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

Tuesday
January 1

Wednesday
January 2

Thursday
January 3
Parents' Support Group: Aspergers and HFA (AHA)  at the John Jermain Memorial Library, corner of Main and Union Streets in Sag Harbor, at 7:30pm.  For more information call 725-0049 or visit http://sagharbor.suffolk.lib.ny.us

Friday
January 4
Monthly Meeting: Sag Harbor Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) for the Town of Southampton, to discuss matters before the Southampton Town Board.  To be held at 4:30pm at the Library of Pierson Middle-High School, 200 jermain Avenue in Sag Harbor.  Please enter from the Division Street parking lot.

The Picture Show at Bay Street: "On The Town," featuring Gene Kelly, at 8:00pm.  Admission is $5.  Dinner and Movie packages available at the American Hotel for $24.95.  For more information on the movie, 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


Saturday
January 5
Trail Hike: Bay to Bay (7 miles), sponsored by the Southampton Trails Preservation Society.  Meet at Munn's County Park in Hampton Bays, on Montauk Highway, at 10am.  Participants are asked to bring their own water and snack.  For more information, call Tony Garro at 725-5861 or e-mail southamptontrailspreservationsociety@hotmail.com.  Or visit their website at www.hike-li.org/stps

Art Workshop: Introduction to Sight Size Technique,", a two-day workshop presented by the Grenning Sculpture Showroom, 17 Washington Street in Sag Harbor, from 10am-5om each of the two days.  Registratin fee is $295.   For more information, call 725-8469 or visit www.grenninggallery.com.

Spaghetti Dinner to raise funds toward Pierson Varsity Softball Team's trip to Spring Training in Orlando, Florida.  From 5pm-9pm in the Cafeteria of the Pierson-Middle High School, 200 Jermain Avenue in Sag Harbor.  Dinners will be $10 for adults and $5 for kids.  For more information, call 725-5302 or visit www.sagharborschools.org

The Picture Show at Bay Street: "An American in Paris," featuring Gene Kelly, at 8:00pm.  Admission is $5.  Dinner and Movie packages available at the American Hotel for $24.95.  For more information on the movie, 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

"Artists' Way" Book Group Presentation  as members share how they worked through Julia Cameron's book on the 'creative process.'  At Canio's Books, 290 Main Street in Sag Harbor, at 6pm.  You're invited to join the Group as they continue the process.  For more information, call Maryann Calendrill or Kathryn Szoka at 725-4926 or visit www.caniosbooks.com


Sunday
January 6
Epihany, The 12 Days of Christmas end with the feast of Epiphany.

Trail Hike: Barcelona Neck (4 miles), sponsored by the Southampton Trails Preservation Society.  Meet at the parking lot of the Sag Harbor Golf Course, off Route 114 (East Hampton Turnpike) in Sag Harbor, at 10am.  For more information, call 725-3942 or e-mail southamptontrailspreservationsociety@hotmail.com.  Or visit their website at www.hike-li.org/stps


Monday
January 7
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
January 8

Wednesday
January 9

Thursday
January 10
Save the Eagle's Day help save the American Bald Eagle.  For more information, visit www.eagles.org

Islamic New Year

Special Sag Harbor Union Free School District Vote  held in the gymnasium of the Pierson Middle-High School, 200 Jermain Avenue in Sag Harbor.  Polls will be open from 8am-8pm.  For more information, call 725-5302 or visit www.sagharborschools.org

Meeting: Friends of the John Jermain Memorial Library, at the John Jermain Memorial Library, corner of Main and Union Streets in Sag Harbor, at 2pm.  For more information call 725-0049 or visit http://sagharbor.suffolk.lib.ny.us

Meeting: Sag Harbor Board of Historic Preservation and Architectural Review, at 5pm at the Municipal Building, 55 Main Street, Sag Harbor.  For more information, call 725-0222 or visit www.sagharborvillage.com

Southampton Trails Preservation Society Monthly Meeting, from 7pm-9pm in the lower level meeting room of Southampton Town Hall, 116 Hampton Road in Southampton.  All are welcome.  For more information, call Gloria Berk at 283-2638  or e-mail southamptontrailspreservationsociety@hotmail.com.  Or visit their website at www.hike-li.org/stps

"Career Change: Becoming a Teacher," an informational program held at the John Jermain Memorial Library, corner of Main and Union Streets in Sag Harbor, starting at 7pm.  For more information call 725-0049 or visit http://sagharbor.suffolk.lib.ny.us


