Historic Masonic Temple of Bay City

Historic Masonic Temple of Bay City A community center for the arts providing education, performance, and artist incubation.
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The Historic Masonic Temple is a 130+ year old structure with a lot to offer. Today it functions as a Community Center for the Arts with a focus on providing education, performance, and artist incubation opportunities. Much of what we do is created, developed, and driven by the input of our community around us and we invite YOU to come create with us!

Grab your bestie and make some plans, because this month's Midnight Monster Movie is 1996's Scream, and it's THIS SATURD...
02/12/2025

Grab your bestie and make some plans, because this month's Midnight Monster Movie is 1996's Scream, and it's THIS SATURDAY! Come out to see the 90's slasher classic on the big screen!

Showtimes are 9pm and midnight.
Film shown with captions on.
The best popcorn in town!
Tickets are only $5, available at the door or online at https://www.hmtbc.org/event-details-registration/midnight-monster-movies-scream-1996

See you at the HMT!

Love Is Dead is officially SOLD OUT! Thank you for all your support—we can’t wait to bring you this unique, one-night-on...
02/12/2025

Love Is Dead is officially SOLD OUT! Thank you for all your support—we can’t wait to bring you this unique, one-night-only performance!🥀☠️📚

Meesh McElroy is JONATHAN HARKER 🦇🌹Only a few tickets remain for Love Is Dead! Join us on Saturday, March 1st for an eve...
02/11/2025

Meesh McElroy is JONATHAN HARKER 🦇🌹

Only a few tickets remain for Love Is Dead! Join us on Saturday, March 1st for an evening of experimental art, live music, and alternative fashion.

Ticket sales end February 26th🥀☠️📚

🚨ATTENTION ASPIRING GUITAR PLAYERS!🚨 Introducing our newest course: The 4 Chords of Awesome: Guitar Made Fun! Unlock the...
02/11/2025

🚨ATTENTION ASPIRING GUITAR PLAYERS!🚨
Introducing our newest course: The 4 Chords of Awesome: Guitar Made Fun!

Unlock the magic of music with just 4 simple chords—G, D, Em7, and Cadd9! This beginner-friendly guitar course is designed to help you play real songs fast, without the frustration. From pop hits to timeless classics, you’ll learn how these chords create the foundation for countless tunes you already love. No boring exercises, just pure fun, easy lessons, and the confidence to start playing guitar right away.
Ready to make music? Join The 4 Chords of Awesome and start strumming your way to awesome today!

Starts Feb. 19, runs 10 weeks, every Wednesday from 7 PM to 8:30.
Cost is $150 per student.
Ages 13 and up.

REGISTER NOW at hmtbc.org/programs-events 🎸

Julian Rivers is DRACULA 🦇🌹Love Is Dead opens one night only on Saturday, March 1st. No tickets will be sold at the door...
02/10/2025

Julian Rivers is DRACULA 🦇🌹

Love Is Dead opens one night only on Saturday, March 1st. No tickets will be sold at the door, so grab yours now!

“What’s in the Library?!”Naturally when you have a locked door labeled Library, you’re bound to get this question a lot ...
02/10/2025

“What’s in the Library?!”

Naturally when you have a locked door labeled Library, you’re bound to get this question a lot (and we do)! Our basement “library” contains no books, but it does contain a tiny stage, a ton of plastic barrels (from our Haunted Temple days) and some chairs. The plaster from the North-facing wall has been torn away to expose the foundation underneath, a critical step to our ongoing restoration.

Because of the exposed wall, and the resulting rubble (expertly hidden by the barrels) we keep the library locked off for the most part, but we have held classes down in this room, and when the lights are out, it makes for the perfect spooky environment for the silent movie portion of our CRYPT goth nights (as shown below).

Thanks to volunteer Steph for the cool photo of our Library!

Tonight from 7-9:30, join us for our monthly all-ages Movie Night Craft-Along! We’ll supply the movie on the big screen ...
02/04/2025

Tonight from 7-9:30, join us for our monthly all-ages Movie Night Craft-Along! We’ll supply the movie on the big screen and the tables and chairs, you bring your own art/craft projects (we also have some supplies if you need to borrow something)!

Free to get in, bring your own snacks, or pop by our concession stand!

For tonight’s film, we’ll have some Valentine’s Day faves to choose from. See you at the HMT!

Remember when caller ID wasn’t just standard on every phone? Follow the Midnight Monster Movies page to learn m...
02/03/2025

Remember when caller ID wasn’t just standard on every phone?

Follow the Midnight Monster Movies page to learn more trivia about Scream and other upcoming films! And get your tickets for Scream at hmtbc.org/programs-events

Time for some Monstrous fun facts about our upcoming movie, 1996's SCREAM!
"Who is this?" The use of caller ID increased more than threefold after the release of the film!

