Arts

Two talks by artists represented in the “Artists on Boxing” exhibition, a program on boxing as therapy for Parkinson’s disease, and Middle Eastern music will keep The Church in Sag Harbor bobbing and weaving this week.

Saturday will mark the 50th anniversary of a performance by Richie Havens on the outdoor stage at Gosman's Dock. Coming four years after Havens opened the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, it was a concert that none who were there are likely to forget.

Benefits for the Watermill Center, Wings Over Haiti, and the Perlman Music Program, film fest in Montauk, rock at the East Hampton Library, film program at Southampton Arts Center, choral singing workshop at Southampton Cultural Center.

The takeaways from a live recording of a podcast featuring Bobbi Brown at The Church in Sag Harbor are that sometimes even successful people, like a cosmetics mogul, can benefit from a change of direction, and that living a normal life well can be the greatest success of all.

The Southampton Art Center's “Change Agents: Women Collectors Shaping the Art World” features more than 60 artworks by both established and emerging artists from the holdings of 14 intrepid women.

During a time of crisis, Priscilla Rattazzi, a successful photographer, focused her creative energies on three ancient linden trees on her East Hampton property, which resulted in a book and exhibition of the images by the Peter Marino Art Foundation.

Large-scale monochromatic drawings by Tara Geer and repurposed slides from 1960s Antarctica by William Eric Brown are coming to the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs.

“Creative Exchanges” at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs uses the artists’ address books to tell the story of their wide circle of friends through artworks and ephemera by noteworthy cultural figures.

Fireplace Project turns 19, Clothesline Art Sale back at Guild Hall, solo shows at Madoo, the Ranch, and Depot Gallery, artists panel at the Parrish, group show at Hesse Flatow in Amagansett.

The Church in Sag Harbor will host a reading and book signing by its writer-in-residence, an open mic night of poetry, prose, fiction, and more, and a jazz concert by a noted Punjabi musician.

The final HamptonsFilm’s SummerDoc for this year is “Joan Baez I Am a Noise,” which covers the folk singer and activist’s early years, her impending fame, her relationship with Bob Dylan, and life in the spotlight.

LongHouse Reserve’s summer benefit is inspired by Shakespeare, Duck Creek’s will feature figure drawings for sale, the Women’s Art Center of the Hamptons will auction blue-chip artwork, the Folly Tree Arboretum will hold a clam party.

Bobbi Brown live at The Church, Jazz and cabaret at LTV, Broadway star at Bay Street, honoring a jazz legend at the Southampton Arts Center, comedy at the Southampton Cultural Center, musical drama at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons.

Beethoven’s music is one of the themes of the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, which also highlights six works commissioned by the festival, and composers ranging from Mozart and Haydn to Dvorak to Debussy and Copland.

The East Hampton Antiques and Design Show, benefiting the East Hampton Historical Society, will have some 50 dealers setting up tents this weekend.

Katherine Wallach’s busy creative life veers between acting and jewelry design, and her unique creations can be seen at Shoplift, her store in Amagansett, where other finds such as vintage clothing and unusual objects are also on offer.

Another busy week at the galleries, with group shows at Tripoli, Halsey McKay, Grenning, and Jack Hanley, solos at the White Room, Harper’s, and Ashawagh Hall, plus an artist’s talk at The Church.

The Hamptons Fine Art Fair is back in Southampton and bigger than ever, with 130 galleries and a roster of special programs.

Cabaret coming to LTV, Music Mondays at Bay Street, film and comedy in Southampton, fashion and fun at The Church, movement class at Guild Hall, and historical photos in Sag Harbor.

The Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre, a Manhattan company that activates emotional expression through dance, will bring "Green Afternoon X," a site-specific dance experience, to Springs.

A little-known friendship between Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner on one hand, and a notable musician and a dancer from India on the other, has led to a performance by contemporary Indian musicians at LTV.

Bay Street Theater’s production of a new adaptation of “Dial M for Murder” is “nasty, sophisticated fun, with plenty of unexpected laughs and terrific performances,” according to The Star’s theater critic.

The upcoming SummerDocs film "The Deepest Breath” illuminates the extreme sport of freediving through the stories of Alessia Zecchini and her drive to become the female world champion, and Stephen Keenan, an Irish adventurer and diver who became her trainer and close friend.

Sarah Maslin Nir is not only a Pulitzer Prize-nominated reporter for The New York Times, she is also an equestrian and the author of “Horse Crazy,” a successful memoir of her passion for horses, and a series equestrian-themed middle-grade children’s books.

A busy week at the galleries, with John Torreano at the Drawing Room, a group show at Eric Firestone, new sculpture at Duck Creek, a focus on color at Kathryn Markel, portraits and landscapes at MM Fine Art, J. Oscar Molina solo in Southampton, a bayman’s photographs, and more.

Jazz is everywhere, with music alfresco at the Parrish, jazz and rap at Duck Creek in Springs, piano virtuosos at LTV, and soulful jazz vocals at The Church.

While much of Tria Giovan’s accomplished photographic output has focused on interiors, travel, portraits, and Cuba, her new book features her street photography of an ungentrified Lower East Side from 1984 to 1990.

Bay Street’s summer benefit will feature a musical performance and awards for Julie Andrews, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Matthew Broderick, while the Parrish will host two magic nights, one for dancing, and one for drinks, dinner, and honors for artists and philanthropists.

Mercedes Ruehl and Harris Yulin in Southampton, Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton at Sag Cinema, new comedy club in Southampton, Robert Lipsyte on boxing, two writers at Folly Tree in Springs, Southampton History Museum benefit.

The Leonard Frisbie store in East Hampton features casual, stylish menswear, responsibly sourced and manufactured, and at surprisingly reasonable prices.