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

Friday
 1

Saturday
 2
Sag Harbor Farmer's Market each Saturday, on Bay Street in Sag Harbor, in the parking lot by Marine Park.  Hours of operation will be between 9am and 12 noon.

The Vladimir Nielsen Piano Festival, featuring aspiring and highly talented piano students, and dedicated to the famous pianist and teacher, Vladimir Nielsen.  Performances Saturday, August 2, Saturday, August 9, Saturday, August 16, and a Concert Gala & Clam Bake on Saturday, August 23.  All concerts begin at 5pm, and are held at the home of Rob and Alexandra Maimone, 64 Laurel Trail in Sag Harbor.  Recital tickets are $15 per person (children free) and Concert Gala & Clam Bake tickets are $75 per person.  For reservations or for more information, please call 631-899-4074 or visit them online at www.nielsenfest.com


Sunday
 3
Friendship Day, is a day to recognize your friends and their contribution to your life. Friendship helps to bring peace and positivity to the globe - a great reason to celebrate!  Friendship Day occours on the first Sunday of August.  For more information, please visit www.friendship.com.au/friendday.html

Monday
 4
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
 5
Free Evening Concerts, Tuesdays during July (starting July 8) and August, by the Sag Harbor Community Band, in front of the American Legion Building, Bay Street, 8pm-9pm.  Bring your own beach chair.

Wednesday
 6

Thursday
 7
Free Evening Concert: Caroline Doctorow, part of the Free Summer Concert Series, Thursdays in August, sponsored by the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce.  To be held at Marine Park, on Bay Street in Sag Harbor.  Concerts begin at 7:30pm.  Bring a blanket, beach chairs, friends, and an appetite for great music!  Bring a picnic dinner or snacks, or support our local Girl Scouts by buying snacks from them at their food table. Sponsored by:  Suffolk County National Bank, Weber & Grahn Conditioning Corp., Keyspan, Fisher’s Home Furnishings, Island Group Administration, Inc., Bridgehampton National Bank, Apple Bank, and F. Michael Hemmer Land Surveyor.

Other 2008 Chamber Concerts are: Thursday August 14: Six Gun, Thursday August 21: Big Band East, and Thursday August 28: Vivian & the Merrymakers.


Friday
 8

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

The Vladimir Nielsen Piano Festival, featuring aspiring and highly talented piano students, and dedicated to the famous pianist and teacher, Vladimir Nielsen.  Performances Saturday, August 2, Saturday, August 9, Saturday, August 16, and a Concert Gala & Clam Bake on Saturday, August 23.  All concerts begin at 5pm, and are held at the home of Rob and Alexandra Maimone, 64 Laurel Trail in Sag Harbor.  Recital tickets are $15 per person (children free) and Concert Gala & Clam Bake tickets are $75 per person.  For reservations or for more information, please call 631-899-4074 or visit them online at www.nielsenfest.com


Sunday
 10

Monday
 11

Tuesday
 12
Free Evening Concerts, Tuesdays during July (starting July 8) and August, by the Sag Harbor Community Band, in front of the American Legion Building, Bay Street, 8pm-9pm.  Bring your own beach chair.

Wednesday
 13

Thursday
 14
Free Evening Concert: Six Gun, part of the Free Summer Concert Series, Thursdays in August, sponsored by the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce.  To be held at Marine Park, on Bay Street in Sag Harbor.  Concerts begin at 7:30pm.  Bring a blanket, beach chairs, friends, and an appetite for great music!  Bring a picnic dinner or snacks, or support our local Girl Scouts by buying snacks from them at their food table. Sponsored by:  Suffolk County National Bank, Weber & Grahn Conditioning Corp., Keyspan, Fisher’s Home Furnishings, Island Group Administration, Inc.

Other 2008 Chamber Concerts are: Thursday August 7: Caroline Doctorow, Thursday August 21: Big Band East, and Thursday August 28: Vivian & the Merrymakers.


Friday
 15
Assumption Day, a feast commemorating the Virgin Mary being taken up into heaven.

Saturday
 16
Sag Harbor Farmer's Market each Saturday, on Bay Street in Sag Harbor, in the parking lot by Marine Park.  Hours of operation will be between 9am and 12 noon.

The Vladimir Nielsen Piano Festival, featuring aspiring and highly talented piano students, and dedicated to the famous pianist and teacher, Vladimir Nielsen.  Performances Saturday, August 2, Saturday, August 9, Saturday, August 16, and a Concert Gala & Clam Bake on Saturday, August 23.  All concerts begin at 5pm, and are held at the home of Rob and Alexandra Maimone, 64 Laurel Trail in Sag Harbor.  Recital tickets are $15 per person (children free) and Concert Gala & Clam Bake tickets are $75 per person.  For reservations or for more information, please call 631-899-4074 or visit them online at www.nielsenfest.com

The Comedy Club at Bay Street: Dom Irrera at 11:00pm.  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


Sunday
 17

Monday
 18
The Comedy Club at Bay Street: Craig Shoemaker 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
 19
National Aviation Day, celebrated on the birthday of Orville Wright, who was born August 19, 1871 in Dayton, Ohio. Along with his brother Wilbur, he invented and built the first successful controllable airplane.

Free Evening Concerts, Tuesdays during July (starting July 8) and August, by the Sag Harbor Community Band, in front of the American Legion Building, Bay Street, 8pm-9pm.  Bring your own beach chair.


