -- coming up this August -- for about 10 years. Listen here as she talks about her work, both as a photographer and a tour organizer. A Bainbridge resident since 1997, Dinah has been an actual participant in the Studio Tour for over 20 years. With a background in marketing, hi-tech, operations and advertising, she's a perfect match for the organizational demands and marketing challenges of the popular tour. But Dinah also finds time to teach photography and help other artists get good photos of their work...
2018-07-1013 min
Bainbridge Island Specials2018 Poetry Corners Live (SPEC-016)From senior flirting to downward dogs and runaway beets, no subject is off limits to Bainbridge poets when invited to submit their favorite works with no theme to inhibit their creativity! Every year, in April, local poets submit their poems to Arts & Humanities Bainbridge for posting in island storefronts in honor of National Poetry Month, and each year at the end of April the winning poets gather to read their poems aloud. This year BCB was on hand on Wednesday, April 25th, to record Poetry Corners Live, an event hosted by Arts & Humanities Bainbridge at t...
2018-05-0332 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeLearn the A to Z of Glass Casting at BARN with Robin Hoerth (ARTS-020)In this podcast BCB host John Fossett talks with Robin Hoerth, the glass artist who'll be teaching the A to Z of Glass Casting at BARN May 3,4, and 11. Robin, who grew up in the Midwest and moved to Western Washington after graduating college, developed her love for working with glass while at university, where she graduated with a BFA in sculpture. Robin is passionate about glass -- you'll hear that in her voice in this podcast as she describes her love for her work. She’s drawn to it because of its beauty and versatility, an...
2018-04-2319 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeGuatemalan weavings featured at the Bainbridge Library in May (ARTS-019)During the month of May, the library meeting room will be displaying colorful Guatemalan weavings from the 70s to the present, collected by Daphne Stewart and Elizabeth Dequine. In this podcast, BCB host John Fossett talks with Daphne about the history behind the weavings, their Mayan origins, and Daphne and Elizabeth's connections to Guatemala. Some of the items in the collection will be available for purchase at the opening, Friday, May 4th, from 5-7 pm; proceeds from the sale of these items will return to the Cooperativo Flor de Pericón y Flor Ixcaco, San Jua...
2018-04-1012 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeJennifer Waldron's "Company for Dinner" art exhibit at the Bainbridge Library (ARTS-018)In this podcast, BCB host John Fossett chats with artist Jennifer Waldron, whose new exhibit, "Company for Dinner," will open at the Bainbridge Public Library on Friday, April 6, from 5 to 7. Listen here to learn about Jennifer's process, her background, her inspirations, and the dedication of intention that keeps her colorful and imaginative paintings fresh and new. Each painting invites a story, so if you want to stimulate your imagination, be sure to stop by the library during the month of April, to meet -- and join -- the delightful characters who comprise Jennifer's "Company for...
2018-03-2518 min
Tastes of BainbridgeJoe Pulicicchio talks Thanksgiving treats (TAST-049)From Brussels Sprouts, garlic and green beans to squash, mushrooms and citrus, this is the time of year when we really count on particular varieties of fruits and vegetables to make our holiday meals a feast. With this podcast, BCB's Bob Ross is back from Italy to talk with T&C's Joe Pulicicchio, director of produce and floral, about what's in store for everyone's favorite November meal. The two discuss the produce that typically finds its way to the Thanksgiving table with some interesting observations and suggestions, and Joe shares his philosophy about the uniqueness of this...
2017-11-1727 min
Tastes of BainbridgeButler Green intern Rachel Bubb (TAST-048)Why would a UC Berkeley grad choose to intern on a Bainbridge Island farm? Meet Rachel Bubb and learn why growing healthy food became a priority for her. Rachel Bubb is a 2017 farm intern for Bainbridge Island's Butler Green Farms. In this episode of Tastes of Bainbridge, she joins us at the Farmers Market to talk about how that came to pass. Speaking with BCB host Bob Ross, Rachel shares how her education at UC Berkeley opened her eyes and mind to the importance of making well grown, healthy food available to all. She talks...
2017-09-1617 min
Tastes of BainbridgeThe Flowers and Fruits of Autumn (TAST-047)In this episode of Tastes of Bainbridge, Joe Pulicicchio, Director of Produce and Floral of Town and Country Markets, brings his associate Melaine Cherry, manager of the T&C Floral department, to the BCB Studio. Melanie, who manages the day to day operations of all things floral for each store, shares her thoughts about flowers and how they are recognized as necessary items of beauty important to all of us as well as symbols of the changing seasons. Together the two discuss seasonal variations and expectations with regard to fruits and flowers, with some special...
2017-09-1126 min
Tastes of BainbridgeBainbridge Island Blueberry Company (TAST-046)The clatter of metal buckets and the squeals of children: everyday sounds, this time of year, at Bainbridge Island's u-pick blueberry farm. Listen here as Bainbridge Island Blueberry Company owner Stacy Lewars joins us on Tastes of Bainbridge to tell the story behind her surprising venture into the farming of blueberries, a fruit long recognized as highly beneficial and rich in anti-oxidants. Why purchase a farm previously run by a single family for several decades? Standing in the midst of her several hundred blueberry plants, Stacy discusses her passion for this work and shares some...
2017-08-3115 min
Tastes of BainbridgeTom Clark of Clark Farms (TAST-045)This week BCB's Bob Ross welcomes Tom Clark, who along with his wife Holly owns and operates Clark Farms, purveyors of pork and beef at the Bainbridge Island Farmers Market. Located just north of Sequim, Washington, Clark Farms dates back to the late 1800's, and is the longest running family-owned farm in the state. What's it like to carry on such a long-standing family tradition? Tom, who has a degree in Animal Science/Meats from WSU, shares with us his stories about growing up on the family farm, and describes some of the other ventures...
