Letters

I moved here in 1978, and I waitressed at the Corner Bar while going to college. The town was bawdy and wild, with a long history of a tight community of writers, artists, fishermen, firewomen — and I had never seen anything like it. I loved this town from the minute I set foot.

I have watched us and had opinions about, and argued over, roundabouts, parking, politics, development and the color of the sky. I have seen the community spirit and kindness as we protect each other during COVID, buy houses for fire victims, food bank, clothing drive, and support our children, the environment and the arts. I am proud of the community of Sag Harbor.

As an arts person, a community member, a church person, this place is very dear to me. The renovations are more than classy done by local and renowned architect Lee Skolnick to maintain the character of the town, the building and the community.

In a time when churches are closing, we as a community are beyond blessed to have the visionaries of The Church to fill this void with children’s classes, talks, movies, outreach, art and spectacle.

With the town growing and changing sometimes, it seems impossible to control the development and the de-beautiful small-towning. This building, this organization, is an example of what we could only dream of for our town.

Thank you, Eric, Sara, Sheri, Talena, and April, for the gift of The Church to Sag Harbor.

Julie Keyes

Sag Harbor