SAGAMORE HILL PRESENTS EVENING MUSICAL PROGRAM

Date: July 8, 2009

Oyster Bay, NY: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, the home of Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, Long Island, will present the Oyster Bay Community Band on Thursday, July 23^rd from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.  Under the direction of Stephen Walker, the band will perform traditional American music.

The first floor of Theodore Roosevelt’s Home will be available for visiting.  People are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs to sit on the lawn. 

This event is part of the Oyster Bay Main Street Association organized “Sundown Series” bringing people out to enjoy the local cultural attractions with musical entertainment. For a full schedule of Sundown events visit:

http://www.oysterbaymainstreet.org/Sundown_Poster_FINAL.pdf

This event is free and open to all. 

For further information about these programs or Sagamore Hill NHS, visit our website at www.nps.gov/sahi or call 516-922-4788.

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Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, located at 12 Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay, New York, is a unit of the National Park Service.  The site was established by Congress in 1962 to preserve and interpret the structures, landscape, collections and other cultural resources associated with Theodore Roosevelt’s home in Oyster Bay, New York, to ensure that future generations understand and appreciate the life and legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, his family and the significant events associated with him. The site is open seven days per week. Tours of the home are limited to fourteen persons are offered on the hour from 10 to 4. Tour tickets are five dollars each and tickets are sold on a first-come-first-served basis for each day beginning at 9 AM. The grounds of Sagamore Hill are open year round from dawn to dusk. For further information check out our website at www.nps.gov/sahi, or call 516-922-4788.

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