2017-08-2413 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeWomen in Photography exhibit at BIMA (ARTS-016)In this informative podcast, Women in Photography co-curators Greg Robinson and photographer Linda Wolf provide fascinating insight into the development of photography over the 70-year span between the ages of the photographers in this dynamic show. Evident in the show’s breadth are the changes in photography techniques, processes, types of cameras, and printing materials used by the 10 diverse women from the Puget Sound region chosen for the exhibition: •Megumi Shauna Arai •Ashley Armitage •Marsha Burns •C. Davida Ingram •Marilyn Montufar •Janet Neuhauser •Mary Randlett •Megh...
2017-08-1421 min
Tastes of BainbridgeJoe Pulicicchio on summer produce and melons (TAST-044)Summertime, and the produce is ripe! Wondering which fruits and veggies to pick up for your summer picnics? Listen here as Joe Pulicicchio, Director of Produce and Floral for Town & Country Markets Inc. returns to Tastes of Bainbridge to discuss the mid summer produce scene. In this podcast we learn what are some of Joe's favorite summer taste treats, with a special look at the many melon varieties available. We'll also get his insight into some of the particular growers whose produce will soon be coming available. Joe’s regular overview of the produ...
2017-07-2627 min
Tastes of BainbridgeCookbook author Kathryn Lafond (TAST-043)In this episode of Tastes of Bainbridge, author Kathryn Lafond talks with BCB's Bob Ross about her new cookbook, Seasoned with Gratitude. Unlike the many other cookbooks currently flooding the market, Kathryn's book focuses upon the sacredness of all life, both plants and animals, and it is that understanding that guides the preparation of the 250 recipes in this wonderful tome of over 500 pages. Each delicious recipe begins with a brief observation, quotation or blessing that brings the would-be chef to stop, ponder and give a few moments to consider the bigger picture. Combined with the ch...
2017-07-0922 min
Tastes of BainbridgeJoe Pulicicchio advocates avocados (TAST-042)Looking for the inside scoop on avocados? Check this out! Joe Pulicicchio, Director of Produce and Floral for Town & Country Markets, once again joins Tastes of Bainbridge host Bob Ross in the new Media Arts & BCB Studio at the BARN to discuss the current produce scene. In this session, Joe provides and interesting and detailed account of the avocado, the wild ride of this year’s production, and tips on tasting, selecting and best ripening techniques. Stay tuned to BCB for this on-going series, in which Joe and Bob continue to explore the comp...
2017-06-2327 min
Bainbridge Island SpecialsPoetry Corners Live at BIMA (SPEC-007)"Great art is the outward expression of the inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world." Edward Hopper From hot dogs to politics; from pregnancy to funerals -- no subject is off limits to Bainbridge poets when invited to express themselves -- especially when inspired by the above quote from artist Edward Hopper! Every year, in April, local poets submit their poems to Arts & Humanities Bainbridge for posting in island storefronts in honor of National Poetry Month, and each year at th...
2017-05-031h 02
Tastes of BainbridgePeter Weber, Farmhouse Organics, and the 2017 Farmers Market (TAST-40)Peter Weber, president of the Bainbridge Island Farmers’ Market and co-owner of Farmhouse Organics, joins us on Tastes of Bainbridge to talk about Farmhouse Organics and the 2017 Market Season. Farmhouse Organics has been a long time major anchor for the Market. In this lively interview, with BCB's Bob Ross, owner Peter Weber shares the story of how he and his wife Anne came to Bainbridge and started farming. He provides an interesting overview of seasonal changes, talks about some of the challenges of farming, and discusses the educational merits of the intern programs that help our local far...
2017-04-2512 min
Tastes of BainbridgeOpening Day at the Farmers Market (TAST-039)We know winter's finally coming to an end when we gather to watch the mayor toss the cheese! Yes, it's time again for the opening of the Bainbridge Island Farmers Market, and the annual ceremonial Tossing of the Cheese -- this year by island mayor Val Tollefson. Join BCB host Bob Ross as he chats with Val about our iconic market and its importance to the Bainbridge Community, and then listen in for a sneak preview of the coming season with the new Treasurer of the Farmers Market, Jessica Osborn. Jessica's enthusiasm for the market a...
2017-04-2011 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeBird feather artistry captivates Art Museum patrons (ARTS-015)In this interview, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Chief Curator Greg Robinson has an illuminating and delightful conversation with Chris Maynard, a local artist whose medium is (legally sourced) bird feathers. His exhibition called "Featherfolio" is currently showing at the Art Museum. Chris’s first solo museum show has over 40 astounding artworks with feathers “carved” and artfully laid out in creative compositions. This show also includes four site-specific installations of birds - surgically formed from feathers - taking off on the walls in beautiful patterns. Late in his life Chris Maynard became an increasingly recognized full-ti...
2017-03-2322 min
Tastes of BainbridgeForrest Nichols' Wild Society (TAST-038)Who would think that a chance meeting in a ferry engine room would lead to a whole new way of looking at food! BCB's Bob Ross, host of BCB's Tastes of Bainbridge series, met Forrest Nichols, Executive Director for the Wild Society, while on a guided tour of a Washington State ferry. Somehow Bob and Forrest, who works as an engineer on the ferries, fell into a conversation about food, and before long Bob found himself attending a Wild Society film festival in Kingston called For the Love of Plants. The Wild Society is a...
2017-03-2227 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeGo behind the scenes with BPA's community theater leaders (ARTS-014)In this 25-minute podcast, four top leaders of Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) -- the Board President, Executive Director, Production Manager, and Education Director -- tell us about all the pieces that fit together for a main stage production. And they share some of the surprising ins and outs -- the fun and the gritty challenges -- of one of the most successful and enterprising community theaters in the northwest. It's now celebrating its 60th year. Ever wonder how they do it? How do they put on a show - sometimes a complex show - with actors, dancers...
2017-03-0124 min
Tastes of BainbridgeBARN Kitchen Arts with Anne Wilhoit (TAST-037)In this edition of Tastes of Bainbridge, meet Anne Willhoit, one of the key ‘behind the scenes’ players in the development of the Kitchen Arts Program for BARN (Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network). Anne joins host Bob Ross to discuss some of the exciting new Kitchen Arts plans being put in place for BARN's permanent facility, which is currently under construction and scheduled to open in May. Listen here and learn about some of the history of the Kitchen Arts program, the many ongoing classes available and get the skinny on the serious commercial kitchen now under...
