Ted Hartley has lived such a full life that he could be excused for spending his days on the deck of his oceanfront house listening to the waves roll in.

“Abstract Expressionism Revisited: Selections From the Guild Hall Permanent Collection,” is notable for reminding us about the people behind the pictures and sculptures now on view.

Bruce Wolosoff, a Shelter Island composer, has recently written a cello concerto that has been recorded by a Grammy Award-winning artist and one of the world’s top orchestras, and the album rose to the top 10 in a leading classical music chart.

The onset of winter might leave its gardens less hospitable, but the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack has other year-round enticements, including a painting exhibition and a book signing, both of which will take place this weekend in its summer studio.

While some leaves still stubbornly cling to their trees, the turkey is roasting in the oven, and it finally seems appropriate for Christmas decorations and music, Bay Street Theater reminds us that it is never too early to think about summer.

The first sentence of the production notes for a new documentary about Audrey Flack describes her as an octogenarian and a trailblazer. What is clear from the film and can be corroborated by anyone who knows her is that she is much more of the latter than the former.

Michael Bloomberg, the larger-than-life former mayor of New York, ubiquitous and initiative-heavy, has no greater fan than Eleanor Randolph, journalist and now biographer.

Every little hamlet should have an eatery like Bel Mare Ristorante. It is clean and casual, welcoming and very reasonably priced.