New Year’s by the Bay events

December 27, 2001 6:27 am

Noon-11:45 p.m.

. New Year’s by the Bay headquarters open, 94 Main St., Belfast.

3-11 p.m.

. Horse and carriage rides leaving from boathouse and public parking lot opposite police headquarters.

. Continuously running free movies, classic movie shorts and cartoons, Colonial Theatre, High Street.

5-11:45 p.m.

. Continuous teen coffeehouse with entertainment, games and chat room, Salvation Army center, 134 Church St.

5-5:45 p.m.

. The Amazing Lou, magician, Belfast Maskers Theater, Front Street.

. Out of Hand Puppets, Colonial Theatre, High Street.

. First Church Youth Handbell Choir, First Church Sanctuary, Church and Spring streets.

. River City Harmonizers, women’s barbershop chorus, Unitarian Universalist Church sanctuary (formerly Methodist church), Miller Street.

. Lincoln Blake Trio, First Baptist Church sanctuary, High Street.

. Frank Wareham and Barbara Pendleton, Abbott Room, Belfast Free Library.

. Rising Sound and guests, poetry and writing readings, Rising Sound Arts and Education Studio, High Street.

. Open mike for guitar with emcee Martin Gibson, Belfast Co-op, High Street.

5-7:30 p.m.

. Willy Kelly Band, blues, folk and oldies, First Church Hall, second floor, Spring and Court streets.

6-6:45 p.m.

. Flash in the Pans steel drum band, the boathouse, Steamboat Landing, Commercial Street.

. Gussie Vaughn, storyteller, Belfast Maskers Theater, Front Street.

. Out of Hand Puppets, Colonial Theatre, High Street.

. Anne Dodson, folk musician, First Church sanctuary, Church and Spring streets.

. Larry Milder, folk musician, Unitarian Universalist Church sanctuary (formerly Methodist church), Miller Street.

. George Gaines Swanson, “Celebrate America,” First Baptist Church, High Street.

. Rising Sound and guests, poetry and writing readings, Rising Sound Arts and Education Studio, High Street.

. Mike and Susie Fay, Celtic fiddling, vocals, Belfast Co-op, High Street.

7-7:45 p.m.

. Flash in the Pans steel drum band, the boathouse, Steamboat Landing, Commercial Street.

. The Amazing Lou, magician, Belfast Maskers Theater, Front Street. 7- 11:30 p.m.

. Martin Gibson, guitar instrumentals, Colonial Theatre, High Street.

. Hawk Henries, American Indian flute, First Church sanctuary, Church and Spring streets.

. River City Harmonizers, women’s barbershop chorus, Unitarian Universalist Church sanctuary (formerly Methodist church), Miller Street.

. Lincoln Blake Trio, First Baptist Church sanctuary, High Street.

. Larry Latour Duo, The Abbott Room, Belfast Free Library.

. Rising Sound and guests, poetry and writing readings, Rising Sound Arts and Education Studio, High Street.

. Jim and “Sam” Whitman, vocals, harmonica, guitar and percussion, Belfast Co-op, High Street.

8-8:45 p.m.

. Flash in the Pans steel drum band, the boathouse, Steamboat Landing, Commercial Street.

. Jennifer Armstrong, music with a Scottish flair, Belfast Maskers Theater, Front Street.

. Gene Behrenshouser, acoustic blues, Krazy Kones, Lower Main Street.

. Martin Gibson, guitar instrumentals, Colonial Theatre, High Street.

. David Mallett, songwriter-singer, First Church sanctuary, Church and Spring streets.

. Larry Milder, folk musician, Unitarian Universalist Church sanctuary (formerly Methodist church), Miller Street.

. George Gaines Swanson, sea chanteys, First Baptist Church sanctuary, High Street.

. Donna Accettullo, singer-songwriter-poet, The Abbott Room, Belfast Free Library.

. Belly dancers, Belfast Dance Studio, High Street.

. Mike and Susie Fay, Celtic fiddling, vocals, Belfast Co-op, High Street.

8-11 p.m.

. Curling demonstrations, Belfast Curling Club, Route 3, one mile west of junction of Routes 1 and 3.

9- 9:45 p.m.

. Playing In Traffic: Excerpts From “Under Milkwood,” songs and text, Belfast Maskers Theater, Front Street.

. Gene Behrenshouser, acoustic blues, Krazy Kones, Lower Main Street.

. Martin Steingesser, poet-performer, Colonial Theatre, High Street.

. Hawk Henries, American Indian flute, First Church sanctuary, Church and Spring streets.

. Fascinatin’ Rhythm, jazz and swing, First Church Hall, second floor, Spring and Court streets.

. Katahdin Valley Boys, bluegrass, Unitarian Universalist Church sanctuary (formerly Methodist church), Miller Street.

. Paul Sullivan Jazz Trio, First Baptist Church sanctuary, High Street.

. Larry Latour Duo, The Abbott Room, Belfast Free Library.

. Jim and “Sam” Whitman, vocals, harmonica, guitar and percussion, Belfast Co-op, High Street.

9-11 p.m.

. Teen dance with DJ Matt Bixby, the boathouse, Steamboat Landing, Commercial Street.

10-10:45 p.m.