2017-02-2816 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeKate Carruthers is honored as 2017 Island Treasure (ARTS-013)Listen in on Kate Carruthers' fascinating conversation with BCB host Channie Peters. You'll hear about Kate’s love for theatre, which has been a strong thread throughout her life, even during her very successful career as an attorney and Bainbridge Island's municipal judge. Theatre has been Kate’s first love since her first high school play and her years majoring in theatre in college. Her intention to continue theatre arts in graduate school was sidetracked by the need to embark on a career that would support herself and two young daughters. She describes her choice of a legal...
2017-02-0924 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeMeet Wood Sculptor Alan Newberg (ARTS-012)In this Art Museum Encounter podcast, award winning wood sculptor Alan Newberg engages in a fascinating and insightful conversation with Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Chief Curator Greg Robinson. Listen here as Alan describes the process wherein he creates the large wood sculptures currently on exhibit at the museum. His solo show, on display in the Jon and Lillian Lovelace gallery on the Museum's first floor, includes a variety of Newberg's recent abstract pieces. Especially notable is the nine foot “God of Black Holes: Up Looks Down” in the main window of the museum. In this i...
2017-01-1131 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgePublic Art returns to Bainbridge Island at Waypoint (ARTS-011)In this Arts and Artists podcast, you can listen to a lively conversation with sculptor Christine Clark who created the beautiful metal Tribute Baskets at Waypoint, Bill Baran-Mickle, of the Public Arts Committee, and Bruce Weiland, who coordinated the community effort to bring Waypoint Park into being. Bruce tells the story of how Waypoint Park came into being, and how the community worked together to transform an ugly chain-link fenced-in property to a thing of beauty at the corner of 305 and Winslow Way. The Waypoint Park sculpture is the first new public art since the P...
2016-12-2830 min
Tastes of BainbridgeThrough the holidays with Joe Pulicicchio (TAST-036)From BCB... https://www.bestofbcb.org/tast-036-holidays-with-joe-pulicicchio/ In this podcast Joe Pulicicchio and Bob Ross talk with T&C Markets Becky Fox about the past year's adventures in produce and what to expect in 2017. Becky, who serves as Web Content, Social Media and Advertising Manager for T&C Markets, joins Bob and Joe for their last interview for the 2016 year. Together they reminisce about their past discussions from early spring through the seasons and discuss some of the differences between planning for Thanksgiving and planning for Christmas meals. Joe and Becky each...
2016-12-2433 min
Tastes of BainbridgeNeapolitan Pizza with Hitchcock's Brendan McGill (TAST-035)From BCB... https://www.bestofbcb.org/tast-035-pizza-with-brendan-mcgill/ Join BCB's Tastes of Bainbridge host Bob Ross as he talks with Brendan McGill, chef/owner of Hitchcock, and pizzaiolo Brandon Thompson, his partner in their new venture: Bruciato. Bainbridge residents have been watching with interest as significant changes take place in the facade of the old Winslow Hardware. Yes, a new pizza place is coming to the island, but this isn't just any pizza: it's classic Neapolitan pizza. Bruciato pizza will be cooked in an Italian oven and prepared with tomatoes from Italy by chefs who've bee...
2016-11-2225 min
Tastes of BainbridgeTalking Turkey with Joe Pulicicchio (TAST-034)From BCB... https://www.bestofbcb.org/tast-034-talking-turkey-with-joe-pulicicchio/ Did you know that Thanksgiving isn't the best season for green beans? or that what we sometimes call yams are really sweet potatoes? This month Joe Pulicicchio, Director of Produce and Floral for Town & Country Markets, joins Tastes of Bainbridge host Bob Ross to take a tour along the Thanksgiving table. After a brief soliloquy about pumpkins, we learn which fruits and vegetables are most likely to be fresh and tasty for your Thanksgiving meal: potatoes, yams, beans, squash, cranberries -- you name it, Joe...
2016-11-1927 min
Tastes of BainbridgeFriends of the Farms (TAST-033)From BCB... https://www.bestofbcb.org/tast-033-friends-of-the-farms/ Heather Burger, the Executive Director of Friends of the Farms, is our fun and informative guest on this edition of BCB's Tastes of Bainbridge series. Heather talks about growing up in the midwest, its influence on her attitudes about food and farming, how that led her to the significant position that she now holds. Obviously passionate about and joyfully committed to her leadership role, Heather discusses the mission and values of the Friends of the Farms Organization. The primary goals of FOF are to expand the...
2016-11-0625 min
Tastes of BainbridgeMeet Farm Intern Catherine Nguyen (TAST-032)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-032-farm-intern-catherine-nguyen/ In this podcast BCB host Bob Ross introduces us to Heyday Farms intern Catherine Nguyen. Nguyen, a recent college graduate, stopped by our booth at the Bainbridge Farmers Market to discuss her interest in food and the deep commitment she has developed about making healthy food available to all. Catherine talks about her decision to choose Bainbridge Island as a place to do an internship, and tells us what it's like working with Brian MacWhorter of Butler Green and Heyday Farms. We also learn about the jo...
2016-10-0620 min
Tastes of BainbridgeBIMA Bistro Chef Melinda Lucas (TAST-031)Under the guidance of chef Melinda Lucas, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art’s bistro has evolved into a full service, full menu restaurant popular with both museum visitors and local residents. Listen here as chef Lucas shares the story behind the Bistro's evolution from grab ‘n go food bar (making precooked, prepackaged food sourced from vendors), to a limited menu food bar with lunch items cooked internally by a chef, to a full service, sit-down restaurant with an expanded menu. Originally trained as a pastry chef, Melinda’s menus are varied - both hearty and light...
