Noah Fishman: In Concert
2024-07-02 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Noah Fishman and Friends Creative musician and composer Noah Fishman bends the lines between folk, chamber, and jazz with his spirited mastery of mandolin, guitar, and bass. His musical performance is fluid and improvisational; not only as a soloist, he loves working in ensembles. Rooted in Maine, Noah is widely traveled in the U.S. and abroad. Sponsored by Bayside Arts.
This event is FREE (but donations are gratefully accepted).

DaPonte String Quartet: Brahms String Sextets
2024-07-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
The DaPonte String Quartet, nationally known for its innovative and interpretive approach to music for more than 40 years, welcomes guest artists Marcus Thompson on viola and Scott Kluksdahl on cello in this evening of Brahms. The string sextets, intricate, emotional, and lush, are among the most beloved works in the chamber music repertoire. Members of the DSQ are Kirsten Monke on viola, Myles Jordan on cello, Lydia Forbes and Bayside resident Philipp Elssner, both on violin.
Free event. Donations are welcome. All proceeds will go to the musicians.

Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)
2024-07-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Family Movie Time: Fantastic Mr. Fox (Community Hall; 7:30 PM) Free. Based on the book by Roald Dahl, this stop-action animated comedy is voiced by George Clooney, Meryl Streep and others. 86 minutes. A sophisticated Mr. Fox cannot resist the pull of his foxy nature, and devises a master plan to raid the poultry barns of nasty farmers Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Enraged, they hunt him and his animal friends down, but in the end Mr. Fox shows that he is the one fox you can’t outfox. Sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Matilda the Musical (film)
2024-07-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Family Movie Time: Matilda the Musical (Community Hall; 7:30 PM) Free. Based on the book by Roald Dahl, starring Emma Thompson, Alisha Weir, and Lashana Lynch. 2 hours. Matilda Wormwood, a precocious five-year-old mocked by mean parents, finds refuge in books and stories. Bullied by Trunchbull, the abusive headmistress of her school, Matilda dares to take a stand against tyranny for the sake of her teacher, Miss Honey, and for the school, when she discovers her power to move things with her mind. Sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Screening Sunner, A Movie Made by Maine , with Henry Spritz, filmmaker
2024-07-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Screening Sunner, A Movie Made by Maine with Henry Spritz, filmmaker (Community Hall; 7:30 PM) Free. In this film, Henry Spritz of Bayside captures the beauty and hardships of Maine as he tells the story of two young artists trying to memorialize the experience of growing up in a small coastal Maine town. Filmed partly in Bayside, Sunner won the 2022 Tourmaline Prize at the Maine International Film Festival. Sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Jumanji (film)
2024-07-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Family Movie Time: Jumanji (Community Hall; 7:30 PM; 104 minutes) Free. Based on the book by Chris Allsburg. A fantasy adventure starring Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst. 104 minutes While exploring in an old attic, siblings Peter and Judy find Jumanji, a curious, jungle-themed board game. When they start playing, they free Alan Parrish, who’s been stuck in the game’s magical inner world for decades. If they win Jumanji, the kids can release him for good — but that means braving giant bugs, floods, ill-mannered monkeys, and even stampeding rhinos! Sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Dancing Under the Stars
2024-07-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Bayside Village Basketball Court
Dancing Under the Stars (On the basketball court; 7:00 PM) Free. What do the Fox Trot, the Pony, the Lindy, and Freestyle share? You might see these moves and more at the community dance on the basketball court! Come do your Fred or Ginger, or just wiggle to DJ extraordinaire Denis Howard’s tunes. All ages! Bring your sense of fun! Sponsored by Bayside Arts and Bayside Historical Preservation Society. In case of rain: Community Hall. Sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Peter Boie: Magician for Nonbelievers
2024-07-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Peter Boie: Magician for Nonbelievers (Community Hall; 7:30 PM) Free. Do you believe your eyes? With masterful sleight-of-hand and astonishing magic—some that he created himself– Peter Boie turns skepticism into laughter, leaving spectators stunned. Performing always with humor, often with help from onlookers, Boie has won praise from audiences of all ages. On TV, master magicians Penn and Teller enthused about his show, “Beautiful….Boy, did we love [it]!” Sponsored by Bayside Arts.
This event is FREE (but donations are gratefully accepted).

Stories in Architecture, with Carlos Martínez, architect
2024-08-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Stories in Architecture with Carlos Martínez Flórez, architect (Community Hall; 7:30 PM) Free. Carlos Martínez Flórez looks at architecture as visual narratives that communicate emotionally complex ideas. With images of his work, both corporate and residential, he shows how designing with purpose amplifies his client’s aspirations, mission, and journey. Baysider Carlos is a principal of the global architectural firm, Gensler. Sponsored by Bayside Arts.
This event is FREE (but donations are gratefully accepted.)

