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BSO Announces Auditions for 2013-2014 Season: September 8

Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra (BSO)

with Music Director & Conductor Wesley Schulz

Announce Auditions for the 2013-2014 Season

September 8, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA)

The Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra is holding auditions for the 2013-2014 Season. Players of all instruments are encouraged to audition, especially oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, French horn, violin, viola and basses.

Auditions will be held September 8, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. Musicians are requested to arrive 15 minutes ahead of their appointment and look for signs to the warm-up and audition rooms. Those auditioning should prepare two contrasting works of their choice that display the depth of their musical sensitivity and range of technical ability. They should prepare solo material, etudes or excerpts and come prepared to play a total of five-eight minutes of music. Percussionists should prepare excerpts or solos of their choice. Timpani, snare and bass drum instruments will be available at the audition site. Auditioning on other instruments is allowed but players will need to provide their own instruments for the audition (ex. Triangle, tambourine). Sight-reading for all instruments may be requested; music will be provided on site.

Interested parties are urged to contact Clara Hanson, BSO General Manager, to arrange an audition time at 206.201.3603 (H), 206.465.0455 (C), or claraellenhanson@gmail.com. The audition application form is available online at http://www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org/Explore/Auditions.html.

Rehearsals, which are generally held during the eight weeks prior to each concert set, begin October 9, on Wednesday evenings, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. at BPA, unless otherwise arranged. Performance dates for the BSO’s 2013-2014 four-concert season are November 23 & 24, 2013, and February 22 & 23, April 12 & 13, and May 31 & June 1, 2014. Stay tuned for full details about the BSO’s upcoming season, which will be posted soon at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org.

Music has always been at the heart of the BPA mission, and the organization’s commitment stands undiminished to this day. It has the backing of a well-organized Board and a thriving institution. It takes a lively community of volunteer musicians and listeners to make such a commitment sustainable, and BPA thanks the BSO musicians and audience members for their part in keeping the classical music program lively and growing. Please join us for the BSO’s 2013 - 2014 Season and celebrate the orchestra’s vitality and contribution to the arts on Bainbridge Island.

Check BSO and BPA out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BPAonline, or find out more about BSO at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org. Check online for the latest on symphony and theatre auditions, complete theatre school and adult class offerings, performance listings, tickets, promos, and more. Sign up for our newsletter at http://bainbridgeperformingarts.org/pages/get-our-newsletter to receive electronic performance announcements and behind-the-scenes news.

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Written by Sally Jo Martine

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July 25 – 27: THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY JR.

Aberown Studio presents THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY JR.

July 25 – 27: Thursday - Saturday @ 7:00 p.m. + Saturday @ 2:00 p.m.

At Bainbridge Performing Arts

Longing to be extraordinary, Stanley Lambchop, an ordinary 10-year-old, is stunned one morning to wake up flat… really flat. Join our hero Stanley Lambchop as he scours the globe for a solution to his unusual problem – he’s flat! He's stamped, posted and cancelled from Hollywood to France to Honolulu and beyond. And whether he's thwarting a robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris, or 'hanging ten' off the coast of Hawaii, Stanley is closing in on his goal of being a three-dimensional boy once more. Performed by BPA Theatre School's Summer Production Camp for Grades 3 - 9.

THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY JR. appears at BPA, with shows Thursday - Saturday at 7:00 p.m. plus Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Tickets, $10 for adults and $5 for children, may be purchased online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org, by phone at 206.842.8569 or in person at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. BPA Box Office hours are 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and one hour prior to each performance.

Bainbridge Performing Arts extends special thanks to the BPA Theatre School Season Presenting Sponsor, Aberown Studio. BPA is supported, in part, by Bainbridge Community Foundation and One Call for All.

Check us out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BPAonline, or find out more about BPA at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org. Check online for the latest on theatre and symphony auditions, complete theatre school and adult class offerings, performance listings, tickets, promos, and more. Click on “About BPA/Get Our Newsletter” to receive electronic performance announcements and behind-the-scenes news. Follow BPA Theatre School on Twitter @BPATheatreEd.

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BPA Theatre School Celebration and Silent Auction July 27

BPA Theatre School Celebration and Silent Auction

Saturday, July 27 beginning at 5:00 p.m. @ Bainbridge Performing Arts

Join us for a celebration of theatre eduction and support the BPA Theatre School with a light dinner on the lawn, family fun, and a silent auction. All ages are welcome!

