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Apr 22 2010, 10:19 AM
Throughout the month of May, the downtown Bremerton branch of the Kitsap Regional Library will feature European watercolors by Michelle Van Berkom . The artist will be present during the First Friday Art Walk, from 6-8 p.m. May 7. A portion of sales will be donated to the Library Foundation. “Libraries have always been special places for me,” Van Berkom said in a press release. “As a farm girl in Minnesota, I used to go to the local library and let books transport me to the exotic places I dreamed of. Later, as a sailor traveling to those exotic places, curling up on my bunk with a novel brought me that comforting feeling of being home. When my sailing days were over, it was at the Olympic College’s Haselwood Library that I found a new home.”
Silverdale's CSTOCK unfolds ordinary life in weighty, stirring 'Our Town' 
Apr 22 2010, 10:25 AM
The long-running, well-known stage drama “Our Town” runs this month and next at Silverdale’s CSTOCK . The unconventionally written play — which in itself has become a stage tradition, appearing in innumerable productions throughout the country — prompts its audience to question their awareness of life on Earth and will show weekends at the Silverdale Community Center theater.
Sequim sitting pretty in a purple haze | Beyond Kitsap 
Apr 22 2010, 10:30 AM
In the sleepy town of Sequim, a patchwork land of lolling green fields and crisp mountain views, something is beginning to stir.
'Guys and Dolls' in Port Orchard takes a gamble on romance 
Apr 29 2010, 3:57 PM
Few stage musicals come more classic than “Guys and Dolls,” a gambler’s romance set in Damon Runyon’s colorful 1950s New York City. The show opens at Port Orchard’s Western Washington Center for the Arts Friday, April 30.Director Jan Ewen and crew have transformed the little playhouse on the waterfront into the sewers and streets and clubs of the Big Apple, a fitting backdrop for the show’s mythical ne’er do wells.
“It is fun to immerse yourself in that early 50’s New York vibe,” Ewen said. “There’s a lot of nostalgia in it. I think the audience will be left singing these songs and having a great evening of fun.”
In books | Bainbridge author Suzanne Selfors on the scent of a good tale
Apr 29 2010, 4:06 PM
Suzanne Selfors is not about to write a sad dog story. In fact, she’s adamantly against them, down to her bones.
Actor, author Henry Winkler: 'There is greatness in every child' 
May 04 2010, 3:44 PM
Fifth-grader Hank Zipzer is a funny and resourceful guy. He’s also dyslexic. Zip’s co-creator, Henry Winkler, is all those things too. In many ways, the fictional boy and the real-life man are one and the same.
Tuvan throat-singers come to Bainbridge 
Apr 29 2010, 4:10 PM
The print medium is a hard place to convey something that, by all accounts, must be heard to be believed.But hey, it’s what we do.
In Music | Local venues rock to diverse sounds this weekend
Apr 29 2010, 4:14 PM
A diverse amalgam of Northwest musicians descend upon Kitsap this weekend, offering a grand interjection to the standard disjointedness on your radio.Musical collective Mythological Horses , with the anti-folk sounds of Shawn Holley, makes the trek from the Beaver State to Bremerton’s Winterland, where they’ll play with Portland’s Saucy Yoda , a mash of hip hop and oldies bringing the lyrical love child of slapstick and attitude. They take the stage at 9 p.m. Friday, April 30. Big Wheel Stunt Show hauls in the crunk and album A Brand New Bag at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at Winterland, with loud and fast Seattlites The Spittin’ Cobras , classic and southern 70’s rock from Port Orchard’s Stone Axe and Seattle shatter rockers Astrovan .
Big Wheel Stunt Show, Elvis tribute and more rock this weekend
May 05 2010, 10:09 AM
Female-fronted pop-punk Elvis tribute band The Kings brings the sounds of Graceland to Bremerton’s Charleston this weekend. The show begins at 7 p.m. Friday, May 7. Giving Americana a taste of Mexicana, the show also includes Portland’s Latino folk rockers Caguama and “the world’s most exciting Crazy Horse-era Neil Young tribute band” The My My Hey Heys , an energetic pack of Northwest musicians rolling out a catalog that includes “Ohio,” “Cinnamon Girl,” “Like a Hurricane” and “Rockin’ in the Free World.” Cover: $5.
Dreams and realities meet in ‘Man of La Mancha’ 
May 05 2010, 10:13 AM
Taking helm of an iconic stage production can prove challenging in all sorts of ways, least of all meeting the high expectations of a very high expecting audience.