2016-10-0516 min
Tastes of BainbridgeT&C's Joe Pulicicchio looks ahead to fall produce (TAST-030)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-030-joe-pulicicchio-on-fall-produce/ Joe Pulicicchio, Director of Produce and Floral for Town and Country Markets, returns to the BCB broadcast studio to talk with host Bob Ross about some of the squashes and other items becoming available as we begin Fall and the holiday time of the year. While continuing to focus on the current produce available, and the challenges of bringing fresh, top quality materials to the shelves of a major local supermarket, Joe also looks back through the past year and discusses some highlights of seasonal changes. ...
2016-09-2929 min
Tastes of BainbridgeMeet Farm Interns Li Schmidt and Ruven Stein (TAST-029 )From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-029-farm-interns/ In this episode of Tastes of Bainbridge, Li Schmidt and Ruven Stein, two of Brian MacWhorter's summer interns at Butler Green, Farms talk about being farm interns. Listen here and learn what motivates them and why they have chosen to pursue this work in agriculture and food. The two interns, both college graduates, are articulate and thoughtful in their discussions as they share how they first got interested in food production and what their thoughts and aspirations are as they look ahead. For all those who w...
2016-09-2127 min
Tastes of BainbridgeA Visit with the Heyday Farm Chickens (TAST-028)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-028-heyday-farm-chickens/ In this, our first in-the-field interview for Tastes of Bainbridge, we talk with Brian MacWhorter about the egg and poultry operation at Heyday Farm. Join BCB host Bob Ross as we walk around the farm, meeting the animals and talking with Brian, a well known Bainbridge Island farmer and owner of Butler Green Farms. You'll also meet Catherine Nguyen, a summer intern at Heyday Farm, and learn more about being a farmer and the internship program. Brian's deep commitment to educating young people about agriculture, food a...
2016-09-1218 min
Tastes of BainbridgeBainbridge Island Fruit Club (TAST-027)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-027-bainbridge-island-fruit-club/ This week Darren Murphy, president of the recently formed Bainbridge Island Fruit Club, comes to the BCB broadcast table at the Farmers’ Market. Listen as Darren tells BCB host Bob Ross about the newly formed club, its goals and expectations, and the many club activities happening now and planned for the future. Darren discusses many of the more typical fruits grown on Bainbridge and some of the challenges of managing them from planting through harvest. An obvious expert in fruit cultivation and management, he talks about apples, pears, plums...
2016-08-2926 min
Tastes of BainbridgeT&C's Joe Pulicicchio on chili-roasting (TAST-026)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-026-joe-pulicicchio-chili-roast/ T&C's Joe Pulicicchio returns to the Taste of Bainbridge series as we further explore how a major local grocery business can constantly make top quality fresh produce available on a regular basis through the changing seasons of the year. As the Director of Produce and Floral for Town & Country Markets, Inc., Joe provides new insights about the challenges that need to be addressed as various fruits and vegetables reach peak flavor and ripeness and make it to the shelves at just the right time. In this interview h...
2016-08-0627 min
Tastes of BainbridgeGoats Milk Cheese from Heyday Farm Creamery (TAST-025)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-025-heyday-farm-creamery/ Heyday Farm Creamery proprietors Vicky and John McGarrity visited the BCB Tastes of Bainbridge booth at the July 30 Farmers’ Market. Listen here as the McGarritys explain why they have moved their entire operation to Bainbridge Island from Hansville to join the Heyday Team. Now producing their signature goats milk cheeses on Bainbridge, they'll soon be offering cows' milk cheeses, and by next spring they plan to bring out sheep milk cheeses. Vicky and John are committed to achieving the highest level of quality in the...
2016-08-0624 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgePublic radio hosts Susan Stamberg and Marcie Sillman at the Art Museum (ARTS-010)In this 12 minute podcast, NPR’s “Founding Mother” -- the legendary Susan Stamberg -- and Marcie Sillman, KUOW’s renowned broadcast journalist, give a preview of their subsequent on-stage conversation at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art on the subject of “The Importance of Arts Coverage.” Stamberg’s easily recognizable voice was the hallmark of “All Things Considered” public radio show for over 14 years, and she established a much-respected professional standard as the first woman to anchor a daily news program. She has interviewed thousands of distinguished and distinctive people in politics, arts and culture, science and in many walks of life...
2016-07-2411 min
Tastes of BainbridgeJon Garfunkel on EduCulture (TAST-024)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-024-jon-garfunkel-on-educulture/ Last week at the Farmers Market BCB host Bob Ross joined EduCulture founder Jon Garfunkel. EduCulture focuses on building bridges between K-12 schools and their community, with an emphasis on edible education, heritage and human rights education and a strong core of hands-on student-centered programs. In this podcast Jon explains the importance of getting students out on the farms and into the fields to learn everything from how to sow seeds to various growing techniques and best harvesting methods. A fervent and dedicated educator, he strongly believes in the...
2016-07-1424 min
Tastes of BainbridgeT&C's Joe Pulicicchio on avocados, melons and more (TAST-023)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-023-joe-pulicicchio-on-melons/ This discussion, the fourth in our series with Director of Produce and Floral for Town and Country Markets, Joe Pulicicchio, is all about berries, peaches, avocados and melons. Now that the berry season is wrapping up, Joe talks about some of the challenges of accessing the best avocados, including the importance of waiting for the right oil content and why the current supplies are a little pricey. For all you melon fans, Joe is happy to report that melon season is just around the corner. He re...
2016-07-1425 min
Tastes of BainbridgeJoe Pulicicchio on Fruit (TAST-022)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-022-joe-pulicicchio-on-fruit/ This week T&C Produce and Floral Director Joe Pulicicchio talks about this year's berry, peach, and apricot crops and shares a few favorite recipes. In this, our third interview of a 6 part series, Joe, the knowledgeable and dynamic Director of Produce and Floral for Town and Country Markets, talks with with BCB host Bob Ross about the intricacies and challenges of growing and delivering top quality strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. Joe also touches on the upcoming apricot and peach season and explains the important r...