Friday
January 11
Amelia Earhart Day, January 11, 1935, Amelia Earhart became the first person, man or woman, to fly solo across the pacific. Another famous flight was her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic, May 20-21, 1932, the first for a woman.  For more information, please visit www.ameliaearhart.com

Photo Exhibit: "Faces & Places,", featuring the photography of Bruno Barbey, Eric Meola, Steve McCurry and Jake Rajs.  At the Tulla Booth Gallery, 66 Main Street in Sag Harbor, through January 25th.  Opening reception from 5pm-7pm.  For more information, please call 725-3100 or visit www.tullaboothgallery.com

Friday at the Movies: "Adam's Apples," at the John Jermain Memorial Library, corner of Main and Union Streets in Sag Harbor.  Doors open at 6:15pm, and the film begins at 6:30pm.  Admission is FREE, but children must be accompanied by an adult.  For more information call 725-0049 or visit http://sagharbor.suffolk.lib.ny.us

The Picture Show at Bay Street: "King Creole (50th Anniversary)," featuring Elvis Presley, at 8:00pm.  Admission is $5.  Dinner and Movie packages available at the American Hotel for $24.95.  For more information on the movie, 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


Saturday
January 12
Trail Hike: Elliston Park (5 miles), sponsored by the Southampton Trails Preservation Society.  Meet at the Elliston Park entrance on Millstone Brook Road and Scott Road in Southampton at 10am.  For more information, call 283-5376 or e-mail southamptontrailspreservationsociety@hotmail.com.  Or visit their website at www.hike-li.org/stps

Meeting: North Haven Trails Association at North Haven Village Hall, on Ferry Road in North Haven, beginning at 10am.  Agenda will include Election of Officers and Directors, as well as a presentation on owls in the area by Jim Ash of the South Fork Natural History Museum.  For more information, please call 725-4764.

Goat on a Boat Theater Presents "The Chicken Show," presented by Liz Joyce and a Couple of Puppets.  Showtimes at 11am and 3pm, in the Parish Hall of the Christ Episcopal Church, East Union Street in Sag Harbor. Tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for grandparents, and $5 for children under 3.  For more information or to make reservations, please call 725-4193 or visit www.acoupleofpuppets.com

Book Reading: "From Childhood to Christhood," by local author Joecelyn Ranucci, at the John Jermain Memorial Library, corner of Main and Union Streets in Sag Harbor, at 2:00pm.   For more information or to reserve your space, please call 725-0049 or visit http://sagharbor.suffolk.lib.ny.us

Art Exhibit: "Salon d'Hiver," featuring the works of Eric Dever, Barbara Hadden, Curt Hope, Bruce McCombs, Antonio Perez Melero, Cuca Romley and Federico Schiaffino.  At the Winter Tree Gallery, 125 Main Street, 2nd Floor, in Sag Harbor.  Opening reception from 5pm-7pm.  Exhibit runs through March 20th.  For more information, please call 725-0097, or visit www.wintertreegallery.com

The Picture Show at Bay Street: "Jailhouse Rock," featuring Elvis Presley, at 8:00pm.  Admission is $5.  Dinner and Movie packages available at the American Hotel for $24.95.  For more information on the movie, 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


Sunday
January 13
Sunrise to Sunset Winter Waterfowl Count, a census of bird life from Amagansett to Shinnecock. sponsored by SOFO, the South Fork Natural History Society.  To volunteer to join a team, call Jim Ash at the SOFO Museum, 377 Sag Harbor-Bridgehampton Tpke in Bridgehampton, at  537-9735, e-mail sofo@hamptons.com or visit www.sofo.org

Trail Hike: Hubbard/Sears Ramble (5 miles), sponsored by the Southampton Trails Preservation Society.  Meet on Red Creek Road in Hampton Bays, 100 yards East of Route 25, at 10am.  For more information, call 574-8844 or e-mail southamptontrailspreservationsociety@hotmail.com.  Or visit their website at www.hike-li.org/stps

Sag Harbor Cub Scout Pack 455's Annual Pinewood Derby, to be held in the gymnasium of the Stella Maris Regional Catholic School, on the corner of Division Street and East Union Street in Sag Harbor.  Meeting first at 1pm followed by model car racing competition.  Hot Dogs, snacks, and refreshments will be available for sale to help raise funds for the Scouts.  For more information, please call 725-3140.


