“Ballpark” is an architecture critic’s paean to the idiosyncrasies of old beauties like Fenway Park and the smart city-integrating design of new stadiums like Camden Yards. But hold the “concrete doughnuts,” please.
The Fridays at Five author series at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton for July 19 brings Chris Babu with his dystopian Y.A. novel “The Initiation” and its sequel, “The Expedition.”
Looking up from a long dining table in Ms. Bracco’s Bridgehampton great room, there are two framed photographs of her and the full “Sopranos” cast and two drawings by her grandchildren. “Yes, that sums up my life a bit. It really does,” she said with a laugh last week.
Villa Italian Specialties was up and running again by Tuesday morning after an oven caught fire there on Sunday afternoon.
A terrific new play, “Safe Space,” is getting its world premiere at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. Undoubtedly bound for larger theaters, it’s about as can’t-miss as local theater gets.
Maria Bacardi left Cuba in 1961, when she was 4 years old, but, as she has said, “I am not in Cuba, Cuba is in me.” Her immersion in the history and culture of her native country is reflected in the music of her new album, “Duele (It Hurts),” released in May.
The Choral Society of the Hamptons and the South Fork Chamber Orchestra recently performed some of Mozart’s lesser-known choral works, composed before he was 24 years old. The ensemble, under the spirited direction of its music director, Mark Mangini, performed with professionalism and enthusiasm.