2016-06-1525 min
Tastes of BainbridgeChef and Cookbook Author Judith Weinstock (TAST-021)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-021-chef-judith-weinstock/ On the scene at Bainbridge Island's May 28 Farmers Market, BCB Host Bob Ross talks with chef and author Judith Weinstock about her history with the Streamliner Diner, her cookbooks, and her tasty baked goods. In this podcast, self-described Food Muse Judith Weinstock discusses her philosophy about food and why she made a commitment early to make this her life’s work. Listen here as Jude describes her early involvement with the very popular Streamliner Diner, her eventual move to developing the Kingston Hotel Cafe and the two co...
2016-06-0920 min
Tastes of BainbridgeUniquely Bainbridge: Founders are also innovators at Heyday Farm (TAST-020)In this 30-minute podcast conversation with Steve Romein and Ty Cramer, we meet the husband and wife who are the founders and innovators at a uniquely Bainbridge Island farm, store and destination for lodging and farm-kitchen meals, Heyday Farm. This podcast is a combination of personal stories and anecdotes by Ty and Steve, and a set of insights into the latest new offerings of an innovative island farm and business. Steve talks about growing up in a traditional farm community in the mid-west. Ty describes how they found the properties that became their farmlands. They explain that...
2016-05-3031 min
Bainbridge Island SpecialsBainbridge Schools Foundation Seminar (SPEC-006)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/spec-006-bainbridge-schools-foundation-seminar/ This is a recording of a seminar sponsored by Bainbridge Schools Foundation on the subject “The State of Education on Bainbridge Island.” On Tuesday, May 11, The Bainbridge Schools Foundation gathered a group of education experts and politicians at IslandWood to address funding, staffing, and other challenges affecting the Bainbridge Island School System. Panelists for this event included: State Senator Christine Rolfes of Bainbridge Island, who has been a leader in legislative efforts to achieve ample funding for public education in our state; Attorney Tom Ahearne, an a...
2016-05-121h 47
Tastes of BainbridgeDavid Adler's FSTOPCAFE (TAST-019)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-019-david-adlers-fstopcafe/ In this chapter of Tastes of Bainbridge in our Farmers Market series we meet David Adler, the official Bainbridge Farmers Market Coffee provider. With three years of being the key provider of a variety of coffee drinks to Market visitors each Saturday, Dave explains what led him into a serious connection to coffee and why he feels it’s important to pursue making the very best coffee beverages he can make. The owner of FSTOPCAFE, Artisan Coffee Roasters on Bainbridge Island, Dave explains the process of how...
2016-05-1133 min
Tastes of BainbridgeComposting with John Barutt (TAST-018)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-018-composting-with-john-barutt/ In this episode of Tastes of Bainbridge John Barutt, locally known as the ‘Maestro of Composting’, explains the processes involved in starting a simple compost pile and how to keep it active and useful in your own garden. John is part of the Ann Lovejoy’s Friday Tidy Volunteer group that meets each week at the Library gardens to keep them looking vibrant and well maintained. Speaking with BCB host Bob Ross, John explains how he was first recruited into a composting leadership role and had to lea...
2016-05-0926 min
Tastes of BainbridgeBerries and Corn with T&C's Joe Pulicicchio (TAST-017)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-017-tcs-joe-pulicicchio-on-berries-and-corn/ In this second of a six-part series with Joe Pulicicchio, Director of Produce and Floral for Town and Country Markets, Joe kicks off the discussion with a detailed accounting of various berries. Listen here as Joe fills us in on where T&C berries come from and some of the seasonal changes that dictate when and how they are picked, packed and shipped. He addresses some of the challenges of growing good quality strawberries and when to expect more at T&C Markets. We'll also hear t...
2016-05-0526 min
Tastes of BainbridgeFarmers Market April 9, 2016 (TAST-016)Tom Kelly, Market Manager and Jake Angel of Jake’s Pickup join host Bob Ross in this, the first of the 2016 Tastes of Bainbridge Farmers’Market Series.
On Saturday, April 9, BCB host Bob Ross talks with Bainbridge Island Farmers Market Manager Tom Kelly. Tom shares his plans for the future and introduces us to some of the new vendors and farmers for our 2016 season. Tom, who is starting his first full season as the Farmers’ Market Manager, talks about his hopes, vision and exciting plans for 2016 Market.
Jake Angel of the popular Jake’s Pickup (inside th...
2016-04-1224 min
Tastes of BainbridgeMeet T&C's Joe Pulicicchio (TAST-015)From BCB...
http://bestofbcb.org/tast-015-meet-joe-pulicicchio/
In this episode,the first of a six-part series, we meet Joe Pulicicchio, Director of Produce and Floral for Town and Country Markets.
Joe has worked for Town and Country Markets for several years, finding his way into this vital leadership position for the organization by constantly studying the complex and delicate balance of seasonal changes, customer expectations and growing cycles.
Joe and BCB host Bob Ross explore and discuss not only the key factors required to make sure the best produce is on...
2016-03-2421 min
Tastes of BainbridgeChef Kerrie Sanson (TAST-014)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-014-chef-kerrie-sanson/
Listen here as Bainbridge chef Kerrie Sanson explains her passion about preserving food!
Growing up on a chicken ranch in Southern California, professionally trained chemist Kerrie Sanson has always had a connection with food. Eventually she found her way into catering, getting experience with creative food preparation, and when she moved to Bainbridge Island 24 years ago she helped establish local kitchens and food service programs.
Initially she worked at Islandwood, then later moved to Restaurant Marche, where she greatly expanded her food horizons. More recently she has...
2016-03-1623 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeGlass sculptor Steve Maslach talks with Curator Greg Robinson (ARTS-009)In this Art Museum Encounter podcast, award winning glass sculptor Steve Maslach engages in a fascinating and insightful conversation with Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Curator and Executive Director Greg Robinson.
From this conversation, we learn about Steve’s artistic progression from an award-winning blown glass designer managing a sizable studio with many glass artists in California, to a molten glass sculptor creating very large unique works at his solo studio in the woods on Bainbridge Island.
Steve talks about the unusual process by which he lets light and color into his thick molten glass sc...
2016-02-2727 min
Arts and Artists on Bainbridge2016 Island Treasure Denise Harris has done it all (Arts-008)In February 2016, the Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council conferred one of the two 2016 Island Treasure Awards on Denise Harris.
