John Jermain Memorial Library
September 2008
Calendar of Events
The Customs House Museum

Monday
1
Labor Day

The Comedy Club at Bay Street: Brian Posehn at 8:00pm.  Admission is $50.  For more information please visit the Bay Street Theatre box office on Long Wharf in Sag Harbor, or you can call Bay Street Theatre at 725-9500 or visit www.baystreet.org


Tuesday
2
Ramadan Begins

Wednesday
3

Thursday
4
Art Exhibit: Living Among the Begonias featuring Paintings and Sketches by Sag Harbor artist Joanna Wandel, at the John Jermain Memorial Library, corner of Main and Union Streets in Sag Harbor, from 5pm-7pm.  The show runs through September 30th.  For more information call 725-0049 or visit http://sagharbor.suffolk.lib.ny.us

Friday
 5

Saturday
6
Sag Harbor Farmer's Market will take place each Saturday on Bay Street in Sag Harbor, in the parking lot next to Marine Park.  Hours of operation will be between 9am and 12 noon.

Sag Harbor Historical Society's Annual Gala at the home of Ned and Rima Mardoyan-Smyth, 12 Suffolk Street in Sag Harbor.  Tickets are $150 each, and proceeds benefit the Sag Harbor Historical Society's renovation of the Annie Cooper Boyd House.  For more information, call 725-5092 or visit www.sagharborhistoricalsociety.org


Sunday
 7
Grandparents' Day

Pancake Breakfast from 8am-12noon, at the Brick Kiln Road/Columbia Street Fire Department Headquarters.  Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, Hash Browns, Saugsage, Bacon, Juice, Coffee, and Fun!  Admission is $12 for adults and $6 for children.  To be held every Sunday from August 24 through September 21.  For more information, please call 725-0252, or for  about the Sag Harbor Fire Department, visit www.sagharborfd.com


Monday
8
Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee Meeting, All Chamber Officers and Directors should attend.  At Il Capuccino Ristorante, Madison Street, Sag Harbor, 6:00pm.

Tuesday
 9

Wednesday
10

Thursday
11
Patriot Day

9/11 Memorial Ceremonies, to remember the tragedies of September 11th, 2001, will most likely be held again, as they have been each year since.  As we are made aware, we will post the times and locations in the general Sag Harbor/East Hampton/Bridgehampton areas.  If you know of a ceremony or remembrance taking place in the greater Sag Harbor area, please let us know by e-mailing sagchamber@peconic.net


Friday
12

Saturday
13
Sag Harbor Farmer's Market will take place each Saturday on Bay Street in Sag Harbor, in the parking lot next to Marine Park.  Hours of operation will be between 9am and 12 noon.

HarborFest 2008
Friday September 12th - Sunday September 14th

Ths annual celebration of Sag Harbor's maritime and whaling history will this year be the culmination of the countless events and activities during the Village's 300th anniversary!  There will be Whaleboat Races, Historic Tours and Displays, Music, a Parade, A Taste of Sag Harbor and more!  While our 2008 schedule is yet to be finalized, look at what we did during HarboeFest last year as a sample! Click HERE to go to the HarborFest 2007 Menu, where you can view full Descriptions, a Schedule of Events, Map & Directions and More
 


