The New York State Marine Rescue Center has issued a reminder that cold stun season is approaching and that its 24-hour stranding hotline is open for those who come upon... more
The Sag Harbor Historical Museum was awarded a $10,000 grant to restore headstones in Sag Harbor’s Old Burying Ground on Union Street. The grant was from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, which supports projects that highlight New York history. The group of headstones to be repaired were severely damaged in the Hurricane of 1938 and have remained broken in multiple pieces and partially buried in the ground since that time. The headstones are a valuable part of Sag Harbor history, telling a story reaching back to the Revolutionary War. Capt. Lester BeeBee, the patriarch of the BeeBee family was ...
19 Dec 2024 by Staff Writer
LTV Studios will host a Community Cookie Exchange on Saturday, December 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. Guests may enjoy cookies, music, crafts, and raffles. Proceeds will go toward paying for LTV’s new roof and to the South Fork Performing Arts Education Fund. Nonperishable food items will also be collected for LTV’s Little Free Food Pantry in exchange for cookies to take home for the holidays. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at ltveh.org.
16 Dec 2024 by Staff Writer
Start the new year with a chance to do some good by braving the cold Atlantic for the 26th annual Wainscott Polar Bear Plunge, sponsored by the Seafood Shop’s Colin Mather, with all proceeds going to the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry. This is the only fundraising event held each year for the Sag Harbor Food Pantry, which serves more than 100 families a week and over 500 family members, all of whom reside in Sag Harbor. Participants should arrive by 2 p.m. to get ready for the 2:30 p.m. plunge at Beach Lane in Wainscott. All registered participants will ...
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Joy Jan Jones, a jazz singer who has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and nightclubs and theaters throughout New York, will sing jazz songs from the Great American Song Book at the First Presbyterian Church of Southampton, 2 South Main Street in Southampton, on Saturday, December 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. The concert is a benefit performance for Maureen’s Haven Homeless Outreach. Jones will be accompanied by her band, The Fiancés. Tickets are $45 per person, which includes a reception with Jones and the musicians following the concert. Go to maureenshaven.org or call 631-727-6831 for more information.
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A holiday concert will be presented by the Sag Harbor Community Band and the Sweet Adelines Long Island Sound Chorus on Saturday, December 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Whalers’ Church on Union Street in Sag Harbor. Admission is free.
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Each Sunday in January, the Neo-Political Cowgirls will lead a variety of creative workshops designed to bring multigenerational women together to create art, to create space, and to create community. This year’s theme will be “Journey to a New Horizon” and workshop leaders will take participants on a creative and co-creative journey through the course of the afternoon. Beginning with centering and connection and concluding with reflection, these workshops are designed to utilize the arts as tools to cultivate community. Veronica Mezzina, textile artist and painter, will kick off the month on January 5, followed by Melora Griffis, painter, writer ...
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The annual Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Heart of the Hamptons is set for Saturday, December 14, at 9:30 a.m. For this event, hundreds brave the winter cold to take a plunge in the Atlantic Ocean at Coopers Beach in Southampton. All plungers will receive a Polar Bear Plunge knit hat. Participants and spectators are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy for a child in need this holiday season. Some participants come in festive attire for a chance to win the costume contest. Hot refreshments will be provided after the plunge by the Golden Pear, Shippy’s, 7-Eleven and local chef ...
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The Madoo Conservancy will be open for its 12th annual Merry Madoo holiday fair in the garden on Saturday, December 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors with holiday gifts are participating, plus the Madoo shop will have a booth open offering Sneeboer garden tools, Madoo pottery and other garden gifts. Madoo-made gifts such as clove-studded Lady Apple pomanders, fresh-cut greens from the garden, and top-size (Madoo-grown) paperwhites are available at the Madoo booth as well. Roasted chestnuts, vin chaude and mulled cider are on the menu. Among the vendors are Figaro Apothecary, Gretchen Comly, Hoare & Hoare Antiques, ...
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Staff Writer on Nov 22, 2024