Amagansett will see two large annual events on Saturday, both promising fun, food, and fellowship, although one will be bittersweet owing to the death this week of the hamlet’s unofficial mayor.
The Amagansett Presbyterian Church’s summer fair happens on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church’s 113th summer fair, which took a break last year, will offer a super raffle, a petting zoo, pony rides, children’s games, a craft table, bake sale, plant sale, and food including hamburgers and hot dogs. Proceeds benefit the church and its fellowship center, Scoville Hall.
The fair is free and open to the public. The rain date is Sunday.
In the evening, the Amagansett Village Improvement Society will host its Summer Splash party and fund-raiser from 6:30 to 9:30 at the Amagansett Golf Club, formerly the South Fork Country Club. The evening will include cocktails, food and drinks, dancing to live music and a D.J., and an auction. The society will use the occasion to honor Hugh King, the East Hampton Town and Village historian.
The society was collectively saddened this week, however, with the death of Joan Tulp, its co-president.
“The Summer Splash, our annual fund-raiser, assists the A.V.I.S. in keeping Amagansett beautiful,” Victor Gelb, its co-president, told The Star. “It allows us to plant and maintain trees along Main Street and the lanes, and fill the triangles and planter boxes along Main Street with flowers. Our tennis courts are available to Amagansett residents for a nominal yearly fee. We offer scholarships to college-bound East Hampton High School seniors who graduated from the Amagansett School.”
“With the help of the Splash attendees,” Mr. Gelb added, “we can continue to do all this.”
Tickets for Summer Splash are $125 and available at keepamagansettbeautiful.com.