Wednesday
 20

Thursday
 21
Free Evening Concert: Big Band East, part of the Free Summer Concert Series, Thursdays in August, sponsored by the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce.  To be held at Marine Park, on Bay Street in Sag Harbor.  Concerts begin at 7:30pm.  Bring a blanket, beach chairs, friends, and an appetite for great music!  Bring a picnic dinner or snacks, or support our local Girl Scouts by buying snacks from them at their food table. Sponsored by:  Suffolk County National Bank, Weber & Grahn Conditioning Corp., Keyspan, Fisher’s Home Furnishings, Island Group Administration, Inc.

Other 2008 Chamber Concerts are: Thursday August 7: Caroline Doctorow, Thursday August 14: Six Gun, and Thursday August 28: Vivian & the Merrymakers.


Friday
 22

Saturday
 23
Sag Harbor Farmer's Market each Saturday, on Bay Street in Sag Harbor, in the parking lot by Marine Park.  Hours of operation will be between 9am and 12 noon.

The Vladimir Nielsen Piano Festival, featuring aspiring and highly talented piano students, and dedicated to the famous pianist and teacher, Vladimir Nielsen.  Performances Saturday, August 2, Saturday, August 9, Saturday, August 16, and a Concert Gala & Clam Bake on Saturday, August 23.  All concerts begin at 5pm, and are held at the home of Rob and Alexandra Maimone, 64 Laurel Trail in Sag Harbor.  Recital tickets are $15 per person (children free) and Concert Gala & Clam Bake tickets are $75 per person.  For reservations or for more information, please call 631-899-4074 or visit them online at www.nielsenfest.com

The Comedy Club at Bay Street: Judah Friedlander 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


Sunday
 24

Monday
 25
The Comedy Club at Bay Street: Eddie Griffin at 10:00pm.  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
 26
Women's Equality Day, is observed to remember the day women gained the right to equality. U.S. 19th Amendment - Women's Right to Vote 1920.

Free Evening Concerts, Tuesdays during July (starting July 8) and August, by the Sag Harbor Community Band, in front of the American Legion Building, Bay Street, 8pm-9pm.  Bring your own beach chair.

August 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008, (Sunday-Sunday), The Hampton Classic Horse Show, Located on their beautiful 70-acre site in Bridgehampton.  The Classic is a week-long equestrian celebration, with a Children's Day, practice and qualifying events, and concluding with its world famous Grand Prix on Sunday September ?.  Largest hunter/jumper show in North America!  Family entertainment, pony rides, petting zoo & 5 show rings! $150,000 Prudential Grand Prix on Sunday, September 4th.  For information, call 537-3177, or info@hamptonclassic.com

Wednesday
 27

Thursday
 28
Free Evening Concert: Vivian & the Merrymakers, part of the Free Summer Concert Series, Thursdays in August, sponsored by the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce.  To be held at Marine Park, on Bay Street in Sag Harbor.  Concerts begin at 7:30pm.  Bring a blanket, beach chairs, friends, and an appetite for great music!  Bring a picnic dinner or snacks, or support our local Girl Scouts by buying snacks from them at their food table.  Sponsored by:  Suffolk County National Bank, Weber & Grahn Conditioning Corp., Keyspan, Fisher’s Home Furnishings, Island Group Administration, Inc., Bridgehampton National Bank, and Il Capuccino Ristorante

Other 2008 Chamber Concerts are: Thursday August 7: Caroline Doctorow, Thursday August 14: Six Gun, and Thursday August 21: Big Band East.


Friday
 29

Saturday
 30
Sag Harbor Farmer's Market each Saturday, on Bay Street in Sag Harbor, in the parking lot by Marine Park.  Hours of operation will be between 9am and 12 noon.

The Comedy Club at Bay Street: Jeffrey Ross at 11:00pm.  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


Sunday
 31
The Comedy Club at Bay Street: Jamie Kennefy at 11:00pm.  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

Throughout
August
Free Evening Concerts, Tuesdays during July (starting July 8) and August, by the Sag Harbor Community Band, in front of the American Legion Building, Bay Street, 8pm-9pm.  Bring your own beach chair.

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

Sag Harbor Chamber's Tourist Information Center is now open at the Windmill on Long Wharf.  Hours are daily from 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, then weekends through Columbus Day.

Free Thursday Evening Concert Series, sponsored by the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce.  To be held at Marine Park, on Bay Street in Sag Harbor.  Concerts begin at 7:30pm.  Bring a blanket, beach chairs, friends, and an appetite for great music!  Bring a picnic dinner or snacks, or support our local Girl Scouts by buying snacks from them at their food table.   2008 Chamber Concerts are: Thursday August 7: Caroline Doctorow, Thursday August 14: Six Gun, Thursday August 21: Big Band East, and Thursday August 28: Vivian & the Merrymakers.

"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.

Y.A.R.D.'s Safe Summer Beach Program, for teens age 12-18, to get together and socialize in a drug and alcohol free youth area.  Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday night from 8pm-11pm through August 31st.  There will be music, sports, contests, ice cream, special events, bands and more!  Run by Youth Advocacy Resource Development, a collaborative effort by NYS, Suffolk County, Southampton and East Hampton Towns, Sag Harbor Village, North Haven Village, and the Sag Harbor School District.  For more information, call Debbie Skinner at 725-5300 ext.21.

August 24, 2008 through August 31, 2008, (Sunday-Sunday), The Hampton Classic Horse Show, Located on their beautiful 70-acre site in Bridgehampton.  The Classic is a week-long equestrian celebration, with a Children's Day, practice and qualifying events, and concluding with its world famous Grand Prix on Sunday September ?.  Largest hunter/jumper show in North America!  Family entertainment, pony rides, petting zoo & 5 show rings! $150,000 Prudential Grand Prix on Sunday, September 4th.  For information, call 537-3177, or info@hamptonclassic.com

No Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meeting in July or August


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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