Festivities are Saturday, July 27 beginning at 5:00 p.m., between the matinee and evening performances of The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Jr. at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. The event is free but space is limited. Get your free tickets online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org.

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Free First-Sunday Juggling July 7

Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) Opportunity

Free First-Sunday Juggling July 7

First Sunday Every Month From 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. @ BPA

BPA is pleased to offer monthly juggling on the first Sunday of each month. Experienced jugglers, beginning jugglers, and closet jugglers are encouraged to drop in or become regulars in this invigorating new gathering - FREE for all ages and all levels. Jugglers are invited to bring their own juggling implements or borrow ours.

Join us July 7 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. The monthly gathering is free, and interested parties are encouraged to contact Tom Challinor at 206.842.8569 or tchallinor@bainbridgeperformingarts.org with questions.

BPA is supported, in part, by Bainbridge Community Foundation and One Call for All.

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Dive into summer fun with The Edge Improv July 6

Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) presents The EDGE Improv

Saturday, July 6 @ 7:30 p.m.

Dive into summer fun with The Edge Improv July 6 at BPA. The troupe has performed to sell-out crowds regularly at BPA for nearly two decades. On the first Saturday of each month, the members present an ingeniously improvised evening of on-the-spot comedy, all from audience suggestions. The troupe’s riotous antics have earned a devoted community of followers and inspired rave reviews from audience members. The EDGE troupe members include Ken Ballenger, Frank Buxton, John Ellis, Cynthia Lair, Susan MacPherson, Bhama Roget, Andrew Shields, Chris Soldevilla, and Matty Whitman. Visit www.theedgeimprov.com for video clips from past shows and visit The EDGE at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org for tickets, bios, upcoming performances and more.

The EDGE Improv appears first Saturdays all year at BPA, and their next performance is July 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $16 for adults, and $12 for seniors, students, youth, military, and teachers, may be purchased online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org, by phone at 206.842.8569 or in person at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. BPA Box Office hours are 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and one hour prior to each performance.

Bainbridge Performing Arts extends special thanks to The EDGE Production Sponsor, Puget Sound Rheumatology. BPA is supported, in part, by the Bainbridge Community Foundation and One Call for All.

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BPA Gallery First Fridays Art Walk: “Dogs/Beach Mapping” - July 5

BPA Gallery First Fridays Art Walk: “Dogs/Beach Mapping”

Photography by Susan Arthur

Friday, July 5 @ 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

@ Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA)

Stop by the BPA Gallery in July for black and white photographs of found beach objects, specifically at Eagle Harbor, and low tech images of dogs. The gallery features two exhibits – one photographer! One wall will showcase photographs from a beach mapping project where the photographer collected detritus from the beach, logged it, photographed it, re-created the objects in sculpture, and wrote essays about each object. The other wall highlights dogs on the beach, photographed primarily with a plastic, low tech camera. Visit photographer Susan Arthur online at www.susanarthur.net.

Join us in the BPA Gallery for the First Fridays Art Walk July 5 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. for a special artist reception and a fun evening of art, food, and friends. Gallery hours througout the month are 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tuesday – Friday plus one hour prior to each performance. Admission is free at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island.

BPA is supported, in part, by the Bainbridge Community Foundation and One Call for All.

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Bainbridge Dance Center's 32nd Annual Student Performance is June 18 - 22 at BPA

Bainbridge Dance Center's 32nd Annual Student Performance

June 18 – 22: Tuesday - Saturday @ 7:00 p.m. + Saturday @ 2:00 p.m.

@ Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA)

Six great performances showcase more than 180 students, ages 4-18. The youngest students demonstrate pre-technique movement while beginning through advanced students perform choreography in ballet, modern, jazz, and tap techniques. Choreography for these students is thoughtfully created by BDC’s faculty members. Please join Bainbridge Dance Center for its annual celebration.

Bainbridge Dance Center has been in continuous operation since its opening season in 1981 and has blossomed into a program offering dancers a high level of technical training as well as a life-long love for the art of dance. The school features nine faculty and a curriculum of levels I-VIII in all four techniques.

BDC’s Annual Student Performance appears at BPA June 18 - 22, with shows Tuesday - Saturday at 7:00 p.m. plus Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Tickets, $17 for adults, and $13 for seniors, students, youth, military, and teachers, may be purchased online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org, by phone at 206.842.8569 or in person at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. BPA Box Office hours are 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and one hour prior to each performance.