Friday, September 12, 2008

6:30pm Old Fashioned Clam & Lobster Bake ($75) Sag Harbor Whaling Museum

Saturday September 13, 2008


 
9:00 am (until 12 noon) Family Sidewalk Art Long Wharf
10:00 am 300th Anniversary Festival Parade Up Main Street (Begins at Palmer Terrace)
10:00 am (to 3:00 pm) Farmer's Market Long Wharf
10:00 am (to 5:00 pm) Exhibit:  Whaling Captains
by Pamela Lawson and Suzan Smyth
John Jermain Memorial Library
10:00 am Exhibit:  "Oil!  Whales... Wells... What Next ???" Sag Harbor Whaling Museum
10:00 am Coast Guard Vessel Open for Inspection Long Wharf
11:00 am (to 3:00 pm) Children's Fair to Benefit Alex's Promise
presented by the Koehne Family
Custom House Lawn
11:00 am (to 4:00 pm) Classic Boat Display
presented by the East End Classic Boat Sociaty
Long Wharf
11:00 am Walking Tour: "Maritime Sag Harbor"
presented by the Southampton Town Trails Preservation Society
Long Wharf
11:00 am
(film will repeat)
Film:  "Steinbeck in Sag Harbor" Bay Street Theatre
11:00 am Exhibit:  "Trout Pond" Annie Cooper Boyd House
Sag Harbor Historical Society Headquarters
12 noon Whaleboat Races: Eliminations Windmill Beach/Long Wharf
12 noon Whaling Chanteys: Sampawan's Creek Windmill & Long Wharf
1:00 pm (to 3:00 pm)
(show repeats)
Vintage Postcard Show:  Early Sag Harbor, presented by
Sag Harbor Village Historian Joe Markowski
Bay Street Theatre
1:00 pm
(and again at 3:00 pm)
Walking Tour: Historic Eastville
and  Exhibit:  The Butler and Maeder Families
Heritage House/Sears Catalog House
Eastville Community Historical Society Headquarters
1:00 pm Walking Tour: Oakland Cemetery Oakland Cemetery
1:00 pm Concert: Sag Harbor Community Band Windmill & Long Wharf
2:00 pm (to 2:30 pm) HarborFest Story Time for Kids John Jermain Memorial Library
2:00 pm (to 4:00 pm) African American/Native American Food Tastings ($5) Heritage House/Sears Catalog House
Eastville Community Historical Society Headquarters
2:30 pm Coast Guard Display & Knot Tying Demonstrations Long Wharf
3:00 pm Whaleboat Races: Eliminations Windmill Beach & Harbor
3:00 pm Walking Tour: Historic Eastville
and  Exhibit:  The Butler and Maeder Families
Heritage House/Sears Catalog House
Eastville Community Historical Society Headquarters
3:00 pm (to 5:00 pm) Concert: Dixieland & Jazz Bay Street Theater (on the patio)
5:00 pm Cedar Point Lighthouse Lantern Tour Cedar Point Park & Lighthouse
5:00 pm Art Gallery Tour:  "A Walk Down Gallery Row" At Sag Harbor's Art Galleries
Meet at the Windmll/Long Wharf
5:30 pm Walking Tour: Twilight in the Old Burying Ground Old Burying Ground
(Behind the Whalers Church)
6:00 pm Book Reading & Discussion: "A Simple Courage" Canio's Books
6:30 pm Concert:  The Lone Sharks Marine Park

Sunday September 14, 2008


 
8:00 am (to 11 am) Worship Services Churches & Synagogues
8:00 am -12 Noon Fire Department Pancake Breakfast ($12 / $8) Brick Kiln Road/Columbia Street Fire House
9:00 am First Annual HarborFest 1-mile Run
9:30 am First Annual H arborFest 5-K Run/Walk
10:00 am (to 1:00 pm) Classic Boat Display Long Wharf
10:00 am (to 4:00 pm) Boat Building Display  Long Wharf
11:00 am (to 4:00 pm) Exhibit: "Trout Pond" Annie Cooper Boyd House/
Sag Harbor Historical Society Headquarters
11:00 am Walking Tour: "Women's Lives" Meet at the Windmill on Long Wharf
11:00 am Whalers Church Open & Tours Old Whalers Church
11:30 am (to 1:30 pm) Antiques Appraisal Dock Show
presented by Joan Carlson
Sag Harbor Yacht Club
12 noon Whaling Chanteys: John Corr Windmill & Long Wharf
12 Noon Whaleboat Races: Semi-Finals Windmill Beach & Harbor
1:00 pm Contest:  Old Fashioned Tug-O-War Windmill Beach
1:00 pm "A Taste of Sag Harbor"  Food Fair
to benefit the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry
Long Wharf
1:00 pm Clam Chowder Contest Long Wharf
1:00 pm Classic Boat Parade In the Harbor
1:30 pm Coast Guard Displays & Knot Tying Demonstrations Long Wharf
2:00 pm Cedar Point Lighthouse Walk Cedar Point Park & Lighthouse
2:00 pm Open House and Historical Talk:
Temple Adas Israel
Temple Adas Israel
2:00 pm (to 4:00 pm) Exhibit:  The Butler and Maeder Families Heritage House/Sears Catalog House
Eastville Community Historical Society Headquarters
3:00 pm Whaleboat Races: Championships Windmill & Long Wharf
4:00 pm Clam Shucking Contest Long Wharf
4:30 pm HarborFest Awards Ceremony Long Wharf
5:00 pm
(doors open at 4:00 pm)
Concert:  Hal McKusick Jazz
with opening acts "Edna's Kin" and Terry Sullivan
Whalers Church

Ongoing Weekend Events


 
HarborFest Window Display Contest, sponsored by
the Ladies Village Improvement Society of Sag Harbor
Windows will be judged on
Wed. 9/10 and Thurs. 9/11
Main Street and throughout
the Business District
Boat Building Demonstrations 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Long Wharf
Whaling Museum Open 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (Sat)
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (Sun)
Main & Garden Streets
Custom House Museum Open 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Main & Garden Streets
Fire Department Museum 12 noon - 4:00 pm Church & Sage Streets
United States Coast Guard
Safety Checks
12 noon - 4:00 pm Long Wharf
Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Information Center
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Windmill on Long Wharf
Refreshments from Scouts 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Long Wharf
WLNG Live Coverage 8:00 am - 5:00 pm in front of the Windmill
Please be sure to visit the many Local Non-Profit and
Charitable Organzations who will have tables and displays
on Long Wharf throughout the weekend.
All Weekend Long Long Wharf


