Sag Harbor - What do Lesley Gore ("It's My Party," "You Don't Own Me") and the musicals "Hair" and "Dames At Sea" have in common? Each are a groovy and fab representation of the music of their era and will be a part of Bay Street Theatre's Summer Gala Benefit Bash - Sailing Back to the 1960s - on Saturday, July 18 on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor. Dig it!

This year's Gala host Lesley Gore makes a special guest appearance at this not-to-be-missed evening! Festivities include cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a sit-down dinner catered by Sterling Affair, dancing to the sounds of The Denice Given Band, and performances from "Hair" - fabulous entertainment taking you on a magical mystery tour of the 1960s with song and dance. Guests will be tempted with a wide array of items at the Silent and Live "Fantasy" Auction including a Walk-On in "Dames at Sea", a cruise on a fabulous yacht, artwork, jewelry, sporting tickets; sports and celebrity memorabilia, a children's birthday party, house seats from some of Broadway's hottest shows and much more.

Amid the food and live music, will be the Silent and Live "Fantasy" Auction, where guests will have the chance to bid on once-in-a-lifetime items including tickets to the eagerly anticipated opening night of "The Addams Family Musical" with Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth; including a stay in a luxury suite at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel; a chartered cruise on a 75-foot classic yacht and a walk-on in Bay Street's production of "Dames at Sea;" and four Yankee tickets in the Delta Sky Box suite directly behind home plate. The fab findings continue with items including a Luella handbag from Gwyneth Paltrow; a walk-on in the hit FX series "Damages;" tickets to Morphoses Ballet and New York City Center; photographs by Joe Pintauro; original art from Lincoln Center Theater poster artist Jim McMullan; works by Haim Mizrahi and Peter Dayton; jewelry from Vera Wang; a children's birthday party for 12 at Bay Burger; a catered dinner party for eight; sporting experiences; Broadway tickets and backstage tours to "Mary Poppins" and "The Lion King;" sporting experiences and much more!

The 75-foot Trumpy yacht, "America," owned by Ted Conklin of The American Hotel will be one of the fabulous offerings in the Live Auction at Bay Street Gala Benefit on July 18. Photos by Doug Koontz

"American Idol" fans get ready! Guests at Bay Street Theatre's Summer Gala Benefit Bash will have the opportunity to bid on tickets to the 2010 "American Idol" Finale in Los Angeles and tickets to this summer's "American Idol LIVE Tour" at Nassau Coliseum as part of the Live "Fantasy" Auction.

"The Gala Benefit is the largest fundraiser of the year for Bay Street. With ticket sales accounting for only 50 percent of our operating costs we count on the Gala to help us sustain our programming," says Managing Director Julie Fitzgerald.

Funds raised from the Gala will support Bay Street's many year-round offerings including the Summer Mainstage productions, the Comedy Club, Bay Street at The Parrish Art Museum programs, KidStreet, the Picture Show Classic Film Series, as well as Educational Outreach Initiatives including Literature Live!, Summer College Internships, Theatre Camps for Kids and the Young Playwrights Program."

The "America" in Sag Harbor.

Sponsors for Bay Street's 2009 Summer Gala include Bridgehampton Florist, Channing Daughters Winery, Dan's Papers, Hamptons.com, Party Rentals, Lisa Perry, Searles Graphics, Inc., Southampton Publick House, Sterling Affair Caterers and Suffolk County National Bank.

Call today to reserve your tickets and be part of the theatrics, music, laugh and excitement that Bay Street's Summer Gala is known for! Tickets are $500 each, with tables of eight available at $4,000, tables of 10 for $5,000 and preferred tables of 10 at $10,000. For further information or to purchase tickets, call Bay Street Theatre's Development Office at 631-725-0818, email gala@baystreet.org or log on to the web at www.baystreet.org.

Bay Street Theate is the place to be on Saturday, July 18.

Bay Street Theatre is a not-for-profit 299-seat professional theatre situated on Long Wharf, in Sag Harbor, New York, founded in 1991, dedicated to presenting new, classic and contemporary works of the highest professional quality, which challenge as well as entertain, speak to our diverse community and champion the human spirit.