Scream will be showing Saturday, February 15th, at 9pm and midnight.
Film will be shown with captions on for our Deaf and hard-of-hearing guests.
Tickets are only $5 and can be purchased at the door or at https://www.hmtbc.org/event-details-registration/midnight-monster-movies-scream-1996

Please join us on March 1st to experience the ups and downs of love in a whole new way!  Big Belle Pepper presents LOVE ...
02/02/2025

Please join us on March 1st to experience the ups and downs of love in a whole new way! Big Belle Pepper presents LOVE IS DEAD, an immersive art experience featuring performers from around the state. This event is 21+ and tickets will not be available at the door. Visit https://buff.ly/3WzmDi0 for more info!

Our next Midnight Monster Movie is one of the greatest horror flicks of all time - 1997's SCREAM.  Showings on February ...
02/01/2025

Our next Midnight Monster Movie is one of the greatest horror flicks of all time - 1997's SCREAM. Showings on February 15 are at 9 PM and Midnight, and tickets are just $5! If you miss this one, you'll just DIE. (For legal purposes this is not a threat - find your tickets here! https://buff.ly/4hx85HK )

February is here and so is the HMT, bringing you art groups, movies, wrestling, and much more! 2/4 - Movie Night Craft-A...
02/01/2025

February is here and so is the HMT, bringing you art groups, movies, wrestling, and much more!

2/4 - Movie Night Craft-Along
2/5 & 2/19 - Writers’ Roundtable
2/8 - CRYPT Goth Night & High Tea
2/9 - Camera Collective: Architecture Walk
2/15 - Midnight Monster Movies: Scream
2/22 - 24-Hour Write-In
2/23 - Videoland: Pink Flamingos
2/28 - Pure Pro Wrestling
3/1 - Love is Dead Immersive Art Exhibit

More information and tickets available at hmtbc.org
More information and tickets for Pure Pro Wrestling available at https://pureprowrestling.net

See you at the HMT!

Guitar Lessons with Liam McBride are coming back in a whole new way: The Four Chords of Awesome!  Unlock the magic of mu...
02/01/2025

Guitar Lessons with Liam McBride are coming back in a whole new way: The Four Chords of Awesome! Unlock the magic of music with just 4 simple chords—G, D, Em7, and Cadd9! This beginner-friendly guitar course is designed to help you play real songs fast, without the frustration. From pop hits to timeless classics, you’ll learn how these chords create the foundation for countless tunes you already love.

No boring exercises, just pure fun, easy lessons, and the confidence to start playing guitar right away. 🎵

Ready to make music? Join The 4 Chords of Awesome and start strumming your way to awesome today! 🎤✨

These classes are now accessible to students aged 13+, and will begin February 19. Please visit our website for complete info and to register!

If you're planning on attending our Gothic High Tea on February 8, don't forget to purchase your tickets tonight!  Seati...
01/31/2025

If you're planning on attending our Gothic High Tea on February 8, don't forget to purchase your tickets tonight! Seating is limited and we need advance notice to plan for food and drinks! High Tea attendees will receive admission to our CRYPT classic event after the tea, and can view a menu and purchase tickets on our website.

In the blue room, we'll spinning industrial, goth rock, post-punk, darkwave, synthpop, and more with DJ RaycerX on vinyl and DJ Cyn from 7:30-11:30. We also have silent films and an alternative clothing swap in the basement, so bring anything you'd like to get rid of, and plan on walking out with an...

Love Is Dead is an immersive art experience showcasing horror and tragic romance in literature, film, and pop culture. B...
01/31/2025

Love Is Dead is an immersive art experience showcasing horror and tragic romance in literature, film, and pop culture. But what IS it, exactly? Check out our exclusive interview with the artists behind this unique event premiering at the HMT on Saturday, March 1st!

https://www.hmtbc.org/artist-spotlight-gallery

Attention all Writers!  Work on your next project in a couple of different ways at the HMT next month.  We have our usua...
01/31/2025

Attention all Writers! Work on your next project in a couple of different ways at the HMT next month. We have our usual FREE Roundtables coming up February 5 and 19, and also our 24 Hour Write In coming up on February 22. Writers are welcome to bring novels, speeches, plays, nonfiction, papers, or anything else you're working on! Please visit our website for complete info. https://buff.ly/4haLtwX

01/31/2025

Local artist Teal Joy Bruce was at our physical media swap last Sunday showing off some cool things crocheted out of VHS tape and other household discards!

Camera Collective had a successful first meet up earlier this month, with several models and photographers working off o...
01/30/2025

Camera Collective had a successful first meet up earlier this month, with several models and photographers working off of the theme of ZODIAC! CC's next meet up will be Feburary 9, and the theme will be a downtown ARCHITECTURE WALK. Camera Collective is free, and DSLRs or iPhones are welcome! Please stay tuned for more info!

PHOTO BY: Jessica McFarland
MODEL: Tressa Weber

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700 N Madison Avenue
Bay City, MI
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Friends of the Historic Masonic Temple

The Friends exist to accomplish this great task, including a multi-million dollar restoration of this historic building. We envision this space to serve as a multi-use community venue fostering arts, music and cinema-starting now! Come enjoy one of our many upcoming events and performances, we’ve always got something for everyone!