Old Whalers’ Restoration Complete
The Old Whalers’ Church, which dates back to 1844, is a Sag Harbor icon. Even without its massive steeple (lost in the 1938 hurricane) architect Minard Lafever’s imposing edifice still has the power to...
View ArticleEast End Weekend: Highlights of What to Do July 25 to 27
From fast-growing local bands to slow food snail suppers, there's plenty to do on the East End this weekend. Here are some highlights. The post East End Weekend: Highlights of What to Do July 25 to 27...
View ArticleIce Cream Social Returns
The Old Whalers’ Church will hold its annual Ice Cream Social on Saturday, August 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the front lawn of the church at 44 Union Street in Sag Harbor. The post Ice Cream Social Returns...
View ArticleA Conversation with Chris Mergener
Chris Mergener is the interim pastor at the Old Whalers’ Church. He arrived in Sag Harbor at the end of the summer and has plans to stay here indefinitely. He spoke about his past, and his hopes for...
View ArticleKlauss Brings Bach, And Beyond, to the Old Whalers’ Church
“Sag Harbor is known for its literary community, and it’s known for its jazz, its theatre, its artists and painters. But the thing that Sag Harbor doesn’t have is a classical music series, and I...
View ArticleHosannas For the Grand Illusion at Old Whalers’ Church
It is a very convincing “trompe l’oeil” — the French expression for a “trick of the eye” — that creates the optical illusion of a grand Sag Harbor space that doesn’t actually exist. The post Hosannas...
View ArticleChoral Society Celebrates 70th Anniversary with World Premiere
Although classical music composer, conductor and performer Victoria Bond founded an innovative music series 19 years ago which she called Cutting Edge Concerts, and is its Artistic Director, she...
View ArticleOld and New Selections To Be Featured in ‘Bach Before and Beyond’
For sure, audiences will recognize a few in the "Bach Before and Beyond" program’s second half. No humming along, please. The post Old and New Selections To Be Featured in ‘Bach Before and Beyond’...
View Article175th Anniversary of Old Whalers’ Church Dedication To Be Celebrated May 12
A thousand people turned out on Union Street in Sag Harbor on May 16, 1844 for the dedication of the First Presbyterian congregation’s third building in the village, the massive Egyptian Revival...
View ArticleFormer Manse To Old Whalers’ Church Is On The Market
A historic former manse to Sag Harbor’s iconic Old Whalers’ Church has hit the market. The home at 12 Suffolk Street on a 0.29-acre lot in the heart of the village dates back to 1765, when the walls...
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