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The Montauk Fire Department will have a blood drive on Tuesday from 2 to 8 p.m. at the firehouse, 12 Flamingo Avenue.

The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island, and the North Fork will mark National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday with voter information tables from Montauk to Westhampton Beach on the South Fork, as well as on Shelter Island and the North Fork.

A reunion for East Hampton High School's classes of 1980 and 1981 will be held at the Clubhouse in Wainscott on Oct. 7 at 6 p.m., and the committee organizing the fun is asking that spots be reserved now.

While the facility makes repairs to its roof this week, the East Hampton Y.M.C.A. RECenter has announced limited pool access hours for its members and students.

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, begins in the evening on Friday. Here are some of the services happening at local Jewish houses of worship.

Local volunteer fire departments will come together Monday evening in East Hampton to solemnly remember the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

Calvary Baptist Church, the East Hampton Town Anti-Bias Task Force, and the East Hampton Historical Farm Museum will co-host a barbecue at the museum, which is on the corner of Cedar and North Main Streets, on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. The $20 entry fee gets attendees hot dogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob, and pie, or you can take a pie and get in for free. 

First responders will also be admitted for free, with or without pie. The barbecue will be held rain or shine.

The Garden Conservancy, a nonprofit dedicated to saving and promoting outstanding American gardens, will host two self-guided tours on the South Fork on Saturday.

Bring your appetite! The 11th annual Montauk Seafood Festival run by the Montauk Friends of Erin and the Kiwanis Club of East Hampton will take place on the downtown green on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. There are over 15 restaurants and vendors participating, serving fish tacos, lobster rolls, tuna sliders, crab cakes, clams, oysters, sushi, hot dogs, burgers, French fries, and more. 

“Is there a moral response to the climate crisis?” That’s the question Terrence Keeley, the author of “Sustainable: Moving Beyond ESG to Impact Investing,” will ponder in a talk on Saturday at 4 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. (E.S.G. refers to investing that takes into account the environment, social issues, and good corporate governing.) 

The day after Labor Day, affectionately known in resort communities like ours as Tumbleweed Tuesday, can be bittersweet: Summer is unofficially over, school's back in session, and it no longer takes a half-hour to drive five miles. On Tuesday, the East Hampton Village Foundation and the East Hampton Kiwanis Club will highlight the sweet during the final Tuesday night Main Beach concert of the season at 6.

Quail Hill Farm's Great Tomato Taste-Off returns on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon following a hiatus.