Time and Transformation: The Art of John Woolsey
2024-08-09 13:00 - 17:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Time and Transformation: The Art of John Woolsey (Community Hall; 1:00 – 5:00 PM) Free. Painter and printmaker John Woolsey of Bayside shows and offers for sale his original art—etchings, relief prints, hand-colored prints, paintings—at discount prices, with all proceeds going to charity. Many works are of Maine subjects. Sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Artist John Woolsey presentation
2024-08-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Presentation by artist John Woolsey (Community Hall; 7:30 PM) Free. In this informal talk, artist John Woolsey explores concepts of time, breakdown, reordering, and renewal in nature, and discusses the sources and processes he uses to manifest them in his work. Sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Be Anything! - Ali Webb and Friends
2024-08-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Be Anything! Ali Webb and Friends (Community Hall; 7:30 PM) Free. Ali Webb and her award-winning jazz trio show how music and life intersect, telling in their music the stories most fundamental to us as human beings. A singer, songwriter, and comedian, Ali celebrates the magic of the human spirit with original songs and jazz classics, and humorous vignettes of the defeats, triumphs, heartbreaks, and love that build resolve. Sponsored by Bayside Arts.
This event is FREE (but donations are gratefully accepted.)

The Lake Trio: Philipp Elssner, Ben Maxwell, Jacob Wang
2024-08-23 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
The Lake Trio featuring Philipp Elssner, Ben Maxwell, Jacob Wang (Community Hall; 7:30 PM) Free. Elssner (violin), Maxwell (cello) and Wang (piano) will once more grace the stage and perform selected works by classical composers. Since meeting, these musicians have blended their considerable talents in this superb ensemble, enjoyed in Bayside now for several summers. Elssner, a Bayside resident, was recently named violinist in Maine’s famed DaPonte String Quartet. Sponsored by Bayside Arts..
This event is FREE (but donations are gratefully accepted.)

Movie night: “Freaky Friday”
2025-07-08 19:30 - 20:30 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
What happens when you turn into your mother and she turns into you? Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan star in this delightful teen comedy (97 min.) Sponsored by Bayside Arts.

The Art of Observation with Aaron Rosenblum, sound and AV artist
2025-07-12 20:00 - 21:30 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Baysider Aaron shows and explains how he uses recorded sound and video to create sculptures and installations that explore our cultural and natural environments. Free event, sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Movie Night: “The Sandlot“
2025-07-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
A rowdy baseball team of misfits gets into real trouble when a stepdad’s prized hardball is hit over the fence into a scary no-man’s land. (102 min). A free event, sponsored by Bayside Arts.

“A Wandering Cow on the Road” with Steven Rea, poet
2025-07-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Talking poetry and prose (and small-town newspaper headlines), former Baysider, now Belfaster, Steven is author of Neither Can I, a book of poems, three archival photography books, and producer of the website ridesabike.com. A free event, sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Movie Night: “Up” by Pixar Animation
2025-07-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
A curmudgeonly balloon salesman realizes a lifelong dream when he flies his house to South America using balloons. Trouble first comes in the form of a Boy Scout stowaway, whose skills, in the end, save them from unexpected disaster. (95 min.) A free event, sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Dancing Under the Stars
2025-07-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Bayside Village Basketball Court
What do the waltz, the cha-cha, and freestyle share? Great dance moves to the DJ’s tunes! You might see them and more at the community dance! Come and share your fancy footwork. All ages! No professionals! No excuses! Co-sponsored by Bayside Arts and the Bayside Historical Preservation Society. On the Basketball Court, Ruggles Park.

Peter Boie: Magician for Nonbelievers
2025-07-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
Back to Bayside by popular demand, magician Peter Boie turns skepticism into laughter with his masterful sleight-of-hand. Performing always with humor and audience help, Boie creates wonder: Is seeing believing? A free event, sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Bayside Porch Parties (Porches to be announced)
2025-07-31 16:30 - 18:30 | ME
What do Baysiders love to do? Get together with friends on porches! In this new spin on family fun, stroll to porches at 37 George St., 40 Clinton Ave., 66 Clinton Ave., and 7 Pleasant St. (Shady Grove) where novel entertainments by local artists and delicious refreshments await! Make a circuit, meet your neighbors, and enjoy this new take on porching! A free event, sponsored by Bayside Arts.

The Writing Life with Rich Cohen, author and journalist
2025-08-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
From his first articles to (now) over a dozen books, Rich talks about unearthing stories, research, reporting, and the writing process. In particular, he delves into his new book, which investigates a notorious murder in a family of wealth and status. A free event, sponsored by Bayside Arts.

The Lake Trio with Philipp Elssner, Ben Maxwell, and Jacob Wang
2025-08-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
By now most music lovers in the Village know this celebrated ensemble, for they have performed classical and not-so-classical works here for several years. Elssner, on violin, is a Bayside resident who has played with Maxwell (cello) and Wang (piano) since music college. A free event, sponsored by Bayside Arts.

Love Letters performed by Daphne Ostle and Vince Rossano
2025-08-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Bayside Community Hall, 813 Shore Road, Northport, ME
A.R. Gurney’s drama, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, brings to emotional life the 50-year correspondence of friends Andrew Makepeace Ladd, III, and Melissa Gardner. From their youthful postcards to mature letters, the audience is folded into the affecting intimacy of their separate lives. A 90 minute reading. A free event, sponsored by Bayside Arts.
