Celebrating Sag Harbor Culture

Photography by Michael Heller

The Sag Harbor Cultural District held its first Cultural Heritage Day on Saturday, May 21, featuring a the Heritage Day fest is a celebration of the community’s rich cultural history aimed at advancing the mission of the district — to “further the sense of Sag Harbor as a place where culture matters and creativity thrives.”

[caption id="attachment_51414" align="alignnone" width="800"] Walt Whitman lookalike and impersonator Darrel Blaine Ford listens intently as John Dagney reads a passage during a marathon reading of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" at Canio's Books during the Sag Harbor Cultural Festival on Saturday.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_51413" align="alignnone" width="800"] John Jermain Librarian Mireille Sturmann records a passage by young Ada Liberson while Brooke Williams looks on as "Sag Harbor Stories" were recorded in the John Jermain Memorial Library.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_51412" align="alignnone" width="800"] Janet Verneuille checks out images being displayed as part of the "Sag Harbor 2015-2016 - A Photographic Record" presentation in the John Jermain Memorial Library.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_51411" align="alignnone" width="800"] Georgette Grier-Key of the Eastville Community Historical Society led a tour of historical and significant places in Eastville, including the St. David African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_51409" align="alignnone" width="800"] Judy Carmichael and Grammy Award-winning composer/performer Billy Stritch during a performance entitled "Two Pianos, Four Hands - Jazz Inspired" concert at the Bay Street Theater.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_51408" align="alignnone" width="800"] Colton Dirksen bests Cindi Crain as he crosses the finish line during the Big Underpants Race during the 2016 Bambini Ball, marking the 15th Anniversary of the Goat-on-a-Boat Puppet Theater, that was held at the Bay Street Theater on Friday afternoon.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_51407" align="alignnone" width="800"] Giant bubbles were an attraction during the 2016 Bambini Ball.[/caption]