Growing up with a big family in the Pacific Palisades, the multi-talented Denise Harris and her five siblings were encouraged to pursue whatever interested them in arts and music. At one point Denise even decided she'd learn to play every instrument in the orchestra! But after mastering several instruments she began branching out, expanding her artistic scope to become a sculptor, set designer, singer, actress, and much, much more.
Nothing seems to be beyond her...
2016-02-2028 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeArtist-filmmaker and 2016 Island Treasure Cameron Snow (ARTS-007)In February 2016, the Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Association conferred one of its two 2016 Island Treasure Awards on Cameron Snow.
Since she picked up her first camcorder in 2000, painter, sculptor, world traveler and now filmmaker Cameron Snow has produced over a dozen films documenting the life and environment of Bainbridge Island.
Newly designated as one of this year's Island Treasures, Cameron and her diplomat husband, Chris Snow, have lived in many interesting countries, but it wasn't until they chose to retire on Bainbridge Island that she turned her artistic eye as a painter and sculptor t...
2016-02-1118 min
Tastes of BainbridgeMeet Kevin Haggerty of Friends of the Farms (TAST-013)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-013-kevin-haggerty-of-fof/
What IS Friends of the Farms, and how does it serve the community of Bainbridge Island? In this podcast BCB host Bob Ross talks with the organization's interim director, Kevin Haggerty, about his life experiences and his vision for the organization he serves.
Kevin graduated just a few years ago from Lewis & Clark College with a dual degree in Philosophy and German. Following graduation he headed south and worked for AmeriCorps, teaching young people the value of urban agriculture and how to make it work.
After hi...
2016-01-0227 min
Tastes of BainbridgeFarmers Market December 19, 2015 (TAST-012)From BCB...
http://bestofbcb.org/tast-012-farmers-market-dec-19/
This week at the Farmers Market BCB host Robert Ross talks with Kevin Block, owner of Bainbridge Island's Sol Farm LLC.
Formed in the spring of 2011, Sol Farm is comprised of two actual farms, and provides a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) membership on Bainbridge Island. CSA members are invited to visit the farm every Tuesday and Thursday during the season to collect healthy and nutritious produce, which is also made available to Farmers’ Market visitors.
Kevin and the other workers at Sol Farm work har...
2015-12-1925 min
Tastes of BainbridgeFarmers Market Nov 21 chat with Iggy's and the new Market Manager (TAST-011)On a sunny crisp November Saturday morning, BCB's Bob Ross talks with a local food maker and seller and the new market manager at the Bainbridge Island Farmers Market.
The Fall weather was perfect for two conversations at the market, which is in the center of Winslow, outdoors, between City Hall and Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA).
Bob introduces us to Dashka Blyzniukova of Iggy's. Iggy's informative website describes their locally-made food and drink products. Dashiki has charming stories about the tastiness and health benefits of Iggy's refreshing kombucha drinks and various types of krauts and kim...
2015-11-2128 min
Tastes of BainbridgeFarmers Market October 24 (TAST-010)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-010-farmers-market-october-24/
This week at the Farmers Market, BCB Host Bob Ross talks with Bainbridge Islander Paul Svornich, who operates the smallest boat in the commercial Pacific Ocean albacore fleet. A Bainbridge Island resident when he's not on the open seas, Svornich comes from a long line of Croatian fishermen and built his boat himself.
Commercial fishing is in Svornich's blood. Both his grandfathers arrived in Puget Sound from Croatia sometime between 1907 and 1910 to do salmon seining here and in Alaska.
Svornich's father also was a salmon seiner, bu...
2015-10-2431 min
Tastes of BainbridgeFarmers Market October 17 (Tast-009)Listen here as BCB host Bob Ross heads down to this week's Bainbridge Island Farmer's Market to talk with Gayle Bair about her beautiful and delightfully practical pottery.
Inspired by her background in two dimensional art, Gayle took up pottery in 1996 and did not look back. Her amazing teapots, French butter dishes, bowls and pitchers are collector pieces each and all. But at the same time they are durable, lead free, and dishwasher safe!
Gayle applies an oxide-rich slip to her pieces prior to firing. Allowing it to dry slightly, she applies designs inspired largely b...
2015-10-1728 min
Tastes of BainbridgeFarmers Market October 10 (TAST-008)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-008-farmers-market-october-10/
This week at the Farmer's Market, BCB host Bob Ross chats with Rebecca Slattery of Persephone Farm and BCB Station manager Barry Peters.
Persephone is a small, bio-diverse family farm in Indianola, growing a wide array of vegetables, fruit and fresh cut flowers. As farmer-florists, they offer full wedding flower packages as well as loose flowers by the bucket from July through October. Their farming practices are Morganic, focusing on conservation of resources, minimizing landfill-bound materials and pollinator enhancement as well as avoiding synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Their lo...
2015-10-1029 min
Tastes of BainbridgeFarmers Market October 3 (TAST-007)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/tast-007-farmers-market-october-3/
BCB Host Bob Ross returns to the Bainbridge Island Farmer's Market this week to talk with special guests Max and Ali from Tani Creek Farm, Brian MacWhorter of Butler Green Farms, and artist Danna Watson of Dancing Spirit Studio.
Credits: BCB host: Bob Ross; audio editor: Chris Walker; publisher Diane Walker.
2015-10-0329 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeArtwork of Horst Gottschalk featured at BI Art Museum (Arts-006)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/podcast-arts-and-artists-horst-gottschalk/
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Education Director Kristin Tollefson talks with Dr. Brett Van Hoesen, art historian and scholar at University of Nevada, Reno, about German artist Horst Gottschalk, whose work was featured in a solo exhibit at the art museum June-September 2015. They are joined by Hidde Van Duym, BIMA’s co-curator for this exhibit.
Dr. Van Hoesen, a scholar of German 20th century art, began researching the art of Horst Gottschalk in 2014 when his widow and stepson offered her extensive access to Gottschalk’s notes, letters, photographs, collages and p...
