smARTfilms SERIES: CHILDHOOD FRAMED
Tuesdays through Nov. 12, from 7:30-9:30 p.m at BIMA, 550 Winslow Way E. $10-12; students free with ID. Oct. 29: The Spirit of the Beehive Unforgettable feature about two sisters who see James Wales’ Frankenstein in a travelling cinema. One sister is haunted by the experience and searches for the monster in and around her small villages; Nov. 5: The Mirror Dazzling exploration of Andrei Tarkovsky’s infancy, adolescence and marriage via the reconstruction of memories built on a powerful mix of fantasy and newsreel actuality. A work of moving and melancholy grandeur; Nov. 12: The Holy Girl A not so gentle comedy about a teenage girl teetering between her religious upbringing and her growing sexuality. Hypnotic and swoony, this film will leave you breathless!
MUSHROOM MANIA: THE SCRET LIFE OF FUNGI
Wed. Nov. 13, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at IslandWood, 4450 Blakely Ave. NE. $5. Preregistration Required at www.islandwood.org Join us for a lecture that will explore the natural history of the fungus among us in an entertaining and informative presentation.
KIDS NIGHT OUT @ WESTERN (KNOW): NOVEL ENGINEERING
Saturday, Nov. 16 from 6-9 p.m. at Sea Discovery Center, 18743 Front Street, Poulsbo. $20. The characters in our favorite stories have lots of problems! What if we could help by creating solutions for them? Participants develop their problem solving and engineering skills as we read a story and work together to design and build devices or processes to fix the problems the characters encounter. Info: https://wp.wwu.edu/seacenter/programs/after-schoolweekend-programs/kids-night-out-western-know/
GO FIGURE! LIFE DRAWING SESSIONS
Thursdays through Dec. 12, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at BIMA, 550 Winslow Way East. Single session $20; 5 sessions $90; 10 sessions $160. Drawing directly from the human figure is a wonderful way to hone technical and creative drawing skills while exploring variations in lighting, poses, and settings. Join us for GO Figure, an ongoing series of drawing sessions led by a teaching artist. The life-drawing studio is open to anyone interested in working from the model, regardless of experience level. https://www.biartmuseum.org/event/go-figure-life-drawing-sessions-2/
GEMS NIGHT OUT @ SEA DISCOVERY CENTER
Friday, Dec. 6 from 6-9 p.m. at Sea Discovery Center, 18743 Front St. NE, Poulsbo. $20. For girls in grades 6-8. Come discover how medical professionals use imaging techniques to see what the inside of a human body really looks like. Look through a model person yourself to make your own discoveries!
SUPER SATURDAY AT SEA DISCOVERY CENTER
Nov. 9 (free), Dec. 14 ($10), from 10 a.m. to noon. Ages: K-2 (with a guardian); at Sea Discovery Center, 18743 Front St. NE, Poulsbo. Come participate in story time, engaging hands-on activities, a craft and view the aquarium. Nov. 9: Secret Life of Salmon: It is a magical time of year when we can see the salmon swimming home to lay their eggs and start the next generation! Join us on a journey through the life of a salmon and discover the many ways they are important to our ecosystem. Then walk/drive up the street to Fish Park to partake in Salmon Tours from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and actually look for salmon returning home to spawn. Dec. 14: The Circle of Marine Life Just like the plains of Africa, the marine world has its own circle of life! Starting with the smallest plants and animals in the ocean, we learn what marine animals eat and how they are connected in a giant food web. Info: https://wp.wwu.edu/seacenter/programs/after-schoolweekend-programs/super-saturday/
ART IN ACTION
Saturdays through June 6, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at BIMA, 550 Winlsow Way E. Drop in and spark your creativity while visiting BIMA! Join teaching artists in one of BIMA’s light-filled galleries as they guide make-and-take art projects designed for all ages. No preregistration required.
