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Meet your new friend in quarantine! Beginning this September, BPA launches the Bainbridge Pod Accomplice, a free podcast featuring a regular series of different plays starring your favorite local performers and directors.

Due to popular demand, the a?oeBainbridge Stay At Home Companiona?? has added two episodes, extending its run through June 23. This weekly podcast in the a?oeWhat's Up Bainbridge?a?? feed from Bainbridge Community Broadcasting is produced in partnership with Bainbridge Prepares and the Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN).

The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, the arts center of the Archdiocese of New York, and New England Conservatory (NEC) present two of the most powerful big bands today as part of NEC Jazz50, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the NEC Jazz Studies program.

Head out on the town for a 'rip-roaring night of fun' April 4 as The EDGE Improv offers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. The troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from shrewd onlookers since the dawn of time. Audience member Allen B. said, 'What a rip-roaring night of fun. I can't remember when I last laughed so hard! Okay...well maybe at last month's EDGE!'

Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter, celebrated pianist, and host of CBC's Saturday Night Jazz, Laila Biali announces the launch of her deeply intimate new album from Chronograph Records, Out of Dust on March 27, 2020, and album release concert on May 2, 2020 at 7:30pm at Pyatt Hall, VSO School of Music (843 Seymour Street) — as part of a national tour. Biali's first album since her 2019 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Out of Dust is an uplifting tribute to the hope and resilience found within life's journey.

Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter, celebrated pianist, and host of CBC's Saturday Night Jazz, Laila Biali announces the launch of her deeply intimate new album from Chronograph Records, Out of Dust on March 27, 2020, and album release concert on May 2, 2020 at 7:30pm at Pyatt Hall, VSO School of Music (843 Seymour Street) - as part of a national tour. Biali's first album since her 2019 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Out of Dust is an uplifting tribute to the hope and resilience found within life's journey.

Find your humor groove on Bainbridge Island March 7 as The EDGE Improv offers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. The troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from shrewd onlookers since the dawn of time. Audience member Val R. said, 'These guys (and gals) are a hoot. I can't possibly get enough of them.'

Liven up the long winter days with a night out on Bainbridge Island February 1 as The EDGE Improv offers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. The troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from shrewd onlookers since the dawn of time. Audience member Tyler D. said, 'The EDGE is reliably the funniest night out on Bainbridge!'

Kick off the New Year and celebrate a night out on Bainbridge Island January 4 as The EDGE Improv offers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. The troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from shrewd onlookers since the dawn of time. Audience member Dave S. said, 'The EDGE turns life upside down, inside out, and reaches right in to tickle your funny bone.'

Celebrate a night out on Bainbridge Island December 7 as The EDGE Improv offers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. The troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from shrewd onlookers since the dawn of time. Audience member David R. said, a?oeSeeing The EDGE is like sunlit skies, a giant hug, your favorite desert, a massage, or anything you love a?" all wrapped up into a laugh-filled evening of bliss.a??

Celebrate a night out on Bainbridge Island November 2 as The EDGE Improv offers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. The troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from shrewd onlookers since the dawn of time. a?oeThe EDGE Improv is friggin amazing,a?? said audience member Jeanne P. a?oeThey take the mundane and turn it into on-the-spot hilarity!a??

Celebrate a night out on Bainbridge Island October 5 as The EDGE Improv offers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. The troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from shrewd onlookers since the dawn of time. Following one performance, audience member Shirli M. said a?oeMy face and throat hurt from grinning so wide and laughing so hard! Who knew Improv was so much fun?!a??

Celebrate a night out on Bainbridge Island September 7 as The EDGE Improv offers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. The troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from shrewd onlookers since the dawn of time.

Wrap up summer with an evening on the town: Dinner in Winslow. The EDGE at BPA. Dessert or drinks after the show! Celebrate a night out on Bainbridge Island August 3 as The EDGE Improv delivers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. Kathleen Jennings says, "The fun part is you never know what's going to happen, but you're right there in the middle of it."

The big day is finally here! The stars are shining on the Tony Awards red carpet, and BroadwayWorld's got a first look - check out the first batch of arrivals below, including Camille A. Brown, Robert Horn, and more!

Enjoy an evening out with a belly full of laughs in the heart of summer on July 6: Dinner in Winslow. The EDGE Improv at BPA. Dessert or drinks after the show! Alan Francescutti likens the troupe's humor to that of Saturday Night Live - "back in the heyday." For over two decades at BPA, The EDGE has delivered imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions.

Improvise your evening: Dinner in Winslow. The EDGE at BPA. Dessert or drinks after the show! Celebrate a night out on Bainbridge Island The EDGE Improv delivers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. Enthusiast Molly Wagner is hooked on The EDGE 'because it's unpredictable and extremely humorous.' Get your monthly laughter fix with The EDGE June 1!

Clubbed Thumb held their gala earlier this week, honoring playwrights Heidi Schreck (What the Constitution Means to Me), Jaclyn Backhaus (Men on Boats), and Sarah DeLappe (The Wolves) and their feminist disruption of the American theatre.  Special guests for the evening included Tatiana Maslany, Lila Neugebauer, Grace Gummer, Pam MacKinnon and Anne Kauffman, among others.

Kendrick Scott Oracle returns April 5 with the release of A Wall Becomes A Bridge (Blue Note), an inspiring new 12-song cycle about overcoming obstacles both personal and collective. The album was produced by Derrick Hodge, and find's Scott augmenting his long-running quintet with the addition of turntablist Jahi Sundancewho joins guitarist Mike Moreno, pianist Taylor Eigsti, reedist John Ellis, and bassist Joe Sanders to expand Oracle's palette. The lead track “Mocean” is available today to stream or download.

Dinner in Winslow. The EDGE at BPA. Dessert or drinks after the show! Celebrate a night out on Bainbridge Island April 6 as The EDGE Improv delivers imagination on demand, divined spontaneously from audience suggestions. As do many of the troupe's regular patrons, Dick Daniel uses The EDGE as part of his "feel-good therapy."