Monday
January 14
Meeting: Sag Harbor Harbor Committee, at 5pm at the Municipal Building, 55 Main Street, Sag Harbor.  For more information, call 725-0222 or visit www.sagharborvillage.com

Meeting: Sag Harbor Board of Education.  Executive Session meeting will begin at 6pm, followed by Public Meeting at 7:30pm in the Pierson Gymnasium, 200 Jermain Avenue in Sag Harbor.  Open to the public.  For more information, call 725-5302 or visit www.sagharborschools.org

"The History an Role of Town Trustees," an informational meeting sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons.  Representatives of both East Hampton Town and Southampton Town will be present to speak about paast and present issues.  Begins at 7pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork, 977 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike (near the intersection with Scuttlehole Road).  For more information, please call 537-0132 or visit www.uucsf.org


Tuesday
January 15
Meeting: Sag Harbor Zoning Board of Appeals, at 6:30pm at the Municipal Building, 55 Main Street, Sag Harbor.  For more information, call 725-0222 or visit www.sagharborvillage.com

Wednesday
January 16
Meeting: Trustees of the John Jermain Memorial Library, at the John Jermain Memorial Library, corner of Main and Union Streets in Sag Harbor, at 5:15pm.  For more information call 725-0049 or visit http://sagharbor.suffolk.lib.ny.us

Thursday
January 17
Benjamin Franklin's Birthday, Born in Boston on January 17th, Benjamin Franklin was known to all as an exemplary member of the Founding Fathers of our great nation.  He will be remembered as an inventor, scientist, statesman, printer, librarian, musician, philosopher and economist.  Most of all, he will be remembered for being a great man.

Friday
January 18

Saturday
January 19
Goat on a Boat Theater Presents "Astrograss," a New York City-based musical group, performing bluegrass tunes for kids.  Showtimes at 11am and 1pm, in the Parish Hall of the Christ Episcopal Church, East Union Street in Sag Harbor. Tickets are $10 for adults, $9 for grandparents, and $5 for children under 3.  For more information or to make reservations, please call 725-4193 or visit www.acoupleofpuppets.com

Book Reading: "Dark Noon: The Final Voyage of the Fishing Boat Pelican," by local author Tom Clavin.  At the Romany Kramoris Gallery, 41 Main Street in Sag Harbor, from 4:30pm-6:30pm.  For more information, please call 725-2499 or visit www.kramorisgallery.com


Sunday
January 20
Trail Hike: Long Pond Greenbelt (4 miles), sponsored by the Southampton Trails Preservation Society.  Meet at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, at the corner of Sag Harbor-Bridgehampton Turnpike and Jermain Avenue, at 10am.  For more information, call 725-4237 or e-mail southamptontrailspreservationsociety@hotmail.com.  Or visit their website at www.hike-li.org/stps

Monday
January 21
Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday
January 22

Wednesday
January 23

Thursday
January 24

Friday
January 25

Saturday
January 26
Australia Day, Australia's holiday to look back proudly on their achievements and celebrate the prospect of a successful future.

Sunday
January 27

Monday
January 28
Christa McAuliffe Day, Observed to commemorate Christa McAuliffe and the other 6 astronauts killed when the space shuttle Challenger exploded after take-off on January 28, 1986.

Tuesday
January 29

Wednesday
January 30

Thursday
January 31
Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meeting, to be held at the New Paradise Cafe, on Main Street in Sag Harbor.  Networking Hour (cash bar) begins at 6:30pm and the Dinner and Meeting begins at 7:30pm. Special Program will include presentation of the results of the Chamber's 2007 Membership and Business Community Survey!  Price is $30 per person, tax and tip included.  RSVPs are important, so PLEASE call Alan Fruitstone at 725-9070 or Robert Evjen at 725-0200 x118 to reserve your place.  Or e-mail the Chamber at sagchamber@peconic.net.  Visit our website at www.sagharborchamber.com

Throughout
January
January is National Thank You Month

January is National Eye Care Month

January is National Volunteer Blood Month

Customer Appreciation Day,"  coffee and donuts are served at Apple Bank, Main Street, Sag Harbor, the first Friday of each month, during lobby hours.  In appreciation of all of our customers, both existing and new!  Let us introduce ourselves to you!  For more info, call 725-2200.


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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