2015-10-0319 min
Tastes of BainbridgeFarmers Market Delights September 26 (TAST-006)From BCB...
http://bestofbcb.org/tast-006-farmers-market-september-26/
Listen in as BCB host Bob Ross wanders through the September 26 Farmers Market on Bainbridge Island to meet our vendors and learn what's fresh and tasty this week.
This program is the first of a new series of Farmers Market specials that will be regularly presented as part of the “Tastes of Bainbridge” podcast shows on BCB.
Ross, a landscape architect and garden consultant and relatively new member of the Bainbridge Island community, brings several years of Farmer’s Market broadcasting experience to the scene...
2015-09-2630 min
Tastes of BainbridgeT&C Market produce manager shares fresh insights (TAST-005)After 37 years in the food business, Joe Pulichiccio is not only the produce manager for Town and Country Markets, but also our information source for what's fresh and tasty in the produce aisle. He's the author of the "Fresh Talker" blog on the T&C website.
And, in this 25 minute podcast, he shares his insights about fresh fruits and vegetables that you can find in the produce section of the T&C Market. He's joined in our BCB studio by Becky Fox Marshall of the T&C marketing team.
During his mid-September conversation with BCB...
2015-09-1626 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeSculptor David Eisenhour talks with BIMA's Director (Arts-005)In this insightful interview of sculptor David Eisenhour by Bainbridge Island Museum of Art executive director and curator Greg Robinson, we gain a sense of the artist’s development and evolution.
Over the decades, as Eisenhour relished the process of bronze sculpting, he also nurtured his love of nature and a continual discovery of the minute intricacies in the natural world.
In their conversation, Greg talks with David about what has driven his sculpting - process and subject matter. And we learn how David’s growing concern about climate change’s effects on our natural world h...
2015-09-0719 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeBook illustrator Pierr Morgan with BIMA's Greg Robinson (Arts-003)In this interview, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Curator and Executive Director Greg Robinson has a fascinating conversation with award-winning children’s book illustrator Pierr Morgan.
We learn how Pierr, at the age of nine, knew she would be an artist, and at 16, knew she would be a children’s book illustrator.
Pierr tells Greg about the process of getting a book illustration gig with editors, and about the collaborative process of imagining and creating a finished book together with her frequent collaborator, Carole Lexa Schaefer, with whom she has published 10 children’s books.
Pier...
2015-08-2520 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeSusan Callan teaches about artist's books (Arts-004)Artist's book teacher Susan Callan talks with BCB host Channie Peters about the skill and craft of creating artist's books.
Although Susan loves to create artist's books, her passion is teaching others the basic skills to make their own, and then to watch their individual creativity blossom.
Susan became captivated by this art form at the time of early retirement about 20 years ago, took many classes to learn the craft and refine her skills, and then began teaching locally. Her initial teaching was done at a former creativity center on Bainbridge. More recently, among many o...
2015-08-2019 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeBIMA's Artists' Books Collection (Arts-002)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/arts-002-bima-artists-books-collection/
This fascinating and informative interview takes us behind the scenes to the magnificent collection of artists' books in the Sherry Grover Gallery of the Bainbridge Island Art Museum, providing insight into a wide array of artists' books with different themes, materials, texts, and ingenuity.
According to BIMA founder and artists' books curator Cynthia Sears, artists' books are “literalists of the imagination,” for their ingenious construction, literary cleverness, and sometimes, satire. In this podcast Cynthia tells BCB host Channie Peters where she finds most of the books she collects for the...
2015-08-0319 min
Arts and Artists on BainbridgeArtist Jenny Fillius with BIMA's curator Greg Robinson (Arts-001)Who knew you could turn tin cans into extraordinary art? Jenny Fillius knew!
In this interview, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Curator and Executive Director Greg Robinson has a conversation with an artist he has known for many years - Jenny Fillius.
They explore the origin of Jenny's migration from painting to tin art, her process, her materials and tools, and sources of inspiration.
Eyeing her empty Coke can suspiciously, Jenny’s creative mind and heart saw the seed of a prolific romp in humorous, satirical, beautiful art made from abandoned tin cans and...
2015-05-2415 min
Bainbridge Island SpecialsDavid Guterson's March 22 talk at Bainbridge Performing Arts (SPEC-003)From BCB... http://bestofbcb.org/spec-003-david-gutersons-march-2015-address/
In this podcast, the third in our new series of BCB Bainbridge Island specials, we offer award-winning local author David Guterson's reflections on the writing of Snow Falling on Cedars, from a talk delivered at Bainbridge Performing Arts on March 22nd, 2015. This talk is introduced by Kate Carruthers, Director of BPA's Book-It Theater production of Snow Falling on Cedars.
As part of their March presentation of Snow Falling on Cedars, Bainbridge Performing Arts invited Guterson to give a special presentation prior to a matinee performance of the p...
2015-03-261h 09
Bainbridge Island SpecialsPart 2: Island Theater reads for radio: "Dear Editor" (Spec-002)This second show in the new podcast series of BCB Bainbridge Island Specials is a recording of Part 2 of "Dear Editor: Letters to the Bainbridge Review", by the cast of Island Theater.
This rendition is a documentary for radio recorded on March 1, 2015 at the BCB Studios, and it was also presented to a live audience in February 2015 at the Bainbridge Island Public Library. The performance is part of the Island Theater's 20th anniversary season.
This 2-part recording is read aloud by the following Island Theater cast members:
Diane Bankart
Charlie Hamilton
Debbi Lester
Fred S...
2015-03-2129 min
Bainbridge Island SpecialsIsland Theater reads for radio: "Dear Editor" Part 1 (Spec-001)This first show in the new podcast series of BCB Bainbridge Island Specials is a recording of Part 1 of "Dear Editor: Letters to the Bainbridge Review", by the cast of Island Theater.
This rendition is a documentary for radio recorded on March 1, 2015 at the BCB Studios, and it was also presented to a live audience in February 2015 at the Bainbridge Island Public Library. The performance is part of the Island Theater's 20th anniversary season.
This 2-part recording is read aloud by the following Island Theater cast members:
Diane Bankart
Charlie Hamilton
Debbi Lester
Fred S...