Sunday
14
Pancake Breakfast from 8am-12noon, at the Brick Kiln Road/Columbia Street Fire Department Headquarters.  Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, Hash Browns, Saugsage, Bacon, Juice, Coffee, and Fun!  Admission is $12 for adults and $6 for children.  To be held every Sunday from August 24 through September 21.  For more information, please call 725-0252, or for  about the Sag Harbor Fire Department, visit www.sagharborfd.com

Monday
15

Tuesday
16
Stepfamily Day

Wednesday
17
Constitution Day

Thursday
18
     

Friday
19

Saturday
 20
Sag Harbor Farmer's Market will take place each Saturday on Bay Street in Sag Harbor, in the parking lot next to Marine Park.  Hours of operation will be between 9am and 12 noon.

Sunday
 21
International Day of Peace - a day where individuals around the world unite in a worldwide movement to create a Global Ceasefire and a day of peace and nonviolence.

Pancake Breakfast from 8am-12noon, at the Brick Kiln Road/Columbia Street Fire Department Headquarters.  Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, Hash Browns, Saugsage, Bacon, Juice, Coffee, and Fun!  Admission is $12 for adults and $6 for children.  To be held every Sunday from August 24 through September 21.  For more information, please call 725-0252, or for  about the Sag Harbor Fire Department, visit www.sagharborfd.com


Monday
22
Autumnal Equinox, First Day of Autumn

Tuesday
 23

17th Annual Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce Golf Open, at the Noyac Golf & Country Club, on Wildwood Road in Noyac/Sag Harbor.  An entry fee of $175 per golfer includes the following:
  • Check-In at 10:45am, Lunch at 11am, and Shotgun Start at 12 noon.  Rain or shine!
  • Light Lunch, followed by Tournament at the Club
  • Cocktail Hour With Hors D'oeuvres after the Tournament
  • Halfway House Drinks
  • The Jet Blue Challenge Returns! with a chance to win Golf Vacations on each 3-par hole (with a Hole-in-One), and a chance for a $10,000 Hole-In-One Prize in a separate playoff
  • Carts Included - NO Metal Spikes
  • Tons of Raffle Prizes and a 50/50 Raffle Too!
Business Sponsorship Opportunities:

Wednesday
 24

Thursday
 25

Friday
 26
Native American Day

Saturday
 27
Sag Harbor Farmer's Market will take place each Saturday on Bay Street in Sag Harbor, in the parking lot next to Marine Park.  Hours of operation will be between 9am and 12 noon.

Sunday
 28
Gold Star Mothers' Day - a day dedicated to honor America's Gold Star Mothers: any American woman who has lost a son or daughter in the line of duty in the Armed Forces.

Monday
29
Rosh Hashanah, Begins at Sundown.  Commonly known as the start to the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah begins a ten-day begin a self-examination and repentance that ends with the holiday of Yom Kippur.

Tuesday
30
Rosh Hashanah, First Day

Throughout
September
Sag Harbor Chamber's Tourist Information Center is now open at the Windmill on Long Wharf.  Hours are 10-4, weather permitting.  Pick up useful literature about Sag Harbor and the Chamber, chat with our delightful staff, and perhaps buy a T-Shirt, Mug, or Key Chain to remind you about the wonderful time you had in Sag Harbor!  Open Daily until Labor Day, Weekends through Columbus Day.

Sag Harbor Farmer's Market will take place each Saturday on Bay Street in Sag Harbor, in the parking lot next to Marine Park.  Hours of operation will be between 9am and 12 noon.


The Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce maintains its Calendar of Events pages for the promotion of community events taking place in the greater Sag Harbor/Noyac/North Haven areas, as well as events sponsored by Sag Harbor Chamber Members, regardless of the event location.  We therefore reserve the right not to list events taking place outside of this area, or those sponsored by those businesses that are not Sag Harbor Chamber Members in good standing.
If your organization or business is hosting or sponsoring such an event, notify us by E-Mail at sagchamber@peconic.net, by Fax at either 725-3028 or 725-8245, or by Postal Mail at PO Box 2810, Sag Harbor, NY 11963.


Details of events and activities listed on our Calendar of Events pages are subject to change without notice by the event sponsor, including dates/rain dates, times, admission fees, attendance limits, or other restrictions.  Please verify any and all details of an event before making arrangements to attend. The Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce provides details of events as a community service for informational and promotional purposes only, and should not be implied to be a co-sponsor of any event, unless otherwise specifically stated.  The Chamber is neither responsible for, nor liable for any problems that arise between the patron and the sponsor.

Our Calendar of Events pages are updated as we receive notification of future events.  For further information on any event, please contact the Event Sponsor first.  , or the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce.
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