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Bay Theatre hosts new horror film series, author events

The nonprofit Bay Community Theatre is launching two new programs in August, including a series of late-night horror films called Late Night Frights and a monthly author talk series called Words & Writers at The Bay. Late Night Frights will bring some of the most popular horror and suspense films back to the big screen to scare and delight audiences. The series will kick off August 13 with “Get Out” directed by Jordan Peele, and continue weekly through September 10, with screenings held every Thursday at 10:30 pm.

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Bay Theatre hosts “Detroit: The City of Chefs”

Made in Michigan, a popular film series hosted by The Bay Community Theatre in Suttons Bay highlighting great films made in the state of Michigan, concludes on Sunday, April 13, at 4 pm with a special screening of filmmaker Keith Famie’s Detroit: The City of Chefs, an inspiring documentary that celebrates the rich heritage of Detroit’s culinary scene. The Made in Michigan 2025 series is proudly presented by French Valley Vineyard and Hendryx House.

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Reclaiming the remarkable stories of Black pioneers on Little Glen

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In September 2022, two Black women from Philadelphia opened a life-changing Facebook message from a White man in Grand Rapids. Kevin Brooks reached out to cousins Carmen Hopson and Coleen Burton with his discovery that their families were inextricably linked more than 100 years ago in Empire Township. The relationship was not born of freed slaves still economically dependent on their former owners, nor were they hired live-in employees. Rather, the respective families of Joseph Payment and Anna and Levi Johnson were neighboring farm owners and pioneering homesteaders along Little Glen Lake who forged a friendship born of necessity and steeped in mutual respect. What transpired from that visit and a subsequent one evolved into the documentary The Search for Anna and Levi. Subtitled “A Lost History of Black Homesteaders in Leelanau County” it was written and directed by Joe VanderMeulen, a local science journalist and documentary filmmaker. In honor of Black History Month, a special preview screening of the film The Search for Anna and Levi will take place on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 pm at The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay. 

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Suttons Bay Theatre shows Made in Michigan films

The Bay Community Theatre in Suttons Bay resumes its Made-In-Michigan film series on Sunday, May 19, at 4 pm with “The DJ on Wallaker Hill.” The movie, written and directed by Rich Brauer, is a suspense thriller and homage to Alfred Hitchcock. The film’s story demonstrates how the events that took place at a small wilderness radio station in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Christmas Eve 1963, make it difficult to distinguish between a law-abiding citizen and a criminal.

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Kennedy’s Kitchen returns to Suttons Bay Theatre

Kennedy’s Kitchen returns to The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay on Sunday, March 10, for the band’s fifth consecutive St. Patrick’s celebration performance. Doors will open at 3 pm and the performance begins at 4. Kennedy’s Kitchen, in its 26th year, that captures the essence of Irish musical tradition. Their repertoire encompasses spirited pub songs and sing-a-longs, stories and recitations, and the invigorating pulse of ripping dance tunes. The songs and stories they bring evoke laughter, tears, and tenderness.

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Graham Powers settling in but not settling

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What do hospitals and theaters have in common? More than one might think. At least, that’s the contention of Graham Powers, the general manager of the Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay. Powers came to his position after working on the hospitality side of healthcare with Parkview Health System in his hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana. “My professional background is in healthcare management and hospitality. There are a lot of parallels in theater management,” Powers says. Such as the fact they are both community-facing, serve large segments of the populace, and in the case of the Bay and Parkview, both are not-for-profits.

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Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay to host monthly Bay Cinema Society

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The Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay is launching The Bay Cinema Society, a monthly opportunity to watch and discuss classic, contemporary, foreign, and documentary films in a relaxed setting.

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Salons, gyms, movie theaters may reopen in Northern Michigan June 10

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today that—as documented COVID-19 cases flatten—Regions 6 and 8 of Northern Michigan (which includes Leelanau County) are now in Phase 5 of the state’s plan to reopen. As such, hair salons, gyms and movie theaters may reopen, starting Wednesday, June 10.

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U.P. Native brings Up There film to Bay Theatre

Actress and filmmaker Zoe Kanters, a native of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, will bring her movie Up There to The Bay Community Theatre in Suttons Bay, November 8-14. Kanters gave the Glen Arbor Sun some insight on shooting her film in the U.P., and the excitement around Michigan’s film industry.

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Bay Theater holds Kids’ Movie Series

The Bay Theater of Suttons Bay has announced a kids’ movie series with showtimes all summer long. Bring your friends, family and neighbors for cool, family-friendly, summer entertainment. Showtimes are Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3 p.m.

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