'A Night of Thanks' To Benefit Firefighters, EMTs, After Sag Harbor Fire

SAG HARBOR, NY — Hero firefighters, EMTs and police who rushed to battle a blaze in Sag Harbor in December will be honored with a concert at the Bay Street Theater Thursday night.

"A Night of Thanks" takes place at 7 p.m. at the Bay Street Theater, located at 1 Bay Street in Sag Harbor. Tickets cost $50 and can be purchased by clicking here.

"The concert is in honor of all of the courageous work done by the Sag Harbor Fire and Ambulance Departments, as well as all of the police and fire departments that worked diligently on Main Street in Sag Harbor on December 16," the theater's website states. "Bay Street Theater is donating the theater and staff services, and the musicians are donating their time and musical talents for the concert. All ticket and raffle proceeds will be donated to these two worthy departments, made up of volunteers from our community who work to keep all safe throughout the year."

The benefit will feature music from East End artists including Nancy Atlas and the Nancy Atlas Project, the Hoodoo Loungers, and Gene Casey and the Lone Sharks.

Also featured will be a raffle in the lobby with items and prizes donated from local retailers and restaurants.

"These proceeds, too, will go to these worthy first responders," the site states.

Benefits by Bay Street is a program of Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts that periodically provides the theater space and staffing to help others in need, the release explains; past benefits have included events for the typhoon in the Philippines, the earthquake in Haiti, and the tsunami in Japan. Bay Street has raised over $20,000 at the past events.

Photo of firefighter ©2016 Tanya Malott.