An Evening with Billy Collins

Saturday, April 29th at 6:30pm at the Bainbridge High School Theater

This fundraising event will help to close out the capital campaign to build the new Buxton Center for Bainbridge Performing Arts, currently under construction, and set to open this fall. All proceeds from the event will go toward the campaign as Mr. Collins would like to honor his dear friend Frank Buxton.

Join us for an evening with former two-time Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins as he takes the stage for his first Pacific Northwest event in over five years.

At 6:30pm, Mr. Collins will read some of his favorite poetry and selections from his books. Copies are currently available for pre-order and will also be available for sale at the event thanks to Liberty Bay Books. Order yours today!

After the reading, guests who purchase a “Golden Circle” ticket will move from Bainbridge High School down to the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art for a special reception with wine and dessert from 8:15pm to 10pm. These guests will also have reserved seating in the first several rows of the theater during the reading.


Ticket Details

  • Tickets to the reading are $30 for General Admission and seating is on a first come, first serve basis.

  • $100 tickets including the Golden Circle reception also include the reading and are of limited capacity to account for space at BIMA.

  • Guests are welcome to add an additional donation to the price of their ticket to help us raise the last 3.9% of our fundraising goal.


 

Please Note: This event does not take place at BPA or at our temporary venue inside Bainbridge Cinemas, but instead will be hosted at the Bainbridge High School Theater at 9330 High School Rd NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 and our Golden Circle reception takes place at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art at 550 Winslow Way E, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.


Watch our short campaign video to get a quick idea of what’s happening at BPA and visit bainbridgeperformingarts.org/buxton to learn all about this exciting renovation!

 
Matt LongmireApril 2023