Order the Bay Shore Story on DVD >> Order Tricenntenial T-shirt>>     If you would like to participate in volunteering for an event or becoming a sponsor please email info@bayshore-brightwaters.com BAY SHORE WRITERS PROJECT click here for more info>> >>click here for complete list of sponsors Lead Underwriter NYS Senator Owen H. Johnson NYS Assemblyman Phil Boyle Suffolk Country Legislator Cameron Alden Suffolk Country Legislator Thomas F. Barraga Town of Islip Community Development Agency Chamber of Commerce of Greater Bay Shore Barbash Family Fund Great South Bay Magazine Law Offices of Siben & Siben		Bay Shore Tricentennial Calendar of Events (see below for past events) WINTER FEST-LIGHT THE NIGHT 2008 BAY SHORE’S HOLIDAY WEEKEND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6-7 Presented by the Bay Shore Beautification Society Beautification and the merchants are joining together to create a festive celebration on Bay Shore's Main Street. more info>> PAST EVENTS Tricentennial Restaurant Week April 1- 10, 2008 click here for a list of participating restaurants>> Bay Shore kicks off its 300 th Anniversary with Tricentennial Restaurant Week. From April 1 - 10, eighteen area restaurants will be featuring prix fix meals for $17.08 and $20.08.   The first of many events scheduled to celebrate this historic waterfront hamlet's 300 th year, Tricentennial Restaurant Week puts the spotlight on Bay Shore's burgeoning restaurant scene.   Whether you are a fan of barbeque, seafood, or sushi, Bay Shore is home to some of Long Island's best restaurants. Tricentennial Community Summit April 10, 2008 / 7:00PM Bay Shore High School Admission: Free This popular annual school district-sponsored "town meeting" features community and school updates, live entertainment, community and school expo, free food from local restaurants and supermarkets, preview screening of trailer for "The Bay Shore Story," and interactive student produced Tricentennial DVD.   This year opening session attendees will receive special Tricentennial gifts. Bay Shore Memorial Day Parade Monday, May, 26, 2008 / 10:00AM Starting at Lanier Lane and Main Street "The Bay Shore Story" Gala Film Premiere:   June 1, 2008 Free Public Screenings/ June 8, 2008 / 11:30AM, , 4:00PM YMCA-Boulton Center for the Performing Arts The screening of a Ken Burns style documentary about one of Long Island's most historic hamlets. More than 30 people including longtime Bay Shore residents, local historians and community leaders were interviewed for this moving film. Tricentennial “Arts Festival by the Bay” Main Street Bay Shore June 8, 2008 11:00am-6:00pm The "Antiques and Collectibles Show" at Sagtikos Manor June 21, 2008, rain date June 22. Beautification Society Tricentennial Luncheon June 25, 2008 / Captain Bills "Picturesque Bay Shore: a Tricentennial Photo Exhibit"  Bay Shore - Brightwaters Library June and July, 2008 Admission: Free Contact: Bay Shore Historical Society (631) 665-1682 Bay Shore Tricentennial Harbor Festival and Parade of Boats September 6, 2008 / 11:00AM - 5:00PM Rain Date: September 7th   Bay Shore Marina Admission: Free Historic south shore community invites Long Island to a waterfront birthday bash. Featuring live musical entertainment, street performers, Kid Zone with rock wall, old fashioned games, kayaking, terrific food, and a flotilla of boats from up and down the south shore. Host Sponsors: Bay Shore Tricentennial Steering Committee, Town of Islip, Great South Bay YMCA, Bay Shore Yacht Club Email: harborfest@bayshore-brightwaters.com   Bay Shore Show and Tell Thursday, September 18 Bay Shore Historical Society Meeting 7:30 p.m., Bay Shore Brightwaters Library Ray DiMaria will present the program. Come to be entertained or to show an item of local interest. All are welcome. A Small Piece of the World – The Bay Shore Story >>buy tickets Saturday October 4, 2008 - 12PM - $10 Ken Burns style documentary created to commemorate Bay Shore's Tricentennial, this moving 70 minute documentary tells the story of a hamlet that is beloved by its residents. By interviewing long time residents, local historians, and community leaders, Director, Stephanie Walter Williams has created an accurate portrait of a uniquely beautiful and diverse community that has both struggled and thrived over the past three centuries. Bay Shore Tricentennial Colonial Ball October 5, 2008 / 2:00PM - 4:00PM   Sagtikos Manor Colonial dress welcome    Ticket Price: $35.00 Contact: Chamber of Commerce (631) 665-7003 An afternoon party on the lawn of one of Long Island's most historic sites, featuring food from area restaurants. Official Tricentennial Program will include ceremonial presentation of the Queen Anne Patent (originally granted by the Colonial Governor and Council to John Mowbray on October 8, 1708).   Attendance by a representative of the British Embassy and local, state and federal elected representatives is anticipated. 300 YEARS OF REMARKABLE HISTORY Tuesdays and Saturdays, 2:00PM - 4:00PM Bay Shore Historical Society, 22 Maple Avenue  Admission: Free Bay Shore Historical Society 20 Maple Avenue (631) 665-1682 "Sharing Treasured Memories of Bay Shore and Brightwaters" October 16, 2008 / 7:30PM Bay Shore Brightwaters Library Admission: Free Contact: Bay Shore Historical Society This Bay Shore Tricentennial program presents memories gathered these past fourteen years by Priscilla Hancock. Each memory has been preserved in the Society's ALBUM OF TREASURED MEMORIES and will be presented by members of the community. Come and reminisce or learn about the Hurricane of 1938, World War II in Bay Shore, A Halloween "trick", mischief on Main Street, poetic memories, a Brightwaters "splash," a 1930's gala at Southward Ho, the Fire Island Queen and other precious memories of Bay Shore and Brightwaters. Historical Bus Tour of Bay Shore and Brightwaters November 9, 2008 / 1:00 -3:00PM Donation: $5.00 Reservations at the Bay Shore Historical Society Contact: Bay Shore Historical Society (631) 665-1707 limited seating; for information about registering for the tour, come to the Society or call.   Bay Shore Tricentennial Historic House Tour CANCELLED YOU ARE INVITED TO BAY SHORE’S TRICENTENNIAL HOUSE OF WORSHIP TOUR Saturday and Sunday November 22 & 23 / 11:00AM - 5:00PM Admission: Free Contact: Chamber of Commerce (631) 665-7003 Visit and marvel at Bay Shore’s beautiful churches and temples and the faiths that have held this hamlet together for 300 years... Times of guided tours and histories of participating churches and temples are listed below… TRICENTENNIAL CABARET SECOND AVENUE FIREHOUSE Sunday, November 23 / 4pm Featuring Janine DiNatale >> more info