Location Downtown Suttons Bay, Michigan 214 North St. Joseph Street 231.271.3772 General Admission $8.00 Adults $7.00 Seniors (65 years+) $6.00 Children (under 12 years) Please, no children under 2 years Matinees (showtimes before 5pm) $6.00 Adults and Seniors $5.00 Children (under 12 years) General Information Seating for 271 HPS-4000 Sound System (the only installation in Michigan) Visit Website: www.hps4000.com Full Theatrical Stage Full Concession Stand History A Nickelodeon Theatre was operated at 320 St. Joseph in the first decades of the twentieth century. Anecdotal stories tell of traveling exhibitors n utilizing community halls or stretching sheets between trees in the county. Originally The Bay Theatre was home to a number of commercial enterprises built in 1920 with wood from Elmer Peterson Sawmill. It was home to Hansen's Brother's Hardware, a blacksmith - livery business and Suttons Bay's Volunteer Fire Department. Empty during WWII it was transformed into a movie theatre in 1946 by Bion Rockwell. The floor was dropped into the basement and given a raked hardwood floor that it still retains. American Body-form seats were installed. The standard of the industry in the 40's & 50's they were refurbished and are still in use today. Rockwell sold the theatre in 1958 and joined the ministry. It continued as a seasonal theatre running commercial fare and Spanish films for the migrant cherry pickers that came to the area prior to mechanical harvesting in 1969. The Bahle Family purchased The Bay in 1976. I graduated from MSU that spring with the opportunity to manage a theatre. A two years renovation including the addition of stage facilities was completed in the spring of 1978. Our grand opening was a cooperative venture with The Boyne Theatre and The Pines Theatre with Harry Blackstone the Magician in the spring 1978. I was so charged up that I don't remember anything about the show. The Bay Theatre retains a turn-of-the century look, original seats and hardwood floors. The state of the art sound system, 16mm and 35mm film projection are used to present Hollywood hits, contemporary and foreign films, live performances and the Beyond The Bay Film Series. Historic Suttons Bay Two short videos, produced by the Bahle Family. A Sense of Place Owen Bahle and Leila Brehmer Bahle discuss their ancestors and the village of Suttons Bay, Michigan with historical photos and modern day footage. Owen Bahle's Historic Slide Show - Coming soon!