2015-03-1241 min
Tastes of BainbridgeExperiencing local farming at Heyday Farm (TAST-004)In this 16-minute interview, Alice and Craig Skipton tell us how they transitioned from professional careers to get back to the land and become farm managers. They describe a journey toward appreciating Heyday Farm as more than a place to grow livestock and other fresh foods.
They write: “All food has a story. We farm so that the story of our food is rich and savory, healthy and satisfying. It’s a historic, environmental, neighborhood and family story that expresses our deep commitment to this place we call home and a healthy future for us all.
As...
2014-12-2716 min
Tastes of BainbridgeTAST-002 Jake's Pickup - a gas station with healthy organic comfort foodOrganic & locally grown? At a gas station?? Really???
Who ever heard of organic, locally grown, healthy nutritious fast-ish food at a ... gas station?? Meet Jake Angel, Executive Chef of Jake’s Pickup, a restaurant / diner / dive at the Chevron gas station at the corner of highway 305 and High School Rd.
In this mouth-watering interview, Jake tells BCB host Channie Peters how and why he has brought this new paradigm of healthy wholesome cuisine to a gas station food store on Bainbridge Island.
He describes what healthy delicious fare he offers up six days a w...
2014-10-2016 min
Jazz Scene - BCB Radio 106.6fmJazzScene - BCB Radio 106.6fm - 26 February 2013BCB Jazz Scene Tuesday 26/02/2013 20:00
JazzScene - BCBRadio 106.6fm
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Next JazzScene is on 26 March 2013
1 / Nostalgia For The Impossible / Billy Hart, Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner, Ben Street / 4 / All Our Reasons / 2012 / www.ecmrecords.com
2 / Angular / Eyes Shut Tight / 4 / Evolution Live / 6 / 2012 / www.paulbaxtermusic.com
3 / Sleepwalker Awaking In Sunlight / Mike Westbrook Orchestra / 9 / Citadel_Room 315 / 1975 & 2006 / www.westbrookjazz.co.uk/mikewestbrook
4 / Joe Jerkoff / No Good Beatniks / 3 / No Good Beatniks / 6 / 2012 / www.facebook.com/nogoodbeatniks
5 / 1972 Bronze Medalist / The Bad Plus / 5 / These are the Vistas / 2003 / www.thebadplus.com
6 / Where's My Whip / Roller Trio / 9 / Roller Trio / 2012...
2013-04-0259 minJazz Scene - BCB Radio 106.6fmJazzScene - BCB Radio 106.6fm - 29 January 2013BCB Jazz Scene Tuesday 29/01/2013 20:00
JazzScene - BCBRadio 106.6fm
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Next JazzScene is on 26 February 2013
1 / Glyn / Huw Williams / 5 / THE YAMAHA NEW JAZZ SESSIONS 2012 / 2012 / www.myspace.com/huwvwilliams
2 / Aerials / Eyes Shut Tight / 5 / Evolution Live / 2012 / www.paulbaxtermusic.com
3 / Marrakech / Claire James Trio / 3 / Lines / 2011 / http://clairejames.bandcamp.com
4/ In Stitches / The Bad Plus / 8 / Made Possible /14/11/2012 / www.thebadplus.com
5 / Strays Inexplicably / Matt Chandler Group / 5 / It goes like this / 2011 / www.mattchandlerguitar.com
6 / Beats & Bounce / Manu Katché / 1 / Manu Katché / 2012 / www.manu-katche.com
2013-04-0259 minJazz Scene - BCB Radio 106.6fmJazzScene - BCB Radio 106.6fm - 01 January 2013BCB Jazz Scene Tuesday 01/01/2013 20:00
JazzScene - BCBRadio 106.6fm
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martin.powell@bcbradio.co.uk
Next JazzScene is on 29 January 2013
1 / Summer Song (Album Version) / Dave Brubeck / 7 The Essential Dave Brubeck - D 2 / 2004 / www.davebrubeck.com
2 / Mojo / Yaron Herman / 2 / Alter Ego / 2012 / www.yaron-herman.com
3 / Portrait / Mike Westbrook Concert Band / 8 / Celebration / 1968 / www.westbrookjazz.co.uk/mikewestbrook/
4 / Very Loved / Curios / 4 / Hidden / 2012 / www.impuremusic.com
5 / Jitterbug / Matt Chandler Group /1 / It goes like this / 2011...
2012-12-2959 minJazz Scene - BCB Radio 106.6fmJazzScene - BCB Radio 106.6fm - 04 December 2012BCB Jazz Scene Tuesday 04/12/2012 20:00
JazzScene - BCBRadio 106.6fm
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martin.powell@bcbradio.co.uk
Next JazzScene is on 01 January 2013
1 / Running After Years / Manu Katché / Manu Katché / 2012 / www.manu-katche.com
2/ A To And A Fro / Paul Baxter Quartet / 5 / Monuments / 2012 / www.paulbaxtermusic.com
3/ Carta de Amor / Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti, Charlie Haden / Carta de Amor : D1 / 2012 / www.ecmrecords.com
4/ Lover Man / Journal Intime / 2 / Lips on Fire /2012 / www...
2012-12-2959 minJazz Scene - BCB Radio 106.6fmJazzScene - BCB Radio 106.6fm - 06 November 2012BCB Jazz Scene Tuesday 06/11/2012 20:00
JazzScene - BCBRadio 106.6fm
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martin.powell@bcbradio.co.uk
Next JazzScene is on 04 December 2012
1 / Rarebit / Troyka / Moxxy / 2012 / www.troyka.co.uk
2 / Akasthesia / GoGo Penguin / Fanfares / 2012 / gogopenguin.co.uk
3 / Saribund / Dice Factory / Dice Factory / 2012 / www.tomchallenger.co.uk/projects/dicefactory
4 / The Last / ma / The Last / 2012 / www.tomchallenger.co.uk/projects/ma
5 / Rollertoaster / Roller Trio / Roller Trio / 2012 / www.rollertrio.com
6 / Blues March / Magic...
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