BPA is supported, in part, by Bainbridge Community Foundation and One Call for All.

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BPA Chamber Music Series - Inspired by Poetry & Song - June 9

BPA Chamber Music Series ~ Inspired by Poetry & Song

Sunday, June 9 @ 3:00 p.m.

At Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA)

The concluding program in BPA’s 2012-2013 Chamber Music series glorifies the literary art forms that move composers to their own personal vision and interpretation of the written word. The program includes works by Robert Schumann, Bohuslav Martinu, Paul de Wailly, Allen Strange, Erik Satie, and Antonín Dvořák.

Featured performers include Patricia Beasley (clarinet), Samuel Brodsky (piano), Suzanne Burton (flute), Barbara Deppe (‘cello), Shelly Devlin (trumpet), Amy Duerr-Day (oboe), Jonathan Graber (violin/viola), James Quitslund (piano), Adam Schwend (baritone), Karen Sorenson (violin), Paige Stockley ('cello), and Patricia Strange (violin). Patricia Beasley and Amy Duerr-Day moderated the 2012 – 2013 series, which showcased talented artists of all ages in an accessible and inviting format.

“Inspired by Poetry & Song” appears at BPA on Sunday, June 9 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets, $16 for adults, and $12 for seniors, students, youth, military, and teachers, may be purchased online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org, by phone at 206.842.8569 or in person at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. BPA Box Office hours are 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and one hour prior to each performance.

BPA is supported, in part, by Bainbridge Community Foundation and One Call for All.

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BPA Gallery First Fridays Art Walk: “In Motion” June 7

BPA Gallery First Fridays Art Walk: “In Motion”

A photographic project by Harry Abernathy and Lucy Brown of Aberown Studio

Friday, June 7 @ 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

@ Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA)

Stop by the BPA Gallery in June for “In motion” an ongoing photographic project by Harry Abernathy and Lucy Brown of Aberown Studio, focusing on dancers and fabrics. Some years ago Harry Abernathy and Lucy Brown began investigating the visual possibilities present when dancers and fabrics began to move in concert with each other. Unchoreographed and serendipitous, the images from this project began to form a body of visual art work. View more of Aberown Studio’s work online at www.aberownstudio.com.

Join us in the BPA Gallery for the First Fridays Art Walk June 7 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. for a special artist reception and a fun evening of art, food, and friends. Gallery hours througout the month are 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tuesday – Friday plus one hour prior to each performance. Admission is free at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island.

BPA is supported, in part, by the Bainbridge Community Foundation and One Call for All.

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BPA Theatre School Spring Play Festival is June 6 - 8

Aberown Studio presents BPA Theatre School Spring Play Festival 2013

June 6, 7 & 8 @ Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA)

BPA Theatre School students gather for an enticing three-day extravaganza featuring plays to delight audience members of all ages, June 6 - 8. From fairy tales and drama to Shakespearean comedy, BPA’s Spring Play Festival offers something for everyone.

The performances on Thursday, June 6 include The Big Buzz, a classic fairy tale told from a “creepy crawly” point of view, and Art Escape, a great escape forming the adventure of a lifetime, at 6:00 p.m., Sum Might Dream by Will Shaksper, with laughs, faeries, and some of Shakespeare’s most lyric poetry, at 7:00 p.m., and an opening performance by our Beginning Broadway (Thursday) students.

The Friday, June 7 performances include The Hundred Dresses, an inspirational tale of a young immigrant who takes a stand against bullying, at 6:00 p.m., Sum Might Dream by Will Shaksper at 7:00 p.m., and an opening performance by our Beginning Broadway (Monday) students.

Join us Saturday afternoon, June 8 for The Big Buzz and Art Escape at 1:00 p.m. and The Hundred Dresses at 2:00 p.m.

BPA’s Spring Play Festival appears June 6, 7, and 8 at BPA, with shows Thursday and Friday at 6:00 p.m. plus Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Tickets, $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors, students, youth, military, and teachers, may be purchased online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org, by phone at 206.842.8569 or in person at BPA, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. One ticket is good for admission to all the shows on any given day. BPA Box Office hours are 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and one hour prior to each performance.

Bainbridge Performing Arts extends special thanks to BPA Theatre School’s Season Presenting Sponsor, Aberown Studio. BPA is supported, in part, by Bainbridge Community Foundation and One Call for All.

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