The Shadfly House project aims to create a new \u2018third space\u2019 in downtown North Bay, bringing together arts, culture and community programming as the venue builds toward a full-time launch in the fall of 2026<\/p>\n
Shadfly House is North Bay\u2019s newest entertainment venue. The doors are opening this Friday for an all-ages punk and rock show, and there is so much more to come.<\/p>\n
The new venue is still in the early stages of what\u00a0Shadfly House is to become. Mike Savatovsky co-founded the venue along with Bob Wilson of Earl Wilson Electric. Wilson owns the building, and he and his family bought it with the goal of creating a type of community centre. Then the pandemic hit, and those plans were placed on hold for years.<\/p>\n
Now, that dream of a community space is coming back, but it still needs a little time to fully realize. Savatovsky told BayToday, \u201cIt\u2019s a process. We are definitely opening our doors on Friday, but this is the first phase of multiple phases to get us to the place where we want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a bit of an evolution that\u2019s going to happen over the next few months,\u201d Savatovsky said. Indeed, the full vision for\u00a0Shadfly House is to create a new third space in downtown North Bay, with coworking desks, coffee, evening happy hours, and live music. The space aims to bring people and ideas together with a focus on fostering a new cultural hub for the city.<\/p>\n
The venue is located at 151 Main Street East, in North Bay, across the street from the Capitol Centre. It used to be the Bay Theatre, and in more recent times, it housed Evolution and Hugo Crazy\u2019s Nightclub. The venue holds about 400 people\u2014a great size to attract many touring bands to North Bay.<\/p>\n
Savatovsky explained that the goal is to open full-time this fall.\u00a0However, there are many shows already lined up for this summer, so keep an eye on\u00a0Shadfly House\u2019s social media.<\/p>\n
If the name seems familiar, Savatovsky was on the founding team of the One Red Maple app, a venture that was founded by Mark Sherry. \u00a0That app helped users to shop local. It later pivoted to Gofer.run, a free app that compares grocery and flyer prices from various sellers. \u201cSort of like the Trivago of groceries,\u201d Savatovsky said.<\/p>\n