Hoping to add some East End flair to the holiday season, Valerie Smith, the owner of the Monogram Shop on Newtown Lane in East Hampton, decided she wanted a window display of gingerbread houses with a classic cedar shingle architectural style. She commissioned Brenda Nibley, a Utah resident and the owner of gingergiddy.com, a company that makes gingerbread house kits, to bring her vision to life.

No matter where we find ourselves on Thanksgiving Day and who we're with, there are ways of making this year's holiday festive, whether using traditional recipes or breaking out and trying something new.

Viewers familiar with Miles Partington's work will notice a significant difference in his latest pieces. The Southampton native, who returned a few years ago after college and time out west, has recently shifted his practice to painting after years of working primarily in sculpture.

In Process at the Watermill Center, a series that fosters engagement between artist residents and members of the community, will resume on Saturday afternoon at 2, but, like so many cultural events these days, will do so virtually.

Saul Steinberg at Pace, a new pop up through the Drawing Room, a virtual Artists Alliance holiday show, and more

Audrey Flack's documentary is now available for streaming, Bay Street is holding an auction, and more

People visiting ocean beaches from East Hampton to Sagaponack on Sunday were surprised to behold the Loredo Brazos, a massive barge standing out of the water just offshore at the end of Beach Lane in Wainscott. The barge and a second vessel are conducting survey work for a transmission cable for the proposed South Fork Wind farm, to be situated approximately 35 miles off Montauk.